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FILM · 2008 · INDIA

Rock On!!

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16 Interesting Facts About Rock On!!

  1. #002

    A series of live concerts was held in Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata to promote the film. At the concerts, Farhan Akhtar performed on stage first alongside Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, the trio who composed the film's music. The rest of the cast also took the stage.

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  2. #005

    To give the film and its characters authenticity, the actors received personalized training while portraying the band members. Purab Kohli trained on drums with Lindsay D'Mello, Arjun Rampal trained with Chandresh of the band 'Dream out Loud', Luke Kenny worked with Loy, and Farhan trained with Shankar for vocals and with Ehsaan for rhythm guitar.

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  3. #007

    The guitar riff of the title song "Rock On" was used by Shankar Ehsaan Loy as background music in one of the action scenes of Farhan Akhtar's 2004 film Lakshya (2004).

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  4. #009

    In the scene where MAGIK meets the owner of the record company, among the many photo frames decorating the table is a photograph showing the company owner together with Mr. Javed Akhtar. Mr. Javed is the lyricist of this film and Farhan Akhtar's father.

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  5. #010

    KD's first name is Kedar. This is revealed when, just before he meets Saakshi, his father scolds him for not making a particular jewelry delivery.

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  6. #011

    Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani promised Gattu (the film's director, Abhishek Kapoor) a fee of Rs 11 lakh for directing Rock On! (2008), but decided to increase this amount after the film's success. Although the producers knew the film was shaping up well, they did not expect it to achieve major success in its first weekend, so they decided to gift the director Rs 25 lakh.

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  7. #012

    Arjun Rampal said that before learning guitar for the film, he played guitar on a tennis racket.

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  8. #013

    Randeep Hooda was offered the film Rock On but turned down the offer because he had a contract with Ram Gopal Varma. Purab Kohli was signed later.

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  9. #014

    Since the band did not have a bassist, they took particular care to have KD say that Rob programmed his bass lines on his keyboard, just like the band THE DOORS.

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  10. #015

    Joe uses an Ibanez Jem Steve Vai series electric guitar.

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  11. #016

    Arjun Rampal drew praise for his acting and won the best supporting actor award as well as the national award.

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  12. #017

    Shahana Goswami drew praise for her performance.

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  13. #018

    'Musafir', a song by the newly formed band RADIO in the film, was featured but was not included on the album. It was performed at a concert shown by one of the bands that join near the end of the film.

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  14. #020

    Farhan Akhtar wanted the title Magic, but entered into a legal battle with Vinta Nanda over it. He claimed to hold the rights to the title.

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  15. #021

    The film was shot with synchronized sound, like most of Farhan Akhtar's films.

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  16. #022

    The title "Rock On!" appears on the background of a compact cassette, with the 'o' in 'Rock' shaped like a reel.

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