Joe uses an Ibanez Jem Steve Vai series electric guitar.ġ2. Javed is the lyricist of this movie the and father of Farhan Akhtar.ġ1. In the scene where MAGIK meets the recording company's owner, among many picture frames adorning the table, one picture shows the owner with Mr. Purab Kohli trained with Lindsay D'Mello on drums, Arjun Rampal trained with Chandresh from the band 'Dream out Loud', Luke Kenny worked with Loy and Farhan trained with Shankar for vo,cals, and Ehsaan for rhythm guitar.ġ0. To give the film the authenticity of its characterscity, the actors underwent personalized training for their portrayal of the band members. So during lunch br,eaks the band would have jam sessions with the DOP on the drums.ĩ.

Jason West, the DOP of the film is a drummer himself. Though the producers knew that the film had shaped up well, they didn't expect it to be a hit in the first weekend itself, so they decided to gift the director an Rs.

11 hundred thousand as his remuneration as director for Rock On!! (2008) but after the success of the film, they decided to hike the amount.

Arjun Rampal said that before learning guitar for the movie, he used to play guitar on his tennis racket.ħ.Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani promised Gattu (Abhishek Kapoor, the director of the fi of Rs. The rest of the cast also made appearances.Ħ. The concerts primarily had Farhan Akhtar performing along with Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (the music composer trio of the film). To promote the film, a series of live concerts took place in Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengal,uru, and Kolkata. The 'Rock On!!' Band (MAGIK Band) members appeared on the cover of the September 2008 issue of the Rolling Stone (India edition).ĥ. HuEkek break par the (we were on a break), now we are back', which was influenced by the famous dialogue from the Eagles' member Glenn Frey during their Hell Freezes Over album, 'For the record, rd we never broke up, we just had a 14-year vacation'.Ĥ. In response to this, KD says 'Guess you were wrong. In an incident in the movie where the reunited Magik band-members meet their former rival Ajay from Chakravyuh, Ajay tells them that he heard they had broken up. This film garnered the most prestigious honor from the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for including the 'Rock On!!' script as a part of the Oscar Library.ģ. The lead guitarist's name is Joseph Mascarenhas, nick-named Joe which is the same as one of the lead guitarists of the Eagles, Joe Walsh.Ģ. This referred to the real birthday of Don Henley, the lead vocalist of the Eagles. The lead vocalist Aditya's birthday in the movie is repeatedly highlighted as July 22.

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