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Rockstar
2011
· Movie
· 159 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1486
- IMDb #620
- Rotten Tomatoes #2027
- Letterboxd #1603
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2785
- Kinopoisk #1142
+1 more
- Trakt #736
Every rating
68–78
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 68, highest is Trakt on 78.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A college student from Delhi dreams of becoming a famous musician like his idol, but he lacks the life experience and heartbreak he believes is necessary for great art. He deliberately courts tragedy by pursuing a volatile relationship, hoping it will inspire him. He achieves the fame he craved, but at a great personal cost he never anticipated.
Details
- Director
- Imtiaz Ali
- Writer
- Imtiaz Ali
- Released
- 11 November 2011
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 159 min
- Budget
- $10.9M
- Box office
- $19.7M
- Awards
- 46 wins, 51 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (11) →
Awards & nominations
See all 97 →16 major awards won · 46 wins from 97 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards 2012 | Best Film Album | Rockstar – A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards 2012 | Best Engineer – Film Album | P. A. Deepak, Hentry Kuruvilla, S.Sivakumar & T.R. Krishna Chetan | Winner |
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards 2012 | Best Male Playback Singer | A. R. Rahman, Javed Ali, Mohit Chauhan – ("Kun Faya Kun") | Winner |
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards 2012 | Best Lyricst | Irshad Kamil – ("Nadaan Parindey") | Winner |
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards 2012 | Best Background Score | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards 2012 | Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2012 | Best Actor | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2012 | Hottest Pair Of The Year | Ranbir Kapoor & Nargis Fakhri | Winner |
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Global Indian Music Academy Awards
10 nominations, 6 won
| Best Background Score | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Best Engineer – Film Album | P. A. Deepak, Hentry Kuruvilla, S.Sivakumar & T.R. Krishna Chetan | Winner |
| Best Film Album | Rockstar – A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Best Lyricst | Irshad Kamil – ("Nadaan Parindey") | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | A. R. Rahman, Javed Ali, Mohit Chauhan – ("Kun Faya Kun") | Winner |
| Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Harshdeep Kaur – ("Katiya Karoon") | Nominee |
| Best Film Song | "Nadaan Parinde" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | A. R. Rahman, Mohit Chauhan – ("Nadaan Parinde") | Nominee |
| Best Music Arranger and Programmer | A. R. Rahman – (" Sadda Haq ") | Nominee |
International Indian Film Academy Awards
10 nominations, 6 won
| Best Actor | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Background Score | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Best Lyricst | Irshad Kamil – ("Nadaan Parindey") | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan – ("Nadaan Parindey") | Winner |
| Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Hottest Pair Of The Year | Ranbir Kapoor & Nargis Fakhri | Winner |
| Best Director | Imtiaz Ali | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Harshdeep Kaur – ("Katiya Karoon") | Nominee |
| Best Film | Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision | Nominee |
| Best Story | Imtiaz Ali | Nominee |
Producers Guild Film Awards
13 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Lyricist | Irshad Kamil | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan – ("Nadaan Parindey") | Winner |
| Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Aditi Rao Hydari | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Anil Mehta | Nominee |
| Best Director | Imtiaz Ali | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Harshdeep Kaur – ("Katiya Karoon") | Nominee |
| Best Film | Dhilin Mehta - Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan – ("Sadda Haq") | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Imtiaz Ali | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Dilip Subramanium | Nominee |
| Best Sound Mixing | Alok De & Dileep Subramanium | Nominee |
Zee Cine Awards
9 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor – Male | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Director | Imtiaz Ali | Winner |
| Best Editing | Aarti Bajaj | Winner |
| Best Lyrics | Irshad Kamil – Rockstar | Winner |
| Best Music | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Mohit Chauhan – ("Jo Bhi Main") | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Imtiaz Ali | Winner |
| Best Film | Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision | Nominee |
| Best Song | "Sadda Haq" | Nominee |
Mirchi Music Awards
15 nominations, 6 won
| Album of The Year | A. R. Rahman, Irshad Kamil | Winner |
| Album of the Decade | Rockstar | Winner |
| Listeners' Choice Album of the Year | Rockstar | Winner |
| Listeners' Choice Song of the Year | "Nadaan Parinde" | Winner |
| Music Composer of The Year | A. R. Rahman – ("Nadaan Parindey") | Winner |
| Song Representing Sufi Tradition | "Kun Faya Kun" | Winner |
| Best Song Recording | "Jo Bhi Main" | Nominee |
| Female Vocalist of The Year | Harshdeep Kaur – ("Katiya Karoon") | Nominee |
| Lyricist of The Year | Irshad Kamil – ("Nadaan Parindey") | Nominee |
| Male Vocalist of The Year | Mohit Chauhan – ("Sadda Haq") | Nominee |
| Male Vocalist of The Year | Mohit Chauhan – ("Nadaan Parindey") | Nominee |
| Music Composer of The Year | A. R. Rahman – (" Sadda Haq ") | Nominee |
| Song of The Year | "Nadaan Parinde" | Nominee |
| Song of The Year | "Sadda Haq" | Nominee |
| Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year | Alma Ferovic – ("Aur Ho") | Nominee |
Filmfare Awards
10 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Actor (Critics) | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Lyricist | Irshad Kamil – ("Nadaan Parindey") | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan – ("Jo Bhi Main") | Winner |
| Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Best Director | Imtiaz Ali | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Harshdeep Kaur – ("Katiya Karoon") | Nominee |
| Best Film | Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Irshad Kamil – ("Sadda Haq") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan – ("Sadda Haq") | Nominee |
BIG Star Entertainment Awards
9 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor of the Year | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Most Entertaining Playback Singer – Male | Mohit Chauhan – (" Sadda Haq ") | Winner |
| Most Entertaining Romantic Actor – Male | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Most Entertaining Song | "Sadda Haq" – A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Most Entertaining Director | Imtiaz Ali | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Film | Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Music | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Playback Singer – Female | Harshdeep Kaur – ("Katiya Karoon") | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Romantic Film | Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision | Nominee |
FICCI Frames Excellence Honours
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Director | Imtiaz Ali | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan | Winner |
| Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
Screen Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan – ("Phir Se Udd Chala") & ("Sadda Haq") | Winner |
| Best Music | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Best Actor (Popular Choice) | Ranbir Kapoor | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Anil Mehta | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Irshad Kamil – ("Nadaan Parindey") | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Irshad Kamil – ("Sadda Haq") | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Arcopolis and Sumit Basu | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Dilip Subramanium | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards India
4 nominations, 1 won
| Favourite Drama Movie | Rockstar - Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision | Winner |
| Favourite Male Singer | Mohit Chauhan – ("Sadda Haq") | Nominee |
| Favourite Movie Actor | Ranbir Kapoor | Nominee |
| Favourite Movie Album of the Year | Rockstar - A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
Stardust Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Drama | Ranbir Kapoor | Nominee |
| Star Of The Year - Male | Ranbir Kapoor | Nominee |
| Superstar of Tomorrow – Female | Nargis Fakhri | Nominee |
Asian Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Composer | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |