Rockstar is one in every of Imtiaz Ali’s films that made him a celeb filmmaker in Bollywood. The award-winning film became so famous that after greater than a decade, it became re-released earlier this yr in cinema halls, due to popular call for. While Ranbir Kapoor did a phenomenal process as Jordan, it’s a lesser-recognised fact that Ali has approached the actor for some different movie.While chatting with Mid-Day, Imtiaz Ali recalled that he changed into approximately to make the film Rockstar. But for a few cause, it didn’t get made. However, there have been talks approximately it and the story was being circulated amongst near circles. But years later, he started working on it. Then for the duration of a screening, he crossed paths with Ranbir Kapoor. After their brief interplay at the occasion, the celebrities met.

Ali went to fulfill Kapoor with the script of a few other movie. However, he become so fixated on the script of Rockstar that the actor inquired the filmmaker about it. Not handiest that, he was so invested within the musical drama that the Animal actor started narrating the story of the movie to the filmmaker. Watching him tell the tale so passionately, Imtiaz concept that he become an appropriate guy for the movie. Hence, he asked him if he desired to do it and Ranbir Kapoor spoke back undoubtedly. Imtiaz concluded the meeting promising to go back to the actor with the script of Rockstar.But the director had out of place the script and it was nowhere to be found. Hence, he had to write it once more. “I rewrote it from memory,” delivered Imtiaz. The 2011 film also stars Nargis Fakhri along side Aditi Rao Hydari, Piyush Mishra, Shernaz Patel, Kumud Mishra, Sanjana Sanghi, Aakash Dahiya and Shammi Kapoor.

As for Imtiaz Ali, he helmed the blockbuster movie, Amar Singh Chamkila. Led by way of Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra, the biographical drama movie was launched on Netflix on April 12, 2024. As for Ranbir Kapoor, he is presently filming for his upcoming task titled Ramayana. Helmed by way of Nitesh Tiwari, it additionally stars Sai Pallavi, and Yash in pivotal roles.