Overview

• Farhan Akhtar marked the anniversary with an Instagram stories montage captioned, “The band, the beats, the bond. Celebrating 17 years of Rock On!!”
• Director Abhishek Kapoor said the film’s longevity feels remarkable and noted viewers keep returning to “relive its freshness.”
• Released in 2008, the film introduced Akhtar as an actor and singer alongside Arjun Rampal, Purab Kohli and Luke Kenny.
• Its Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy soundtrack is widely credited with popularising rock elements in mainstream Hindi cinema.
• The film won two 2010 National Film Awards, including Best Feature Film in Hindi and Best Supporting Actor for Rampal, as coverage also highlights Akhtar’s next role as Major Shaitan Singh Bhati in 120 Bahadur directed by Razneesh ‘Razy’ Ghai and produced by Excel Entertainment and partners.