Rok Sako To Rok Lo

Rok sako to rok lo is story revolving around the rivalry between students of two different schools.It is about how much they really disliked each other and how eager they wanted to beat the other in any competition.Sounds quite familiar and common story.But all doesn't end here.This movie is more than just the story.Debutante director and many new faces makes the film really fresh and new.Not for once it looked like the director of the film is working as a debutante. It stars Sunny Deol,Yash Pandit and Manjari Fandis.Yash and Manjari were among the others making debut with the film. We all love such stories and the best and this movie does satisfy to a huge extent.Its really good and an entertaining movie.Must be seen once to know more about the interesting story and the ending.

The film Rok Sako To Rok Lo is out rightly a winner with its target audience. Rok Sako.., though less likely to tickle the mature sanity of the seniors, is capable of effectively titillating the juvenile wits of the young. But if you've decided and hit your target audience, it's a prudent contraption.

The packaging and look & feel of the film is rich & colorful. The faces look fresh. The biggest trump card of the film is its music. All songs are urbanely melodious and better than each other. They also fit into the situations quite well. Cinematography and lighting is top of the line.

The story of the film is also encapsulating. Where few casual viewers relate the story to Jo Jita… I think it shall be unfair to draw this parallel. A film cannot be baptized a copy only because a similar event happened in another film… it's very convenient to say so… In that case all love stories are copies of each other, all films that use motorbikes or cars as heroic props are.. all war films are.. all period films are… and so on.

Rok Sako To Rok Lo stands out by sheer quality of its production. The scenes depicting immature love are directed with dense maturity. Debutante director Arindam Chaudhuri does not make the audience feel he's a first timer. He has made the film with refined finesse. For someone directing his first film, that too with first timers in the lead role and a heavyweight (Sunny Deol) to manage in a special role, it's a directorial triumph.

Rok Sako.. leaves behind a positive taste and cuts like a warm knife in butter.. throughout its duration. It's a good family entertainer especially if you have school going kids in your family. I hope more such films are made in India that not only entertain but also leave behind a strong message and cuts away from the usual and boring. All brawny points to Rok Sako..

Note: The readers who have seen 'Jo Jeeta wohi sikandar' (1992) (JJWS) may skip the 'storyline' and directly proceed to the 'comment'.

The movie beings in scenic place with two rival schools Bharti and Valley High. Bharti School is a school for the modest lot (but who apparently live in palatial houses by Mumbai's standards). A group of friends led by the protagonist of the story Dev (Yash Pandit, a newcomer) and his dearest friends Suhana (Manjari Fadnis, another newcomer) Ganguli, Bhajji, Venki and Rati regularly freak together. Valley High on the other hand is the place for the spoilt brats Ranveer, Sanjana, Tango and Ziggy. A nearby coffee shop owned by Namrata Shirodkar is where the groups spend time regularly.

Both the schools have a predictable amount of rivalry in the Annual marathon (similar to the cycle race rivalry in JJWS). Valley is shown to be always interested in belittling the modest Bharti lot. Sanjana tries to play 'girl friend' with Dev and predictably, this causes envy to Suhana. But when Dev learns about Sanjana's motives, he is disappointed.

Enter Phantom (Sunny Deol) on a Harley Davidson. He seems to be the man Friday for Bharti's friends. He motivates Dev to go faster-higher-stronger towards winning the next year's marathon. Phantom gets a new Lexus SUV and takes his young friends out for a drive, with Dev driving it. A freak accident of the SUV kills Phantom. Dev is left grief-stricken. With a mixed feeling of guilt for Phantom's death and with a mind motivated by Phantom's words, Dev takes part in the marathon. The rest is predictable anyway.

Comment:

If you have read the above summary of the story, I'm sure that you would have been disappointed. Watching the movie would disappoint you further. The story absolutely lacks originality and is almost the same as JJWS. Arindam Choudhury's directorial skills are absolutely pathetic.

Performances are average, not due to the actors themselves, but due to the poor screenplay. Sunny Deol has no other role except showing off his Harley. Poor Namrata Shirodkar almost doesn't have a single dialogue in the movie. The lead actor Yash needs to shape up (viewers compare his role with the legend Amir Khan in JJWS). Manjari seems promising. The music is poor and there is hardly a song that you would feel like humming. The dance moves were hopeless.

After a long time I have seen a film that scores well on all fronts. This film leaves a happy taste behind and creates a great feel good mania.

Acting of all the new comers is commendable and direction very good.

Music and lyrics are really nice and so is the story.

Best thing about the film is the climax that makes sure you are standing on one feet for entire 15-20 minutes. The confrontation scenes between the two school have a lot of energy and appeal. My nephew saw the film thrice and with his entire gang of friends who are as crazy.

I think Rok Sako to rok lo is one of my all time favorites!

This is the first comment i am writing on IMDb, despite being a regular here. The movie was so bad that it forced me to write this comment. You really need to see the movie to believe that it could be have made at all. Apparently, if you have a lot of money, and enough ego, a drivel like this can be put across.

This is THE movie to watch at a film school. All film makers in the making should watch this film to avoid pitfalls and obvious errors. Each scene is a class in itself. HOW NOT TO WRITE A MOVIE. Everything that could go wrong is incorporated in it. Almost as if it was designed to be bad. From the script to the incomplete characters, to the use of bad casting, to the hyperbole marketing. This movie shows what happens when one lacks aesthetic sensibilities in a domain.

The only reason i wrote this is to warn other wannabe film makers with lots of money in the pocket, but not enough time spent watching and studying the craft.... A clear case of "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing." the hack who made this travesty of a film (runing out of negative qualifiers), gives dilettantes a bad name. An even more casual dabbler of film making could have made a better thing (notice how i refrain from calling it a movie/ film)

A management "guru" can at best be good at transferring knowledge of academic nature. Trying to translate that academic knowledge into a living, breathing film is a totally different ball game. Look what happened when they put the worlds economy in the hands of MBAs. Come to think of it, the reason i am so upset, is the gall with which the movie was promoted, and proclaimed a hit even before it was released. Did someone forget the cardinal marketing sin? The fastest way to kill a product is to advertise a bad product heavily.

N.B. do watch the film, it will surprise you no end. Dekh sako to Dekh lo. Also, there are some comments in this section claiming it to be good enough to get a 10. I am quite sure they passed out of IIPM with good grades!