Near the end of 2011, “Rockstar” would be released, fundamentally changing how fans perceived Ranbir Kapoor and Imtiaz Ali’s capabilities as actor and director.
Be it Bharat Bhushan playing a passionate musician in 'Baiju Bawra' (1952) and 'Basant Bahaar' (1956) or Rajendra Kumar playing an instrumentalist to the tune of Bismillah Khan in 'Goonj Uthi Shehnai' (1959) or Gopi Krishna and Sandhya leading a dance-centric musical 'Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje' (1955), music has been the heart and soul of Hindi cinema. In films like