 He is a rebel who has a penchant for colour-me-blood-red zeal. With his Rambo-like physique he has unceremoniously taken up the mantle of the do-gooder citizen. Now, where did I see something stale-n-similar? Well, the answer is in dozens and hundreds. Suresh Krissna’s ‘Rocky’ is a rehashed version of ‘Arjun’, ‘Gardish’, ‘Shiva’ and many more. And except for the strong screen presence of Zayed Khan, it has absolutely nothing new to offer.
Rocky (Zayed Khan) has a chemical locha (At least it seems so) each time he witnesses any injustice being meted out to anybody. If a police hawaldaar molests a girl, Rocky bashes him like a man possessed. And when his dad gets him out of police lock-up, instead of being apologetic, Rocky gives his parents a whirlwind lecture on what ‘Responsible citizens’ ought to do. Having started his cyber café and with a bit of self dependence later, love was bound to happen. Neha (Isha Sharwani) is the girl who slaps him thrice before falling in love with him. And together they sing ‘My Love For You Is Not a One Night Stand’ in the European gardens.
 Everything was going picturesque-perfect. That’s when villain Anthony (Rajat Bedi) spoils Rocky’s party. Neha gets killed as she had to pay the price for Rocky’s animosity with Anthony’s brothers. A distraught Rocky moves to London on his parent’s insistence. But he is not the same person any more. Chirpy Tour Guide Priya (Minisha Lamba) falls for him. And then a few thugs do something with Priya that re-ignites the rebel in Rocky once again.
Now, what exactly is Suresh Krissna trying to say…remains unclear. Why is Rocky so rebellious by nature? And for God’s sake, the audience is not so naïve to accept one man breaking bones of all-n-sundry. Agreed, apna Rocky bhai has a lot of jigra, but then yaar, how can you band bajaofy of common sense like this. Moreover, why will a girl fall in love with a goon who bashes up her own brother without much reason! The support cast (Especially the man playing Zayed’s father and his friends) consists of non-actors, teakwood furniture that make the whole show rather pedestrian as well. Himesh Reshamiya’s music isn’t anything outstanding to really hum about. Except for a melody based ‘My Love For You…’ and up tempo ‘Junoon’ rest of the songs are average fare.
 In the acting department, Zayed Khan establishes himself as an actor of immense potential. He looks handsome, is convincing in the action sequences, has a knack for comedy, is perfect in the song-n-dance routine and can pull off the emotional scenes too. Here I must add that his energy levels at time borders on over acting, but then he is still young and with time will surely mature and mellow down. Isha Sharwani looks gorgeous, dances well but in the acting department she doesn’t have much to write home about. Minisha Lamba has a ridiculously small role in which she manages to look pretty, shakes a leg or two in a song and impresses with stray histrionics. She is a talented actress who should be careful about selecting her roles. ‘Corporate’ and ‘Rocky’ won’t do much good for her innings in Bollywood.
Don’t waste your money-n-time on watching a predictable and macabre film like ‘Rocky’ that neither entertains nor gets across any message. It’s a film that would do nothing to bolster Zayed Khan’s standing as a solo hero. I guess he will have to go back to the multi-starrers to stay in the hunt.
Rocky: Watch the Sylvester Stallone version on a DVD instead
Star Rating: *
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