Rock On- A little hard to take

The movie started off on the right note, but for me fizzled out 10 mins in. A very predictable, run of the mill story with glaring similarity to the theme of Dil Chahata Hai. The difference being, in DCH the closeness amongst the friends was believable.
Was not too clear what Rock On was all about.....Friendship? Rock Band culture in India? or Human nature in general? It tends to address all 3 issues without doing justice to any.
In my humble opinion Farhan Akthar does not make the cut as a singer. He does not have the "it" factor that distinguishes average and good singers. Purab Kohli and Luke Kenny's characters are half baked and could have easily been replaced by Nana Patekar and Anupam Kher respectively without being noticed. Another thing that got me about "Magik" (nigger pls) was the lack of a bass guitarist. How???? Koel Puri is wasted entirely and so is Akthar's ex-flame who serves no particular purpose other that making a pretty picture.
Farhan tries to play the brooding poet poet stuck in a highly successful job and his ego exceeds his love for music. He clearly looks like a guy who CAN never be happy.
Arjun Rampal is the only good thing about the movie. Playing the underdog to perfection. Wife, friends and producers walking all over him and no contribution to the family for the past 10 years except the sperm card.
The things I did like were the ease with with the director switched between the present and the past. Something of a fad after Raang De Basanti. The stylist seems to have done justice with not over the top but just right wardrobe and accessories. The music is decent but could have been better....much much much better.
The part I was curious about "HOW" music is made, what an artist thinks and the process of creation was completely missing. Attention to detail with regards to stage shows or playing the instruments could have been addressed.

Generalized Statement:
The irony of the situation is that the people who have loved the movie are exactly the people Magik did not care to cater to. Re-mix crowd and wannabe rockers who think that "Another brick in the wall" is the only thing that Floyd ever wrote.