#8YearsOfRockOn: Facts about the bromance that will make you nostalgic

Shankar Ehsaan and Loy

The title song of 'Rock On' that had a guitar riff was used by music composers Shankar Ehsaan and Loy as a background score for an action sequence in Farhan Akhtar's 2004 movie 'Lakshya'.

Jason West

The DOP of the movie Jason West is a drummer in real life. So off the sets, he would have jamming sessions with the band members on the drums.

Farhan Akhtar with director Abhishek Kapoor

Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani were to pay the director of the movie Abhishek Kapoor an amount of Rs 11,000 as a remuneration fee, but owing to the success of the movie, Farhan and Ritesh thought it best to hike the amount and gift the director a cheque of Rs 25,000.

Farhan Akhtar

The song 'Musafir' was a track from a new band RADIO and it was depicted in the film, but not a part of the album. The song was used towards the end of the movie in the concert and was performed by one of the participating bands.

Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal

To lend authenticity to the roles, the actors had undergone training to look real as band members. Farhan Akhtar trained with Shankar and Ehsaan for vocals and rhythm guitar, Arjun Rampal trained with Chandresh from 'Dream Out Loud' band, Purab Kohli trained with Lindsay D'Mello on the drums and Luke Kenny trained with Loy.

Purab Kohli, Farhan Akhtar, Luke Kenny, Arjun Rampal

The title of the movie 'Rock On' is seen on the background of a compact cassette tape with the 'o' of 'Rock' shaped like a reel.

Arjun Rampal, Farhan Akhtar

The film received a prestigious honor from the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as they included the "Rock On!!" script, as a part of the Oscar Library.

Purab Kohli, Farhan Akhtar, Luke Kenny, Arjun Rampal

The band of 'Rock On' called 'Magik Band' appeared on September 2008 cover issue of the Rolling Stone Indian edition magazine.