Ranbir enters the big league

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Ranbir enters the big league

Rishi Kapoor’s son has reportedly signed a three-film contract with Yashraj Films. (A feat, considering he hasn’t debuted yet!)

Kunal M Shah

Some guys have all the luck. Take Ranbir Kapoor for instance. He is probably one of the most talked-about star sons of Bollywood. Ranbir, the son of Rishi and Neetu Kapoor is all set to make his debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariyan, scheduled for a Diwali release.

However, the rising star is clearly being considered for various projects. For instance, he was approached for Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra’s Dilli 6, a role that he refused. Not that the big breaks have stopping coming. It is now learnt that he has been signed on by what is the biggest studio in Bollywood — Yashraj Films —for a film to be directed by Siddarth Anand.

A source in Yashraj Films says, “Aditya Chopra is very impressed by Ranbir’s screen presence. Aditya had seen his pictures in the newspapers, and had called Rishi Kapoor saying he wanted to launch him. However, Ranbir went ahead and signed Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film opposite Sonam Kapoor (another star kid, Sonam is Anil Kapoor’s daughter). Currently, Aditya has expressed his desire to sign him for a three-film contract which the Kapoors have agreed to in principle.”

So what is this trilogy going to be about? What films are in store for the latest Kapoor on the block? The first in the line is Siddarth Anand’s next film which is said to be a remake of the 1999 popular Hollywood film The Bachelor, a role Ranbir will apparently essay opposite five leading ladies! (Sounds like a handful?) “The actor will play the lead role of Chris ‘O Donell in this re-hashed romantic comedy. The film will go on the floors by the end of the year,” says a source.

The source further adds, “There are five leading ladies in the film and once the script is totally done, the actresses will be cast.” We tried to get in touch with the Kapoors but they were not available for comment. Smug and silent, we presume.

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satyam 26 April 2007
09:06:48 am

Interesting isn’t it? Ranbir is celebrated for the same advantages Abhishek is castigated for! Has there ever been a starson who’s had a better debut opportunity than this guy?!

The delhi6 news is once again false here by the way. He was never approached.

Ravi 26 April 2007
09:38:31 am

Agree with you 100% here Satyam and one more thing he will not be judged to the same high standard that Aby Baby was. So, that will be advantage too for Ranbir.

Tango 26 April 2007
10:28:02 am

Don’t worry as I had told you and Ganesh/Gautam to leave SRK and concentrate on Ranbir .

Plus Ranbir won’t need 7-years and all the Yash Raj films to give his first solo hit.

Ranbir ko on-screen dekhoge aur uski acting to behosh ho jaa ge .

He is a star in the making , aaj ka time aur date note kar lo !

Tango 26 April 2007
10:34:39 am

Also , your post seems to equate Abhi’s father Amitabh & Ranbir’s father Rishi, as far as stardom is concerned

And also Jaya Bhaduri and Neetu Singh.

Looks like you consider both pairs to be equal !

satyam 26 April 2007
10:41:01 am

Tango: as usual you respond with innuendo, I would urge you read my response closely! As for the rest of it I think Ravi answers it well!

Tango 26 April 2007
10:52:26 am

My brother I don’t have that much time .

You seen to equate Amitabh Bachchan & Jaya Bhaduri with Rishi Kapoor & Jaya Bachchan as parents of probable stars and say “Ranbir is celebrated for the same advantages ”

Now Shatrughan Sinha and his acress wife Poonam’s luv-Kush are making there debut , so once again I quote you “Ranbir is celebrated for the same advantages ”

And I urge you to read “Plus Ranbir won’t need 7-years and all the Yash Raj films to give his first solo hit.

Ranbir ko on-screen dekhoge aur uski acting to behosh ho jaa ge .”

Thanks .

Tum itna achche se bol rahe ho ki lagta hai i am talking to the real Styam

Tango 26 April 2007
11:00:55 am

BTW – I had put up a harmless topic about Ranbir and he had nothing to do with Abhishek .

How did he get in here !

Can’t you for once get Abhishek out of your system?

I mention Bobby yopu fascinate about Abhishek, I talk of Akshay you say Abhishek , I talk of SRK and obviously I don’t need to say who you bring in.

Even in cricket topics you shove in Abhishek , saare system theek hain bhai , I mean are you sure about you “preferences” in life because you never even talk of Aishwarya’s beauty !

Robbie 26 April 2007
11:01:47 am

But tango, ranbir is being directed by sanjay leela bhansali-and also the times are different abhishek was directed by J.P dutta–while rakesh a very smart direcot with big box office hits like karan arjun to name a few took so much care to launch hrithik..

i have read that utmost care was taken to launch hrithik cinematographer played a huge role to present the lead actor well..

while abhi Mr bachchan was going thru bad phase in 2000 the bachchan family did not have the insight or the smartness to pick good directors and present their son well

so times are different situations are different..however ranbir will rock

Ravi 26 April 2007
11:10:18 am

Abid Bhai, I don’t quite understand why you are so prejudiced against Aby baby, I remember in indo link you were not for him or against him but suddenly one day you went off against him and since then you have not wasted a single chance to put him down at every opportunity. I have been wanting to ask you , what happened for you to become like that?

I think when Aby baby started he was awkward, hesitant but since then and by the time Yuva came his demeanor on screen and his acting skills has improved tremendously and he is here to stay and very likely to challenge for the top position . I don’t about you guys but in Bluff Master and since then I have started seeing a swagger in the Chota B, which I guess comes with success and confidence. His dances which used to look clumsy before look stylish now. I used to always cringe when he danced before but not now, I see everyone around not fans comment about his dances, walking style etc.

I think post Guru he is here to stay and if JBJ clicks and Drona (very nervous about it) succeed, he will be in the top echelon. Waiting to hear your take on my question Abid Bhai.

Ravi 26 April 2007
11:13:23 am

From one Ravi to another(Robbie), you are exactly right, the launch of Aby’s Baby was not perfect, even though he has improved by leaps and bounds since then.

Ravi 26 April 2007
11:15:58 am

Ouch Abid bhai, that was a low blow, don’t know how you could justify that statement.

Robbie 26 April 2007
11:18:21 am

Ravi right on..by the way friends call me robbie ..my name is ravi..this is going to get confusing..lol

well said agree with yr analysis however ranbir has lot of good advisors talking to him..i still do not like how abhi operates at times like drona is really risky if it is a suerhero flick why didn’t he work out and build up his body.but after GURU he is at a different level i hope he realises that commercial success is bigger than critical success in today’s bollywood

satyam 26 April 2007
11:22:14 am

Ravi: Tango dislikes any actor who he sees as a threat to SRK in any way. This is a consistent theme with him. Even when he doesn’t say anything specifically negative about the actor. Here are examples:

1)Tango has never ever said anything positive about Aamir in any sense
2)The same goes for Hrithik though the difference here is that when Abhishek is part of the discussion suddenly the most favorable things are said about Hrithik! But again even this not beyond a point
3)Abhishek is the classic example here. After Dhoom Tango was jubilant on Indolink about Abhishek having a hit because he was Amitabh’s son. Suddenly something happened to him after this. What? Abhishek got a little bigger than he expected! leading upto BnB he kept insisting the film had flop written all over it, he tried his level best to pull it down once it had released, and everyone knows the rest of the story. Suddenly John became important for D2, Bachchan for BnB, Sarkar, Dutt for Dus, Nana and Ritesh for BM and so on. Tango in fact said on a few occasions rather stunningly that he preferred Abhishek before Yuva which makes him the only person on the planet to hold that view!
4)In general any non-SRK big film is either ignored by Tango or he says somewhat negative things. last year this was the case with RDB, Fanaa (again kept suggesting the film wouldn’t work and so on), Krrish, LRM (kept pulling down the initial), D2 (was around for a few days, then disappeared, reappeared much later to pull down the initial!).
5)The only star who has never had anything remotely negative said about him is SRK. In fact even when he makes a joke about Amar Singh it is defended to death! And his films are again defended no matter what. Tango made average successes out of even Paheli and Swades!
6)Even though he claims he’s the biggest Bachchan fan he systematically attacks any and every thing Bachchan is associated with from his son to Amar Singh. These days he’s rather eagerly waiting for Samajvadi’s removal in UP. Wonder why given that the beneficiary is another caste party in the BSP!
7)But yes Abhishek is the key, the man who disturbs him like no one else.
8)He is only positive about stars that don’t become too big or films that don’t gross too much. The recent NL is classic example!

The evidence is simply massive. I don’t keep squabbling with him for no reason. I remember him from the very first time he even showed up at Indolink!

satyam 26 April 2007
11:23:19 am

Robbie: Welcome to the forum once again. The other day when you put up that post I was a bit confused. Then I realised what was going on and of course added a comment there.

satyam 26 April 2007
11:23:59 am

Incidentally I don’t mind partisans as long as they don’t pretend to be non-partisans!

Robbie 26 April 2007
11:30:43 am

thanks satyam .. i wrote what i felt.. i really love yr analysis because you back it up with evidence..

but at times they are lengthy..lol i read everyones comment but i could nor read yrs..

the post was removed however i visit akshay’s blog and his reviews are great.. i have been a regular on NG for the past one year so i wrote what i felt..

but i have something very important to discuss with you ..

rks 26 April 2007
11:35:46 am

Tango:”Ranbir ko on-screen dekhoge aur uski acting to behosh ho jaa ge .

He is a star in the making , aaj ka time aur date note kar lo !
”

hmmmm….. There are very few people who leave mark(in terms of acting, if they have not done drama, stage)in their first film.

There are few things I have noticed when critics start calling any star that their acting is good.

1. As soon as their movies start doing good.
2. They keep quiet with certain soberness.

ps: I am unable to open NG during US daytime, but it starts working ok after 4PM PST.

Mr.Bond 26 April 2007
11:35:53 am

Bhai log, hum to sirf ek hi baat bolaingay.

Amitabh Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan. 1-10 Amitabh and then the rest follow

Tango 26 April 2007
11:46:44 am

Satyam you have ignored my point “I mention Bobby yopu fascinate about Abhishek, I talk of Akshay you say Abhishek , I talk of SRK and obviously I don’t need to say who you bring in.

Even in cricket topics you shove in Abhishek , saare system theek hain bhai , I mean are you sure about you “preferences” in life because you never even talk of Aishwarya’s beauty !

So hoe did you manage to bring Abhishek in a Ranbir topic ?

Sameer 26 April 2007
11:53:49 am

OMG, that post about discussing other person is such a cheap act. I think the person wanted to mail it as a ‘Welcome message’ to the newbie but by mistake posted it here!

Its really shameful to post such way and pass it off as fact. Its merely a stupid opinion. Not that anyone or myself can’t post our thoughts on each and every person on NG but I don’t think that a sane person would do that. If I start posting such posts about all the members, each per day, I’ll be busy about 2-3 months. But we are not here to do that but discuss movies.

I’m not sure how Rohit allows such comments. We are here to discuss movies and stuff not one’s character or his likes or dislikes.

Tango 26 April 2007
11:53:55 am

Ravi , just check the comments above and see who is insecure about Ranbir against Abhishek

I did not bring him here !

“Interesting isn’t it? Ranbir is celebrated for the same advantages Abhishek is castigated for”

Ravi 26 April 2007
11:58:13 am

I agree with you Bond, Mr. Bond. Bachchan , as the Jumping Jack used to say is 1 to 10 and everyone else is after that. No one can come even close.

Tango 26 April 2007
12:00:54 pm

Sameer , even if my peon gets praised by Aditya Chopra , my brother Satyam will get insecure about his favourite star.

Actually they had assumed that after Bunty Aur Babli all Yash Raj majot projects are reserved for his fav.

I kept telling them that Aditya’s next favourite is yet to make his debut .

Bhai paanch saal se is profession mein hain , khali forums par sher nahi bante, thoda bahut to inside info rahti hai !

Ravi 26 April 2007
12:02:38 pm

Did I miss something Sameer?

Tango 26 April 2007
12:03:47 pm

After Aditya boycotted the marriage because of shunning Rani the insecurity has increased.

Aur kuch bataoon andar ki baat , ya kaafi hai !

jayshah 26 April 2007
12:05:25 pm

So we have two Ravi’s ! This will confuse me, but good to see one is Robbie !

Tango 26 April 2007
12:07:50 pm

I guess Ravi & Robbie are the same !

Ravi 26 April 2007
12:11:28 pm

Sorry Abid bhai, I am Ravi originally from Hyderabad and presently in Tampa, Fl. The other I guess is Ravi called Robbie also from the US but dont know from where. Hope that clarifies, too many Ravi’s at the same time.

Sameer 26 April 2007
12:12:58 pm

“Did I miss something Sameer?”

I guess one essay!

Ravi 26 April 2007
12:15:13 pm

Abid Bhai, I don’t quite understand why you are so prejudiced against Aby baby, I remember in indo link you were not for him or against him but suddenly one day you went off against him and since then you have not wasted a single chance to put him down at every opportunity. I have been wanting to ask you , what happened for you to become like that?

Jesse 26 April 2007
12:26:26 pm

“I mean are you sure about you “preferences” in life because you never even talk of Aishwarya’s beauty !”

Tango: I would usually just go about ignoring you, but this comment crossed my eyes. This is a new low for NG, as I have never seen something this disgusting posted here before. I request that you remove the comment and apologize to everyone here on NG for posting such a low level personal attack. I agree with Sameer as we are here to discuss movies and these sorts of comments are not needed on NG and although I will not rat on you to Rohit, I think he should be aware of this.

Sameer 26 April 2007
12:32:39 pm

My 2 cents: I guess more or less, NG is going down-hill with such stupid discussions. It’s nothing more than discussion at other stupid Bollywood forums though obviously a lot more in-depth here. I wanted to join here to discuss MOVIES which I can’t now. It was alright till October last year but after DON released, NG took an upside change and now you got be a particular star’s fan. If we comment on any single topic, there has to be an agenda behind it. I guess there is no point for me to discuss anything here if not movies.

Qalandar 26 April 2007
12:33:02 pm

Back to Ranbir: I liked the clip someone had posted a loooooong time ago, he had a beard there. Absent that he looks too youthful, and if Shahid Kapoor is any indication he can be typecast in romance and stuff (not a bad thing to be, as a lot of such films get made). Personally I am skeptical of all this hype, but he wouldn’t be the first (or second or third) member of that clan to be talented — though of course, the family has had its share of untalented ones too (Rajiv Kapoor, Karan Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor)…

coolp 26 April 2007
12:48:45 pm

I completely agree with Sameer. Nowadays to get involved in any any discussion on NG, you have to be a star’s fan. I do not think it has to be that way.

I wish personal comments are not made on any member, irrespective of their views/opinions/agendas.

Qalandar 26 April 2007
12:55:17 pm

Re: “I wanted to join here to discuss MOVIES which I can’t now.”

I see what you mean, Sameer, but I disagree with you. I don’t think anything prevents anyone from starting threads on movies. I think part of the recent star-centrism on NG has arisen from the fact that we have gone a pretty long stretch in both B’wood and H’wood without too many notable movies– hopefully that will change with TPP, Spiderman 3 etc.

satyam 26 April 2007
01:00:45 pm

Aditya C not at the Bachchan wedding? Hmmm… my lips are sealed…

satyam 26 April 2007
01:12:29 pm

“I mean are you sure about you “preferences” in life because you never even talk of Aishwarya’s beauty!”

The problem with this sort of comment is that I cannot respond. Why?

1)I find it hard to respond to digs that are sexist in nature, communal, and or have this kind of dig at one’s sexual preference. Because I am actually not offended with this sort of thing. I am simply not prejudiced against women or biased on grounds of ethnicity/religion or even on issues of sexual preference. To be offended with this sort of thing suggests that one finds it an affront to one’s ‘honor’ and I don’t! leaving aside the fact that the question of whether I actually have ‘honor’ to begin with isn’t exactly established! I took exception to the communalism charge for some other reasons but in any case all these digs reveal something about you. You might think that it’s an insult to call a ‘man’ a ‘woman’. I don’t. Nor does the suggestion that one might be ‘gay’ which is why one is not praising Ash’s beauty!

2)I have of course been the recipient of all three from you with this dig today.

3)There is a pragmatic issue here as well, if I discounted all those who are ‘gay’ and/or bisexual I would have to discount many great minds throughout history, in every walk of life, and in every human society. For the same reason I cannot consider women inferior. And of course if you did not consider both inferior in some way you would not use them as an insult in each case!

As for pretending to be the expert and also pretending to know what goes on in the industry, if I were you I wouldn’t say either thing given the number of times you’ve been astonishingly wrong on both counts. And of course to date one doesn’t know what you really do to be counted as an expert! And simply passing off all kinds of rumor and hearsay does not make anyone an insider!

satyam 26 April 2007
01:15:45 pm

Robbie: Thanks again. Feel free to email me.

rks 26 April 2007
01:22:20 pm

Q:”we have gone a pretty long stretch in both B’wood and H’wood without too many notable movies– hopefully that will change with TPP, Spiderman 3 etc.”

Agree and add to that we have many cricket fans (myself included) discussing cricket.

coolp and Sameer: I am not a fan of any star but I am a fan of good movies. IMO movies are director medium and stars just add some value to it. I do agree we have some bias when judging any person (movie stars included).

Pranay 26 April 2007
01:46:12 pm

This guy is being talked about a lot.
Even Abhishek didnt carry as much expectations as Ranbir

rks 26 April 2007
02:09:26 pm

Pranay:”Even Abhishek didnt carry as much expectations as Ranbir”
These expectations are raised and hyped by media (may be in conjunction with production houses).

satyam 26 April 2007
02:10:29 pm

Sameer: This might sound revolutionary to you but I reserve the right to post what I want connected to Bollywood. And the reception of any cinema is part of the process as is the politics surrounding it. When the box office picture is distorted, or presented in bad faith, I reserve the right to contest it. There is nothing personal about challenging a person’s views in these matters or laying bare his or her partisanship. The person involved can choose to respond, the fact that he doesn’t do so on substance and only answers with personal insults says everything. The fact that you would call out my statement and would have something much milder to say about a far more personal attack reveals your politics as well. I can certainly handle both, I don’t feel the need to cry about these things! But as I said I will talk about a star’s dress and breakfast if I so desire! Nothing forces me to restrict myself to films only!

By the way this might also sound revolutionary but everything in that comment is factual. The comments Tango made at various times plus his silences on other subjects!

finally since Rohit has himself called me the “most biased” on the forum I doubt he will object very much to this! Mind you, I am not at all offended with his comment, I take this in the right spirit. But I refuse to lose my ‘edge’ in terms of mounting an argument.

Qalandar 26 April 2007
02:19:17 pm

speaking of Ranbir Kapoor…

I saw Bommarillu recently. It was way better than Nuvvosthante Nenoddantana (the only other Sidharth Telugu film I have seen), but still not a film I liked. Siddharth’s look-at-me-I’m-a-tween act really gets on my nerves and how many films is Prakashraj gonna play the patriarch in?! That being said the film is well-made, well-directed, and despite a fairly predictable storyline feels fresh. Though there’s something odd about having a hero so throroughly blasted off screen by the figure who plays his dad — Prakashraj is too much for Sid to handle (sorry desigirl!)

akshay shah 26 April 2007
03:40:00 pm

I do find it strange that Ranbir is about to be “born” into the industry with a silver spoon in his mouth and not many people have a problem with it at all. Ranbir seems DARN promising, and I said this almost 1 YEAR AGO that Ranbir will be Yashraj’s new “pet”! Thing with Abhishek is that he struggled and made his mark on his own after a spate of HUGE flops!!!!! Ranbir, much like Hrithik has everything “tailormade” for him!

akshay shah 26 April 2007
03:41:55 pm

“I guess more or less, NG is going down-hill with such stupid discussions.” I beg to differ, i don’t see anything “wrong” as such with this discussion at all!

Tango 26 April 2007
08:11:45 pm

Satyam NG can get to new high by getting me removed from here so that you can put 1000 more topics about the marriage.

Tango 26 April 2007
08:15:11 pm

Akshayshah, I remember your comments about Ranbir but just see the first comment from Satyam , in a topic about Ranbir “Interesting isn’t it? Ranbir is celebrated for the same advantages Abhishek is castigated for! Has there ever been a starson who’s had a better debut opportunity than this guy?!”

He is obsessed with Abhishek . I put up something about cricket he brings in Abhishek vs. SRK , I mean this is ridiculous !

Sameer 26 April 2007
08:49:14 pm

Satyam: I usually don’t quote you and I never mentioned it that I was talking about you, so don’t throw that essays towards me.

Tango 26 April 2007
08:58:10 pm

Ravi I am Tango so please call me that !

i have even taken the liberty of changing to Tango below in your quote, hope you don’t mind .

“Tango , I don’t quite understand why you are so prejudiced against Aby baby, I remember in indo link you were not for him or against him ”

I had answered above but you asked a second time so I am answering a second time

- Ravi , just check the comments above and see who is insecure about Ranbir against Abhishek

I did not bring him here !

“Interesting isn’t it? Ranbir is celebrated for the same advantages Abhishek is castigated for”

Tango 26 April 2007
09:04:38 pm

Sameer – LOL “Satyam: I usually don’t quote you and I never mentioned it that I was talking about you, so don’t throw those essays towards me.”

hope you have been vaccinated against them

However, I have more bad news ! Brace yourself he has another WDM up his sleeve to decimate you with , want to know about it ?

Sameer 26 April 2007
09:08:07 pm

WDM??? Whats that Tango?

Tango 26 April 2007
09:14:02 pm

Weopons of Mass Destruction

Tango 26 April 2007
09:21:08 pm

The marriage pictures , a new pack arrived just today

shetty 26 April 2007
09:30:18 pm

Ranbir is 3-0 ahead against Abhishek in Looks, Charisma & Age.

Acting? we’ll wait & watch.

Sid 26 April 2007
09:40:15 pm

NG ke doh anmol ratan…. Eak hay Tango toh Eak Satyam….
Relax guys. we are all mature and intelligent people so lets not get carried away.

bollywhiz 26 April 2007
09:48:23 pm

why is Ranbir considered as a threat to Abhishek..given his age, he is probably going to be playing a romantic lead for the first few years of his career. If that is indeed how it plays out and he becomes a heartthrob, he is going to be a bigger threat to Shahrukh than Abhishek (I am not implying that he is going to destroy shahrukh, but as he gets older he is going to less acceptable as a loverboy and he hasnt had much success in any other genre). I think the time is right for Shahrukh to switch from romantic leads to more performance oriented roles

Tango 26 April 2007
09:55:20 pm

Arre Sid , I say it again, I put up a topic about Cricket or anything , in this case Ranbir, and see how as always Abhishek is brought in rt in the first comment .

Koi main jhoot bolyan , koi na bhai koi na

shetty 26 April 2007
09:56:37 pm

Hey, Why not remake Amar Akbar Antony with Abhi, Ranbir & Akshaye?

I doubt Ranbir agreeing to play second fiddle to Abhi though. in this case take Uday chopra to play Akbar.

shetty 26 April 2007
09:58:15 pm

“NG ke doh anmol ratan”

Sounds a bit corny..lol

Tango 26 April 2007
10:03:26 pm

Bollywhiz the fact is that there is space and work for everyone now.

As such none of the top actors are a threat to anyone .

SRK is already doing an totally unglamorous role in Chak De India and also in Karan johar’s next which is woven around 9/11.

Tango 26 April 2007
10:08:50 pm

Shetty “Hey, Why not remake Amar Akbar Antony with Abhi, Ranbir & Akshaye?”

Not Akshaye , Akshay Kumar .

Akshaye is very different to his dad. In fact he is a much classy actor, but we need powerful screen presence actor as Amar and that is Akshay Kumar. Even Dutt would be a good choice .

Sid 26 April 2007
10:09:57 pm

Oh yes ! there is enough work for every one ! Look at the number of projects being made!
BTW How can someone without a single release be a threat to any one? Pehele eak picture toh nikalne do iski.
However from what I have heard the guy looks promising aage dekhte hai.

Sid 26 April 2007
10:13:54 pm

True Tango, SRK is already trying to break away from his romantic immage. And come on ! how can a no movie release guy be a threat to SRK.
Dutt for Amar.. nice thought actually. I think Dutt and Abi have a really good chemistory (remember Dus).
BTW i thought the new AAA were the three Khan brothers.

shetty 26 April 2007
10:15:06 pm

Can Abhi carry off ‘Antony’?

shetty 26 April 2007
10:17:52 pm

“BTW i thought the new AAA were the three Khan brothers”

Dont scare me Sid

I am not in favor of this even though I am a Sallu fan

bollywhiz 26 April 2007
10:19:20 pm

Agreed Tango..the most important point here is that there is clear number one currently, the position is going to go back and forth between the top 3 players unlike 2000 when it was shahrukh who was almost knocked down by Hrithik.What I was trying to say in my earlier comment was that as Shahrukh gets older, the actors who stand to gain the most are Shahid and Ranbir.

“SRK is already doing an totally unglamorous role in Chak De India and also in Karan johar’s next which is woven around 9/11.”…I am not so sure about CDI, I somehow expect the usual Shahrukh fare from this one

Sid 26 April 2007
10:29:11 pm

Shetty Bhai! dont worry Salman will be able to .. how about Dutt as Amar, Salman as Anthony ( I have a soft corner for him BTW)and Abhay Deol as Akbar?

Tango 26 April 2007
10:33:40 pm

Bollywhiz CDI is a very different film , maybe the Yash Raj banner is confusing you .

I’ll do a scoop about it next week.

Amongst the youngsters hmm I think it’ll be Ranbir who will gain most.

See its very simple Shahid no doubt has give a Vivah a massive solo and he will move to the real big banners but Ranbir is already there.

YES Ranbir’s acting has to be seen .

Sid 26 April 2007
10:37:00 pm

Thats true Tango, Some how the industrywallas have started betting on him (ranbir) already kuch toh baat hogi usme.
BTW have you seen any of his scenes? Looks like you have.

Tango 26 April 2007
10:37:06 pm

Shetty , Sid is rt .

Salman has confirmed about AAA with Dhawan with Sohail & Arbaaz.

But I am waiting for Pokkiri remake !

I WILL ALSO DO A SCOOP ON IT SOON

you can help me by a small synopsis of not more than 10 lines about the Pokkiri storyline and mail it to me .

Tango 26 April 2007
10:40:50 pm

Sid , I have not but there was a clip on the net and someone had put it here too.

His acting looked fine to me in an intense scene which was enhanced by his vulnerable looks.

But lets wait for the real thing and as it is Bhansali , he will make him sweat .

Sid 26 April 2007
11:12:31 pm

True Bansali will definately make him sweat. Although I am not a big fan of his cenima (except for HDDCS) but he should manage to get a good performance from Ranbir and Sonam.
I think Sonam is the underdog here she might surprise every one.
BTW Tango, this source is Mumbai Mirror. Is this a reliable source in your openion? Also you sure of this development? Have not seen Adi banking on a newcomer in the past.

shetty 26 April 2007
11:13:09 pm

“how about Dutt as Amar, Salman as Anthony ( I have a soft corner for him BTW)and Abhay Deol as Akbar?”

Nice idea! BTW Dhawan’s original Cast had Dutt as Amar!!

shetty 26 April 2007
11:17:40 pm

“But I am waiting for Pokkiri remake !

I WILL ALSO DO A SCOOP ON IT SOON

you can help me by a small synopsis of not more than 10 lines about the Pokkiri storyline and mail it to me.”

Definetly Tango bhai.

Sid 26 April 2007
11:21:26 pm

“BTW Dhawan’s original Cast had Dutt as Amar!!” Wow I dint know that ! what made him change the casting. I mean kaha dutt aur kaha Arbaz.

shetty 26 April 2007
11:27:33 pm

May be he wanted all the 3 ‘Talented’ Khans in one movie.

Sid 26 April 2007
11:29:46 pm

LOL shetty.

Tango 27 April 2007
12:28:03 am

Thanks in advance Shetty .

Yes , Arbaaz & Sohail are becoming a liabilty for Salman .

As they say – You can take ahorse to the water,

Tango 27 April 2007
12:31:37 am

I hope Salman remembers what Dulha Bhai , Vivek Agnihotri did with a cast like Salman-Preity and Bhumika ( spl after Tere Naam) and some lovely music . I am talking about Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha

akshay shah 27 April 2007
12:56:11 am

“I am not a fan of any star but I am a fan of good movies” amen to that RKS:)! A true movie lover….away from the Boxoffice and star obsession:)!

Im back full swing, finished HTPL(thoroughly overrated to the core, didn’t like it much at all except some fine performances), RED(Vikram Bhatts worst to date), And bout to start JUST MARRIED, HAT TRICK, and then ALL THE KINGS MEN(Sean Penn) and TCM-THE BEGINING:)!!!!!!!!

Also watched BLACK FRIDAY again for the 3rd time last night, still totally overwhelmed, will watch it once more before a full exclusive review:)

As for Abhishek being mention in the post, I think when ANY newcomer starson will be making his debut in todays market–Abhishek will be mentioned as he is at this stage without a doubt the most talented starson we havea n one that lives upto expectations

A.Shah

akshay shah 27 April 2007
12:56:46 am

BTW god thats a ugly pic of Ranbir! He looks stoned! LOL..Someone take the bong away from this guy;)! Reminds me of a younger day Sanju.

Tango 27 April 2007
01:21:23 am

Sanju baba bhi thoda bahut talented starson hai Akshayshah

Tango 27 April 2007
01:24:03 am

Akshayshah , did Aakash give you Jiah’s e-mail

jayshah 27 April 2007
01:27:41 am

Akshay agree he looks stoned. But he the vulnerability look aswell. Can’t predict much before actually seeing how his first film fairs, but to me it looks like he destined for good things.

Tango 27 April 2007
01:30:47 am

Its better this way Shetty.

Rishi Kapoor was and is a fantastic actor but was too ‘chikna’ looks wise !

Tango 27 April 2007
01:32:34 am

Waise , ek raaz ki baat

Iski maa bahut achchi thi , aur ab bhi hai

She had that oomph and innocence about her

shetty 27 April 2007
03:15:19 am

“Iski maa bahut achchi thi , aur ab bhi hai ”

Tango bhai: Rishiji ko Maloom pad gaya tho? Zara sambhal ke….

BTW she is in mumbai and you are in delhi. howcome……..

shetty 27 April 2007
03:18:20 am

AS: What about GUNA ? I was waitin for the review.

akshay shah 27 April 2007
03:34:04 am

Tango: No he didn’t, and I never asked either. He simply forwaded me a excerpt from the email that she had sent him.

Shetty: GUNA review is coming bhai!!!! HTPL, RED, JUST MARRIED reviews first. BTW..JUST MARRIED Is a pretty enjoyable film, MUCH MUCH better than HTPL imo

A.Shah

shetty 27 April 2007
03:48:55 am

Yeah even I enjoyed Just married. HTPL is not that bad bhai..

Tango 27 April 2007
07:03:44 am

Shetty , I liked HTPL too , somehow Akshayshah did not like it .

It became mad in the end.

mgshah 27 April 2007
07:37:15 am

i’ve seen his clilp that someone put up on here and his acting looked good in it…i think he’ll be a very good actor and he can be next big thing for romantic movies…and hopefully do diff stuff every once in awhile.

a debut w/ slb, most likely a 3 movie deal w/ yrf, a rumored movie w/ hirani…i dont see how that’s not considered being spoon fed THE BIGGEST movies. i’m not sure about ohters but i know for a fact that rishi asked hirani to do a movie w/ ranbir. this has to be by far the biggest lineup of movies for a debut from anywhere…forget debut even est. stars dont get these types of movies…the closest 2 that have come to working w/ the same people are srk and amitabh.

Tango 27 April 2007
07:42:34 am

Correct mgshah , even I thought that he was good for a newcomer but lets wait for him on the big screen.

Tango 27 April 2007
07:44:18 am

In fact , there is an open vacancy in that fresh college boy romance category , a position his dad occupied for > one and ahalf decade.

mgshah 27 April 2007
08:10:26 am

“there is an open vacancy in that fresh college boy romance category” exactly…it seems like recently the younger actors move on to older roles pretty quickly. like shahid k, tusshar, and vivek. has only done maybe one or two college aged roles. i can understand abhishek and hrithik movie on b/c they’d be a bit old for college movies.

i personally dont enjoy those corny college romances but those aren’t made anymore.

Tango 27 April 2007
10:41:02 am

mgshah you are on dot “it seems like recently the younger actors move on to older roles pretty quickly”

Tango 27 April 2007
10:57:47 am

In fact mgshah when Shahid had that A centres hit Ishq Vishq .. I was convinced that he will occupy the college campus heartthrob slot , but he lost it and Vivah just comes a bit late .

Tango 27 April 2007
11:51:20 am

Pranay , what are your views about Ranbir ?

Tango 27 April 2007
12:07:40 pm

rks- Aap ki vishesh tippani ke liye bhi main atyant vyakul hoon ( ghar to nahi yaad aa gaya !)

rks 27 April 2007
12:12:59 pm

Tango:Yeah, my wife is calling for Lunch!

I am a very skeptical person. I do not give credit or take credit away until I see him/her perform. This snap, as Akshay has said looks stoned. But I googled search some snaps, he looks good in many.

ps: School mei tippani nahi sandarbh sahit wayakhya karte the

Have a nice weekend!

Tango 27 April 2007
12:20:21 pm

LOL- rks

I remember ‘nimnlikhit panktiyam hamari pathya pustak …, kavi kehte hain… woh bhi kya din the ..sob sob

Bye, you too have a nice weekend

Tango 27 April 2007
12:55:15 pm

Parany you there ?

Where has everyone gone all of a sudden. NG looks deserted

Mr.Bond 27 April 2007
01:16:40 pm

Hum idhar hain, bhaijan. Anyway, I have an appt. with the dentist, so I am leaving office. Talk to you tomorrow.

rks 27 April 2007
01:23:38 pm

I am baaack! (Like Arnold Sch…)

Tango 27 April 2007
08:52:01 pm

I am back too rks after a good 8 hr sleep

Hope you had a sumtuous lunch !

Tango 27 April 2007
08:53:11 pm

I am back too rks after a good 8 hr sleep

Hope you had a sumptuous lunch !

Tango 27 April 2007
09:02:15 pm

Aur Bond tumhare daant mukammal hain ki ek ad kam kar diya dentist ne

Mr.Bond 28 April 2007
03:19:30 am

Tango bhai: Abhi tak to daant mukammal hain, aagay ka pata nahi

shetty 28 April 2007
03:22:13 am

Bond bhai, You got up so early?

Tango 28 April 2007
03:41:52 am

Bond- Good , all the best to the 32

Tango 28 April 2007
03:45:55 am

Shetty -Early to bed and early to rise makes Bond healthy wealthy and wise

Mr.Bond 28 April 2007
03:47:24 am

Good morning Shetty bhai. Yes, I got up very early on a weekend. Thank you Tango bhai, I hope the number stays at 32. I wish I could have Delhi’s poori halwa for breakfast…

Mr.Bond 28 April 2007
03:51:50 am

So, Tara rum pum pum is a movie to miss. I was thinking of watching it in the theater but after reading all the comments, I think I should skip this one.

Tango 28 April 2007
03:58:35 am

I think Sidhdharth Anand is a lousy director.

Still Yash Raj will save the day for him .

Tango 28 April 2007
04:00:16 am

Bond – You mean Halwa Paratha , its is tasty but too heavy to digest.

Next time I’ll take you to Gali Parathe Wali in Delhi

shetty 28 April 2007
05:23:44 am

Where is Satyam? has he gone to europe to meet Abhi & Ash?

shetty 28 April 2007
05:26:12 am

Tango bhai subaah (IST) se Satyam ka Intezaar mai hain.

Jhalak dikhlaaja…..

Mr.Bond 28 April 2007
06:00:58 am

Shetty bhai: Satyam ko abhi apnay saath France laiy gaya.

Mr.Bond 28 April 2007
06:02:06 am

Lagta haiy he is now commenting from France.

Mr.Bond 28 April 2007
06:03:19 am

Shetty bhai, quickly check our IPs

shetty 28 April 2007
06:54:32 am

Satyam Aata hain tab Tango Jaata hain
Tango Aata hain tab Satyam Jaata hain…
Come to think of it
Mera baap ka kya Jaata hain

Tango 28 April 2007
06:55:54 am

Bond -”Tango bhai subaah (IST) se Satyam ka Intezaar mai hain.

Jhalak dikhlaaja…..”

My brother Satyam is here

Lekin kuch naraaz hai

Tango 28 April 2007
06:57:53 am

Who is commenting from France ?

shetty 28 April 2007
06:59:36 am

Aap log ka pyar dekh ke mujhe Ramanad sagar ka Ramayan yaad aa raha hain….

Tango 28 April 2007
07:31:12 am

Shetty – Here is a song for the situation ” Bahut pyar karte hain , Tum ko S…m”

From Sajan

Qalandar 28 April 2007
07:33:01 am

Didn’t kmkm13 comment recently to the effect of “here in France…”?

Tango 28 April 2007
07:58:02 am

Oh , thanks Q ?

Qalandar 28 April 2007
09:07:29 am

Tango, here is the comment…

Tango 28 April 2007
09:55:12 am

Oh thanks Q -I remember Kmkm13

Tango 28 April 2007
10:50:40 am

Bond so gaye kya ?

That is why you should not get up so early!

Tango 28 April 2007
10:54:26 am

Texas_Swat you haven’t had your say on Ranbir ?

Mr.Bond 28 April 2007
11:14:18 am

Tango bhai, I am back for a few minutes. I can’t be around all the time on the weekend warna ghar walay goli maar daingay. Unkay saat bhi time guzaar na pardta haiy. It is easier to be on NG during the week when I am in my office. I am really happy though that you miss me so much. I guess the feeling is mutual as with out you I don’t enjoy being at NG.

Tango 28 April 2007
11:28:08 am

Arre Bhai, don’t take the internet world too emotionally, otherwise you will become like Tango( who is slowly getting out of it) and not the cool Bond.

Enjoy!

Concentrate first on the priorities and essentials/necessaties of life.

Yeh ek bade bhai ka mushfiqana mashwera hai!

And most important do jo tumhara dil kahe ki sahi hai !

Tango 28 April 2007
11:35:48 am

Sameer kya haal hai bhai?

Do you consider Ranbir to be a threat to the top stars ?

Mr.Bond 28 April 2007
11:46:24 am

I saw Ranbir on a couple of TV shows and thought he was a pretty nice guy. Now we have to wait and see how he performs in a movie. I always had a soft corner for both Rishi and Sashi, so I hope he does well.

Tango 28 April 2007
12:32:29 pm

Exactly Bond, apart from acting screen presence is very important and on that count I remember the case of Sanju Baba and his early days.

The guy ( obviously because of drug problems) but his screen presence was always there.

Tango 28 April 2007
12:50:06 pm

Q- Big Brother’s shooting started in early 2003 and in those times that was still being loved by the interiors.

Yet to see the movie though.

Sameer 28 April 2007
01:09:53 pm

Tango: Threat ki to baat hi nahi hai abhi to. All I would say at this moment is that Ranbir is here to stay. He will be successful with his career as a hero. How big??? No one can predict that one. And he is the youngest actor out there, so right now no direct threat.

Tango 28 April 2007
10:00:54 pm

I think the actors who should feel threatened ( if I have to use that word) are Shahid Kapoor and to a lesser extent Saif Ali Khan.

akshay shah 30 April 2007
05:25:46 pm

Why Saif Bade???

Tango 1 May 2007
12:42:56 am

Akshayshah because his are the roles that Ranbir can grab , I mean age wise and slot wise.

Though as I have said there is enough space for everyone.

jayshah 1 May 2007
01:01:22 am

Agree with Sameer – no one can predict how big he will be but because he has a few projects lined up his immediate future (and success?) is set up very well.

akshay shah 1 May 2007
04:23:16 pm

I really don’t think Saif and Ranbir will be competing for roles. I think Ranbir is more likely to complete with Shahid, Abhishek and Hrithik. He will race ahead of Fardeen, Zayed, Aftab, Vivek etc easily!!!

What about Mimoh?? I think he is going to flop badly!

Qalandar 1 May 2007
04:50:13 pm

Akshay: doubt Ranbir will be competing with abhishek, they just “look” too different. If we are talking about “sensitive lovers” I would think shahid and ranbir are together. As for Hritik, he’s larger than life and I don’t think anyone competes on his terrain…

Just my two cents! Maybe Ranbir will surprise me here (right now I am thinking of him in the Rishi Kapoor mould).

Qalandar 1 May 2007
04:50:50 pm

Re: “He will race ahead of Fardeen, Zayed, Aftab, Vivek etc easily!!!”

Akshay: Just by showing a pulse he has raced ahead of these people!

jayshah 2 May 2007
01:34:33 am

Lol Qalander !!!! Yea agree totally – he is ahead of them already IMO.

Tango 11 May 2007
07:15:51 pm

He will definately race ahead of ” Fardeen, Zayed, Aftab”

They have been given enough chances spl Fardeen & Aftab.

rks 11 May 2007
07:24:21 pm

I did not notice that, there are three, four threads around 145-150 comments

Tango 11 May 2007
07:32:39 pm

yes rks , all of them are aiming for the 150 mark .

Tango 11 May 2007
07:34:03 pm

BTw what about the cricket topic that me and Rajen ji got in ?

It dissappeared. We could have discussed about Bangladesh issues instead of a new topic.

rks 11 May 2007
08:30:59 pm

Tango:
Are you talking about this thread?
http://www.naachgaana.com/2007.....etire-lee/

Tango 11 May 2007
08:39:15 pm

Kya baat hai rks- YES you are the man , cha gaye ho yaar

Tango 13 May 2007
10:48:36 pm

rks- I would love to hear your views on Ranbir !

rks 14 May 2007
01:13:21 am

Tango: I do not have much to say about Ranvir. I am going to wait for his movie to comment. Though he looks fine. IMO acting to sab seekh jaate hain over a period of time.

Tango 14 May 2007
01:37:07 am

rks- I think he will be good. I like both Rishi & Neetu plus mujhe kuch baat lagti hai usme.

“IMO acting to sab seekh jaate hain over a period of time.”

Apne jumping jack ne poori zindagi guzaar di lekin acting nahi seekhi -LOL

I think Tusshar is a much better actor than him but look aur personality par maar khata hai !

rks 14 May 2007
01:52:43 am

Tango:”I think Tusshar is a much better actor than him but look aur personality par maar khata hai !”

Agree. But Jitendra looked elegant and sophisticated. Even when he use to wear Khakhi pants and shirt in Haisiyat (daftar ko der ho gayi), he looked better than people in suits.

rks 14 May 2007
01:57:20 am

Think of gene pool of Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi’s kids.

Tango 14 May 2007
02:10:15 am

“Think of gene pool of Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi’s kids.”

Bindu wahan vishram karta hai , there lies a point .

That is why must wait for Sawariya.

Tango 14 May 2007
02:16:52 am

“”Think of gene pool of Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi’s kids.”

Reverse osmosis – Hrithik is much much better that Rakesh .

But Jeetendra didd look good ( even today)

I feel his best acting was for Jyoti Bane Jwala.

Otherwise Mawali, Tohfa , Maqsad were good timepass flicks( for those days)

rks 14 May 2007
02:39:23 am

His old movies were good like Parichay, Geet gaya patharon ne (I do not remember, but I think it was a hit?).

akshay shah 14 May 2007
06:10:09 am

PARICHAY is a classic, and so is Gulzars KHUSHBOO!!–Jeetendras 2 acting moments ! He just never had enough of those as he wanted to be the bigger star!

A.Shah

Tango 14 May 2007
06:52:18 am

Yes Akshayshah in his starting days he did movies that were good like you rightly pointed out Parichay & Khushboo, put after the 1-hero 2 heroine things and then the double meaning K. Bappiah movies he just did not look at his acting.

Tango 24 May 2007
01:18:37 am

Interesting comments by Siddharth Anand on Ranbir in Sandy ji’s interview

Is it Saif again?
No, It will be Ranbir Kapur.

So you’ll be keenly watching the fate of Saawariya (Ranbir’s debut film)?

No, Ranbir is fantastic and it doesn’t matter how Saawariya fares. My script will not change.

Tango 24 May 2007
01:20:24 am

Here is the link

http://www.naachgaana.com/2007.....%e2%80%9d/

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