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MUMBAI: After Drona, Delhi 6 was an all important film for Abhishek Bachchan as it would be a solo hero lead in a film. Now, in Bollywood, very few have had the distinction of having a successful solo film to his credit. And a lot was riding on the junior Bachchan to deliver with Delhi 6. But with trade reports calling it a dud and most significantly, Abhishek’s little or no participation in the progress of neither the film nor him being a protagonist in Delhi 6, has certainly compromised the position of the actor.
However, Abhishek’s well wishers have little to worry about. For every time he needs a resurrection of his career, he has good old Mani Ratnam to pull him out. Before the success of his Lallan Singh character in Yuva, Bachchan had a series of bad runs at the box office like Kuch Na Kaho, Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost, Run and LOC. Yuva gave AB the tag of an angry young man and his fans were quick to find similarities between him and his father, Amitabh Bachchan, who rose to super stardom as the original angry young man of the 70s and 80s.
The same came true for Abhishek before Guru. Umrao Jaan was a huge disappointment and the Bachchan pairing was viciously rejected by the Indian audiences. Mani Ratnam made him play Guru Kant Desai in Guru, and the brilliant director brought out every nuance of the actor’s vast array of histrionics. Abhishek was back in the reckoning.
However, Abhishek’s old ghosts have again come to haunt him. But the actor can rest in peace for, yet again, Mani Ratnam is there for him. Ravana will be Abhishek’s next release and with Mani at the helm of affairs who can get the best out of this extremely talented actor.
Abhishek’s career as a solo hero is far from being written off. Here’s to Abhishek and his skills. But a word of caution for the young lad, it’s not just good acting that makes a good actor, it’s his skill in choosing the right script that can make the difference from being known to be a good actor, and being one.
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A C H I L L E S 26 February 2009
01:52:30 pm
With D6 crashing after a below average opening, everyone is questioning abhishek’s status … here is another one:
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Delhi-6 sinks with junior Bachchan
It’s quite difficult to hypothecate the performance of a film but this is an established practice throughout the world and also in India. A similar form of speculation was in the air of Delhi-6 and it was thought that the enviable list of casts in the movie would attract the audience. Who are the actors? Well, they include Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Om Puri, Waheeda Rahman, Rishi Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni, and Divya Dutta along with several others. The film was made by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and it happens to be Mehra’s third movie after Aks and Rang De Basanti.
But even after this there is a reality that Delhi-6 has failed disastrously and in box-office terms it is at the bottom. What has led to this debacle? Well, we will discuss that later on but now let’s focus on performance on weekdays. A number of studies reveal that, throughout the country, the opening weekend numbers ranged between 15 per cent – 25 per cent and there has been a sharp decline in the following days. Critics feel that in the coming days there will be a worse turnout.
What can be the main reason of the under performance then? According to critics, the problem is in the script. There is no doubt in it that Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is a proficient technician but perhaps he depended too much upon the use of technology instead of a good story and a sturdy script. Everyone should remember that in the Indian scenario there is the need of a good story always which serves as the basis of any theatrical performance.
On the other hand it is of utmost importance for the film-maker to study the viability of the actor. It hadn’t been done surely or else Abhishek Bachchan should not have been there. Moviegoers have found him as the most mundane in the film and many allege any other actor like Aamir Khan would have done justice to the role.
Last of all, disaster of Delhi-6 has also crushed the position of junior Bachchan and he is at stake.
I have one humble question. Who made him enter the film world? This is not everyone’s cup of tea.
A C H I L L E S 26 February 2009
04:44:58 pm
Abhishek owes almost everything to Mani Ratnam. Before Yuva he had as much as 12 straight Flops:
Dhai Akshar Prem Ke
Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya
Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai
Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya
Shararat
Om Jai Jagadish
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon
Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost
Kuch Naa Kaho
Zameen
LOC Kargil
Run
Then Yuva happened (which was again a box office flop but the audience noticed Abhishek Bachchan for the first time). Before Guru released, Abhishek again had flops in:
Phir Milenge
Rakht
Naach
Umrao Jaan
His total flop count had raised to above 17! Guru brought new hope, but since then again the same scenario:
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
Laaga Chunri Men Daag
Drona
Delhi 6 (a big flop if it cant rise up in the second weekend after a below the mark week1).
So now with Abhishek having more than 20 flops, Mani’s Ravaana is needed to save the day.
For Abhishek’s sake I hope Mani never dumps him, coz imagine where he wud be then!
Amidst these milestone of flops, our Bachchan Laadla has had just 4 hits – Dhoom, Bunti n Bubli, Guru and Dhoom 2 (his biggest hit which ironically was more disgraceful for him that Drona!)