Tuesday, November 13, 2007

A chikna in IIT...

Saawariya has not exactly had rave reviews but Ranbir is a runaway hit. The latest is that he's replaced Shahrukh Khan in Raju Hirani's adpatation of Five Point Someone.

Which is great because no amount of plastic surgery or visits to the gym could turn the 40 plus Shahrukh into a believable 18 year old... that too the IIT type. Not that Ranbir makes a believable IITian with his chikna chikna good looks. I guess he would be playing the role of Ryan Oberoi and not that loser Hari.

Other actors who were apparently keen to work in the film include Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham... Bollywood can certainly be stranger than fiction but since it's Raju Hirani at the helm of this project one still has hope!

22 comments:

  1. oh..C'mon..Hari is not at all a loser in that .. Might not be as appealing as Ryan..But certainly, I liked Hari's character as it looked to be more human with those little bit of imperfections ..And he got Neha too :)

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  2. Hey Rashmi,

    You know its such a pity that everybody around, literally everybody around so easily is taking the liberty to call SLB a film illiterate. And its simply because they don't even get the movie, coz there is no masala in it. Well I think Jammag has done the same thing, and Apurv's review is a classic such case. Real pity. You know Rashmi, I feel an artistic screening should not have a critic like the one your Jammag chose for Saawariyan. Its like picking a painting and being a critic of a kind. Instead of talking about good/bad shades in the paint, he talks about, why water color, why not fabric paint. Ridiculous. Apologies for going overboard about this, a movie that you possibly haven't seen and might not, thanks to Jammag's review.
    However if you do wish to look at it differently, here's my review:
    http://sweta-mogra.livejournal.com/41599.html

    -Sweta

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  3. You always have great information in your blogs... great

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  4. hey .... i am a chikna iitian ....

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  5. ey Rashmi,
    This clearly echoes the fact which most girls (not that often for boys) have to face: beauty*brains=constant and that a chikna IITian is a rare species.
    We hear endless jokes about engg colleges which have males and non males, how premier institutes in professional education never have good looking people (more so girls) etc. I'm an intern (after doing my MBBS at a top govt med school) and we keep hearing how the girls from pvt colleges are prettier etc etc.

    But I believe that good looking people (by the traditional definition) don't feel the need to study hard to prove their worth and tend to choose careers where their looks give them a distinct advantage such as the entertainment or hospitality industry.

    Also I do believe that IITS/IIMs/other top notch institutes do have smart people with attractive personalities, may be even chikna people ;-)

    And I agree that Five Point Someone should not be made with Bollywood stars as leads but with young new comers. Neil Mukesh is the only one who may be fits Ryan's part and Amrita Rao could be Neha...

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  6. Oh my Goodness...
    SRK was offered the role of Professor Veera and not Hari, ALok or Ryan...How can an intelligent blogger like you think that an intelligent filmmaker like raju hirani would make such a mistake..

    And Hari's supposed to be fat..An actor enacting hari has to put on some weight..About Ranbir playing Ryan he is the best possible option..

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  7. Hi shilpa! Are told is right.
    your blog information so good

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  8. Sameer's comment begs the question- SRK as Prof of IIT?!!I stay inside an IIT and the profs certainly look more profound than SRK..

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  9. hi rashmi,

    Do u have any information of One night at call center movie..?? kindly let me know.

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  10. I think Ekta Kapoor should sign up Ranbir for her endless soaps. He seems to be more suited there. He certainly has the looks for it.

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  11. @ Infoline
    One night @ a Call Centre is being directed by Atul Agnihotri, cast includes Amrita Arora, Zayed Khan, Celina Jaitley among others. I'm not sure but I think it is being produced by Sohail Khan

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  12. heyyy cool newsss! ranbir will def be well suited for ryan's part.only tht he shd give up that funny look on his face...n try to be more coollllll...yaaa chikna iitians r hard to cum across i guess...theyr all padakoo bachass...really waitin for the moviee....

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  13. Dear Rajesh,

    If you have read the book then you would know that prof. veera is a bit different..

    also shahrukh khan being one of the greatest actors in the world can carry of the role with great conviction..

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  14. How can you imagine that SRK would play the role of an IITian... at best he would be given the role of a Prof.
    Ranbir would fit the role of Ryan...no second guess abt tht!!

    Hope the movie would turn out to be as enjoyable as the book by Chetan Bhagat :)

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  15. qBut Shah Rukh has a huge fan following in Indian Diaspora abroad.

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  16. Hirani casts Saif Ali Khan in place of SRK
    http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/saif-replaces-shahrukh-261107.html

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  17. i guess, taking all familiar faces will spoil the tempo of Five Point Someone. anyway, any comments on HELLO?

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