And then (in that SAME clip – at 6:10) Rishi tells us “He is dating all the girls and I am very happy about that!! Atta Boy – that’s the way to go!!” Of course he is dating all these girls, not one by one, but at the same time!!! And his dad says “Atta boy!”
A week later we have Deepika and Sonam on KWK. Read more on that here! The girls join forces and have a go at Ranbir. Next thing we know Papa Kapoor is going ballistic! For what exactly? For their saying he cheats? Dating several women at the same time would be exactly that! So why do we not hear “Atta boy” at this? Because when the girls talk about it it seems a bit nasty and shows Ranbir in a poor light. Of course in the misogynistic world of Bollywood the guys can go “Atta Boy” and laugh at “Battery Low” type code words, and the GIRLS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DISCUSS THESE THINGS OPENLY, it is a guy thing after all! Well, these girls did and rocked the boat.
Rishi Kapoor reacted in a most embarrassing fashion and rumors are it is because his wife, who usually keeps his part-senile, part-drunk self in order, was out of town. I am a fan of Rishi, the actor of yesteryears and even today, just like others. But Rishi as the doting but muddled father does not cut it for me. So Sonam and Deepika got thrown out of Ranbir’s world tour! And Rishi had this to say about the world tour!
Not even once has Ranbir danced on stage, even at award functions. This was planned so that he could be seen for the first time on stage during the world tour. The complaint of Indians abroad is that as much as they love Shah Rukh and Salman, they’ve been seen performing on television extensively. If you’re seen performing on 300 channels 365 days a year why would Indians in the US want to pay 200 dollars to see you on stage? That’s where we hope to score with Ranbir’s concert.This source suggests that Rishi has replaced Shahid Kapoor with Atif Aslam! More than anything else this made me feel that the gentleman has truly lost his marbles and needs to connect back with reality. But maybe he will after this “world tour” ends disastrously, as it will. Even the Bachchans could not headline a successful tour. Ranbir has a LONG distance to go, before he can be assured that fans will show up in droves and pay $200 to see him on stage. They did not show up for many a film of his, all modest successes barring Raajneeti – and that was a truly multistarrer type film.
About the Dharma productions vs Kapoor Khandan battle – Ranbir is much more grounded than his deluded father. I expect to see news of an Ayan Mukherjee film with him, and under the Dharma banner, soon. Dharma Productions is coming into its own slowly but surely. We may not like all the films they make, but is the clout of the banner in any doubt? I Hate Love Stories scored, while Anjaana Anjaani did not. Wake Up Sid (Dharma) and Rocket Singh (YashRaj) are two of Ranbir’s best films – products he can be proud of. It is common consensus they are way better than the Raajneeti and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani type fare that has worked at the box office. Ranbir is a smart fellow – he may play the field as far as the opposite sex goes, but his head is squarely on his shoulders as far as films go. He will not allow his deluded dad to mess with his career. That is my prediction.
A final word on how Deepika and Sonam alluded to Katrina’s age.
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Pardesi - Good summary of the situation. I totally agree with you. Where is Neetu to tame this out-of-control bully? Poor Ranbir cannot handle him but at least he's smarter than his dad and keeping a low profile and his career options open. Maybe Ranbir is hiding out of sheer embarrassment due to papa bear.
ReplyDeleteI think Neetu is out of the country. But Rishi has lost his faculties and needs a keeper now, so she should not leave him on his own.
ReplyDeleteRishi calls Anil to discuss Sonam-Ranbir
ReplyDeleteThanks KB - Rishi needs to take a chill pill. This is only hurting Ranbir and not help[ing him in anyway.
ReplyDeleteSaw KWK with Kareena and Saif.
ReplyDeleteIt felt like they wanted approval of each other before they uttered anything. They talked a lot about each others screen kisses.
The Compatbility test was rigged. How was saif aware that there was a best cuisine question? Neither Kareena nor Karan said anything about it :)
KB,
ReplyDelete"It felt like they wanted approval of each other before they uttered anything. They talked a lot about each others screen kisses."
Did not feel the same. When kareena announced they will marry in 2012 Saif seemed surprised. Saif hardly knew anything about Kareena. Or may be everything was scripted.
"The Compatbility test was rigged. How was saif aware that there was a best cuisine question? Neither Kareena nor Karan said anything about it :)"
Yes that's what I thought too.
I felt that in parts I was watching a peep show - too much information that I would rather not know about! Kareena came across as uneducated and self-centered - something we have always known about her. Saif was suave and unconcerned.
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