Just a day left for the release of Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani (APGK) and it already looks like a blazing hit at the box office. The positive buzz has nothing much to do with the fact that it is directed by the talented Raj Kumar Santoshi; nor is it about the Ranbir-Katrina chemistry. To some extent, the success of Wake Up Sid is making things easier for APGK to hit the screen running. Beyond all these factors, what truly gives the film the big pre-launch push is, what I call, the Ranbir edge.
Ranbir is suddenly beginning to look ready to steal 'the lover boy' label from Shah Rukh Khan. Though he is definitely not in the mould of SRK (the energy levels are different), he has the essential ingredients to fit neatly into that niche.
What is that wow! thing which helps Ranbir dominate the screen with a star-like shine? By Bollywood standards, he does not have the drop-dead looks of Hrithik Roshan nor does he have the brawn to flaunt around. Even his voice is not too impressive. But what works for him is that he comes across as a straightforward, no-nonsense, cool guy (and cute too) to the urban audience. The cute quotient worked for SRK, and it will work for Ranbir too. None would be more happier than Yashraj Films, which is definitely searching for an ideal, young replacement for SRK.
To get into the superstar league, Ranbir need not even do a film like Dilwale Dulhaniyan Le Jaayenge or Dil to Paagal Hai. All he needs to do is the kind of films which will get him a 'secure connect' with the youth. Quite sensibly, Ranbir is not starting off his innings as SRK did in his early years. After the debacle of Bachna Hai Haseenon, Ranbir is attempting to do slightly offbeat roles which offer him the scope for experimentation.
Riding on the success of Wake Up Sid and APGK (as it promises to be) , the young actor will be ready to deliver more aces in the coming months, most notably Rocket Singh-Salesman of the Year (from Yashraj Films). Santoshi has announced that Ranbir and Katrina would be starring in the sequel to his popular Andaz Apna Apna (and arguably one of the best comedies to have come from the Bollywood stable).
But becoming a youth superstar will still take some doing from Ranbir. More so, because SRK is still a youth icon in his 40s, despite a no-show year in 2009. And one never knows what the 'Badshah' might do to keep that crown to himself in 2010.
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hmm..too early to say..I don't like Ranbeer much..but I don't like Shahrukh now too!! Shahrukh, though in his early days..had an energy and 'x' factor he brought on screen..haven't seen Ranbeer bring that 'stuff' on screen yet..but it may be too early to say..I would vote for Shahid Kapoor..he's turning out to be a really good actor..some one who can do a action like Kaminey ..while doing a romantic softie..also in Kaminey..
Even I am not a fan of SRK..Nor have I seen much of Ranbir except Wake Up Sid. But the public loves SRK and they are going to love Ranbir too--not for anything but the X factor. I only hope Shahid does not end up becoming a director's actor and critic's delight. Good guys rarely get their due in Bollywood.
i agree with you vijay.. till date the entire world is wondering what was in srk for him to be such a cult.. but he has that spark which sets him apart from the gang. he is a icon and everyone else can eat crow. when u see any actor, u immdiately recognise a spark n say bande mein dum hai n yeh lambi race ka ghoda hai.. and ranbir is just that..
he has age on his side, the pedigree, can be at the right place at the right time, has the luxury to choose and give one film in 2 years which is a hit..
but yes, he is cool, has talent, has comic timing, intense eyes, good looking and appears to be a nice guy..
so lot of things work for him and i predict that he is a lambi race ka ghoda...just as we all did for hritik or abhishek and did not for harmaan or vindoo dara singh..
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