Ra One – Box Office Disaster in the making?

Ra One is Shahrukh Khan’s most ambitious project to date. His dream superhero film and the actor has already dedicated it to his son Aryan. Correct us if we are wrong, but there is something that doesn’t seem to be right with Ra One. It seems like a repeat of Hrithik Roshan’s Kites.

We are not predicting the box office outcome of the film, but just going by all the news and rumours that have been flying around the internet, mostly from credible sources – all is not well. 

• Firstly, the film has been in the making for more than 4-5 years now (from the pre-production stages) and according to director Anubhav Sinha, he has put in more than 4 years of his life into Ra One. No big deal, but how many changes have been made to the script in all those years?  Is it still what Anubhav and others credited for the screenplay, had written all those years ago?
• Which brings us to the next point – 3 directors. Officially, the director of Ra One is Anubhav Sinha. But due to some issues which we assume are creative differences between Anubhav and SRK, good-friend Karan Johar was asked to direct the romantic portions between the lead actors. Later, when Karan was busy with his upcoming film ‘Student of the year’ he recommended Tarun Mansukhani to Shahrukh. Tarun of Dostana fame then took over the directorial reigns for the last 20 days of shoot. And we all thought its an Anubhav Sinha film? How can you replace / side-line a director who has conceptualized the entire film with someone who probably knows nothing about it? Quite scary!
• Out of nowhere, Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra were signed on to play cameos. Now we hear, Priyanka plays the role of a Transvestite (Hijra or half-man-half-woman). Were these characters a part of the original script written by Anubhav or have they been added just for star-value?
• The film is titled after the villain Ra One played by Arjun Rampal. SRK plays the role of G One. Now the title doesn’t really matter but imagine if Spiderman was titled the Green Goblin. Or Krrish was titled Dr Arya after Naseeruddin Shah’s character. Sounds funny doesn’t it? Its weird, but we agree with SRK’s clarification on the title. Ra One just sounds better than G One.
• Ra One is not a superhero film alone. Its a mixture of all genre’s that would have enough in it for everyone says SRK. Hopefully they have not included  item numbers and actor-tributes like those seen in Yashraj Films.

We hope the film has turned out well and these last minute actor-director additions work in favour of Ra One.

A lot of time, effort and money has gone into the making of this film and the stakes are too high! A slip here would prove to be too costly for all involved.

We will keep you updated on Ra One with the latest right until its release on October 26th. Do follow us on Facebook or Twitter (see below) to get all the latest news, box office reports and more.

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Kareena Kapoor Movies 2011 – 2012

Kareena Kapoor’s last release was Golmaal 3 in November 2010 and since then she hasn’t had a single release in 2011 so far. But her upcoming films this year and the next, looks pretty impressive. Infact, all her movies in 2011 and 2012 will be opposite a Khan!

And what’s more she works with almost all the popular Khan’s in the Hindi Film Industry – Salman, Shahrukh, Aamir, Saif and even Imran Khan!

Curious to know what those films are? Read on..

Kareena Kapoor Movies in 2011

• Bodyguard – Kareena’s first release of 2011 will be opposite Salman Khan, who is currently on a dream run at the box-office. The bodyguard trailer is already making waves all over the country and the film should re-affirm Kareena’s status as the numero uno female star in the industry today. Bodyguard is expected to easily nett more than 100 crores in India.
• Ra One – Playing Shahrukh Khan’s love interest, Kareena stars in arguably 2011′s most anticipated film. The superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha also features Kareena in a hot sizzling item number, the track (Wanna be my Chammak Challo) which has already leaked on to the interest is a super-hit even before its release. Another probable 100 crore+ grosser.
• Agent Vinod – After sharing screen space with two of the biggest Khan’s in the industry, Kareena returns to the Khan she loves the most – Saif. The movie written and directed by Sriram Raghavan is an action-thriller with music by Pritam. Agent Vinod will be the last release for Kareena in 2011.

Kareena Kapoor Movies in 2012

• Untitled film directed by Reema Kagti – After what is likely to be huge 2011, Kareena returns to her 3 Idiots co-star Aamir Khan. Together they made history with their first outing and this yet-to-be titled film, is expected to be no different. The film also stars Rani Mukerji and is co-written by Zoya Akhtar, who directed Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
• Short Term Shaadi – The last of her confirmed movie releases for 2012 is produced by her good friend Karan Johar and directed by debutante Shakun Batra. In Short Term Shaadi, Kareena has been cast opposite Imran Khan.

Release Dates of Kareena Kapoor Movies

• Bodyguard Release Date – August 31st 2011
• Ra One Release Date – October 26th 2011
• Agent Vinod Release Date – December 9th 2011
• Untitled film directed by Reema Kagti – January 26th 2012
• Short Term Shaadi Release Date – February 10th 2012

Kareena already has the biggest grosser ever (3 Idiots) and a 100 crores+ box office blockbuster (Golmaal 3). And now with atleast 3 of the above 5 films likely to be huge hits, the next two years should be the best of her career so far!

Which Kareena Kapoor movie are you looking forward to the most in 2011 and 2012? We all know she is the highest paid actress, but is she the best actress in the industry today? Her only rival for the top slot is Katrina Kaif, who obviously is the more popular actress, but talent-wise Kareena is far ahead? What do you think? Tell us by submitting a comment in the discussion section below.