Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan: Will the real men please stand up?

Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan: Will the real men please stand up?

 Tags:Aamir Khan, Agent Vinod, Ajay Devgan, Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Brad Pitt, Chennai Express, Cocktail, diana penty, don 2, george clooney, katrina kaif shahrukh khan films, RA.One, Rohit Shetty, Rowdy Rathore, saif ali khan, Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan, special feature on bollywood 40-plus stars, Yash Chopra

 

 We say this ‘coz we are tired of watching Bollywood 40-plus superstars chase pretty young things in miniskirts, sing ludicrous love songs and sock goofy goons in their faces. When are they gonna stop behaving like callow boys and become grown up men?
We wonder if Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and even perfectionist Aamir Khan are stuck in a time warp. If you look at the superstars’ recent movies, they are still playing roles that are close to the ones they did when they started out 20-something years ago! And it makes us wanna scream out loud: Why can’t Bollywood superstars strike a balancing act between playing 20-year-old loverboy and 40-year-old gentleman, just like George Clooney and Brad Pitt have done? While Hollywood hotties proudly show-off their age lines and graying hair, Bollywood biggest names hide time – or try to – by using the wonders of cosmetology and Photoshop!

In an interview to Bollywood Life during the promotions of Agent Vinod, we had a glimmer of hope when Saif Ali Khan said: “I can’t play a regular loverboy at 40. I want to play slightly older, mature characters now. Loverboys are for the younger lot to play. If I try to play a 20-year-old, I will look old. I want to look younger playing the right age.”

Ironically after making such a tall claim, we discovered that the Nawabi actor’s next film happens to be Cocktail - a love square involving two girls (Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty) and two guys (Saif and Randeep Hooda). Since he’s a father of two in real life, shouldn’t Saif be playing a father, or a character closer to that age group, and not a loverboy-playboy type these days?

Various other stars are guilty of such ridiculous acts. After two big disasters – RA.One and Don 2 – SRK has gone back to the genre that made him the superstar he is today. The King of romance’s forthcoming films, Yash Chopra’s untitled film opposite Katrina Kaif and Rohit Shetty Chennai Express, are full of the emotion called love.

Never mind that Rowdy Rathore set the cash registers ringing at the box office, but it was quite odd to watch the 40-plus, soon-to-be daddy for the second time Akshay Kumar act cheesy, goofy and run after a girl half his age (Sonakshi Sinha). Don’t you think so too?

As for Salman Khan, we thought finally he’d changed his heart and would do some hardcore action in Kabir Khan’s action thriller Ek Tha Tiger. After watching the film’s theatrical we realised the Brat Khan isn’t yet ready to give up those funny gags or perky punch lines or even wooing a beautiful woman onscreen with a little song and dance.

Ajay Devgn and Aamir Khan are less guilty of getting stuck in the rut, but if you think of Singham repetitive stunts and Rancho act in 3 Idiots, you can’t help but tell all these fast-ageing superstars that it’s time to wake up before the coffee gets overdone and bitter! And let the real 20-plus newbie actors play 20-year olds onscreen.

Saif won’t marry Kareena on October 16th

 Saif won’t marry Kareena on October 16th

The big fat wedding of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor which is scheduled to take place on October 16th has been post-postponed. The wedding date which has been confirmed by Saif mother and veteran actress Sharmila Tagore as well as Saif sister Soha Ali Khan has been deferred

Bollywood is gearing for the royal wedding but there has been a sudden change of plan. The much hyped wedding of Saif and Kareena has not yet been fixed as remarked by groom-to-be Saif Ali Khan.

The twist in the fairy tale wedding date came into forefront when the Chotte Nawab was asked about his impending wedding with Kareena. He said, “I haven’t fixed a date for my wedding! I’m yet to meet Kareena parents to sort out the date ... the venue is also not finalized,” and added, “It’s going to be a year-end wedding.”
When he was asked whether his former wife Amrita Singh and his two children Sarah and Ibrahim are happy with his decision of getting married to Kareena, he said, “Everyone is very happy.”

News of Kareena and Saif wedding has been doing the round for quite sometime. It is also heard that Kareena will wear Sharmila Tagore 43 years old wedding outfit (Sharara) on her D-day and Bebo has ordered 40 lacks necklace for her big day. It is also said that Bebo is busy shopping for her wedding.

Speculation is also ripe that Sanjay Leela Bhansali dropped Kareena from his film, ‘Ram Leela’ due to her married woman status.

Cocktail: Is Saif Ali Khan Bollywood only romantic hero?

 Cocktail: Is Saif Ali Khan Bollywood only romantic hero?

 

New Delhi: Many feel that there is a similarity between ‘Love Aaj Kal’ and forthcoming movie ‘Cocktail’, but co-producer Dinesh Vijan denies it, saying that to ensure that the film has an individual identity; they opted for online medium to introduce it.

"We wanted the film to get its own identity and we went online in a big way. Our trailers went viral. The trailer caught on and the music has done well, which has worked in our favour and the film has promoted itself," Vijan, who co-owns Illuminati Films with Saif Ali Khan, told IANS.

Even though both films are love stories, they have nothing in common except for the team

"Someone recommended that these days all the sequels are doing so well, so why don't you call it 'Love Aaj Kal 2', so you will get a big opening. But I feel that there is no similarity. The only way you can call 'Cocktail' a 'Love Aaj-Kal' is because it is an 'aaj kal ki love story'. Other than that there is nothing similar," he told IANS.

Imtiaz Ali ‘Love Aaj kal  was a modern day love story told through the relationship between Saif and Deepika Padukone. Director Homi Adajania roped in the same lead pair along with debutant Diana Penty for his triangular love saga ‘Cocktail’.

Written by Imtiaz, the film, releasing Friday, also has Boman Irani and Dimple Kapadia.

"The team is same. But they have come together to tell a different story," said Vijan.

Bollywood is still relying on its 40 plus actors to play the romantic lead unlike Hollywood, which casts actors as per their age and appearance. Recently released ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ is an apt example of it; the makers didn’t hesitate to replace the ageing Tobey Maguire with Andrew Garfield, but Bollywood has still not garnered that courage.

Despite a whole new bunch of actors coming into films, Saif Ali Khan remains one of the prominent actors of the romantic-comedy genre. In fact, the producer Dinesh Vijan went on to say in an interview with PTI that "The romantic comedy genre belongs to Saif, he can do such films with ease as his comic timing is phenomenal.”

Such situation just shows the lack of talent on part of the new actors. Older heroes can be easily accepted in the action genre, mainly because of the image they build over the years, but romantic-comedy is something that is associated with younger actors.

Shah Rukh Khan couldn’t play the quintessential lover boy anymore, Aamir has long left doing cheesy films and Salman Khan is all set to become the new Rajinikanth, so Saif is the natural choice as other prominent actors such as Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar were never seen fit for this category.

Saif good comic timing is his strength which satiates the need of a suave, cool guy who can make the girl laugh all the time, but his ‘ole ole’ days are gone. Contemporary filmmakers need to develop relatively younger breed into the typical lovers if the industry wants better actors to replace Saif Ali Khan. (With inputs from IANS)