First Look: Yash Chopra's Next

Almost a full year ago, I expressed my great inner turmoil regarding this movie. It will mark the joining of two polarizing forces: my one great love, and my one great hate. A film with both Shahrukh Khan and Katrina Kaif seems so unnatural. How can something so pure be paired with something so vile? I contemplated this and then decided to drop the matter. We'll cross that bridge when we get there, I thought.

This week, that bridge has come. My chilling fears were brought to life in the form of visual stills. A movie with Shahrukh and Katrina. It's really happening.  I must now face my fears.

For those unaware of the upcoming project, it's a movie starring Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, and Anushka Sharma and is Yash Chopra's first directorial venture after the brilliant Veer-Zaara (2004). It's said to be a romantic and emotional film (clearly this is assuming Kat knows how to express emotion on screen) and began filming on February 22 in London.It's set to release this Diwali.

Currently, I'm at a loss. A movie starring the king of romance, directed by Yash Chopra, produced by Yash Raj Films, and with music by A.R. Rahman is bound to be amazing. Anushka Sharma is also something to look forward to. But will it be possible to love a movie if you detest the heroine? Perhaps. After all, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan was one of my favorite movies of 2011 despite the Kaif.

Right now all I can do is believe that Shahrukh Khan will redeem this film regardless of Katrina's performance (or lack thereof).

And maybe one good thing can come of this. Maybe Katrina will learn how to act.

Source: http://bollyspice.com/38477/two-new-looks-at-shah-rukh-khan-and-katrina-kaif-for-yash-chopras-film

"Ladies vs Ricky Bahl" is not a copy of "John Tucker Must Die"!

The film has barely begun shooting, but Ladies vs Ricky Bahl is already causing some controversy amid rumors that it is a copy of the 2006 Hollywood flick John Tucker Must Die. Anushka Sharma quickly, and rather pragmatically, rushes to the film's defense ensuring that the film is about a conman who cons girls for a living in order to make money. Sounds different enough to me!

In the interview, Anushka said one thing that really resonated with me:
"You know what, it's really sad but true that the first thing when a film is announced, so many out there want to start drawing parallels with what has already been made. No one cares that all of us are working hard on making an original product."

You go, Anushka! Pretty much every film ever made will have at least SOMETHING in common with another film out there--no need to obsess over it. And what's wrong with copies anyway? Sometimes they can work. I, for one, enjoyed We Are Family sooo much more than Step Mom. If someone is able to retell the same story in a slightly different way, then go for it!

In Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh team up once again with YRF productions and director Maneesh Sharma to deliver this forthcoming rom-com set to release this December.

Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Ladies-not-a-copy-of-Jon-Tucker-Must-Die-Anushka/Article1-681956.aspx