Mar 1, 2009

Which Actress Do you Think is CURRENTLY ruling Bollywood?

So which was the first name that came to your mind. Was it Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan or was it Katrina Kaif.
Before i get into the details let me give you guys a background of why i choose to blog on such a frivolous topic which has no consequence.

It started out with me having diner with Nika and few of our usual friends at an Italian restaurant. The topic started out with me very casually mentioning that Katrina Kaif is currently ruling Bollywood. And as always everyone took to debating our this issue. By debating I mean me on one side while all my friends on the other, as it always happens. Now i have got into a habit of not pursuing the discussion and just giving in but due to some reason this time i decided to prove my point. And since no one listened to my argument there i decided to vent it out on my Blog.

Anyways my friends key points to oppose my argument was "Katrina cant even act?" or "she just looks good, but should keep her mouth closed" or "She could never be nominated for a best actress". But here is the deal i NEVER said she was the best actress or that she had given stunning performances. I based my argument solely on facts and figures that can be quantified. Now acting skills are something that are very subjective unlike box office figures. For some SRK cant act and hams in all his movies, but for other he is an excellent actor. (Sorry Atul for taking another dig at SRK), but what one cannot deny is that all his movies strike gold at box office. these might be senseless ones like Main Hoon Na or much better ones like Swades.

Similarly my argument was based solely on the sheer number of hits that Katrina has given in the past 2 years (2007, 2008) as compared to her contemporaries. Here is how the comparison works out

KAREENA KAPOOR
Jab we met -- 2007 -- Hit
Tashan -- 2008 -- Flop
Golmaal Returns -- 2008 -- Hit

PRIYANKA CHOPRA
Salaam-E-Ishq --2007 -- Flop
Love Story 2050-- 2008 -- Flop
God Tussi Great Ho-- 2008 -- Flop
Drona -- 2008 -- Flop
Fashion -- 2008 -- Average
Dostana -- 2008 -- Hit

KATRINA KAIF
Namastey London -- 2007 -- Hit
Apne -- 2007-- Hit
Partner --2007-- Hit
Welcome --2007 -- Hit
Race --2008 -- Hit
Singh is King --2008-- Hit
Yuvraaj --2008-- Flop.

Facts and Figures speak for themselves. A string of 6 straight hits for Katrina Kaif. Now i could have also put in the Box Office Collections but Unfortunately I don't have the time and you all get the idea right.

Another argument was "Even if Katrina wasn't in the movie the movie would have been a hit" or "That wasn't a Katrina Movie" ... but who is to tell whether the movie would do the same business as it did without Katrina, can we quantify the figures. Moreover since Katrina was the lead actress in all her movies means that she has every right to stake the claim on her movies. A similar argument can be applied to cricket. During the times when Ganguly was the captain and when India won in spite of him not being the key contributor with the bat, that does not mean Ganguly cant claim it as his victory. He might not have contributed with the bat but maybe with his captaincy or field settings or bowler selections.

Anyways there are just my thoughts and it usually happens that my thinking is a little different from popular opinions. So i want to hear for y'all and what your arguments would be. Do remember the topic for discussion wasn't who is the best actress but who is ruling Bollywood currently.

4 comments:

  1. Katrina is NOT reigning bollywood!!
    Actresss of the calibre of kajol and Rani rule the film industry...and even to some extent Aishwarya .... and when they are not around, the spot just waits its true deserving owner..Not miss Kaif...She is a stunner..but she has a long way to go as far as acting is concerned...all her 6 hits were just a heluva lot of luck!!...looking forward to her performance in NewYork though...

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  2. I agree with u Sunna...
    had u posed that question to me...my answer wud have been undoubtedly Katrina!

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  3. wohoooo atul, u being on my side means a lot, who knows hindi cinema better than you. And please dont change ur stance under anyones pressure :)

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  4. Mr Sunny-
    I would like to turn your attention to past few movies of
    Mrs Kirron Kher
    Dostana - Hit
    Singh is Kinng - Hit
    OSO -Super Hit
    Apne-Hit

    Does that mean Mrs Kher is ruling Bollywood?

    P.S. wassup ? long time ..

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