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.
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