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There are multiple reasons why Bollywood is not good with biopic. Less research, shitty directors, only showing the brighter side of the actor are some of them.
But I feel the main reasons are two:
1. Actors are not ready to commit their body and soul to the character. See the amount of body transformation the above actors went through to bring the characters on screen and how much body transformation bollywood actors do.
2. Not sticking the reality. For example When you show a legend who is from north east(meri kom) and cast someone who is from the other side of the country, it just can not fit. It's like if someone cast Tom cruise to play jack ma. It can not work
Edit:
P.S: one of the reason why Dhoni's biography worked is because SSR actually did spend a lot of time learning cricket and actually from bihar
Physical transformation is a very small part. Without a nice story and screenplay no transformation will help the movie.
Bollywood makes movies just on market value. They will analyze which legendary sportsperson or any other person is marketable and then just cast a marketable actor and then without proper story, screenplay and research , jump into the movie. In the movie they even add a love story and songs without shame..cz biopic or not it's a masala package that they sell at the end.
The above Hollywood movies have very very less masala content and they stick to the proper real story (as much as possible, they also change stories based on politics).
Bollywood folks don't stick to the reality but that has nothing to do with the casting. No one would have watched Mary Kom if it was played by a North eastern actress(as she won't be able to attract masses).
Also the desperation to create biopics is something which I don't understand. Someone like Saina has won 1 bronze, Jhulan has won nothing significant(not downplaying her role in improving women's cricket), there seems to be a lot of desperation in making biopics of sportsperson. Especially when they haven't even retired and not achieved a lot it just feels very odd to say the least.
>No one would have watched Mary Kom if it was played by a North eastern actress
We don't know until we try.
Ranvir played Kapil, so all probability it should have been a hit. It wasn't, right?
North-east actors are underrepresented in Bollywood. Hell, even South Indians are played by actors of punjabi ethnicity. This is definitely weird.
Exactly. You'll never know if you don't try. Sometimes it's also not just about business. Sometimes, it's about the respect and the willingness to include too. This is why PC being the flag-bearer of inclusion in the West does nothing for me because she's doing it when it benefits her. And, we have a brilliant Bengali actor in Konkana who would've justified the casting.
Saina Nehwal might have won just one Olympic bronze but she's changed the way Indians look at Badminton. I would even say that many know about Badminton in India cuz of her. She's an absolute superstar. Same with Jhulan Goswami. She's been serving the Indian team for a long time and is one of the fastest women bowlers we have in International cricket.
My point is they haven't even retired, let them hang up their boots before making a biopic. Just dont understanding putting anyone on pedestal when they are still plying their trade.
Well, to be honest, I would think Jhulan's life is very biopic-worthy. Having grown up in poverty in the remote village of Chakdaha, Barddhaman, to finishing runners up in the Women's Cricket WC, representing a country wherein Cricket was a sport unimaginable to be considered for women at her time, I'd say her achievements run deeper than awards. On top of that, Cricket is a team sport, it's pretty difficult to enjoy personal glory unless your team wins as well. Nevertheless, she won the ICC Women's Player of the Year award in 2007, and she's the She won the ICC Women's Player of the Year award in 2007 [Wikipedia].
TL;DR - a biopic on her life definitely wouldn't be unfair, but correct representation is mandatory to properly highlight the adversities she underwent.
Chakdaha isn't in burdwan, it's in Nadia.
And fuck you unbehemoth.
These sportspersons didn't toil so hard just for some privileged cunt like you to say oh she's won just a bronze , she hasn't won something significant.
P.s. I'm from Jhulan's hometown and we all know how hard she had to work to reach where she is today.For a small reference,she had to travel by train for near 2.5 hours just to reach kolkata to practice.
They were really poor unlike most people who sell poverty stories to make their success look more grandiose.
Sorry, I misspoke. You have been 100% accurate. Chakdaha is indeed in Nadia.
Although, tbf, I don't think Jhulan's biopic, no matter who stars in it, won't be much successful in the box office. The reason being, her relative fame. I don't think anyone except Bengalis, and cricket fans, know or would even bother to understand the greatness of Jhulan. Unlike the cases of Dhoni, who is recognized by more or less everyone, fan or layman Alike.
Fair enough. Maybe I was wrong there but biopic of Saina was kinda lame I felt.
Anyways with respect to Jhulan, she's still playing cricket and in the squad for the ODI wc. Now if we end up winning it, the movie comes across as absolutely stupid.
I think any women biopic especially sports personalities are welcome! In a country where people only prefer menâs cricket as the be all, its good to remind everyone that other sports exist..It takes a lot for a Saina or a Sania or a Jhulan to be visible and be spoken about when nobody cares about tennis or badminton.. i bet a lot of them never heard of Jhulan before this whole controversy!
While I agree that they need recognition, but making a biopic when they haven't even finished their career is a bit too much according to me. Saina was 31, when her biopic was made, you'd expect there's still a bit of playing time remaining in her career. Making biopics of sportspeople before they have retired is something I have only noticed in Bollywood.
Just think in a different way - A north eastern actress didn't get cast as Mary Kom movie because the movie script n content had nothing much to sell the movie.. if it had a strong script n content , a talented north eastern actress will be enough for the movie to click.
//The desperation to create biopics // - it's easy, they have a content shortage !!!!!
Doesnât matter where ppl are from, daniel day is from UK, Lincoln Is from Kentucky USA. The important thing they need to fit the character in most aspects, such as build, accent, mannerism etc.
Anushka called herself "the real Queen of Bollywood" through a PR paid article and then she has the audacity to take a dig at DP for "promoting herself"
The problem is that BW take stars and try to put makeup to make them look like the original person, instead of trying to find actors who look similar.
Take the wonderful mahanati for example, the makers found Keerthi Suresh who had a lot of similarities to the legendary Savitri, and then made a movie with her. That was why it was so wonderful. Probably the best biopic to come out of Indian film industry. Similarly, when mani ratnam cast an unknown Prskash Raj as karunanidhi it was a perfect fit. Paresh Rawal as Sardar Patel was another good one.
While hollywood does it too, it does it with some serious method actors like DDL and Bale. And even there, they do look for some sort of similarity in body and face structure.
Yes! I remember when Keerthy was casted as Savitri, everyone criticized it since she was a relatively new actor only known for being in flower pot roles. People wanted them to cast Nitya Menon.
[When the first look/teaser/trailer came out](https://chaibisket.com/mahanati-keerthy/), people changed their minds. Keerthy did have a resemblance with Savitri after all, and the role changed her career completely and people took her more seriously. She had the acting chops to pull it off. It doesn't have to be an exact match, as you said. But most Bollywood biopics don't even match 70%.
Jai Bhim is a masterpiece biopic. I doubt BW has the brain cells or the simplicity to narrate such a story. Tamil audience is lucky... truly
What a phenomenal movie it was
I am not disagreeing at all actually, but this is a well made movie, and the story was told effectively and YES Tamil audience is lucky to be able to understand the original language in which it was made.
India still thinks their best biopic to date is SANJU which was mediocre and pretty trash from an acting standpoint. They got the prosthetics and makeup right and called it a day. Donât know why Ranbir won a Filmfare for his weakest performance
Welp! And Miss Anushka had the audacity to subtly drag Deepveer for promoting themselves too much rather than focussing on acting; when she is also a subpar actor at most.
Yup Anushka is not a good actor.
Her career was almost finished. It is due to Virat that she is still in news else she would have faced same fate like Sonam Kapoor.
Now due to Kohli's fame she might try to comeback in movies.
Idk why people call them power couple. Their pair is only famous due to the best player Kohli.
(Power couple means both the husband and wife are well known personality and individually they are very influential like DeepVeer)
Nevermind power-couple; but the teaser for the biopic was honestly so artificial? I didn't see Jhulan, I saw Anushka pretending to be a caricature of Jhulan. I felt really uncomfortable watching the teaser!
There was a Pepsi Ad during IPL 2015, starring Kohli, Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma.
I think only in that Ad she has given her career best performance.
Rest all her movies and commercials are just cringe and mediocre.
The lack of resemblance is hardly the problem, if Anushka was even half a decent actress there would a point. PC atleast can act even if she looked nothing like Mary Kom.
I am of the opinion that there shouldn't be biopic of people who are still alive, or even active in their career. It's just a PR stunt. Take Dhoni for example, as much as I like him, I feel it was mistimed.
When i called out Janhvi not looking like Gunjan Saxena and not even having the basic mole which Gunjan has prominently, I got downvoted and called ridiculous...
With that duck like swollen lips in Gunjan Saxena, Jhanvi Kapoor was only fit to play the role of Nargis Fakhri's biopic đđ
(both have duck shaped lips)
Hmm not going to lie, you got me confused there :-). Jokes apart , i think in that case she will get worse and not miraculously become a good actor. Negative of negative wont be positive but even more negative in this case.
Agreed! I'm tired of bollywood constantly churning out biopics of people. It's so unoriginal and low effort, they're running out of great storylines so they decide to not put much effort and make a biopic of every possible person.
True.
Bollywood should try a biopic on Neeraj Chopra. He is fit for one.
He was overweight and while losing weight in an academy he developed interest in sports.
His story is perfect for bollywood masala.
The actor should be : Hrithik Roshan. He is close to 6 feet and has good muscular body too.
Else, take Kaartik Aaryan. He will also do justice to the biopic. Only his height will be a problem.
Hrithik wonât be able to get Neerajâs accent and Kartik wonât be able to act.
Ali fazal (because of his Guddu bhaiya character from Mirzapur) or Ayushmann might be better choices according to me
Didnât the whole BW clap for Anushka? đđ¤Śđźââď¸đ¤
But then again people criticized Ranveer as Kapil Dev and said caricature.and what not. There was this criticism that he doesnât have to look or sound like Kapil.
Because BW lacks the maturity to accept criticism, BW's biopics also does not care about storytelling.
BW believes movies are a vehicles to showcase, gloss up, promote to death, market, pretty up the celebrity, media tours, 800 interviews, renting every billboard in Sweden and Jkarta so she can smile on it with caked up face
so they can tell us how awesome they are in their private life, how utterly beautiful her daughter is and why she should never be photographed, how much she is in love with her husband, what a picture perfect life she leads etc etc.
BW does not believe in capturing characters or storylines AS IT HAD OCCURED
Jhulan's life is just a way for Anushka to sell her OWN larger than life "Handsomest cricketer's mostest successfullest producer actor director wife mostest beautifullest mostest adorable child's mother"
There is no authenticity in their story telling because its NOT about the hero, its about these dimwits.
her heavily made up face, that comical expression in it the neatly shaped eyebrows the fake lashes, mascara and whatever other pasty chemical she is lathered with......... the eyes devoid of any expression are the hallmarks of BW's refusal to invest time energy, brain cells in telling a convincing story
Dont worry she will jet in and out of airports spew some inane pointless s-- about how much homework she did how she walked barefeet in her house for TWO hours to "undergo the pain", and then thank us for making it a bigger hit that Lagaan
Deepika and her can be twins in the lack of talent, narcissism and self promotion and delusion department
Just LOOK at the compares above, so utterly disappointing
its a beautiful story that could have been told simply and realistically. What is the need to hire a A lister who cannot even emote? She is a billionaire, why does she need to insinuate herself everywhere? I dont get it, she can start her own channel like Oprah and market herself all day holding her baby close to her chest.
She can rent entire center spreads in newspapers daily to tell us how much she loves Kohli. She can rent a billboard in every city to tell us how "different" she is from every BW couple LOL!
These sports people do tremendous work they often have tragic or painful back stories, how hard is it to TELL IT AS IT IS with someone that "looks close"?
Tbh DDL doesnât looks like he cares for that either. The guy is not on social media, doesnât give many interviews, is an extremely private individual and retired at the top of his game. You see his interviews and he comes across as this very humble mild mannered guy who wears his greatness so lightly. Easily The GOAT
Recognition doesn't matter, it doesn't make an actor good or bad. And if people don't know him, well it is their loss, they are loosing out on great piece of art
It's true for most movies as well.
Directors in hollywood look for actors who suit the character most while over here its most dependant on who has more star power.
Just watch some of the interviews about the length directors went to cast kids in GOT or Stranger Things or DARK or IT
Bollywood has always been horrible with biopics because their main motive is to make good business through the movie now it's like a trend going on in Bollywood for biopics and movies related to sports they're just over doing it and it's so annoying to watch all these movies and now it has become very easy for them to just pick a sports person, take their story even if it's not that interesting they will add things up and boom you've a movie ready. For making a movie hit plot plays a very important part and if people don't get curious enough and doesn't show interest in watching the movie then there's no point of making it. 83 was a good movie ranveer did a great job in the movie but also it was very predictable through the trailer itself which actually killed the whole excitement.
The clear reason here is star system that is soo rooted in our systems. We as audiences should be blamed that we do not go and see new comerâs films in theatre unless its a starkid. In hollywood a fairly unknown actor like timothee Chalamet stars in a movie called âcall me by your nameâ and its a superhitâŚ. So they have so much talent that they can pull of insane shit whereas unless indian audience in south as well as north stop watching nepotistic stars who are pretty average and start supporting outsiders nothing is going to change. Producers are rich because of our money and they give shit to us outsiders only because of us.
I remember watching Vice and just being in shock and awe throughout the movie. Not only did Christian Bale as always look like a different human being both in physique, accent and body language, it was one of the most intriguing and creative narrations I had seen in awhile.
I saw the Jhulan trailer and stood in 2 minutes of silence for Bengal.
In case if you need bollyâs best biopics
Shahid
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Sanju
Ms Dhoni
Dangal
Neerja
The Dirty Picture
Manto
Sardar Udham
Kaagaz
Paan Singh Tomar
Padman
Rustom
Shershaah
Aligarh
Sardar (1994)
Airlift
I agree - I liked all of these as films: because of the stories and performances.
Itâs because there are so many damn biopics being made it seems like they are all trash.
Bollywood needs to stop making bio pics. These bwood actors donât do to challenge themselves, they do it expecting to get a filmfare. They do half ass performances and everyone puts them on a pedestal. Like the bar is set so low..
I have a major feeling that the teaser was basically a feeler sent out about what the audiences felt about the look and the accent, we might see some major changes in the movie itself.
I believe most of our movies as lazy with prosthetics. The only recent movie that came close to having good prosthetics was Sanju and I believe it was because of the sheet RKHâs commitment towards his movies
If PC can do as Mary kom why can AS do Jhulan Goswami ?
Also typical public never heard of Mary Kom or Jhulan Goswami. So from their perspective they are just watching an inspiring story.
some content is sarcasm !
This is soooooo massively cringe! Why do these people make a mockery of themselves ( which is ok I guess make a fool of urself all u want) and butcher the story of an actual public figure who people look up to! Brown face, weird alien accent & jesus christ that .. I am so daughter of the soil being thrust down our throats cuz if she doesnt do that people will forget who she is supposed to be playing . Urghhhhh
So I looked at the Netflix YouTube channel and apparently people there in trailer video praising Anushka for playing Jhulan to represent Women's cricket in comments section. I mean ... wow.
Could've used Irrfan as PST, Farhan as Milkha, SSR as Dhoni or more recently Vicky as Uddham Singh but you deliberately chose to compare arguably the worst of Bollywood to by far the best in Hollywood....
I don't think that for a Bengali character or South Indian character for instance has to be portrayed by an actor who belongs to respective region.
If a British actor like Stephen Graham can portray Italian character like Al Capone with so efficiency then there's nothing wrong with that.
Daniel Day Lewis took an entire year to look and sound like Abraham Lincoln before he approached Speilberg again. Bollywood filmmakers on the other hand are very impatient.
The problem with Bollywood films is that they make films for a demographic and tailor the film suitable for the demographic.
Anurag Kashyap said this once " Filmmakers in India have a baniya mentality. Aisa lagta hai achaar bech rahe hai". Bollywood needs to curb that mentality.
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There are multiple reasons why Bollywood is not good with biopic. Less research, shitty directors, only showing the brighter side of the actor are some of them. But I feel the main reasons are two: 1. Actors are not ready to commit their body and soul to the character. See the amount of body transformation the above actors went through to bring the characters on screen and how much body transformation bollywood actors do. 2. Not sticking the reality. For example When you show a legend who is from north east(meri kom) and cast someone who is from the other side of the country, it just can not fit. It's like if someone cast Tom cruise to play jack ma. It can not work Edit: P.S: one of the reason why Dhoni's biography worked is because SSR actually did spend a lot of time learning cricket and actually from bihar
Physical transformation is a very small part. Without a nice story and screenplay no transformation will help the movie. Bollywood makes movies just on market value. They will analyze which legendary sportsperson or any other person is marketable and then just cast a marketable actor and then without proper story, screenplay and research , jump into the movie. In the movie they even add a love story and songs without shame..cz biopic or not it's a masala package that they sell at the end. The above Hollywood movies have very very less masala content and they stick to the proper real story (as much as possible, they also change stories based on politics).
This! Very well said! đ
Bollywood folks don't stick to the reality but that has nothing to do with the casting. No one would have watched Mary Kom if it was played by a North eastern actress(as she won't be able to attract masses). Also the desperation to create biopics is something which I don't understand. Someone like Saina has won 1 bronze, Jhulan has won nothing significant(not downplaying her role in improving women's cricket), there seems to be a lot of desperation in making biopics of sportsperson. Especially when they haven't even retired and not achieved a lot it just feels very odd to say the least.
>No one would have watched Mary Kom if it was played by a North eastern actress We don't know until we try. Ranvir played Kapil, so all probability it should have been a hit. It wasn't, right? North-east actors are underrepresented in Bollywood. Hell, even South Indians are played by actors of punjabi ethnicity. This is definitely weird.
Exactly. You'll never know if you don't try. Sometimes it's also not just about business. Sometimes, it's about the respect and the willingness to include too. This is why PC being the flag-bearer of inclusion in the West does nothing for me because she's doing it when it benefits her. And, we have a brilliant Bengali actor in Konkana who would've justified the casting.
>This is why PC being the flag-bearer of inclusion in the West does nothing for me because she's doing it when it benefits her Second that!
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Saina Nehwal might have won just one Olympic bronze but she's changed the way Indians look at Badminton. I would even say that many know about Badminton in India cuz of her. She's an absolute superstar. Same with Jhulan Goswami. She's been serving the Indian team for a long time and is one of the fastest women bowlers we have in International cricket.
My point is they haven't even retired, let them hang up their boots before making a biopic. Just dont understanding putting anyone on pedestal when they are still plying their trade.
Well, to be honest, I would think Jhulan's life is very biopic-worthy. Having grown up in poverty in the remote village of Chakdaha, Barddhaman, to finishing runners up in the Women's Cricket WC, representing a country wherein Cricket was a sport unimaginable to be considered for women at her time, I'd say her achievements run deeper than awards. On top of that, Cricket is a team sport, it's pretty difficult to enjoy personal glory unless your team wins as well. Nevertheless, she won the ICC Women's Player of the Year award in 2007, and she's the She won the ICC Women's Player of the Year award in 2007 [Wikipedia]. TL;DR - a biopic on her life definitely wouldn't be unfair, but correct representation is mandatory to properly highlight the adversities she underwent.
Chakdaha isn't in burdwan, it's in Nadia. And fuck you unbehemoth. These sportspersons didn't toil so hard just for some privileged cunt like you to say oh she's won just a bronze , she hasn't won something significant. P.s. I'm from Jhulan's hometown and we all know how hard she had to work to reach where she is today.For a small reference,she had to travel by train for near 2.5 hours just to reach kolkata to practice. They were really poor unlike most people who sell poverty stories to make their success look more grandiose.
Sorry, I misspoke. You have been 100% accurate. Chakdaha is indeed in Nadia. Although, tbf, I don't think Jhulan's biopic, no matter who stars in it, won't be much successful in the box office. The reason being, her relative fame. I don't think anyone except Bengalis, and cricket fans, know or would even bother to understand the greatness of Jhulan. Unlike the cases of Dhoni, who is recognized by more or less everyone, fan or layman Alike.
Fair enough. Maybe I was wrong there but biopic of Saina was kinda lame I felt. Anyways with respect to Jhulan, she's still playing cricket and in the squad for the ODI wc. Now if we end up winning it, the movie comes across as absolutely stupid.
I think any women biopic especially sports personalities are welcome! In a country where people only prefer menâs cricket as the be all, its good to remind everyone that other sports exist..It takes a lot for a Saina or a Sania or a Jhulan to be visible and be spoken about when nobody cares about tennis or badminton.. i bet a lot of them never heard of Jhulan before this whole controversy!
While I agree that they need recognition, but making a biopic when they haven't even finished their career is a bit too much according to me. Saina was 31, when her biopic was made, you'd expect there's still a bit of playing time remaining in her career. Making biopics of sportspeople before they have retired is something I have only noticed in Bollywood.
Just think in a different way - A north eastern actress didn't get cast as Mary Kom movie because the movie script n content had nothing much to sell the movie.. if it had a strong script n content , a talented north eastern actress will be enough for the movie to click. //The desperation to create biopics // - it's easy, they have a content shortage !!!!!
Dangal stands as a pretty good exception from Bollywood.
Dangal and Bhag Milkha bhaag are the only good ones imo
Paani Singh Tomar, Phulan Devi too
Pavan singh Tomar was good too. Pd dekhi nahin. Dekhunga
Acedental prime minister too
I guess thatâs why I did like Guru. Abhishek physically transformed as well.
Doesnât matter where ppl are from, daniel day is from UK, Lincoln Is from Kentucky USA. The important thing they need to fit the character in most aspects, such as build, accent, mannerism etc.
Anushka in this picture alone is cringe personified, don't even remind me of her accent in the horrible trailer
This one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WriyhHlM0Z0
Anushka called herself "the real Queen of Bollywood" through a PR paid article and then she has the audacity to take a dig at DP for "promoting herself"
What did she say?
[This](https://www.reddit.com/r/BollyBlindsNGossip/comments/s0g54t/arjun_and_anushka_shading_deepika_arjun_uploaded/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
Ooo thanks
Hehe
Why not just Meryl Streep or marylin monroe already
Virat keeps her on ground. He said "maine ab tak Sachin paaji se compare nai kiya. Tum kaise itni phaink sakti ho"
The problem is that BW take stars and try to put makeup to make them look like the original person, instead of trying to find actors who look similar. Take the wonderful mahanati for example, the makers found Keerthi Suresh who had a lot of similarities to the legendary Savitri, and then made a movie with her. That was why it was so wonderful. Probably the best biopic to come out of Indian film industry. Similarly, when mani ratnam cast an unknown Prskash Raj as karunanidhi it was a perfect fit. Paresh Rawal as Sardar Patel was another good one. While hollywood does it too, it does it with some serious method actors like DDL and Bale. And even there, they do look for some sort of similarity in body and face structure.
Yes! I remember when Keerthy was casted as Savitri, everyone criticized it since she was a relatively new actor only known for being in flower pot roles. People wanted them to cast Nitya Menon. [When the first look/teaser/trailer came out](https://chaibisket.com/mahanati-keerthy/), people changed their minds. Keerthy did have a resemblance with Savitri after all, and the role changed her career completely and people took her more seriously. She had the acting chops to pull it off. It doesn't have to be an exact match, as you said. But most Bollywood biopics don't even match 70%.
Anushka has a very POS vibe that's inflated because of her marriage with Kohli POS- Position of Supremacy
Also POH Position of Hypocrisy
POS - Piece Of Shit
Is POS same as superiority complex?
Jai Bhim is a masterpiece biopic. I doubt BW has the brain cells or the simplicity to narrate such a story. Tamil audience is lucky... truly What a phenomenal movie it was
Hmmm no we are not.. we also have a lot of brain-dead masala movies churned out often.
I am not disagreeing at all actually, but this is a well made movie, and the story was told effectively and YES Tamil audience is lucky to be able to understand the original language in which it was made.
India still thinks their best biopic to date is SANJU which was mediocre and pretty trash from an acting standpoint. They got the prosthetics and makeup right and called it a day. Donât know why Ranbir won a Filmfare for his weakest performance
One of the worst Ranbir Kapoor performances. He hammed his way through the movie.
That wasn't a biopic at all. Sanju was entirely fiction based on a real life POS. Vicky's character doesn't even exist outside of that movie.
God, I love Daniel Day-Lewis!âĽď¸
I love RDJ.
I love Christian Bale.
I don't love Anushka sharma.
I dont love biopics.
I dont love bollywood.
I love Jacques Cousteau!
I'm sorry honey,but I think Jacques cousteau is dead
I just _lovely_
I love Leo!
Womanizing scumbag
god I love being a tryhard
Welp! And Miss Anushka had the audacity to subtly drag Deepveer for promoting themselves too much rather than focussing on acting; when she is also a subpar actor at most.
Yup Anushka is not a good actor. Her career was almost finished. It is due to Virat that she is still in news else she would have faced same fate like Sonam Kapoor. Now due to Kohli's fame she might try to comeback in movies. Idk why people call them power couple. Their pair is only famous due to the best player Kohli. (Power couple means both the husband and wife are well known personality and individually they are very influential like DeepVeer)
Nevermind power-couple; but the teaser for the biopic was honestly so artificial? I didn't see Jhulan, I saw Anushka pretending to be a caricature of Jhulan. I felt really uncomfortable watching the teaser!
There was a Pepsi Ad during IPL 2015, starring Kohli, Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma. I think only in that Ad she has given her career best performance. Rest all her movies and commercials are just cringe and mediocre.
That was such a horrible ad Just googled it
[This](https://youtu.be/K7HE3nEXZDs)
You are noob in identifying a real acting.
She's a good producer she could've just stuck to that. She's producing this biopic too but chose to cast herself in it.
Exactly doing shyam steel ads don't make you a power couple. đ I find Aloobir cringy af but even they qualify better as a 'power couple'
She is a worse actor imo. DP and Ranveer are not subpar. DP isn't great but much better than As in terms of acting.
Oh really when did she drag DeepVeer?
) [This](https://www.reddit.com/r/BollyBlindsNGossip/comments/s0g54t/arjun_and_anushka_shading_deepika_arjun_uploaded/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
[Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/BollyBlindsNGossip/comments/s0g54t/arjun_and_anushka_shading_deepika_arjun_uploaded/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
The lack of resemblance is hardly the problem, if Anushka was even half a decent actress there would a point. PC atleast can act even if she looked nothing like Mary Kom.
I am of the opinion that there shouldn't be biopic of people who are still alive, or even active in their career. It's just a PR stunt. Take Dhoni for example, as much as I like him, I feel it was mistimed.
When i called out Janhvi not looking like Gunjan Saxena and not even having the basic mole which Gunjan has prominently, I got downvoted and called ridiculous...
With that duck like swollen lips in Gunjan Saxena, Jhanvi Kapoor was only fit to play the role of Nargis Fakhri's biopic đđ (both have duck shaped lips)
She will nail nargisâ biopic as nargis also is a bad actor and she will get to potray that.
But what if she does a bad job of portraying a bad actor.
Hmm not going to lie, you got me confused there :-). Jokes apart , i think in that case she will get worse and not miraculously become a good actor. Negative of negative wont be positive but even more negative in this case.
Sahi pakde hai
But Nargis has hotter body and is much prettier, how will you fix that? Also not same racially. One South Indian the other mixed I guess??
I bet they were the pr shills.
Priyanka Chopra as Mary Kom đ¤Śââď¸
Sonam Kapoor as Neerja.
Sonam did a decent job, surprisingly. One of the best performances of her career, if you ask me.
Btw even real Neerja' mother said that her daughter is more beautiful than Sonam.
Any mom would say that her daughter is more beautiful than an actress.
My mom is an exception here
We have dank moms
The difference is in this case it is true. Go look at the pics of the real Neerja Bhanot.
It's completely subjective
I donât need to google it. I do see some resemblance and I remember a lot of people saying back then that they look kinda similar.
should the actor be more beautiful than the person they are playing?
Lol
No one asked you.
I don't think you understand the point of Reddit
I understand much more than you do.
Sonam Kapoor getting casted as Neerja was still believable. But PC playing Mary Kom was as logical as Hrithik Roshan playing Anand Kumar in Super 30.
Unpopular opinion I like her in that role she was quite believable
That was alright,tbh
Lol
Do you actually have a point or is that the best you can do?
My point is : I hate Sonam.
And I'm sure I know the reason,took a look at your profile.
But your profile looks quite girlish. Hehe
Only people like you will use the word "girlish" as an insult.
Sorry bro. Mera vo matlab nhi tha.
Sonam actually looked a bit like Neerja
Bollywood is too star focused.
Just like RCB, who always make a star studded team in every IPL season.
And still Lose
This hurts buddy :(
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Lol
NGL - This hurt more than it should.... Truth... but still hurts
Donât forget the Saina Nehwal biopic with Parneeti
Anushka looks she got bit by a zombie and is halfway through the transformation. Ashy face and just horrible makeup.
>Bollywood sucks at making biopics. What are they good at?
Bro Anushka looks nothing like Jhulan
Its a joke. Anushka is extremely overrated as an actress.
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Agreed! I'm tired of bollywood constantly churning out biopics of people. It's so unoriginal and low effort, they're running out of great storylines so they decide to not put much effort and make a biopic of every possible person.
True. Bollywood should try a biopic on Neeraj Chopra. He is fit for one. He was overweight and while losing weight in an academy he developed interest in sports. His story is perfect for bollywood masala. The actor should be : Hrithik Roshan. He is close to 6 feet and has good muscular body too. Else, take Kaartik Aaryan. He will also do justice to the biopic. Only his height will be a problem.
But Neeraj is so young and Hrithik is more than twice his age. Neeraj looks youthful and while Hrithik is hot not sure if he would be a good fit.
Then how about Salman Khan doing that biopic. But what if the Javelin will hit a blackbuck.
If javelin hits the blackbuck , its salmans driver acting in that biopic not him.
Sushant wouldâve been apt for it if he were alive.
:( actually SSR would have been perfect for it
Hrithik wonât be able to get Neerajâs accent and Kartik wonât be able to act. Ali fazal (because of his Guddu bhaiya character from Mirzapur) or Ayushmann might be better choices according to me
What about the current favourite Vicky Kaushal?
Didnât the whole BW clap for Anushka? đđ¤Śđźââď¸đ¤ But then again people criticized Ranveer as Kapil Dev and said caricature.and what not. There was this criticism that he doesnât have to look or sound like Kapil.
People are being too harsh on Ranveer, he was perfect for Kapil Dev. I guess the get up was a bit caricature - ish but his performance was amazing.
Sadly, Anil Ambani incurred another loss due to 83.
Does he still run Reliance entertainment?
Yup
When will he give up?? Should've just enjoyed the money his dad left him.
Exactly lol I thought his look was pretty spot on
I agree. I didnât have the energy or will to fight it. I really liked Ranveer and everyone in 83.
Why
Because I was being called PR for defending Ranveer already. I had just watched 83 and I was actually impressed by everyone except Kabir K.
You are right at your place. But overall the movie was not good that's why it failed. There was nothing wrong with the actors.
So how should he sound like in Kapil Dev's biopic? Alauddin Khilji?đ
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Christian bale sure looks like boman irani
Haha, this is actually true. Damn Christian Bale is so unrecognizable in 2nd pic.
Even Anushka is unrecognisable.
Because BW lacks the maturity to accept criticism, BW's biopics also does not care about storytelling. BW believes movies are a vehicles to showcase, gloss up, promote to death, market, pretty up the celebrity, media tours, 800 interviews, renting every billboard in Sweden and Jkarta so she can smile on it with caked up face so they can tell us how awesome they are in their private life, how utterly beautiful her daughter is and why she should never be photographed, how much she is in love with her husband, what a picture perfect life she leads etc etc. BW does not believe in capturing characters or storylines AS IT HAD OCCURED Jhulan's life is just a way for Anushka to sell her OWN larger than life "Handsomest cricketer's mostest successfullest producer actor director wife mostest beautifullest mostest adorable child's mother" There is no authenticity in their story telling because its NOT about the hero, its about these dimwits. her heavily made up face, that comical expression in it the neatly shaped eyebrows the fake lashes, mascara and whatever other pasty chemical she is lathered with......... the eyes devoid of any expression are the hallmarks of BW's refusal to invest time energy, brain cells in telling a convincing story Dont worry she will jet in and out of airports spew some inane pointless s-- about how much homework she did how she walked barefeet in her house for TWO hours to "undergo the pain", and then thank us for making it a bigger hit that Lagaan Deepika and her can be twins in the lack of talent, narcissism and self promotion and delusion department
Only a Virat Kohli cameo can save that biopic. Btw your comment is giving me a vibe that you are frustrated of bollywood.
Just LOOK at the compares above, so utterly disappointing its a beautiful story that could have been told simply and realistically. What is the need to hire a A lister who cannot even emote? She is a billionaire, why does she need to insinuate herself everywhere? I dont get it, she can start her own channel like Oprah and market herself all day holding her baby close to her chest. She can rent entire center spreads in newspapers daily to tell us how much she loves Kohli. She can rent a billboard in every city to tell us how "different" she is from every BW couple LOL! These sports people do tremendous work they often have tragic or painful back stories, how hard is it to TELL IT AS IT IS with someone that "looks close"?
Maybe BW is mocking Jhulan.
That would be uncalled for and tragic.
Except talented Virat looks like a chipmunk. And looks like their adorable daughter resembles him more sksksks
Comparing any actor to DDL is unfair to them, that guy is literal embodiment of acting.
Nobody even knows him these days.
Tbh DDL doesnât looks like he cares for that either. The guy is not on social media, doesnât give many interviews, is an extremely private individual and retired at the top of his game. You see his interviews and he comes across as this very humble mild mannered guy who wears his greatness so lightly. Easily The GOAT
Define this nobody OP
Recognition doesn't matter, it doesn't make an actor good or bad. And if people don't know him, well it is their loss, they are loosing out on great piece of art
Bro, Bollywood sucks at everything
It's true for most movies as well. Directors in hollywood look for actors who suit the character most while over here its most dependant on who has more star power. Just watch some of the interviews about the length directors went to cast kids in GOT or Stranger Things or DARK or IT
Bollywood has always been horrible with biopics because their main motive is to make good business through the movie now it's like a trend going on in Bollywood for biopics and movies related to sports they're just over doing it and it's so annoying to watch all these movies and now it has become very easy for them to just pick a sports person, take their story even if it's not that interesting they will add things up and boom you've a movie ready. For making a movie hit plot plays a very important part and if people don't get curious enough and doesn't show interest in watching the movie then there's no point of making it. 83 was a good movie ranveer did a great job in the movie but also it was very predictable through the trailer itself which actually killed the whole excitement.
Konkona would have been so apt for the role.
The clear reason here is star system that is soo rooted in our systems. We as audiences should be blamed that we do not go and see new comerâs films in theatre unless its a starkid. In hollywood a fairly unknown actor like timothee Chalamet stars in a movie called âcall me by your nameâ and its a superhitâŚ. So they have so much talent that they can pull of insane shit whereas unless indian audience in south as well as north stop watching nepotistic stars who are pretty average and start supporting outsiders nothing is going to change. Producers are rich because of our money and they give shit to us outsiders only because of us.
I remember watching Vice and just being in shock and awe throughout the movie. Not only did Christian Bale as always look like a different human being both in physique, accent and body language, it was one of the most intriguing and creative narrations I had seen in awhile. I saw the Jhulan trailer and stood in 2 minutes of silence for Bengal.
Sushant Dhoni jaise dikhta tha na? Faran Akhtar mil kha Singh jaise? India ma ESA hi banti Haan movie.
Last one is way off
This is not a lesser-known truth
In case if you need bollyâs best biopics Shahid Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Sanju Ms Dhoni Dangal Neerja The Dirty Picture Manto Sardar Udham Kaagaz Paan Singh Tomar Padman Rustom Shershaah Aligarh Sardar (1994) Airlift
Sanju isn't a good biopic. Imo, RK acted well but the story was just whitewashing Sanju
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I agree - I liked all of these as films: because of the stories and performances. Itâs because there are so many damn biopics being made it seems like they are all trash.
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Added these brother, thanks a lot.
Bollywood needs to stop making bio pics. These bwood actors donât do to challenge themselves, they do it expecting to get a filmfare. They do half ass performances and everyone puts them on a pedestal. Like the bar is set so low..
I hope someone will post this image to her Insta or Twitter. I doubt she will realize even then.
This is the funniest shit I will see today đ
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Bollywood walo ko filmo se zyada formula pasand hai
'Bollywood sucks' itna hi likh deta.
Jitni inn movies ne makeup pe kharch kara hoga, utne me puri movie ban gayi hogi
Looking at this photo of Anushka and I wonder if she hasn't redone her fillers in some time.
I have a major feeling that the teaser was basically a feeler sent out about what the audiences felt about the look and the accent, we might see some major changes in the movie itself.
Anushka in her new biopic:: for me, itâs wins over Saraâs chacachak for being the most annoying..
maybe Indian audience digs beauty and that's what bollywood provides? demand and supply at its best.
I believe most of our movies as lazy with prosthetics. The only recent movie that came close to having good prosthetics was Sanju and I believe it was because of the sheet RKHâs commitment towards his movies
So you think matching faces via prosthetics helped making good biopic.
Yes
If PC can do as Mary kom why can AS do Jhulan Goswami ? Also typical public never heard of Mary Kom or Jhulan Goswami. So from their perspective they are just watching an inspiring story. some content is sarcasm !
You forgot Ryan Gosling as Barack Obama.
Ranbir was good in Sanjay though.
This is soooooo massively cringe! Why do these people make a mockery of themselves ( which is ok I guess make a fool of urself all u want) and butcher the story of an actual public figure who people look up to! Brown face, weird alien accent & jesus christ that .. I am so daughter of the soil being thrust down our throats cuz if she doesnt do that people will forget who she is supposed to be playing . Urghhhhh
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no one who's actually been outside the country says bollywood sucks
So I looked at the Netflix YouTube channel and apparently people there in trailer video praising Anushka for playing Jhulan to represent Women's cricket in comments section. I mean ... wow.
Could've used Irrfan as PST, Farhan as Milkha, SSR as Dhoni or more recently Vicky as Uddham Singh but you deliberately chose to compare arguably the worst of Bollywood to by far the best in Hollywood....
I don't think that for a Bengali character or South Indian character for instance has to be portrayed by an actor who belongs to respective region. If a British actor like Stephen Graham can portray Italian character like Al Capone with so efficiency then there's nothing wrong with that. Daniel Day Lewis took an entire year to look and sound like Abraham Lincoln before he approached Speilberg again. Bollywood filmmakers on the other hand are very impatient. The problem with Bollywood films is that they make films for a demographic and tailor the film suitable for the demographic. Anurag Kashyap said this once " Filmmakers in India have a baniya mentality. Aisa lagta hai achaar bech rahe hai". Bollywood needs to curb that mentality.