So according to many leading websites, there is a scene in Heroine where Kareena Kapoor, playing actress Mahi, is questioned by journalists. One of them asked her to comment about a foreign actress who has been experiencing a successful career in Bollywood.
Mahi replied that the the leading actress (Kaif) has ''climbed up the success ladder only because her boyfriend is a top star (Salman Khan).'' She even went to say that ''her passport needs to be checked to identify her real name, age and country of origin.''
Now we all know that Bhandarkar films are always inspired by real life characters and incidents. This particular scene that he incorporated in the film is deemed not out of illusion but it is adopted from reality. A similar comment about Kaif was made by Deepika Padukone on Koffee With Karan which caused a lot of buzz in Bollywood circles. .
It has also been said that initially Kapoor was reluctant to perform this scene but was taken into confidence by Director Bhandarkar who logically explained that there is nothing wrong in the scene as there are ''many aspiring actresses coming to India to try their luck in Bollywood.''
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@fmlreally i have to disagree with you on your statement: "Also look at any other film industry, you will not find a person of color playing a role meant for a white person." case in point is whoopi goldberg. she has played in several lead roles that were meant for white women because she is such a good actress she got the part. some of the movies were jumping jack flash, sister act, ghost, & a few others. the same can be said with the 80s sitcom saved by the bell with lark who played the actress lisa. that role was meant for a jewish white girl but a black girl won the part.
PEOPLE, FIRST OF ALL, IF SUCH DIALOGUES EXIST IN THE FILM, IT'S NOT KAREENA'S FAULT. THE PERSON WHO WRITES THE DIALOGUES IS AT FAULT. YES, SHE COULD'VE REFUSED TO DO IT BUT ACTORS DO NOT CALL ALL THE SHOTS UNLESS YOU'RE SRK, AAMIR, AND SALMAN. AND AS MADHUR AND KAREENA IN AN INTERVIEW SAID THAT THE FILM IS BASED ON WHAT HAPPENS IN BOLLYWOOD. SOME TRUE INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN PORTRAYED IN THE FILM.
PEOPLE, FIRST OF ALL, IF SUCH DIALOGUES EXIST IN THE FILM, IT'S NOT KAREENA'S FAULT. THE PERSON WHO WRITES THE DIALOGUES IS AT FAULT. YES, SHE COULD'VE REFUSED TO DO IT BUT ACTORS DO NOT CALL ALL THE SHOTS UNLESS YOU'RE SRK, AAMIR, AND SALMAN. AND AS MADHUR AND KAREENA IN AN INTERVIEW SAID THAT THE FILM IS BASED ON WHAT HAPPENS IN BOLLYWOOD. SOME TRUE INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN PORTRAYED IN THE FILM.
Fmlreally .....your post is a total win!!
I can't blame Katrina for taking advantage of the system in India, If she was back in *insert whatever country shes from* she'd probably be doing a boring desk job, so why not wear pretty dresses all day and be worshiped like a goddess.
I just feel bad for Indians.
what surpises me abt kat is that she is so subborn that even in interview she will not spk in hindi...she gets all the royalties which even kareena does not get. Her acting skills is zero, some one does her hindi dubbing, avg looks and poor dance skills Kareena has to work her ass out to do good acting,do her own dubbing look beautiful and stand on her own.
that will be quite interesting :)
fmlreally..hats off.. you write so well. katrina reminds me of Tom Alter a British actor who settled in India and did all the foreign roles in Bollywood. but i suppose in those days BW was more creative and real unlike now its struggling for survival. the casting in old movies was so perfect...i have yet to see a comment where ppl say oh this actress should not have been taken. But now casting this white trash as main lead representing Indian women is so weird...
KAREENA IS SUCH A HATER N EGOISTIC
Sun, 2012-07-29 01:58 — fmlreally
u cannot nailed the color of Indian girls. They are mix of white, pink white, dusky, lemon, brown etc. Does anyone says that Indian girls average height is around 5.3-5.4 ? No.
Sat, 2012-07-28 18:11 — Anonymous
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wtf yo ?? she has a father....thats why anon said that shes lying...who the hell said she dsnt have a father ??? she still HAS a father....
Well the movie can take as many digs at KK as it sees fit, and you people can hate her all you want, the FACT REMAINS: she's the most popular actress of Bollywood!
@Sun, 2012-07-29 01:58 — fmlreally
Trust me there is racism against white people. I have seen it with my own eyes. I am American-Indian and some of cousins from India come here sometimes and are racist towards some of my white friends when they are not around and it's digusting and I always curse my cousins out cause racism is just wrong and i don't like it but it's a cruel world and some people are just arrogant.
another good idea to raise one's arrogance, i mean self confident- to deem everyone else more incompetent than you, by default u should emerge the winner.
katrina kaif was never half indian..she is full white her real name is kate turquotte.. she is only cashing in as she looks indian... all her kaif stories are fake. she was probly doing something shady in the past.
Its just like anil kapoor working in slumdog millionair
U can find out that he is indian cuz of his english
Same goes for katrina she is english born brought up by english ppl and english ppl around her since she was small
She cant forget her roots !!!!
So its not her fault that she cant learn hindi that good but at least shes trying
And if u think about it katrina is the actress who dont take digs at other actresses while the others do
E.g priyanka , kareena etc
about where shes born wats it got to do with her movies
No one really cares about OTHER actresses where their born
Oh now i get it u guys only care about were katrinas born cuz shes english
& the other actresses are indian
Dont forget their has been indian actors/actresses gone to hollywood and they didnt judge them
So i dont know why u guys are
Take a chill pill ppl!!!
The point is that Katrina's success reflects the colonial hangover of our country. She is an ordinary looking white girl with a very smart PR. A white girl who pretends to be a virginal desi seems like the ultimate wet dream of the Indian men. Hypocrisy rules here. When so many Indian girls aspire to be bollywood actresses and slog their asses off trying to get a break, a generic white girl who can't even act easily gets in because of a sugar daddy, it has got to hurt.
Also look at any other film industry, you will not find a person of color playing a role meant for a white person. Right casting is important there. Since USA is a melting pot of many different cultures, there are roles written for brown people too. But you will never see an Indian playing a person who is supposed to be white. Even typing that out makes me want to laugh. Here in Bollywood, a white person plays a character of a brown person, I will say that if there is any racism going on in the Bollywood industry, it is against the brown girls whose roles are being given to non-brown people. Katrina can play a role like NL, but giving her the role of Indu in Raajneeti? Disgusting. Can you imagine a brown person in Hollywood playing the role of say, Black Widow in Avengers? Black Widow is supposed to a white Russian spy. Can you imagine them casting an Indian and saying 'lol just presume that this Indian is a Russian spy, why is that so hard?'. That is what Bollywood does with Katrina Kaif and THAT is racist. The fact that she is a terrible actress to boot, just makes the wound deeper.
Sat, 2012-07-28 12:37 — Anonymous
It is hilarious that you are blabbing about racism when you end your argument with 'stupid India'. REALLY? You are championing racism against a white person (which sociologists say is not even possible btw) WHILE being racist to a whole county? and omg hahahhaha, your defense of Katrina's non-existent acting has me in splits.
Panipuri why you didn't post kareena's full body pic? Don't want everyone to see her flabby tummy?
bring back actors like hema rekha rakhee zeenat praveen reena roy sarika and with it bring some good family oriented traditional hindi cinemea....in the 1980s, 90s .and early 2000s there were movies released each week and we look forward to watching it over the weekend...and these days can only digest 1 movie every 6 months...
not just with bad actors but also the script....for eg...terimeri kahani what was it all abt...
with that much money spend making that silly movie, could have made a better family or decent love story movie...
this is my opinion..
i want actors who can speak proper hindi...and believe me in western countries the non hindi ppl do not watch hindi movies....there is hollywood to cater for that audience.
Katrina was over 18 yrs of age when she started working for Boom... this has been confirmed by none other than Amitabh Bachchan. In one of his interviews a couple of years ago, he said when they were working on Boom, they all went to a pub ... as the rule was only those over 18 years could enter ...since Kat looked young her passport was particularly checked by the Pub staff. It was confirmed that she was over 18 yrs by then.
Katrina looks like she is over 30, n then she lies about origin, n now her sister will be joining Bollywood .. Damn I hate salman( my FAV) for torturing us by introducing Kat n her trailer truck family .
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introducing Kat n her trailer truck family ...LMAO dud or duette you are just hillarious...
well truth be told...We all know that Katrina is only successful because of Salman Khan. LOL the girl is all looks, no talent.
old kareena is jealous of kat
Heroine trailers does not look that interesting.. I had big expectations but the trailer was quite boring
not even that katrina is a former porn star...
The point is.... Penelope Croz, Charlize Theron all can act. Kat couldnt and still cant. And despite that, she still is being accepted big time in India, so what racism are people talking about? And what is the big deal about Katrina being SO hardworking? She wants to work in the Hindi film industry, then she needs to learn Hindi, it's a prerequisite.
Katrina looks like she is over 30, n then she lies about origin, n now her sister will be joining Bollywood .. Damn I hate salman( my FAV) for torturing us by introducing Kat n her trailer truck family .
I don't like KatrinaKaif anyways and even Kareena looks really bad in the above picture.
This isn't about racism its about having acting talent!
Wonder if directors raping wannabe starlets by luring them with film offers....is also covered by this spineless director who takes potshots at colleagues who have worked hard to be where they are, not ridden on backs of any boyfriend. It's cheap that this guy's perception will be seen by the world. Poor Katrina......never speaks a bad word about a soul in this thankless industry and this is what she gets. I wish she develops a spine and gives it as good as she gets. She's too diplomatic for this mean industry.
awesome this is the reason I love his movies bc he exposes the dirty side of Bollywood to common ppl like us