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Niranjan Iyengar talks to Filmfare about the positives and negatives of the movie Heroine
One of the most awaited and hyped film of the year 2012 was 'Heroine'. People awaited eagerly for the film to release and all the dark secrets of the film business to be revealed. However when the film released, it was a huge let-down to most people as the film reviews mentioned it to be dark, uninteresting, and with what seemed to be a very confused Heroine depicted to the best of her ability by Kareena Kapoor. Though the critics slammed the film, Madhur stood by his film and justified it as best as he could. He supports Madhur by hinting that the critics were a tad unfair. "Heroine got both negative and positive feedback. One part of it comprised of the aam junta who gave a lukewarm response to the film. The other feedback was that from the critics. I read all the reviews, just as an exercise. And I realised critics essentially make a living out of analysing a film. They criticised Madhur Bhandarkar for being stereotypical, dark and not understanding the world he depicted. I’m not denying their criticism or justifying my stance. But critics too review every film with the same yardstick. Their reviews are stereotypical. They accuse Madhur of not knowing the world he’s exploring. But none of them seem to know anything about filmmaking either. None of these debates would have come forth if the film had made 100 crores. In the past we’ve seen critics stop blasting films because the box-office collections spoke louder." However he also admits there was room for improvement. He says, "In the second half, when Arjun Rampal’s character comes back into Mahi’s life, we could’ve shown how her insecurities subdued till they resurfaced later. I discussed this with Madhur but he wanted the film his way, which is absolutely fair. If I could, I would’ve added brightness to Heroine. I kept telling Madhur that the movie should not be so dark but ultimately he’s the director of the film and it’s his story."
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Heroine is far better than the nonsense movie JTHJ
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i loved dis cmmnt u so true....................jthj was pakau so pakau i was literallly slpng in mve hall until anushka nt came nscreen back...............................heroine is still more entertaining ................
I guess he is right...they hugely criticize the film, because first it is a kareena kapoor film, second she replace aishwarya rai after the the latter was left out due to pregnancy. Kareena was good too in kurbaan..but nobody here see the intensity she portrays. Now like that Talaash has just release..everyone is just praising her performance!!! Is it genuine?? because it is an aamir khan film..kareena has laways been a spontaneous actress, am not a die hard of hers..but she has always stand out of every flops/hits/blockbusters/ or even 100 crores films and she is still here and survive!!!
Do she need role like priyanka did in Barfi/saat koon maaf to be called a fab and talented actress, then it is absolutely wrong. Heroine did not do well well, because media brough it down with hars criticisms...But Kareena gave an outstanding performance...
Wed, 2012-11-28 10:33 — Anonymous
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WAS IT REALLY THAT HARD TO GET A BETTER PIC OF KAREENA?????????
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what's wrong about that picture??
@spicylia
WAS IT REALLY THAT HARD TO GET A BETTER PIC OF KAREENA?????????
All I would say is when you have self proclaimed number one actress like Kareena Kapoor in the mind while writing a script, the process is bound to fail. And it went the same way. I did not find any scope of change in her expressions, so the script alone is not to be blamed. Though In a few scenes, I really liked her acting, but that just doesn't justify the tag of being an "actress". There is lot more to being an actor than just doing lovey-dovey, princess looking roles which show no flaws. If she was really that "number 1" claimed by public, the film would've never flopped. Dont blame the script, because they say Salman is number 1 and he really is, the man in the world who sucks out the story in Ready would be called Genius if he does.
Honestly, its all PR made, "number one" is just a tag to her by her for her! Live with it.
kareena had a great job.i think it was her best performance after omkara.the script was dull and boring.direction was bad too.
@Bollywood-lover, I personally didn't like the film as much as I had hoped for (I went in with a lot of expectations). The real and probably the only saving grace of the film was Kareena Kapoor. She was absolutely in character and the bijjilion times that she cried or was in inner turmoil, she expressed it really well! She is cut out and seems to have mastered these type of roles. She was very good in the film and I did read praises from critics for her performance. It's just that the story lined seemed to fluctuate without a sense of direction which made the film not a good one.
If Heroine was a hit same people would have said Kareena acted so well. Same goes if Jab We Met was a flop and Kareena didn't win all those awards, same people would have said Kareena was horrible in JWM. Fact is Kareena did so well in Heroine. Even movies like Kurbaan she acted exceptionally well but in Bollywood everything comes down to Hit or flop. When Kareena does a Bodyguard or Ra.1 for commercial purposes people criticize her there as well. You forget when she gives a Kurbaan, EMAET, Heroine but keep on criticizing her BG & Ra.1. Ohh well, that's how it rolls I guess.
kareena was a miscast in this movie and her acting was a bit too unrealistic, ironic since she was playing an actress and was supposed to relate to a character like this more than other characters. she overacted just like any other movie she's been it + movie didnt have a solid storyline = disaster
This film was not dark in the least. In fashion, the audience was set up to feel a connection with the characters. For example, when Priyanka's character lit the cigarette for the first time, it actually had impact. We saw her going from a squeaky clean wannabe filled with hope, to a completely lost and used woman. Heroine was all about vulgarity without meaning. Kareena was just screaming and crying with makeup smeared all over her face the whole moving... I never felt bad for her once during the whole movie, it felt like a complete waste of time even watching it. Not to mention, the over promotion helped making this movie a forgettable flop too.
Heroine is far better than the nonsense movie JTHJ
He could never make a blockbuster like Fashion ever again.
people thought heroine was depressing because they usually watch slapstick comedies and yash raj or karan johar movies..its actually not depressing..just dramatic
I think if Madhur would let him to write as he wanted then Heroine would be better. The movie was not dark it was depressive and not interesting...
Boringly uninteresting movie with a drag queen deserves to be a flop..
Had Heroine been a hit, he would have taken all the credit! This is a typical post mortem analysis of a failed film.
It would have helped if Kareena Kapoor could act!