In an interview to mid-day Sanjay Leela Bhansali talks about Kareena Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai. Here what he has to say about both of them
This will be the first time you will work with Kareena. How will it be after working so long with Ash?
Oh, Ash and I have been really close for years. She understands me so well, sometimes she’ll get the message just from the flick of my eye. I can tell when she’s uncomfortable. I’ll miss all that. But on the other hand, Kareena and I have been itching to work together for a really long time. It just never happened. She’s a powerhouse of talent. Ranveer is also very spontaneous. I’m composing for it myself, like I did for Guzaarish. It’s a full-on earthy elaborate film; there are 11 songs in it, seven of which I have already recorded!
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wow... he said kareena is the "power house of talent" but he didnt say it for aishwarya... before this when Karan Johar asked him on Koffe with karan who is more talented Rani or aishwarya,Bhansali without any hesitation named Rani,it means that he is an honest person not afraid or impressed of aishwarya, he works with him mainly because he has a good relationship with him...I am glad that he is moving out of his comfort zone.
WOW!! Kareena who no one cares about is getting lead roles now?WOW...Look how she is getting from Ash's absense..But pity her OTT non acting skills..She takes the character nowhere..SLB's another suicide attempt after Saawariya!
Ash is such a amazingly awesome and freakin outstanding actress...She made me cry in Devdas,HDDCS,Guzaarish...What an actress!!! Ash-SLB always rock...Poor SLB..god save him with this one...KK is a very poor actress.
Kareena just can't act..SLB has gone mad..She is no match to Ash's poise,expressions and excellence of acting that Ash has.Poor SLB!! BIG DISASTER AHEAD..this time both critically and commercially trashed(like Saawariya)
HAHAHAH!!!To these loser and non actress Kareena fans---Pls go read and watch SLB interviews..U have to see how much he loves Ash.He has said she is the most expressive actress he has ever seen..In an interview he said those eyes of hers are so magical that they change colors according to the emotion..She is so powerful and irresistible..He said Aishwarya was his muse and his inspiration of film making...He has offered every film of his barring Saawariya,Khamoshi to Ash..Even Black...But she couldn't do it due to prior commitments..Even this silly film which has Disaster written all over it!!! LOL..At the haters.
LAughing at the loonies without limits!!! Ash is easily the best actress among these bimbos today.Forget beauty,Ash's beauty is touchable the best ever in the world and will remain so centuries!!!!
Kareena the shreiker can't act to save her life! Nothing in front of the an unbelievably awesome and expressive actress like Aishwarya Rai...She can only showcase her man like face..Good for nothing!
@Hmm really her Ghost appearance (guest appearance) in Mohabattein & Bunty aur babli & her role in last legion were all miniscule
So now you are comparing guest appearances/ and items songs to lead roles? Her roles in Mohabattein/Khaki were small, but they were guest appearances, not lead roles. And guest roles are supposed to be small. Kareena/Katrina have lead roles which are small/ not central to the storyline (take Ra-one/ TMK/ 3 idiots/ Golmaal/ NewYork/ Rajneeti/Welcome/ZNMD) . Also, Aishwarya's guest role is Mohabattein was more impacting/central to the story compared to the lead roles of 3 other heroines in it. Same with Khaki , that was a surprise negative role and audience got to see Aishwarya in a grey role for the first time and that why she accepted it, and got accolades for her performance in both of these movies. The songs : Hamko hami se chura lo and Mehbooba from these movies gave her fame. Also, Kajrare has been the best item song so far, it added another feather to her cap /had immense popularity countrywide. Even a huge amount of money which Bunty babli made was because of the popularity of Kajrare and of course Aishwarya
However, the stupid role of jwala in Mangal Pandey(which Aamir gave to her), was totally insignificant/ panned by critics/ had no depth. Also, he wasn't ready to pay Aishwarya her normal fees for a movie? So why should she do it?Just to please his ego? Aamir , himself charges 40 crores to when acting with other producers/and then expects others actors to agree to do movies for peanuts for him.
Manfredi, the author of The Last Legion said that the character that Aishwarya Rai played in the movie was completely different from what it was in the book. “My character of the leading lady was totally different. She was from a village but Aishwarya was totally different. She was the lover of the protagonist…but she acted as if the film was for kids.
The most wooden acting in the film belongs to Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. She looks gorgeous, but her expression rarely changes.
USA today PP2 review
aish cant even control the pitch of her voice let alone acting, her voice is so high pitched and annoying a good actor can modify his/her voice according to character but aish can't do that, Kareena is a good actress and can control her voice pitch perfectly while aish sound same in all of her movies, her roles also are similar in every movie from HDCS to her last movies she played the role of same setti type Indian women, she have same expression of her googly over expanding eye balls in every movies. she is not even a mediocre actress but way below average.
Apart from that, in most of her hollywood movies, + Indian movies, she only has been the lead character or has had a equivalent role to the hero. Many of her movies have been women centric. Be it Taal, HDDCS, Choker Bali, provoked, Bride and Prejudice, Mistress of spices, raincoat, jodha akbar, devdaas, raavan, Umraao Jaan. Unlike other heroines, who although have 100K + movies, but have no impact, and are eye candy/side kick to the hero
Hmm really her Ghost appearance (guest appearance) in Mohabattein & Bunty aur babli & her role in last legion were all miniscule
oh shutup who ever said dat kareena shud thnk ash ..................bansali himself saying he frm long tym wanted to work wid kareena so watever kareena get is bcz of her talent nd beauty nt just bcz of luck lyk ash nd kat.......silly women of bollywood.
@If it some Firangi offering her a sidey rol, she will galdly accept it. No i more self consumed than her
she has rejected many firangi's : will smith and brad pitt(troy). She is not like Anil kapoor who will agree to play a stupid , 2 minute role in hollywood movie , get slapped by the leading character and make a mockery of herself.
In pink panther, her role was small, but she was the main villain(so that was a central role and a different experiment for her) .
Apart from that, in most of her hollywood movies, + Indian movies, she only has been the lead character or has had a equivalent role to the hero. Many of her movies have been women centric. Be it Taal, HDDCS, Choker Bali, provoked, Bride and Prejudice, Mistress of spices, raincoat, jodha akbar, devdaas, raavan, Umraao Jaan. Unlike other heroines, who although have 100K + movies, but have no impact, and are eye candy/side kick to the hero
I hate SLB his movies suck
Kareena is definitely a better actress than Ash, granted KK wasnt much of an actress in her early years but she has grown a an actress, something Ash hasn't
The 4 comments before that of Schmuck are from the same individual. lol. Bringing up the same point in different ways. and hardly any time span at all in between the different times that the comments were posted. LOL. (Not trying to be mean.. I've seen fans doing that, even on Aishwarya's posts :o) )
Though I am not a big fan of her as a person, Aishwarya is definitely a good actress though not great. Her body of work is just great and she has acted in a lot of award/acclaim winning movies. She has even been praised in critically trashed movies like Action Replayy and Umrao Jann. That does say a lot about her credibility as an actor.
Kareena is ok. I was never that impressed by her histrionics. She tends to overact and be loud in every movie of hers. I would choose Ash over her anyday.
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!! kareena should thank Aishwarya that she got a chance to work with Bhansali ....now only after Ash is on a break.
Aish is insufferable on screen, big yawn!
Because is Ash is the only women who had guts to say no to him when she did not like the small role/less money being paid to her. Aamir's huge ego couldn't take it,and he vowed never to work with her again. Everyone knows how insignificant Amisha Patel's role was in Mangal Pandey(which wad offered to Ash first).
What a joke, like ms Rai has no ego. Puhleez she has had problems with all the khans. If it some Firangi offering her a sidey rol, she will galdly accept it. No i more self consumed than her
Sat, 2012-06-02 21:57 — Anonymous
Amir Khan, one of the best actor, director has never signed Ash for any of his projects. He can spot talent. Says a lot abt her acting talent
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BWAHAHAHA. Isn't that why he is acting with Katrina Kaif and Kareena Kapoor? How contradictory!
Because is Ash is the only women who had guts to say no to him when she did not like the small role/less money being paid to her. Aamir's huge ego couldn't take it,and he vowed never to work with her again. Everyone knows how insignificant Amisha Patel's role was in Mangal Pandey(which wad offered to Ash first).
And you all know that Aamir's movies have barely any role for women.Kareena/Rani accept those 10 min role just to be in Aamir's good books,and that why Aamir praises them
LOL suffice it to say ash madam's poor acting skills were never upto Amir's expectation, something your huge ego cannot accept
And you all know that Aamir's movies have barely any role for women.Kareena/Rani accept those 10 min role just to be in Aamir's good books,and that why Aamir praises them
How stupid, Ghajini was based around the central character's love for a woman...stop trashing a good moviemaker/actor because your idol cannot act.
Please Ash thinks fluttering her eyes is good acting. Everyone is tire of her thakhi pitti expresions!
And you all know that Aamir's movies have barely any role for women.Kareena/Rani accept those 10 min role just to be in Aamir's good books,and that why Aamir praises them
Really?? Kareena's role in 3 idiots or Rani's role in Ghulam was not just a flash in the pan roles. Ash's role in PP2 was something like that. I don't think Amir marginalises women. Ash fans will say anything to defend her poor acting skills.
I agree with you 100%, aish is not an actress but just a dancer and show girl.
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BEIGN A DANCER AND A SHOW GIRL IS NOT EASY. SOME EVEN GO TO UNIVERSITY TO LEARN ALL THIS. SO KUDOS TO OUR AISH.
@14:44!
I agree with you 100%, aish is not an actress but just a dancer and show girl.
@Amir has never shown any interest in signing Ash in any movies but he has openly praised Kareena for her acting three idiots & so on
Because is Ash is the only women who had guts to say no to him when she did not like the small role/less money being paid to her. Aamir's huge ego couldn't take it,and he vowed never to work with her again. Everyone knows how insignificant Amisha Patel's role was in Mangal Pandey(which wad offered to Ash first).
And you all know that Aamir's movies have barely any role for women.Kareena/Rani accept those 10 min role just to be in Aamir's good books,and that why Aamir praises them
Aish is a wonderful dancer. But her "acting talent" is limited to crying on cue and exaggerated facial expressions. Even in the non-Indian films she's done, she's just played an Indian woman stereotypical character for the most part or the pretty girl with no substance. In Mistress of Spices and B&P, she was not too different than the characters she'd played in Bollywood movies. In PP2 and the Last Legion, her origin was ambigious, but still the characters didn't have any depth. In PP2, she was merely an author who was in the movie to look pretty and try and get to Steve Martin. The Last Legion required more physical stamina than emotional depth. Her movies, Indian and international - have been panned by critics and not done commercially well. In terms of talent, Rani, Madhuri and Kajol have it in spades, way beyond her!
And she could never compete with the likes of Natalie Portman, Kate Winslet, Charlize Theron, or other Hollywood contemporaries that have performed better.
She's capitalized on her green eyes (rumored to be contacts), bleached complexion, dyed hair, endorsements, and appearances. She doesn't have talent - what she has is effective PR and a manufactured look that India tends to favor.
@PV - please post, or just call yourself AshVilla.
@Oxygen!SLB always wanted to work with her and her wanted Kareena for Davedas, but that times she was shooting KKK, and Davedas was hit because of SRK and Mahduri, aish's expressions were so blank in Davedas, all she done was cry. even when if aish wasn't on break SLB will never cast her again, she has only given flops in last 5 years. she is expired and will never get work again.