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Ranbir's Ajab Prem... creating waves

This is going to be a ghazab ka phillum simply because the hottest sensations of Bollywood, Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor, are coming together on screen as a jodi for the first time.



The promos of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani already have people rating them as a hit. Tips Films, which is presenting this romantic comedy, believes that it has a winner, given its earlier track record — Race and Kismat Konnection. Like Ranbir and Katz, producer Ramesh Taurani too is excited about his offering because it’s directed by Rajkumar Santoshi who has given hits like Andaz Apna Apna, Barsaat, Damini and many others. “Ajab... is even more hilarious than Andaz Apna Apna,” said Taurani, “in fact, if Andaz had comedy, Ajab has comedy and romance in it.”

Telling BT why they chose Ranbir and Katz, Santoshi said, “The film required a fresh pair. We were very impressed with Ranbir and Katrina. They have great screen presence and their fans will love them in this film.”

The stars hit it off instantly on day one. They shot extensively on exotic locations in Turkey, Goa and Ooty, and like in the film, they had fun on the sets too. “Don’t go by her looks, she’s a bully,” said Ranbir as Katrina smiled and added, “People across all sections will be able to relate to this film.” The music, too, is catching on with audiences and topping charts, especially the song Tera Hone Laaga Hoon.

“The song wasn’t choreographed as such. The two were told to be natural and their screen presence added magic to the song,” said the filmmakers. Pritam, who scored the music, roped in some big singers like Atif Aslam, Kailash Kher, KK, Sunidhi Chauhan, Alisha Chinoy and Hard Kaur for this rom-com which is set to hit theatres on Novembe 6.

Ranbir rushes to Goa for Katrina's rescue

It's so hard to capture the very essence of what makes Goa irresistible, we all know the beaches, the fenny, the laid back lifestyle, but it's the romance, the charisma, the intoxicating feeling of this exotic locale that Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani tries to build into its story line. The Rajkumar Santoshi film, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif is all about fun, romance and feeling good- same things that Goa stands for.

So what's the couple doing in Goa? We heard that Ranbir plays the knight in shining armour as he heads down to Goa to save his lady love Katrina, in the film, who is being held captive there. In his true superman avatar (Prem from the film posters), Ranbir goes in for some must watch action moves and rescues the damsel in distress and rides away on, no not a stallion, but a Enfield Bullet.

This shot, as we are further told, is a prelude to the action and song sequences, while the rest of the film is shot in the quaint town of Ooty, the lovely songs in the film are shot in mystic Turkey. With a striking star cast and picturesque sites, it's definitely one film worth the watch.

Ranbir plays the spurned lover again

He started his career with "Saawariya" where he worshipped the ground that Sonam Kapoor walked on. She had eyes only for Salman.

Then in "Bachna Ae Haseenon", Deepika Padukone said a flat no to Ranbir'r proposal. And now in "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani" Ranbir again wooes the girl with his one-sided attentions, almost playing Katrina Kaif's faithful poodle hanging around her unconditionally.
Raj Kumar Santoshi, who returns to comedy after 15 years, says he wanted Ranbir to play the unrequited lover-boy with a difference.

"'Ajab Prem...is a film about unrequited love. I didn't want Ranbir to play the loser in love as a tragic hero. Chaplin and Ranbir's grandfather Raj Kapoor excelled in playing tragic losers in love," Santoshi maintained.

Hasn't Ranbir already done the role of an unrequited lover in "Saawariya"?
Santoshi agreed: "Yes. But not in this zany and upbeat way. Though Ranbir's character loses out in love, he doesn't lose heart for even a second. He remains blindly devoted and besotted right till the end while Katrina just keeps taking him for granted."

Ghazab Kahani

Bollywood’s most desirable female tickles the handsomest newcomer on his ear and plants a love bite.

It could have been a big scoop had it happened in private and not before the rolling camera on the sets of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. All those who had doubts whether Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor would look good together will be proved wrong in this film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. People from the film’s unit have been swearing by the natural, sparkling chemistry Kat and Ranby created on the sets.

This is duo’s second film together besides Prakash Jha’s Rajniti which is a political thriller.

Catholic Katrina The movie has Katrina playing a Catholic girl from Bandra. She’s is dramatic, hysterical and gives herself a lot of importance. She’s perennially surrounded by self-created problems which appear funny to others.

Bumbling Ranbir Ranbir Kapoor plays a bumbling do-gooder who is goofy and clumsy. His character in the film is a synthesis of Charlie Chaplin and Raj Kapoor. Ranbir stammers in many dialogues in the film. Slideshow - Katrina's love bite to Ranbir! Don’t be jealous by this ghazab kahani! By Nikhil Kumar Date: Tue, Aug 18, 2009 15:30:10 GMT Share this page E-mail myAOL Bloglines del.icio.us Digg Faves FriendFeed Google LinkedIn LiveJournal MySpace Netscape Netvibes Newsvine Propeller reddit Slashdot StumbleUpon Technorati ThisNext tumblr Windows Live Yahoo Buzz Yahoo MyWeb Comedy For the first time, Katrina will be seen doing serious comedy (pun unintended) in ‘Ajab Prem’. Director Santoshi enacted many scenes for Katrina to help her. “He (Santoshi) would actually show me how to gesticulate and roll my eyes. Once I got the hang of it, I was fine,” Katrina said. Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani The movie’s story is penned by Santoshi himself while music is by Pritam. It also stars Upen Patel and has a cameo by Salman Khan. Produced by Ramesh Taurani, the film will hit the theatres on November 6, this year.

Deepika, too hot to handle

Now, Ranbir’s girlfriend Deepika Padukone is following his footsteps. Recently, Deepika shot for a soap ad in Chennai. She had to get up close and very personal with model Rakesh Bapat in the sizzling ad. As both the actors hardly knew each other they took at least 45 retakes before they got the right moves. To make things easy for Deepika, director Pradeep Sarkar played the title track of Bachna Ae Haseeno instead of the ad jingle so that Deepika could shed her inhibitions.

A source, who was present on the sets, said, “Yes, we took almost 50 retakes. The ad was shot under a shower and had to be filmed keeping certain technicalities in mind because the product (soap) had to be the focal point. After several retakes, director Pradeep Sarkar and cameraman Anil Mehta suddenly came up with the idea of playing Deepika’s favourite song. They played the title song of Bachna Ae Haseeno so that Deepika could feel comfortable enough to shoot. Deepika obviously loves the song

and it made matters much easier for everybody present on the sets.”

Pradeep Sarkar said, “Yes, I played the song to make Deepika feel good. It helped in getting all the right moves.”

When asked about the number of retakes, Sarkar said, “I only finalise a take when it’s right. There are many retakes and different shots when one is shooting an ad film. My edit process if still on so I won’t know the exact number of takes.”

Deepika remained unavailable for comment.