How Important is Guru for Abhishek Bachchan?
The little B is a big man now. He has grown up right in front of our eyes. I still remember the tall, lanky, awkward looking Abhishek in Refugee and now he's the sexiest man in Asia. Has he really arrived? This is where the importance of Guru comes in....
With less than a month before the most important movie of Abhishek's career hits the theatres, let's do a quick recap of the last few years. Abhishek's start to his movie career can be compared with his Dad, Amitabh Bachchan's. Both had a string of flops before they hit their stride. Looking back, Abhishek's turn around started in 2004 when he really clicked with the audience in Yuva and Dhoom and followed that with Sarkar, Bunty aur Babli, Dus and Bluffmaster in 2005. Not to mention, that he did item numbers and item appearances in numerous movies during that period.
However in 2006, unlike other big stars (SRK, Aamir and Hrithik) who have had 2 big hits each, Abhishek does not have a hit which he can call his own. Let's review - he starred in three big movies this year, out of which Dhoom 2 and KANK were hits and Umrao Jaan was a flop, however the credit for the two hits went to Hrithik and Shah Rukh and the Little B was named as a great supporting actor. Which is fine but he did'nt come to Bollywood to be a "Guest Superstar".
Let me explain the situation again in a different way. At the end of 2005 we were all convinced that Abhishek is the next big thing and is headed in the right direction, but nothing really happened for him in 2006. In the meanwhile his competitors have had huge hits and have leapt ahead in the race. This situation makes Guru one of the most important films of his career.
Now I don't want to put extra burden on Bachchan's shoulders, but by now you all realize how critical this movie is? He has already proven that he can do action scenes, he can rap and most importantly he can act, but can he deliver a blockbuster when he needs it the most?
We all know what will happen if Guru is a big hit, that's the boring part. Let's focus on the negative for a second. Guru has everything going for it - Mani, Rahman, Aishwarya, excellent story concept (it's the kind of role, people wrote for Amitabh), so, if the movie fails for whatever reason, it will affect Abhishek the most. He can still come back and deliver a lot of hits next year and be fine, however he'll be playing catch up. Historically, we all know that a sleeper hit has a lesser effect on your career than an over hyped flop. Don't believe me, ask Vivek Oberoi and Hrithik Roshan. Both had sleeper hits in Company and Kaho Na Pyaar Hai and then had a number of high profile flops. Hrithik however had his dad's help to make a comeback, but Vivek is pretty much done.
This brings us to another important point, you can say if Hrithik has help from his dad, so does Abhishek. Moreover, Big B has already said he'll do anything for his son's career. I don't doubt it, but if Abhishek ever wants to come out of his father's shadows, and reach that point where people write stories keeping him in mind, he has to deliver this one. None of the roles he has done before this movie will be remembered 10 years from now, but this one has a potential to be a classic. This could be his Deewar!!
Look, I am a big Abhishek Bachchan fan in the making, so maybe you can tell me if I am right or if I am just being really paranoid?
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Good article! LT, I can't
Good article! LT, I can't agree more. GURU is the defining movie of Abhishek Bachchan. If it's a hit, there is no stopping Abhishek. I have been listening to Guru's music of late and it's been growing on me. Tere bina, Hairathe ashiqui and Mayya Mayya are gems from A R Rahman. Can't wait to watch them on screen. I hope GURU is a big hit.
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excuse me to writte here but im looking desesperetly for help.
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i know, my glish writte isn´t very good.
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Emanuel you can buy some
Emanuel you can buy some movies from amazon.com and I am sure they'll have portugese subtitles.....you can also try eros entertainment site
To start with, Im not a
To start with, Im not a great fan of Aby baby, but yes, I appreciate him. I think that he's the potential to make a good movie great. But I have my doubts, if he can capture the imagination of the cinema goers for all the 3 hrs, like SRK, Amir or Big B. Not to appear rude, I want to compare him to Saif Ali, who's also a great performer...but only as an addendum, but not as a solo artist. Somehow, I feel that he's not grown that big now...so putting a lot of expectation from Guru, may turn out to be disappointing. But I'll be happy if this movie, proves to be the "deewar" in junior B's movie career :)
Saif Ali Khan is an
Saif Ali Khan is an addendum???? clearly you haven't seen him in Ek Haseena Thi, Omkara, Being Cyrus.....and more pop flicks like Salaam Namaste, Parineeta, Hum Tum which were big hits.....it took him time, but Saif Ali is definitely someone who can carry a movie on his own
Hi Aslam...I have seen all
Hi Aslam...I have seen all these movies and appreciated Saif too. But the fact still remains...they were not huge hits like "D2", "Deewar" which can change the course of an actor's life....which translates to say that if Guru is a mild hit, then it wont catapult the career of Abhishek Bachchan, in the same league as SRK, Big B, Aamir, Hritik, which is how junior B wud like to see himself.
I agree with you there....if
I agree with you there....if Guru is a minor hit then it won't do much to Abhishek's career.....he needs something like Krrish
Pushkar, you are right on.
Pushkar, you are right on. However, Guru can make AB's career but cannot break it. Even if it flops, no big deal. He survived 15-16 flops in a row to start with. Now with good number of hits (Yuva, Dhoom, Bunty Aur Babli, Sarkar, Dus, Bluff Master, KANK and Dhoom 2) in his kitty, he's already the Next Big Thing. Yeah, Hrithik rocks too. These 2 are essentially the current gen superstars.
abjr needs his father to get
abjr needs his father to get anywhere. his biggest hits were films that starred with daddy (sarkar, bunty aur babli). he even got dhoom b/c of his father's connections with the chopras. ditto for kabhie alvid na kehna b/c daddy was once in it. let's be honest after 15 straight flops who gets good films. if he did not have the surname he would have been finished a long time ago. i say after mumbai se aya mera dost (which really sucked) and kuch na kaho. just to make my point dhoom worked b/c of the songs and john abraham. dhoom 2 worked b/c of hritik roshan. see a trend. the bad guys are the stars of those films. and just to make my point he had an opportunity with naach which was a big disaster. grossed only 2cr. yuva came out and did give him good praises but so did a film called maqbool. in terms of supporting actor that year all the awards should have gone to pankaj kapur for his wow performance in that film. but media favored abjr and he got those awards. but still that film flopped. all it proved that he can act in the film. he has a long way to go to prove that he is a draw. he is the most overhyped actor in bollywood. and in my opinion he is a media made superstar. media did a good job making him a so called star. even a magazine called him sexiest man over john abraham? hrtiik roshan? salman khan? please. bluffmaster opened okay but was just an average. he could not make it a hit. and i doubt in a month where we have films like fool aur final salaam e ishq coming out we are to expect guru to work. the songs are ok. and mani has not delivered a hindi hit yet and won't with this one. the story looks o.k. his pairing with aish is jinxed (dhai akhar prem ke, kuch na kaho, umrao jaan were big disasters) he will still continue to get films but that is b/c of his father's connections. he even plays it safe by starring in multicast films. his jhoom barabar jhoom even has him with bobby deol.
finally in my opinion dhoom 2 was a big mistake for him. it made him out to be a joke. he could not dance in the film, not act, and he looked like crap. please get a razor. looked like he just woke up and went on the sets. should have called the film hritik roshans dhoom. abjr was the worst thing in the film. heck his role could have gone to bomi irani or paresh rawal. abjr messed up.
good luck with guru. watch it flop too. and what he is going to do run right back to daddy
Ajay, must say you have put
Ajay, must say you have put it very bluntly. He's not a bad actor, but maybe take sometime before he becomes a crowd puller. Remember Hrithik, with his string of flops, before Krrish came to his rescue. It's difficult to predict the next big thing. But I second your analysis of 'fact-of-the-matter', but still Im optimistic about junior B, perhaps not in this movie 'Guru' but in the coming few years.
to pushkar i am not saying
to pushkar
i am not saying he can't act. just in dhoom 2 he really was not acting. he was the worst thing in the film. when aish told him off at the end on the phone the crowd in my theater went crazy. they cheered and were happy. that says a lot about his character. overall he is a decent actor but there are other actors out there that are even better. problem is that is they get don't get opportunities like he does because they don't have a surname at the end. if abjr really wants to be taken seriously and wants to be in the top bracket the guru has to be a hit. otherwise welcome back to the good old flop days. then he will surely run to daddy again to save his career as he did after 15 bombs.
says it all
Well said Ajay.....that's
Well said Ajay.....that's the point I was trying to make....if AB Jr. doesn't deliver Guru then he'll have hard time coming out of his father's shadows.....
Producers in Bollywood are
Producers in Bollywood are not foolish to sign AB Jr just for his surname. There have been other star sons too in the past who faded away after 10 flops as they did not have no talent. Just look at the names who are backing AB Jr - Mani Ratnam, Sippys, Chopras, Johars, RGV, Behls. Do you think they will invest hundreds of crores just for bachchan name? Are you guys outta your mind?
Who says AB Jr was not good in Dhoom 2? I think he was better than Hrithik, altough Hrithik had a tailor-made role. Didn't AB Jr outshine HR in all frames they were together? If you can't notice that, go and get yourself treated. Hrithik was most of the times walking in slow motion. Clearly he was acting. AB Jr was effortless. He did great in a movie not written for him esp.
Yuva, Dhoom, Bunty Aur Babli, Sarkar, Dus, Bluff Master, KANK and Dhoom 2....AB Jr has rocked in all. Don't forget some other commendable performances in Phir Milenge, Refugee, Zameen, MPKDH, Run, Naach although they bombed on box office. Remember, his films flopped - not him. It takes a man to survive such failures. Btw, why am I trying to justify to these bunch of losers.
Ashish who shined in Dhoom 2
Ashish who shined in Dhoom 2 when Hrithik and Abhishek were together is a matter of personal opinion.....I personally think that AB Jr. was great but he didn't have enough scope to do more......and as a result he became the supporting actor in Dhoom 2.
With regards to other movies, he did have a great role and performance in those....but he was not the only one in the movie....Yuva had Ajay Devgan and then riding on Sathiya and Company's success Vivek Oberoi, but ABJr did a great job....B&B, Sarkar had Amitabh Bachchan in it....Dus, KANK had too many actors....so going back to my post....he really needs a movie where HE is the star and the movie is a block buster....whether that movie is Guru or something else, I dont know.....but the timing of Guru from his career standpoint is perfect and if it hits the jackpot....the guy is made.....
From comparison standpoint....Hrithik has had three blockbusters where he was the only actor (the fact that they were directed by his dad is another issue)
Well, I wud agree that he's
Well, I wud agree that he's not a great actor as his father is. But when I compare him to his peers, I find him equally talented (if not more). Talk about Hrithik, and I'll say that the guy rocks in his looks, style, dance..but when it comes to serious acting, I ve my doubts. Again, Im not comparing him with SRK, Aamir coz they too belong to the past generation..they did their hard work in their time. To cut the long story short, I'll bet Junior B as a 'lambi-race-ka-ghoda' and Hrithik as a 'seasonal-actor'.
Pushkar, u r the man! Yes,
Pushkar, u r the man! Yes, totally agree with u - Abhishek is lambi race ka ghoda. He is the real superstar, mark my words. Hrithik is 'seasonal-actor' - well said!
Lambi race ka ghoda jaise
Lambi race ka ghoda jaise Sea Biskut?
yeah we will see after guru.
yeah we will see after guru. i am having a feeling that film is not going to do too well. the story just does not appeal to a mass audience. it will not even touch 40cr. if abjr wants to be claimed as a superstar he better hope that film does really well. but in a month where we have salaam e ishq (which looks awesome) and fool and final (which looks good too) wonder where this film will work? it is a big budget film.
and he may be lambi race a godha but keep in mind as long as his father is around and he keeps starring in films that says "yash chopra presents" he will be around. people say that hritik made it this far b/c of daddy. oh yeah but abjr did the same too just the fact is that daddy did not direct him but did star in films with him and got him some good films with his buddies (yash chopra, ramesh sippy, karan johar)
umrao jaan did not even cross 10cr and he was the solo hero in the film that says a lot about his starpower. if that film had hritik it would have at least grossed 20cr
as for abjr doing better than hritik in dhoom 2. ha ha ha. oh yeah that is a good laugh. let me see. from the start in the beginning of the film where he did the train scene, to the intro song credits to all the stunts hritik did man this film belonged to hritik all the way. let's not forget he got the best scenes even the one where he was playing russian roulette with aish and he kissed her too. hritik is the complete package.
abjr will never reach the status of hritik no matter how hard he tries.
back in 2000 it was supposed to be abjr's year but hritik stole the show from him not to mention best debut awards too. flash forward 2006 hritik did the same thing again when abjr was riding high after 2005, hritik came back in one of the biggest hits of 2006 and now dhoom 2.
abjr better pray guru does at least decent business.
"umrao jaan did not even
"umrao jaan did not even cross 10cr and he was the solo hero in the film"
are u nuts? This was Aish's movie and there was no scope for AB Jr. It was only because of his super star status that his role was increased to that extent. And AB Jr did this movie just because he is a thorough gentleman and treats JP Dutta as his family. Umrao Jaan's failure is JP Duttas's failure - not Aish's or Abhi's.
The biggest banners in the industry sign Abhishek because his name sells, and sells big time. In fact, some directors sign him just for his lucky charm, even for a miniscule guest appearance. Where do u live Mr Ajay Mathur? Have u ever noticed the applause Abhi gets when he comes on screen. It's much more than what Hrithik can even imagine. I guess u live in some place where people still love super heroes, doing mindless action, songs - all in slow motion all the time. Wake up. Guru is not for u. It's for elite audience, who appreciate good cinema. Don't u know Mani's class, you shit head?
Whoa quite an outburst there
Whoa quite an outburst there Neha.....I know Ajay is being overly harsh on Abhishek....but hey fact of the matter is Hrithik, Aamir and SRK each have 2 huge hits this year and AB Jr. has a doughnut.....and all those lucky mascot things and special appearances doesn't count.
As far as the debate as to who is better is concerned, I think they are both very different and attract different kind of fan following. I like Hrithik Roshan in movies like Lakshya and Mission Kashmir, when he plays a human....but most of the time he's like a machine who can dance like a maniac on a push of a button.....whereas Abhishek looks more grounded and hip in his own way.....plus based on his looks methinks he can play a broader range of roles than Hrithik can....
I will have to agree with Neha, that AB Jr. does get a lot of seetis from the crowd atleast I have seen that.....
Whether Guru is a hit or not remains to be seen, but I think Ajay made a good point that both these stars have huge backing and as Khans grow older, Roshan and Bachchan will get first looks on all the big projects for the next few years....
Ha ha...it's nice to hear
Ha ha...it's nice to hear the respective fans speak out...but Im in for nice movies and nice acting....I hope it comes from abjr as well as hrithik....coz I project them to be tomorrow's SRK and Aamir Khan....of whom it's difficult to tell who's a clear-cut winner (in all the parameters).
Ab jr is the sun behind a
Ab jr is the sun behind a few clouds, let the sky clear. Ab has that "something" in him. Guru or no Guru i am for this B. Man think of a life without a B.
Guru is Mithun
Guru is Mithun
did you guys know that Guru
did you guys know that Guru is premiering in toronto at elgin theater with aish abhi ar mani and madhavan present on Jan 11th.they have a block f tickets for general public and i just got two tickets woooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooo
wow Vivek thats
wow Vivek thats awesome.....I wish they were premiering here in US as well.....please post your comments here when you see the movie
Re: How Important is Guru for Abhishek Bachchan?
How is the movie? I was looking for it's review. Please post the review soon.
Re: How Important is Guru for Abhishek Bachchan?
Guru's review would be out soon!
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i watched guru and i can say that it was an awesome movie experience. at least , it was different. abhishek steals the show while ash supports him.
guru reminds me of mani's earlier film nayagan and abhishek's role the kamal's role. these kind of movies are completely hero oriented and performance oriented movies which work most of the time provided the screenplay is perfect.
ok all said and done, the movie is released now and the talk is good.
let's wait and watch how the film will do in coming days.
Re: How Important is Guru for Abhishek Bachchan?
Hey I just saw guru and now i have to agree with ajay maturs comment earlier , There was nothing exceptionally about the movie and abshieks acting was nothing great as the media potrays it to be , With such a big media hype ,great director and top it all his engagement with aishwarya rai for the publicity of the movie,with all these desparate measure also i dont think its going to be a hit . What a shame for the bollywood industry with all these wasted oppertunity , if it was to be given to someone really talented think about it
Re: How Important is Guru for Abhishek Bachchan?
Nishanth.....what are you smoking? name one actor today who would have done a better job?
also since Mani is a great director in your opinion so maybe you should show some love and respect his decision because he probably could have signed anyone for the role and he chose Abhishek.....
Re: Ajay, must say you have put
"Remember Hrithik, with his string of flops, before Krrish came to his rescue."
Excuse me, string of flops before Krrish? He had only two films before Krrish, and those were KMG and Lakshya- one a boxoffice superhit and the other a moderate success! Get your fk' fact right before posting on these forums!
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Abishek is gud
sup every1.... I dun really care abt Guru 'cuz Abishek is already a gud actor F not excellent. Hrithik sux - the only thing he can do is dance not a gud acting. Dhoom was gud but Dhoom 2 - big flop. Except for Jai and Ali all the other actors were misplaced and except for these two the rest performed very low specially Hrithik. I mean Hrithik is a gud dancer but acting i'll give him 5 outta ten. And wut da hell was goin on with the Spanish Music in an Indian movie!!?? Is India loosing it!!?? I'm not from India but i spent few of my teenage years there.
Well anyways - Abhishek can really carry a movie on his shoulders and his acting is fantastic and cool. May be not like Amir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, but he is gud.
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I WOULD SSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOO PUT THE SEXIEST AND HOTTEST MOST TEMPTING SEX BOMB IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE. I LOVE YOU ABHISHEK, NOT ONLY FOR YOUR LOOKS AND FIGURE, BUT YOUR NATURE AND YOUR DEDICATION TO YOUR WORK. I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU AND I AM SURE TO MEET YOU ONE DAY LIKE I DO IN MY DREAMS ALL THE TIME. YOUR FILMS ARE GREAT, AND IM SURE THAT IN A FEW YEARS TIME PEOPLE WILL PLACE YOUR NAME RESPECTIVELY ALONGSIDE THE SAME LEVEL AS YOUR GREAT FATHER. DON'T WORRY ABHI, I AM PRAYING FOR YOU.
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guru is really best movie for abhishek
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i would like to agree with ajay mathur's comments at the top(more than a year ago i admit)...but he made really valid points....i was looking all over the net to come up with indians saying abishek is crap but everywhere i went to i read people saying he s sexy he s a star and what not...and i grew really disappointed that the media in india has such a dominating influence that u cant get to hear the other side of the story....so i must admit i was really glad to come across this page n ajay's comments especially as i ve been trying to convince my stupid cousins that this guy is a media product not an actor or a star.
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