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SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW: RANBIR KAPOOR

IN 2007 HE HAD GIVEN US 'SAAWARIYA:' A story of unconditional love of two star-crossed lovers whose childlike innocence and candour only obscures their inner turmoil, anger, anxiety and desperate wait for love.

IN 2008 HE GAVE US 'BACHNA AE HASEENO:' A tale of rejection, redemption and retribution. Raj Sharma charms his way through life and love until he encounters his female equivalent who makes him realize the pain of a broken heart.

AND IN 2009 HE HAD GIVEN US 'WAKE UP SID:' A coming of age story of a lazy,directionless individual who wakes up to his life, love, and career with the help of Aisha Bannerjee, a writer in search of her dreams in the city of Mumbai.

WE WILL NOW FOCUS OUR ATTENTION ON WAKE UP SID

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SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW: RANBIR KAPOOR

RANBIR KAPOOR'S 'WAKE UP SID'



Wake Up Sid is a 2009 Hindi romantic comedy film. It is directed by Ayan Mukerji, produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions & Sharan Kapoor, distributed by UTV Motion Pictures & DreamWorld Pictures, and has visual effects by the Prime Focus Group. The film takes place in contemporary Mumbai and tells the story of spoiled, selfish rich-kid Sid Mehra (Ranbir Kapoor), a college student who is taught the meaning of life by Aisha (Konkona Sen Sharma), an aspiring writer from Kolkata.

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SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW: RANBIR KAPOOR

RANBIR KAPOOR'S 'WAKE UP SID'


THE PLOT:

Siddharth "Sid" Mehra (Ranbir Kapoor) is the spoiled, care-free son of wealthy businessman Ram Mehra (Anupam Kher). A resident of Mumbai, his only interest is to have fun with friends and to spend his father's money. Thus, he spends little time at college and is not prepared for the exit exams. His father however, not being aware of this fact, tells Sid it is time to join his company, which Sid reluctantly does only after his father tempts him with the promise of a new car.

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SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW: RANBIR KAPOOR

RANBIR KAPOOR'S 'WAKE UP SID'


THE PLOT continues...

Meanwhile, Sid meets Aisha (Konkona Sen Sharma) a woman from Kolkata, who is an aspiring writer. On their first meeting, they go out on a walk along the streets of Mumbai. Sid shows her the city and takes her to Marine drive by the sea. Sid tells her that one of the fascinating things of being in Mumbai is its luscious monsoon. They seem to strike a chord instantly and a friendship ensues.Sid helps her to find (and furnish) her own apartment. She also lands a job with Mumbai Beat, (based on Time Out! Mumbai) a hip magazine run by the handsome, sophisticated editor-in-chief Kabir(Rahul Khanna).

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RANBIR KAPOOR'S 'WAKE UP SID'


THE PLOT continues...

On the eve of her 27th birthday Aisha invites Sid to her place because she does not want to be alone. When Sid tentatively explores moving their relationship beyond friendship, he finds that Aisha perceives him as boyish and immature. Despite feeling hurt, he maintains his friendship with her.

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SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW: RANBIR KAPOOR

RANBIR KAPOOR'S 'WAKE UP SID'


THE PLOT continues...

Their relationship intensifies when the exam results come out and Sid finds that he fails. His failure leads to a family fight that ends with him moving out of the house. With nowhere to go, Sid (who has never been on his own), asks Aisha if he can stay with her. Aisha is initially happy to have the company (although she clarifies that his stay is purely platonic). Eventually, however, Sid's bad habits revive themselves as he leaves her place a mess and makes the kind of demands on her that he is used to making on everyone. When she finds he has not eaten all day, Aisha is amused by the fact that Sid cannot cook and does not know how to feed himself. Over time however, Sid learns that to survive in the world he has to begin cooking and cleaning. He has also realized he must work and Aisha helps him become a photography intern at the magazine she works for.

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SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW: RANBIR KAPOOR

RANBIR KAPOOR'S 'WAKE UP SID'


THE PLOT continues...

Aisha who had a crush on her boss, editor in chief Kabir, is ecstatic when he selects her article for the magazine and also asks her out on a live jazz performance. However as she goes out with him, she realizes she does not much in common with Kabir. Meanwhile, she slowly realizes her feelings towards Sid and understands she is in love with him.

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SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW: RANBIR KAPOOR

RANBIR KAPOOR'S 'WAKE UP SID'


THE PLOT continues...

As Sid begins working, he finds meaning in life and realizes that there are more options than working in a standard corporate environment. He also begins to see for the first time how his behavior has hurt everyone he loves and that he needs to change his ways. After he is hired as full-time staff and receives his first pay check, he confronts his father. They reconcile and Sid's father asks him to come home. Sid, who often feels a burden to Aisha, tells her that he won't be dependent on her charity anymore and expects her to be thrilled. He doesn't realize that Aisha has fallen in love with him and thus is furious to hear that he is leaving. Their departure is a hostile one and Sid leaves without resolution.

When Sid comes back home, he thinks constantly of Aisha. However, he remembers that she had told him they can only be friends and so he does not consider that she might share his feelings. When the latest issue of Mumbai Beat arrives, Sid reads Aisha's column and is startled to discover that it is about her feelings for him. As the rain starts pouring ,he rushes to go and meet her at the same beach where they had sat the very first day they had met each other. Sid expresses his love for her and the two embrace each other.

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SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW: RANBIR KAPOOR

IN 2007 HE HAD GIVEN US 'SAAWARIYA:' A story of unconditional love of two star-crossed lovers whose childlike innocence and candour only obscures their inner turmoil, anger, anxiety and desperate wait for love.

IN 2008 HE GAVE US 'BACHNA AE HASEENO:' A tale of rejection, redemption and retribution. Raj Sharma charms his way through life and love until he encounters his female equivalent who makes him realize the pain of a broken heart.

AND IN 2009 HE HAD GIVEN US 'WAKE UP SID:' A coming of age story of a lazy,directionless individual who wakes up to his life, love, and career with the help of Aisha Bannerjee, a writer in search of her dreams in the city of Mumbai.

AGAIN IN 2009 HE HAD GIVEN US 'AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI:'A comedic romance that takes Prem and Jenny through some crazy twists and turns while shelling out loads of laughter.

WE WILL NEXT FOCUSSED ON 'AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI:'

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SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW: RANBIR KAPOOR

AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI

Synopsis

Prem's (Ranbir Kapoor) strategy in life were very simple - be happy...make others happy...keep the town happy... But these supposedly simple strategy usually results in disastrous consequences for Prem, and the members of his Happy Club and the town!

It may have been a case of mistaken identity that led Prem to kidnap Jenny (Katrina Kaif). And it was sheer greed that made Prem try to pull a fast one over her father. As for sweet and simple Jenny,who was adopted and brought up by indifferent and uncaring parents, all she longed was to love and be loved in return.

And it was love and only love for Jenny that made Prem turn over a new leaf. From hardly working vagabond Prem began working hard to make money... From a besotted Romeo, he becomes a mature and thoughtful Majnu who put Jenny's happiness above everything else...As for Jenny...she loves Rahul (Upen Patel).Heartbroken Prem still loves her just as much and does as she says to get her together with Rahul.That's when she realises that she had made a mistake with realizing who she really loves and has a large decision on who to choose.In the end she chooses Prem as she thinks she loves him and had only liked Rahul.

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AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI

Reviews

Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani received generally favorable reviews. Subhash K. Jha (film critic and author of The Essential Guide to Bollywood) states: "If you've ever wondered what on earth is on-screen chemistry here's your one-stop all-purpose encyclopedia on celluloid magic. Fasten your 'see'-it belts, as veteran filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi sheds all his Lajja, and pulls out all stops to do a wacky goofy edgeless weightless comedy of characters who walk in and walk out of frames leaving behind fumes of old-fashioned funnies. Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is an airtight trapeze down that familiar romantic lane. Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India gave it four stars out of five and states: "The newly formented Ranbir-Katrina chemistry sets the screen on fire in this mad hatter's tea party. Adding to this is Pritam's peppy music score with Neeraj Shridhar, Atif Aslam, Hard Kaur, Sunidhi Chauhan and Mika raising a toast to high-spirited song and dance and Raj Kumar Santoshi penning some of the funniest dialogues in recent times and you have a great escape awaiting you at your favourite audi this weekend. Go, have a ball."Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film four out of five stars arguing that it "entertains majorly" and that "the romantic moments are endearing. Most importantly, the on-screen chemistry is electrifying. Ranbir and Katrina look great together!" Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL India gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars saying, this is still wrong its strong point, apart from Ranbir, happens to be its clichÃĐd settings. Omar Qureshi of Zoom gave the movie 3.5 out of five stars saying that, the main point to be noted in the film is that, the film is totally dedicated to love and all the things that are related to love and so, it will leave an ever lasting impression on youth. Minty Tejpal of Mumbai Mirror gave the film 3.5 out of five stars, saying that "it seems that Ranbir Kapoor can do nothing wrong. He is just fantastic through the film."

Other critics disagreed. Mayank Shekhar of the Hindustan Times gave the film one star and suggests that the film has no "comic bone at all. There is certainly no romance either."Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave it two stars and calls it a "silly comedy that goes for slapstick gags and juvenile jokes that are hard to appreciate."Tanqeed.com review said that "The movie tries very hard to be another Andaz Apna Apna" and that "The movie has a 90's hangover" and "the movie is neither Ajab nor Ghazab"

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SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW: RANBIR KAPOOR

AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was a blockbuster in India and a huge hit worldwide with music composed by Pritam, lyrics by Irshad Kamil and Ashish Pandit. The songs are remixed by DJ Suketu and arranged by Aks. "Tera Hone Laga Houn", "Tu Jaane Na", and "Prem Ki Naiya" were huge hits. "Tu Jaane Na" being the biggest blockbuster, not only of the album, but of the year 2009, and is taken as one of the best bollywood songs ever. "Tera Hone Laga Houn" became a huge hit too, and both the songs made Atif Aslam one of the biggest bollywood singers. "Jab Pyaar Hota Hai [Main Tera Dhadkan]" was also a big hit, with "Aa Jao Meri Tamanna" being another successful song from the album. The critics acclaimed the album too, giving huge praises to the song "Tu Jaane Na- Atif Aslam

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SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW: RANBIR KAPOOR


It is a full on entertainer. RajKumar Santoshi has changed his lanes from the hard-hitting movies to romantic comedy. The movie has received good opening from the audiences. The on-screen chemistry of Ranbir and Katrina is electrifying and they are looking very good opposite to each other. The music of this movie is also getting good responses from the listeners. Couples of tracks are too good to listen.

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