Three big names come together to stop the decline in the interest that people are having with Bollywood. Yes, it is the trio of Aditya Chopra-Shah Rukh Khan-Yash Raj Films. The movie was announced in February and the shooting for the film started in May.
Before the shooting ended, the media was able to catch a glimpse of their favourite Khan in two avatars. One was a middle-aged man sporting a moustache and spectacles. The other a college student sporting spiky hair and sunglasses on a motorbike. This look created a craze with fans of SRK!
Aditya Chopra previously directed two hit movies and is back in the director's seat after 8 long years. We all remember the evergreen 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ)' which still has shows running in a Mumbai cinema. It celebrated its 675th week recently and is the longest running Hindi movie! Also he directed Mohabbetein which brought Amitabh Bachchan and SRK together for the first time and both gave powerful performances.
Yash Raj Films (YRF) at one time were the top production house in the Industry. However now they are desperate for a Blockbuster. Last year, the SRK-starrer Chak De India was the only blockbuster for YRF that year. This year they have not had a blockbuster so now all the eyes are on Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (The Couple created by God). Now we do expect SRK to save YRF yet again.
The title of the film suggests something is special. It suggests that something is unique about the this couple that is going to be present infront of our eyes in just a moment. Here take a look at the teaser poster! Click on the picture to see the bigger version!
We see the exclusive look for SRK. The poster itself shows that something is notable and is one-of-a-kind. SRK has a baggy shirt, brown trousers with sport shoes. We can only assume what type of character he is playing. SRK has said he is playing a boring guy so let us see how this energetic actor creates a boring character! This is obviously the 'older' look that is evident in the poster. Although SRK does not claim to do 'method acting' we all know he does it and this is probably why we respect him for his modest approach to his own acting abilities.Also we see Anushka Sharma, who is the lucky girl that is going to be romancing the King Khan. She is wearing what I would guess is her wedding clothes as it is red and is holding onto SRK with a smile. One feature that really stands out in the poster is her eyes. The expressions show that she is naive and sweet. Now if we compare it to SRK's eyes in the poster is that SRK looks nervous and there is a hint of fear in those eyes. With Anushka hiding behind SRK, we can only assume what story is going to be narrated infront of us.
If we go beyond the two actors, we see a scooter which says 'Punjab Power' so are we going to see a lot of Punjab in this just like we did with DDLJ? Are we going to see SRK drive a scooter in his 'older' avatar. In the far background, we can see the shape of a dome. So I guess this is a temple. Maybe that is why the film is called 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'? At the bottom right we see the date of release which is the 12th December. However above the date, we see a 'dancing couple' so what is this? To add more interest, there are rumours that SRK is dancing in a 12 minute song which is an 'old-fashioned' song and he'll be dancing with the likes of Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee, Bipasha Basu and Lara Dutta. However it is a rumour and has not been confirmed.
Most of all is the tag line for the film. 'There is an extraordinary love story in every ordinary jodi.' What more can I say to this? I can only assume what type of love story it is going to be! I wonder what is going to be extraordinary about this love story? How are SRK-Anuskha going to portray ordinary characters in an extraordinary love story? Will they be able to pull it off? I am sure they will!
It is rumoured that the trailer for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi will be shown with Roadside Romeo. So we have to wait for this Diwali-weekend to see the magic of Aditya Chopra-SRK-YRF light up our screens once again!
This is the start of the many posts we will see of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. From the exclusive promos to the reviews of the music and movie. Get ready for Bollywood's biggest blockbuster of the year discussed on this very blog!
Thanks for reading,
Rahul N. Singh
