Originally posted by: chocolover89
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100% agree. Actually, for all people say that Ranbir is a "better" actor than SRK can even dream of being,...truth is, SRK can do these silly rom coms in his sleep and Ranbir struggles immensely with them. He simply does not have the charm to pull off a run of the mill rom com because he looks bored throughout them. He can do romance, but he needs an atypical character/story like Barfi, WUS. I've always found Ranbir weak in the run of the mill stuff--BAH, AA, etc. It's ironic because of the guy's personal life 😆 You'd think someone who has had that many affairs would have some charm in real life that he should be able to transfer on screen. But alas,no. On top of that, his own dad was very good at these roles, Bobby anyone? 😆 I think when I pointed this out in the trailer thread, someone made a good point...that Ranbir actually might hate this masala stuff so he doesn't even try, but does it because he has to. He is like Hrithik then, run of the mill stuff doesn't work so well for him. That's why I said in Battameez Dil that he should dance throughout the film because that was the first time I saw him interested in the film 😆
As for rom-coms, well...Ranveer is not a looker, but he has the charm for them. Shahid was always decent too. But I don't know who will be the next "SRK" when it comes to romance. Might take generations as you said.
Charm is such an interesting thing, no? There are actors today also that you can call charming...Ranbir is charming too...but SRK defines that era of effortless romantic charm that we've grown up watching...there's a whole generation that's grown up APING the SRK school of charm...lol...I watched JTHJ a few days back...crap movie but SRK as the intense brooding Major Samar *sigh*...that's when you know what's missing in actors in general these days...there are some things that only HE can pull off like that.
You're right about Ranbir not being so good at playing these casanova type roles despite the ironic truths of his real life shenanigans...lol...maybe it's like the case of real life couples failing to generate chemistry on screen...lol...what he's great at in real life, he isn't able to do that well onscreen?
He deffo looks bored in typical masala...from what I can see from his interviews, his sights are set higher anyways in terms of the roles and films he wants to do...guess these are just timepass interludes for him.
But I wish there was an SRK in this generation who could make even so called timepass fare amazing simply with his charisma...It takes some charm to even ride out the masala effortlessly I guess...lol
Naah even Ranveer's charm isn't THAT level to see him through any lame rom-com...I'm telling you there is no one as of now among the newbies like that...unless they all surprise me a few years down the line...but BBB and LVRB alone don't convince me that Ranveer has that kind of charm...
Thing is, nobody in a while has had SRK kind of intensity in their EYES...that is more than half the battle won.
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