CE was terrible. Holding your own against SRK doesnt mean anything these days. He is as bad as they come. They last he was any good was in 2007.
As for Ram-Leela, no again. But then to be fair, I haven't these two movies the whole way through. Thirty mins in and I had enough.
KCK remains the best I have seen of her by far. YJHD was good as well (she was on par with Ranbir in that one). But would you rank those two with the movies/performances with the ones I have listed above??
I haven't seen KCK so can't comment on that one. YJHD...I always thought Kalki did more in that movie than DP's character, although DP herself did really well as shy Naina. But I wouldn't rank that to the ones you listed above.
I see what you mean. Performance-wise, Ram Leela isn't really a stand out film. I attribute that to SLB rather than her; he'll have great sets and costumes, but then muddles the character development.
But when I think of Ram-Leela the movie, I automatically think of DP...so in those terms, I consider that to be a "stand out" type film for her. Same with CE although the characters in that movie were mere caricatures. But our opinions can differ :)
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