OSO v Saawariya! - Page 7

Originally posted by: joie de vivre

You're so right!!...I read White Nights recently,and quite honestly,I was bored to death🥱...It was so abstruse, so very abstract,positively recondite and quite frankly,utterly unfathomable😕..I couldn't connect with the narrator,or the girl Nastenka or her love...The dreamer falls in love with Nastenka,but he can express his bewildering life as a dreamer so much better than his love for her😕...Quite honestly,I consider it a bit of an achievement to have actually FINISHED the story,because my mates couldn't read anymore than one single page...I'm no connoisseur of literature,I'm a Science student and a workaday person like me cannot figure out the finer nuances of the story ..As the reviews of the film suggest,the story is unrealistic,confusing and sleep-inducing...SLB could have made this film if he had superstars essaying the roles of the narrator and Nastenka...He was gambling on the hype surrounding the launch of Rishi Kapoor's son and Anil Kapoor's daughter wwhen he chose such a dicey subject

You will most likely find a complete non-literary person connecting to this story and a literature student hating it. 😆 Seriously, you don't need to be an aficionado to like or dislike a particular story. I myself found the narration of "White Nights" very tedious and I couldn't connect to the protagonist at all.

Even the best writers have their duds.

In either case, there are plenty of other Russian writers like Anton Chekhov who do an amazing job portraying the realities of Russia's middle-class; none of their work is so abstract.

I recently read Nikolai Gogol's "The Overcoat" and while the plot is simplistic, the narrative is so engaging and humourous that you crave to read more of it.

Originally posted by: joie de vivre

Why is Rani's success used as a yardstick😕...Deepika and Rani are from two different schools of acting...Deepika will be a much bigger star than Rani....Deepika is truly very pretty,Rani looks so very ordinary....Rani is plump and has a fluctuating weight problem,Rani has never managed to look even one hundredth of what Deepika looks,most of Rani's attempts to look glamourous bites the dust....Most of Rani's hits have been with SRK...Rani is hugely overrated both as an actress as well as a star!!..She's been in the industry for 12 years,and still hasn't attained a legendary status like Madhuri or Sridevi Sreedevi was not a good actress she was lucky like SRK...yes she had a s , yes madhuri was.. and kajol replaced her who rani replaced.. What Rani did in black veri few actresses of today and last two decades can carry off....Of course Deepika can be better than Rani.. All I am saying is she will catch up with her soon....since rani is hte reigning queen

Gracy Singh looks better than Vidya Balan😲...Alright,now that is STRICTLY a matter of opinion..But Vidya is already is star in her own right,something that Gracy Singh never was...Gracy's most memorable films are Lagaan,Munnabhai MBBS and Armaan..In all these three films,she went unnoticed.....Vidya,in her three years has achieved quite alot,Parineeta is a modern day classic!!..Vidya has quite a fanbase,which would not be in existence if she has no "reach" ... What has Vidya to her credit - just paranita... she is good.. i am not saying she is bad... she wont make a difference in teh industry like madhuri, kajol, rani made and now deepika can make...

Originally posted by: qwertyesque

Sreedevi was not a good actress she was lucky like SRK...yes she had a s , yes madhuri was.. and kajol replaced her who rani replaced.. What Rani did in black veri few actresses of today and last two decades can carry off....Of course Deepika can be better than Rani.. All I am saying is she will catch up with her soon....since rani is hte reigning queen

What has Vidya to her credit - just paranita... she is good.. i am not saying she is bad... she wont make a difference in teh industry like madhuri, kajol, rani made and now deepika can make...

The bone of contention here is not how well a "star" can act...Because the biggest stars are not always the best actors...I never said Sridevi was the best actress to have graced the silver screen,but she could carry films on her shoulders,something Rani cannot..None of Rani's solo films have worked!!....I doubt Deepika would be a grear actress,but she'd definitely be a successful star

Secondly,Rani did Black AFTER 9 years in the industry,whilst Parineeta was Vidya's debut film....It took Rani years and an avalanche of flops to "make her mark"...Give Vidya another 5 years,and I daresay she'd surpass Rani....

Originally posted by: joie de vivre

The bone of contention here is not how well a "star" can act...Because the biggest stars are not always the best actors...I never said Sridevi was the best actress to have graced the silver screen,but she could carry films on her shoulders,something Rani cannot..None of Rani's solo films have worked!!....I doubt Deepika would be a grear actress,but she'd definitely be a successful star....I can bet anyting on her... she is more than star.... infact besides paranita i dont know any movie where vidya mattered...like for e.g SD in mbbs, or hrithik in dhoom....etc....

Secondly,Rani did Black AFTER 9 years in the industry,whilst Parineeta was Vidya's debut film....It took Rani years and an avalanche of flops to "make her mark"...Give Vidya another 5 years,and I daresay she'd surpass Rani....

ok...😆 if you are a fan of vidya.. i am sorry cos i think thats a fan speaking.. before reaching Rani she might have to surpass, urmila, preity and kareena.. and I would bet anything that she is not going to make a difference... but never mind i dont want to make this a vidya thread by any measure.. ok lets wait and watch..

Originally posted by: joie de vivre

@Querty...

You still don't seem to get it...All I'm saying is,Rani,Kareena,Urmila etc have been in the industry for YEARS...Rani has been around for eleven years,Kareena has been acting for 8 years now,Urmila has been there for 13 years...Vidya is in her third year of acting,give her another 5 years before comparing her to Kareena or Rani...Do not forget,Neither Rani nor Preity nor Kareena did their best films in their initial 2-3 years

Right but they didnt give a hit after 10 years... Rani gave a hit with 1/4th of role in KKHH, Urnila did it in rangeela...10 years ago, .our vidya vanilla balan hasnt done anything close - may be created a small fan base here and there but she has no glamor..or style...and deepika has all that... she has terrific actng ability and ample glamor...though vidya is likeable..like the next door gal... like antara mali or...others in the vanilla group...😊