it's the acting, really - Page 5

Originally posted by: hemanthkrishna

Wow what an Amazing post dear. 👍🏼
Loved it.

Originally posted by: saima4744

👏.

drooling post.

Originally posted by: indi52

hi horizon,

nah this time not telepathy alas. someone on another thread wondered if the man in orange and white shirt in the jadoo hai nasha hai episodes was chacha ji from the deep cache of ipk extras. looking for him i went to the wrong episode, that being 110. but really it was the perfect episode to see this craft again.

of course, it's never just one person... takes a team to create the character. and barun himself has said ah, er, um, maybe i am a director's actor. but that depth of talent, intelligence, and feelings, and instinct, without it no matter how ell a character is conceived, written or directed... you can't have to quote you... chalta phirta asr.

this ability leaves me breathless.

i was just telling faiqa, i am now beginning to realise the value of an actor really. they help us discover ourselves, they introduce our world to us. when an actor takes his or her role to its sweet spot, something illuminating happens and of course thrilling.

for me a mafia man is always marlon brando and al pacino.

a bahu of a big khandaan in a haveli with corridors whispering secrets is forever meena kumari.

an older man helpless in the thrall of a 13 year old girl, has to be jeremy irons... he managed not to creep me out but enter the character nabokov tried to express.

of course, a british spy is always in a perfect suit and his name is connery, sean connery... or... and this case this rare handover happened... craig daniel craig.

and a hot tycoon with a bruised world, a sharp cool mind, and a crazy loving heart is, sexy beyond breath is mr barun sobti, as they say. hamesha.

thanks for reading and what's this about not commenting.

i do think ipk deserves a thread on just acting notes. by practically all the cast.

and i have to thank barun for making me understand the value of an actor. no wonder acting is such an old ancient profession.

Originally posted by: Ipoona

Indi,

I know you are a woman after my heart ... So I will say this cautiously ... I am right there with you sister ... And were there just you and me and him ... You would have a tough battle on your hands 😃. Fortunately or unfortunately, it will never come to this ... So let me wax some some more about this man called Barun Sobti ... But before that, a little something about my affair with this man ...

I, until Feb of 2012 was, am almost ashamed to say, a snob. My TV viewing was limited to western news media and some old British romances .. My Hindi movie collection is dated .. And limited to the mountain romances of the sixties ... I am not ashamed to say, you will be hard pressed to find a more romantic person than me ...

One cold February morning in 2012, I called my friend and said ... I am in love ... I had seen some romantic movie of James Franco, to which my friend replied, so was she. I was superiorly convinced my man would win hands down ... We met a few days later to exchange notes and do a show and tell ... She conceded gracefully that James Franco was indeed stiff competition but that we should reserve judgment until I had seen her man and proceeded to show me this thing called Iss Pyar ko kya naam doon ... Me truly reluctant to watch this so called really really nice Hindi soap ... With this truly gorgeous guy ... But I am a good friend so I let her humor me 😉

But the laugh, I guess, was on me ... It is two years later, and i am unable, unwilling to let go ... I am in too deep ...

To say that I was floored would be an understatement ... And let me qualify this. I am a snob. I like very few actors ... I like very few movies ... I am not easily swayed ... I fell like a ton of bricks, fathoms deep and every cliche ever know to humanity. It is almost 2 years and my obsession shows no sign of abating ... I am fortunate that my husband is a confident man and tolerates my obsession with good humor and even likes our man. He knows of my concern for his success and inquires occasionally.

Now this powerhouse called Barun Sobti ... Why totally astounds me is that until about four five years ago he was a operations guy ... Some Joe Shmoe just like the rest of us. No national school of drama or any other training that I am aware of. How is that he knows how to do this ... How did he not know since he was two that this was his calling ... How does he say Aur mein? And my heart turns to pudding ... I am writing for Reliving IPK with your very own Arshihamesha and just saw the scene of Khushi's engagement. I have rewound his pacing in his room scene at least 50 times in the last 2 hours ... Either something is wrong with me ... Or our man is that good ... I think I may be an extreme case ... But all said and done, he continues to amaze me ... And I do test him ... I pit him with other actors ... Maybe I am biased, but where I stand ... I am allowed to be. He does it without effort, as if to the manor born ... And we all know he wasn't ... He's the kid that shows up from nowhere ... With nothing to show for and then just steals the show ... I am rooting for him all the way ... Not only coz he is the best ...but also coz he is a rank outsider ... A nobody in an industry that thrives on nepotism ...

Thank you, Indi, for making this post ... It was a true pleasure to read and write about our man ...He has said at the time he was leaving ... Let's see how many fans I have left once I leave the show ... Well Barun Sobti , it is all credit to you that your fans are so fervent, so die hard ... Count me in for the next few decades ...

Originally posted by: sonia_1

Brilliant post 👏

Barun Sobti is an actor par excellence ! ⭐️ ⭐️ ❤️

Originally posted by: cinthiann1758

Indi after reading Ipoona's post there is very little to say! I can say ditto but James Franco never turned me on I had a little obsession with Robert Pattinson for a while but it was his eyes not his acting!

I too was new in the Hindi serial scene but when I found IPK that was it. Barun and Sanaya mesmerized me. Their attraction towards each other and the magnetic field traversed through the screen and I felt like I was on a magic carpet ride with absolutely no control. I watched the show everyday three times!

Barun is an incredible actor, we all know that. No training wow, just innate ability and I can not wait to see him on the big screen. He has talent. No doubt. I even think he can dance when others say he can't! He can pull anything off he is that talented. Every expression, feeling/emotion is expressed not only through words but his eyes, mannerisms, posture, his whole persona radiates talent and ability.

Like Ipoona I will follow him always.

Brilliant post as always my dear!