Salman Khan age 46, Akshay Kumar age 44. They romance Katrina Kaif age 27, Sonakshi Sinha age 25. Hindi cinema has no problem with that. Never does a film have a dialogue that tells you the hero is romancing a girl 20 years younger than him.
But when 29-year-old Imran Khan fell in love with 31-year-old Kareena Kapoor in Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, the script had to include a line about her being a year older than him. So when Sanjay Leela Bhansali casts two-film and 26-year-old Ranveer Singh as Romeo opposite Kareena, chronologically five years older and professionally a decade senior to him, are we okay with it?
Ram Leela is a straight love story, an Indianised Romeo & Juliet set in Gujarat. How will Ranveer and Kareena look as lovers? “We will look great together,” promised Ranveer Singh who is actually thrilled to bits that he has this Bhansali film with Kareena. It was during a lengthy chat over tea with Ranveer that the conversation steered unwittingly to Ram Leela and his heroine, Kareena Kapoor.
In a discussion on whether his second film Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl set him back a bit, Ranveer was emphatic that only positives had come out of his 2011 outing with Yashraj. And he cited Ram Leela to prove his point.
“In fact,” remarked Ranveer, “I got offered Mr Bhansali’s film after the release of Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl. He is such a senior director and I got offered a film opposite Kareena Kapoor who is probably the biggest female star right now. So Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl wasn’t a disappointment, I don’t think anything was lost.”
Kareena is a big star but five years older than Ranveer. Doesn’t it matter?
“Five years is nothing,” he dismissed. “I have two girlfriends who are both eight years older than me. I met Kareena recently and she looks not a day over 22! She is just gorgeous. She is so ethereal, so cherubic and angelic and versus this scruffy roguish guy, I think it will be a very interesting match.”
With Bhansali who has handled Aishwarya Rai and Sonam with Dresdan doll delicacy, Kareena will look her gorgeous best. But will the age gap show up? “We will make it a point to not let that happen,” Ranveer was clear. “Either in her mannerisms or just plainly and literally, in the way she looks, Kareena doesn’t look anywhere near the age that she is. She looks much, much younger. In fact we have some look tests coming up and I am very confident about it. We will make a great pair. Mr Bhansali’s idea behind pairing us together was that there will be a fantastic chemistry because that’s what’s on paper in the script. The kind of whole, open-hearted performer that she is and from what Mr Bhansali saw (of me) in Band Baja Baraat, he thinks a marriage of these two artistes is something that will create the kind of chemistry that he has in mind for his lead characters. So I am actually most excited about the chemistry that she and I will be able to generate through the characters that we will enact.”
Kareena has already worked with Imran Khan, her junior. “And they were great together. They played off each other so nicely,” Ranveer commented. In Ek Main...her character was established as one year older than Imran. But there will be no such attempt to underline her age or his in Ram Leela.
“She is going to be my lover,” Ranveer repeated. “I don’t think we have touched upon or tried to establish an age and yes, it’s definitely about two people in love.” And it isn’t a replay of the Akshaye Khanna-Dimple Kapadia Dil Chahta Hai kind of romance? “Oh, no, not at all. It’s very much a love story.
“In terms of the feedback that I get when I go on-line and I read what people are blogging and putting up, they are unanimously excited about this pair and that is a very encouraging sign.” And he mildly admonished us for probably being the only ones to “bring this up.” In Hindi cinema, it’s always been the prerogative of the leading man to romance a girl decades younger without a ripple about the age difference. But rarely the other way around.
“We’ll see then,” Ranveer replied confidently before moving on to a dozen other topics revolving around his life, health and career. It’s a healthy sign for sure when Hindi cinema, its men and makers, break conventional moulds while casting their lead pair. With a sensitive filmmaker like Sanjay Bhansali at the helm and two extremely confident actors leading the show, Ram Leela will throw a few rules out of the industry. As Ranveer said, “We’ll see then!”
Kareena & Saif's wedding date - October 16th!
In the first official confirmation from the family, Saif Ali Khan's mother,
Sharmila Tagore has confirmed her son's marriage to actor Kareena Kapoor on
October 16.
"Yes, that's the date we have decided upon. There will be a reception, too, but not a very big one," reports MidDay. The wedding ceremony, said close sources, will be a quiet affair, too.
Kareena had hinted that she would become the 'Begum of Pataudi' by the end of this year, while promoting 'Agent Vinod'.
The wedding, which will be held at the Pataudis' ancestral home, will only be attended by immediate family members of the couple.
Reports suggest that both the families have been planning the wedding and preparations are taking place. Jewelry for Kareena is being ordered and the wedding ensembles are to be designed by renouned designer Ritu Kumar.
In Bollywood there is one event that has kept everyone guessing - Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor's wedding.
Not just media, gossip mongers and the film fraternity even their friends wanted to know when the couple is getting hitched.
The couple, who were rumoured to be planning an early 2012 wedding after the release of their film 'Agent Vinod', is now set an October 16 date for their big day.
Earlier their wedding was postponed due to the demise of Saif's father and former cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan. After that the two had a chock-a-block work schedule and were unable to squeeze in a wedding date.
Kareena will complete Madhur Bhandarkar's movie 'Heroine' by July. After marriage, she will do two films a year. Right after she completes Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Heroine', she'll begin shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Ram Leela'.
At present Saif is busy shooting in Turkey for the sequel of his movie 'Race'.
The couple, who have been dating for many years now, have remained evasive about the issue and only hinted about their wedding plans.
All said and done we hope the couple a 'happy ever after' climax.
Source: Mid-day
Kareena and Helen bond
One mesmerised audiences with her sensational cabaret on the footthumping
song Yeh Mera Dil from the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Don.The other reprised
the veteran actress' inimitable act in Farhan Akhtar's remake of the original
flick. 
Charmers both, neither Helen nor Kareena Kapoor imagined they would actually share screen space some day. Turns out they are in Heroine directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. Captured in the same frame, the actresses are seen sharing some warm moments.
Apparently, while the entire set was excited to see Helen in their midst, Kareena was the happiest. She and Helen were locked in conversation for quite some time. And yes, they exchanged notes about the iconic number they shimmied to, albeit at different times.
Reportedly, Madhur is delighted to have Helen on board his film. Sporting a de-glam look, complete with cotton saree and spectacles, Helen plays a well-known yesteryear actress in Heroine.
source : TOI