KSBKBT •~• Chat Club #3 - Page 129

Originally posted by: Phir_Mohabbat

ha wahi till wedding part with sara arjun and once the leap comes with vanvas with anyone other than rk sai Pallavi. Alas. They had such huge budget and two part might as well add more actors to make it a solid project

And it's not like sara arjun is new find since dhurandhar. Kid was amazing in poniya Selvan. So believable as a young Aishwarya. Heck they could have casted as child actor from South industries if Bollywood had that drought. Chalo kya hi kar sakte hai ab

Vijay Sethupathi i could see but kajal??? Huh

Vivek Oberoi has such a modern face I can't take him seriously anything other than South villain lol.

Mohit Raina as shivji??? Sign me up. Damn so happy for him

So agree about srj being a good krishna, idk who was in kalki but that dark skin Krishna could have been good too.

Pooja is fantastic actress who's typecasted into mytho now but her fandom is so annoying. Another sai Pallavi part 2

Hahahaha ar Rahman fatigue is real 🤣🤣

So true i mean today's generation who watch a show fron insta reel thinks their epics are superior. They never watch the og ones cause they want the flashiness I guess. But dd ramayan and Mahabharat is the cultural icons at this point, similar to the epics. It had it's limitations but atlst sagar and chopra actually respected the books, put the budget into it, fantastic actors, bgms and the dialogues are still hard hitting.

Even ndtv ramayan was so good. Idk why people don't talk about it. Gurmeet and debina really sold Ram Sita. Gurmeet fron this show to Maan Singh khurana is so underrated, people hype up one expression Barun Sobti who single handedly tanker asur s2 and somehow forget this show and actors. The grandeur was great too. It's sad ndtv imagine shut down cause I know if people discovered it now they would be obsessed

This siya ke ram hype is mainly due to the leads being fair and handsome. That literally it. Ashish is a good actor but online people really thinks itv which now has such limited viewership, two actors from that industry out of which one is so limited, will be watched by majority of Indians and also hyped. Next level delusion. Like it or not people will also go to movie for ranbir. How many people will put money for a movie led by Mohit raina? Sad but true. Especially not the insta crowd

I think Malhotra had a huge interference in the casting process. Look at Dhurandhar and look at Ramayana, both movies have the same casting director - Mukesh Chhabra. The man delivered and how in Dhurandhar, you can’t find one actor or actress who can be replaced by someone else in their respective roles but here he bungles up? In the most expensive movie made in India? I doubt it. Truth is Yash is a co-producer, RK was Malhotra’s choice and he was onboard as Ram even before Mukesh was contracted. So the choices are heavily influenced by personal stakes as well as relationships, and we can see the results.

Kajal is playing Mandodari while Sai is Maa Sita, go figure. She’s said her role is short and I assume we will get 5-10 minutes of her max across both the movies.

Kalki’s Krishna was probably some junior artist because no big name would’ve been kept a secret had they been cast like we saw Vijay Deverekonda is Arjun in the brief scene where Prabhas’s Bhairava is revealed as a reincarnation of Karna.

I don’t think it’s the fatigue that’s the issue here I find Rahman overrated tbh, but also his voice is not a match either for Yash or the kind of delivery that Shiv Tandav Strotam requires. I personally hope and prefer it’s someone with a strong voice and a good command over Sanskrit as a language. I know he’s not a singer but look up Maharaj Kalicharan on YouTube and hear his version of the Shiv Tandav Strotam. The voice is deep, rich and will work well with Yash as well as the enunciation of the words is perfect. So, someone like him or him!

People who haven’t seen the OGs miss out on a lot. The actors more than made up for what the technology lacked. Now the technology exists but the actors lack.

The only thing that I am happy about in this movie is watching Mohit Raina as Mahadev, because man has left such an impression on us that it’s gonna be impossible to find any other actor in the next couple of decades who can match his aura. We found a lot of actors who could play Bhagwan Krishna and Bhagwan Ram flawlessly, but he’s the only Mahadev. He looks like he was born for the part. There’s a serenity in his aura and the kind of calmness and warmth in his eyes we all imagine for Mahadev. I really hope his role is not just blink and miss and that’s also why I hope the Shiv Tandav Strotam is retained because even the singer who sang it for DKDM was absolutely brilliant.

Originally posted by: EkPaheli

I think Malhotra had a huge interference in the casting process. Look at Dhurandhar and look at Ramayana, both movies have the same casting director - Mukesh Chhabra. The man delivered and how in Dhurandhar, you can’t find one actor or actress who can be replaced by someone else in their respective roles but here he bungles up? In the most expensive movie made in India? I doubt it. Truth is Yash is a co-producer, RK was Malhotra’s choice and he was onboard as Ram even before Mukesh was contracted. So the choices are heavily influenced by personal stakes as well as relationships, and we can see the results.

Kajal is playing Mandodari while Sai is Maa Sita, go figure. She’s said her role is short and I assume we will get 5-10 minutes of her max across both the movies.

Kalki’s Krishna was probably some junior artist because no big name would’ve been kept a secret had they been cast like we saw Vijay Deverekonda is Arjun in the brief scene where Prabhas’s Bhairava is revealed as a reincarnation of Karna.

I don’t think it’s the fatigue that’s the issue here I find Rahman overrated tbh, but also his voice is not a match either for Yash or the kind of delivery that Shiv Tandav Strotam requires. I personally hope and prefer it’s someone with a strong voice and a good command over Sanskrit as a language. I know he’s not a singer but look up Maharaj Kalicharan on YouTube and hear his version of the Shiv Tandav Strotam. The voice is deep, rich and will work well with Yash as well as the enunciation of the words is perfect. So, someone like him or him!

People who haven’t seen the OGs miss out on a lot. The actors more than made up for what the technology lacked. Now the technology exists but the actors lack.

The only thing that I am happy about in this movie is watching Mohit Raina as Mahadev, because man has left such an impression on us that it’s gonna be impossible to find any other actor in the next couple of decades who can match his aura. We found a lot of actors who could play Bhagwan Krishna and Bhagwan Ram flawlessly, but he’s the only Mahadev. He looks like he was born for the part. There’s a serenity in his aura and the kind of calmness and warmth in his eyes we all imagine for Mahadev. I really hope his role is not just blink and miss and that’s also why I hope the Shiv Tandav Strotam is retained because even the singer who sang it for DKDM was absolutely brilliant.

they had lots of choice for sita, sai pallavi was probably taken for her pr or something cause lady's acting is same everywhere. she keeps a very pious image maybe makers thought it will be better if 2/3 main leads are loved .lol

oh yeah so agree. mohit was so good in mahadev, mouni and sonarika were good in their roles too

kalki's krishna had such aura being faceless lol. vijay was fine bt krishna was something else

now that glimpse of movie is lukewarm in response i hope bgm and music is better, like why they would hire ar rahman and hans zimmer and waste them

Originally posted by: Phir_Mohabbat

there is a lot of hate for casting bt for atlst ranbir i would say makers went for a very safe choice. and a bit obvious cause apart from ranbir and ranveer there is no one. and i doubt ranveer was interested, his image before dhurandhar wasnt that good. complelty unfair

they had lots of choice for sita, sai pallavi was probably taken for her pr or something cause lady's acting is same everywhere. she keeps a very pious image maybe makers thought it will be better if 2/3 main leads are loved .lol

oh yeah so agree. mohit was so good in mahadev, mouni and sonarika were good in their roles too

kalki's krishna had such aura being faceless lol. vijay was fine bt krishna was something else

now that glimpse of movie is lukewarm in response i hope bgm and music is better, like why they would hire ar rahman and hans zimmer and waste them

Malhotra has worked with RK before with Brahmastra and they apparently hit it off very well. Malhotra wants to branch out as well I think and he knows that with the current economic situation, Hollywood is going down and believe it or not, but Indian movie industry is doing better in comparison. He knows as the economic situation in India gets better so will the production values and I believe he doesn’t just want a foot in but also a stake in the pie as a front runner. Not a lot of production houses are developed enough to have their own VFX company - I believe SRK owns the most prominent one under his banner - Red Chillies. Malhotra has contacts in Hollywood because his company has been working on the VFX/CGI and other special effects for Hollywood movies since ages while being located in India.

RK was cast as they had hit it off, he has a legacy surname in the industry and is well connected to most prominent film families; his wife is also quite a networker. Yash got big on the scene post KGF and they needed a big name who had southern India looks to play Raavan and it helped he was a popular face too who was willing to co-produce.

Sai could’ve been brought in for her simplicity but the fact that she completely lacks the kind of beauty, charm and delicate features that Maa Sita is described as having is where she looks a complete miscast. Then we know her political views and it irks us more to think of this woman playing one of our most revered goddesses because… honestly they could’ve had her in the movie and made her play Mandodari or even Devi Ahilya and it wouldn’t have mattered as much as it does when she plays Maa Sita and doesn’t give us one percent of the feel that we should when we look at her.

It doesn’t help that side by side RK and Sai don’t make an attractive couple together either and we know Maa Sita and Prabhu Ram are literally the human incarnations of Laxmi Narayan. They should look perfect together and not a mismatch in every single way possible there is for a couple.

Ranveer’s not been approached for this movie but he would’ve perhaps been a better cast and pulled it off better because a) his physique is good and more importantly his face is very expressive. He can play the calm aspect of Prabhu Ram as well as look fierce as a warrior. Just look at him in Dhurandhar - the scenes he has with Sara don’t have a single moment where the pairing feels off and makes us uncomfortable despite the obvious age difference between them because the attraction between them was played off entirely based on their looks. Their intimacy was more about forehead kisses than unnecessary lip-locks. When he’s angry especially in the scene post 26/11 in the first movie with Aalam where he goes Mere Ghar Mein Ghus Ke - that raw intensity has both him raging but also looking fierce without being OTT. RK lacks this IMO. His voice modulation is also excellent.

I hope the rumours about Dhar and Ranveer teaming up again for a historical trilogy are accurate because I think it would be an absolute treat for the eyes and for history buffs like me while being accurate as well as treated as intriguing rather than boring. We already know that Ranveer excels in the genre and there’s perhaps no one who can do it as well as him in Bollywood when it comes to historical fiction because man was absolutely brilliant as Bajirao and was even more awe inspiring as Khilji. Dhar is also slated to fly to Assam this month to meet with Himanta Biswa Sarma to meet with him as the state government wants to make a film about their historical hero Lachit Borpukan. Dhar is the first choice for the director who has been officially approached by the state government itself for the movie which they’re likely to co-produce and finance as well in a bid to make their state’s history known on a national level.

Truth be told I haven’t watched Kalki. I tried but it was too boring to watch and the only scene I cared about was the one with Krishna hoping to see the face but we were obviously left wanting. The director did a good job there but Vijay was about as much awe inspiring as Arjun as Prabhas was as Prabhu Ram in Adipurush and even Kalki

As for the music, truth be told I am not even a little bit excited for their choice of music directors because while Hans Zimmer is a genius in his own rights, he has absolutely no idea about Indian music or even the instruments we use or the ragas we have, he’s not one of us. Rahman was a disaster and a disgrace who dissed on Chhava after the movie was released after he made his share of money for making such mediocre trash for the movie in terms of music that it’s absolutely forgettable.

IMO Ajay Atul were a much better choice than these two because they were the music directors behind the most memorable title track in the past 2 decades of Indian TV and it happens to be the Mahabharata title track. We get goosebumps every time we hear it even now and the flute artist they got, the tune they came up with for Krishna is so soothing and feels so divine that you think Maa Saraswati herself was guiding them when they arranged those tracks and that tune. Imagine if they could do that for a TV show what could they’ve done for Ramayana as a movie? And we know they’re excellent at creating memorable tracks. Apsara Aali is theirs and it’s a masterpiece, the upcoming movie called Eetha based on a real Lavani dancer starring Shraddha Kapoor has their music and the trailer itself was awesome though we didn’t hear a single line of a single song but the BG was spot on. These men love their land and their music shows that. Zimmer isn’t acquainted with our roots and Rahman has forsaken his … he also has been famously revealed to take credits for works of others. Watch Ram Gopal Verma talk about how Subhash Ghai paid Rahman for Taal crores of rupees only to discover that Sukhwinder Singh was the one creating tracks and charged only 5 lakhs from Rahman. Ghai was mad and blasted Rahman who famously told him that he was paying for the brand and not the music. Apparently his Oscar winning song Jai Ho is also by Singh but he sold the copyrights for cash. So yeah…

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The comic book distributed to promote the movie at Comic Con with the cast introduced as their characters.