| Reacting to Shah Rukh's statement, Aamir said: "He has been speaking about himself for last 20 years so there is nothing new about
Aamir is aggressively campaigning for Ghajini, which will release on Dec 24, and the ushers of the multiplexes, where Shah Rukh's film is running, have adopted Aamir's Ghajini-hair style to promote the action-thriller.
"It was decided long ago and has nothing to do with Shah Rukh's film. I think, people who would come to see Shah Rukh's film won't change their mind after seeing the ushers in the theatres," Aamir told reporters at a Van Heusen's event.
Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh feels Aamir's idea to promote the film is effective. "It's a brilliant idea to promote the film and I think it is definitely going to work in favour of the film," he said.
Commenting on Ghajini's impact on the collection of Rab Ne..., Adarsh said: "Rab Ne... is weak in content and its opening on Friday was not good. The film gradually picked up on Saturday and Sunday. But again from Monday there was a drop in the collection," said Adarsh.
Adarsh is quite positive about Aamir and his film. He said: "Aamir has become a huge brand and people like to see him more. I think as soon as Ghajini opens, it will eat into Rab Ne...'s territory. I think Ghajini will be a big hit."
Anyone who thought that there is any real comparison between Ghajini and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has had to eat his words after watching the promos of Ghajini.
As the promos suggest Ghajini is going to be a very violent film even though the makers have tried every possible way to refute claims of overstated violence. Producer Madhu Mantena said, "It's not a tale of violence. It's a tale of retribution. And at the moment after 26/11 everyone wants answers. Films about retribution are always liked."
Mantena may say this now, but reports have it that at least two scenes were chopped by the Censor Board as a result of the violence they depicted. Without going into the graphic violence those scenes are said to show, it is enough to say that twisting of necks, hitting with iron rods and a lot of blood and gore were part of these scenes.
Luckily for us peace lovers, the Censor Board has been sensible for once and decided that the violence was unnecessary.
However, this doesn't stop Ghajini from being in a different genre of films compared to the love story that is Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.b |