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You have always worked with older actors like Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Govinda. How does it feel to be able to work with someone contemporary like Ranbir Kapoor?
I don't think the age factor is really worth considering. What is disturbing to me is, if the actor doesn't know his job, or is not passionate about his work. Working with people who are talented is always a pleasure, age doesn't matter so much.

As for Ranbir, we are like buddies and we share certain common interests; like both of us started our career almost at the same time, we both are film buffs-passionate about cinema, and both of us are crazy to some extent...we had a blast while shooting for AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI. I share same kind of energy with Ranbir and that's shows on-screen.

Rajkumar Santoshi is known as a serious filmmaker, with hits like DAMINI, GHAYAL and LAJJA. Why do you think he chose you and that too for a comedy flick?

'I share same energy with Ranbir.'

I think the entire film is a free-flowing, mad, whacky kind of a film...it's so energetic. And Rajkumar Santoshi wanted to maintain that same positive vibes in his characters throughout the film. He thought we (Ranbir and I) will be able to maintain it right ...that wild energy, so that we actually become part of the ajab world and people have a ghazab feeling watching the film. On second thoughts, I think the ghazab element he found in me that I can work 22 hours non-stop. He thought other actors, in my place, would say: 'I can't work more...I need a break'.

Now-a-days we are seeing you mostly in comedy films. Is it just because they are coming your way or you want to make your mark in this genre?
I love comedy and comedy films. That's the reason you are seeing me in flicks by Aneez Bazmee, David Dhawan. I am not that type who will say that 'Ok, I had enough! I don't want more of this stuff!' Or else, I would have never got a scope to be a part of a Rajkumar Santoshi comedy. You know I have loved ANDAAZ APNA APNA...he has an unusual sense of comedy. But it doesn't mean that I do only comedy. My character in NEW YORK was not that of a bubbly girl. In Prakash Jha's RAJNEETI, you will see me in a serious character; she is not happy and doesn't even smile once in the film.

What is Salman Khan doing in this film?
I think it's best for you to wait and see (smiles).

During the shooting of AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI, there were a lot of controversies regarding your relationship with Ranbir, and Deepika and Salman reacting to that. How do you handle such controversies?
It becomes easier to handle controversies when you are a part of the film industry. I just take them with a smile.

Salman Khan said your onscreen chemistry with Akshay Kumar is better than with him. Do you think the same?
I don't know what he thinks. But I think I should leave that to the public to decide. What do you think (smiles)?

Do you have any plans to try Hollywood like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan?
No, no...I love the place where I am at the moment, I am happy with Indian films. If given a chance, I will act in regional films as well, but no Hollywood for me.

What will you say if you are not allowed to be politically correct about your beauty secret?
On-screen, it's the camera, cameraman and the lighting (laughs); off-screen its good food, good workout schedules and good mood...you have to be happy if you want to look good and don't want wrinkles on your face.

Sreya Basu, TWF, Bollywood Trade News Network

Lovable loser Prem falls in love with Jenny, the lovely new girl in town. But he can't really tell her since she already loves rich boy Rahul. Will

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he remain her best buddy only or will he turn lover?

Film: Ajab Prem ki Gazab Kahani (Comedy)
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif
Direction: Raj Kumar Santoshi
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Critic's Rating:

Gazab comedy, this one. Really, Ranbir is a revelation, Katrina is full of beans and the newly formented Ranbir-Katrina chemistry sets the screen on fire in this mad hatter's tea party that takes you on a roller-coaster ride as Raj Kumar Santoshi tries to retrack his way to his Andaz Apna Apna days. The Salman-Aamir comic caper may not have stormed the box office in the 1990s but today, it has devoted fans who don't miss it on its umpteen TV re-runs. Ajab Prem... might not suffer the same fate and may kick up some fun moments in the here and now, rather than the future.

And why not! For not only Ranbir and Katrina, the rest of the cast is in crackling form too. Of course, leading the brat pack is Ranbir's ninth-drop out Prem, the president of the Happy club, who hangs out with all the losers in town, calls a Ferrari a Fawwari and abducts young girls to send them packing to their boyfriends, for a living. He falls in love with Jenny (Katrina Kaif), the prettiest newbie in town, who's smart, sassy, orphaned and in need of a friend. And yes, she's also a vegan, with a penchant for pudine ki chutney with moong dal pakodas. But that's a home truth our hero takes time to learn, along with another fact of life that makes it difficult for him to cross the thin line between best buddy and boy friend. But the Ranbir-Katrina dosti draws its flavour from the other characters too. Like, Ranbir's adorable mum-dad (Smita Jaykar-Darshan Zariwala) who love him any which way and the local don Sajid (Zakir Husain) who has neither a functional cell phone nor a loaded gun. All he has is hot air. The plot progresses like a jolly ride into cuckoo land as Ranbir tries to bring Katrina's love story to a logical end. Of course, he does manage to succeed, despite his bumbling ways and ends up stealing the show with his crazy antics, his witty one-liners and his comic sense of timing. Katrina matches him step by step, creating the perfect tango that has just a few moments of tedium: a tardy middle and a clumsy climax where most of the gags have a been there done that feel.

But that's just a minor irritant. For some of the scenes give you all your paisa-vasool entertainment. Watch Ranbir chaperone Katrina to a dance party, with a permanent waltz in his step and a goofy grin on his lips or see him don her girlie pink top to save her skin and carry on a monologue with Jesus: it's fun unlimited. Add to this Pritam's peppy music score with Neeraj Shridhar, Atif Aslam, Hard Kaur, Sunidhi Chauhan and Mika raising a toast to high-spirited song and dance and Raj Kumar Santoshi penning some of the funniest dialogues in recent times and you have a great escape awaiting you at your favourite audi this weekend. Go, have a ball.

A word about...

Performances: It's a Ranbir Kapoor show all the way, with an electrifying companion act by Katrina Kaif. Ranbir's Prem is goofy and gung-ho as the loser you most definitely lose your heart to, while Katrina's Jenny is a delighful blend of oomph and innocence. Together, they make a sizzling pair that manages to transcend the intermittent tedium of the script. Watch out for their next: Rajniti.

Music: Pritam's audio score simply rocks. It captures the youthful exuberance of the film without diluting the melody. More importantly, it channelises the talent of Bollywood's hottest crooners. Surefire chartbusters: Prem ki Naiyya, Tu jaane na and Tera Hone Laga Hoon.

Choreography: It's a whirlygig of colour and motion up there, as choreographer Ahmed Khan strikes a twenty-something beat to his foot-stomping numbers. Watch out for Ranbir's tribute to grand uncle Shammi Kapoor. He's on fire.

Dialogue: Raj Kumar Santoshi gets witty and colloquial, peppering his script with some really funny lines. Sample this: Bholenath's third eye open, I go phus! Ranbir tells Jesus. Or else: Kya ladki hai! Baal silky silky, gaal milky milky, ekdum vanilla ice cream...Tacky yet teasing.

Story: Inconsistencies in the story do bring down the tempo of the film. Parts of the second half -- the Upen Patel track -- puts the brakes on the merriment and the climax is a shoddy bunch of gags.

Cinematography: The camera goes into soft focus, creating a colourful small town peopled with lovable simpletons. Thiru's artistry however explodes in the romantic duet, Tu Jaane Na, shot luxuriously in Turkey. The camera serenades Katrina like never before.

Styling: Fluoroscent is fun: That's the buzzword here as Ranbir and Katrina flaunt a palette brimming over with bright yellows, greens and oranges. While Katrina revels in her Alice band (read girlie) attire, Ranbir flaunts his pinks and manages to sashay down the screen with bizarre combos too. Like, a blue shirt with red pockets...Now how outrageous is that!

https://movies.indiatimes.com/News-Gossip/News/Katrinas-ready-to-make-you-laugh/articleshow/5192516.cms

I am making a film on the lines of Andaz Apna Apna though which is called Adah Apni Apni. This film too will have four lead characters out of which two are Ranbir and Katrina," he told a local daily

https://www.bollyspice.com/view.php/3702-andaz-apna-apna-sequel.html

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