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The real reel story is out: Kat is queen but comedy is king

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Express news service Posted: Sep 25, 2008 at 0949 hrs IST
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New Delhi, September 24: Singh is Kinng rules, Jodhaa Akbar limps. But it’s Aamir who’s rewriting the rules of Bollywood, not Akshay — and not even SRK. Kat is queen, but Ash hasn’t quite gone away yet. And the future belongs a little more to Ranbir than to girlfriend Deepika — though Shahid has a definite Kismat Konnection here.

An all-India survey by research organisation C fore for the fifty-seventh anniversary issue of Screen shows nearly 2 out of 5 moviegoers between the ages of 18 and 35 enjoy mindless comedies the most. Romantic and action films are next: favourites with 34% and 16% respectively. Overall, new-generation multiplex flicks are overwhelming winners (73%) over Eighties’ arthouse cinema (27%).

Aamir Khan (28%) whose Taare Zameen Par carries India’s hopes at the Oscars — pips Akshay Kumar (23%) as the actor who best represents the changing face of Bollywood. Among actresses, fresh-faced Katrina Kaif edges out veteran Aishwarya Rai 29% to 26%.

Every fourth moviegoer feels Ranbir Kapoor is the next superstar — just ahead of Shahid Kapur (23%) and Deepika Padukone (22%).

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Yet, performance isn’t all. A majority (57%) thinks actors’ personal lives are more interesting than their work. However, 65% believe actors should stick to acting, and not endorse products or dance at people’s weddings.

Putdowners for Rakhi Sawant and Emraan Hashmi: item numbers and on-screen kisses make 48% viewers uneasy. Saving grace: 45% enjoy the hot stuff.

HOT FINDS INDIA

ENJOYS MINDLESS COMEDIES THE most (38)

THINKS RANBIR IS THE NEXT BIG THING (25)

BELIEVES WE SHOULD VIE FOR OSCARS (54)

WANTS TO KNOW STARS' PERSONAL LIVES (57)

SPENDS Rs 200-500/FAMILY/MONTH ON FILMS (41)

FINDS KISSES, ITEM SONGS OBJECTIONABLE (48)

PREFERS MULTIPLEX MOVIES TO ART FILMS (73)

FEELS ADS AFFECT MYSTIQUE OF STARS (65)

WILL WATCH SUBTITLED REGIONAL FILMS (51)

Changing Bollywood’s male face Aamir Khan 28%

Changing Bollywood’s female face Katrina Kaif 29%

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GREATEST ACTOR OF INDIA by VINAY PRAKASH RAI on 2008-09-25 12:37:22.081796+05:30
YES , THIS IS TRUE THAT AAMIR IS THE `GOD` OF BOLLYWOOD . HE IS MUCH BETTER ACTOR THAN DILIP KUMAR,AMITABH BACHCHAN,SHAHRUKH KHAN.
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love you SHAAHID and KATRINA. by ruchika on 2008-09-25 05:10:30.033047+05:30
I think KATRINA
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