Ranbir will not kiss and tell (at promotion Barfi)

Ranbir Kapoor and the leading ladies of 'Barfi!', Priyanka and Ilena have been busy promoting their forthcoming film.

   

With BARFII! all set for release, one wonders whether this film could be the calling card for Ranbir Kapoor and will this make it to the 100 crore club.

  

While we are still wondering, who was this mystery girl who kissed Ranbir at a promotional event for the film?

   

Seems Ranbir has made a promise not to kiss and tell.

   

Laughs Anurag Basu, the architect of the film, "You can't make a film thinking that whether it would do 100 crores at the box office. In any case, I am a little selfish when it comes to making films because I want to enjoy the process rather than thinking about the crores it is going to make."

   

He goes on to add, "I loved what BARFI! had to say and that's the sole reason why I made. There was no ulterior motive to either think overtly commercial or artist. Na mann mein aisa tha ki kuch alag karoon naa duniya ko bataana ki dekho, aisi filmein bhi hamaari country mein banti hain. I don't want to prove anything to anyone. For all it matters, you could still go ahead and plan a film for 100 crore club. Par agar kahaani ke saath ishq na ho toh phir mazaa nahi aata."

   

While this is what the film's director has to say, one looks forward to what Ranbir has to say about the feat. With his solo releases like ROCKSTAR and AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHAANI crossing the 60 crore mark long back, it is about time that he too justifies the tag of being the hottest young superstar and gets past the 100 crore milestone quick and strong.

   

lleana D' Cruz, who makes her Hindi film debut with "Barfi!", is considered the highest paid actress in the southern film industry and says she gets what she deserves. "I can't comment on that as I have not seen anyone else's paychecks," Ileana told IANS when asked about the highest paid actress tag.

                                    

"I think any actor would be lying if they say money doesn't matter and it's only the experience that they enjoyed the most. I do care about money and want to make more. I do respect my work and people want to pay me more for my work. It is flattering but it's a huge responsibility to pull off a character," she added.

                                

Priyanka Chopra, who plays an autistic girl in "Barfi", says she is game for such tough roles. Asked how she chooses such tough roles one after the other, Priyanka said: "Whichever role is the toughest, bring it to me, I'll do it."

                                     

Director Anurag Basu is on cloud nine after receiving his first 'U' certificate from Censor Board for "Barfi!".

                                                  

"Just got the censor certificate, 'Barfi!'is my first U certificate film," tweeted Basu who previously directed "Murder", "Gangster - A Love Story", "Life in a... Metro" that were released with an A-certificate, while "Kites" was awarded U-A certificate.

                                          

Says Anurag, "Barfi is not a silent film. Yes, there aren't too many dialogues in the film. Actually in quite a few of my previous films you will find that there are long scenes with no dialogues. In GANGSTER there was a 20 minute scene with no dialogue. In fact while writing the story of BARFI it was a sort of challenge to write a scene without dialogues. I had to let the expressions and emotions do the talking, rather than expressing the scene in words."

   

Slated to release Sep 14, it also marks Telugu actress Ileana D'Cruz's foray into Bollywood.