Anurag Basu is the god of all filmmakers: Karan Johar

Karan Johar

Anurag Basu

Even though Karan Johar is one of the best director and producer in the film industry, watching Anurag Basu’s Barfi! made him feel inferior and restricted!

Karan made it very clear that the film impressed him and was better than he anticipated it to be. He expressed his appreciation for the movie on Twitter. He wrote,“I just saw #barfi…i have never felt more limited,inferior and talentless…anurag basu is the god of all filmakers…his genius is barfi!!” Johar also gushed about Ranbir by writing, “Ranbir Kapoor has given the most outstanding performance….he deserves a running ovation! it will be an honour to work with him..” The filmmaker also had words of appreciation for Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D’Cruz.

Barfi! is the story between two people, who can’t communicate with each other, but still manage to fall in love. Directed by Anurag Basu the movie has already been registered as a HIT!

If Ranbir said ‘NO’ then ‘Barfi’ happened never: Anurag Basu

Anurag Basu, Ranbir Kapoor

Director of “Barfi”, Anurag Basu discloses that if Ranbir Kapoor would have said NO to the movie, “Barfi” wouldn’t have been made.

Basu told in a statement, “If Ranbir wouldn’t have done this movie, I wouldn’t have made it. I always had Ranbir in my mind for this role. Even on the day when I was writing the 10th page of the script.”

Barfi is a romantic comedy, revolving around a boy named Murphy, whom everybody calls Barfi. Though he is physically challenged, he is quite a charmer and is ever ready with “n” number of pranks in his head.

A lot has been told about Ranbir’s character. However, Priyanka too, has a very strong role in the movie. What’s motivating is that, Anurag Basu was not very sure about Priyanka.

A source tells, “Anurag was sure about two things. First and foremost he wanted Ranbir to play the title role of ‘Barfi’ (that’s his name in the film).

Secondly he wanted a newcomer to play the part since he didn’t want any star baggage to take over the female character.

Though Priyanka felt that she could play the part, more so since she had played complex characters in movies like ‘What’s Your Raashee?’ and ’7 Khoon Maaf’, Anurag was busy hunting for a newer face.”

If buzz is to be believed, a three day workshop was conducted about which no one else knew other than Basu and Priyanka.

“Well, all I can say is that hum dono ka iss workshop ke baad darr nikal gaya tha”, smiles Basu, “Honestly both of us were apprehensive and credit goes to Priyanka that she participated in the workshop as if she was preparing for her first film. Trust me; she is going to surprise everyone.

I am sure even she herself will be surprised since she doesn’t know what she has given to the film.”

Basu also confirmed that Katrina Kaif was the first choice in place of Ileana D’cruz, but she later opted out.

Ranbir Kapoor’s lips lock with director Anurag Basu at an event!

Ranbir Kapoor, Anurag Basu

At the launch of Barfi! Trailer, Ranbir Kapoor showed his cheeky side when he grabbed director Anurag Basu and locked lips with him, in front the media.

It all happened when Ranbir was questioned about his lip-lock scene with Ileana D’Cruz and how comfortable he was. Instead of answering to the question, Ranbir Kapoor turned around, grabbed Anurag and engaged him in a make-believe lip-lock!

This gesture took everyone present there by surprise. However, the funny incident also made the media shower clapping on the actor.

Ranbir after the lip lock, told, as an actor, one has to do one’s job… if you believe in the scene, you have to do it.

Basu confessed told, “Ranbir is spontaneous at everything, and the point he was trying to make was that kissing acting nahi hoti, natural hoti hai,” he said, adding, “While shooting, the entire team was like a big boys’ hostel. But that day I didn’t know he was going to play such a prank on me in full view of the media.”