Ranbir is not like boring Salman, he takes risks: Anurag Basu

Filmmaker Anurag Basu, who has directed films like ‘Barfi’, ‘Life In A Metro’ and ‘Gangster’, has said that he prefers to work with actors like Ranbir Kapoor because he is willing to take risks.

The director went on to add that there are not many actors like Ranbir, who unlike Salman Khan, doesn’t repeat himself by doing the same kind of films.

“I am glad there is an actor like Ranbir who is taking the risk. There are not many actors, who would do it. He is not like Salman who is doing same thing film after film. He is boring. How can you do that?. At least he (Ranbir) is experimenting with his craft, he is pushing the envelope, and he is taking the risks” Basu said.

While Ranbir’s films like ‘Bombay Velvet’, ‘Roy’ and ‘Besharam’ have failed at the box office, Basu said it’s better to get creative satisfaction by doing varied roles.

“It is not paying off but at least he is getting the satisfaction of doing those films. He is playing different characters, they are so different form each other. Very few actors do that”

“In India people blame actors for the failure of a film. But it is not up to them, it is the director. But still people blamed Ranbir.” he added.

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  • For me borong movies are honestly all ranbir movies i have skipped in middle itslef just one good movie yeh jawani hai dewani
    But i have seen every movie of salman khan and even salman veer is any tome better than all the ranbir kapoor movies

    I dobt knoutta why peopke hated london dreams even that was good

  • Who is this moron anurag basu? Stop this nonsense coz 7.Ranbir movies releasing next week so overrated basu keep quite.

  • Exactly
    In short span of carrer ranbir has played many different characters,even Hrithik’s 15 years carrer is boring ,he doesn’t take risks. Same big budget modern looking movies,playing safe .

    Nd salman is d baap of boredom. All same type of good characters . Scared of failures .

    Ranbir iz nd will remain superstar for atleast 20 more years .

  • Dear Anurag, Please join along Ranbir DRDO, ISRO, HAL for further experiments. We dont need any rocket science or 70’s Gangsta dramas to get Entertained our Bhai is enough to Entertained us and our families with clean movies rather involving hot and kiss scenes in the name of Experiments !!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Why director like Basu etc are worried about Ranbir Kapoor’s few failures ?

    Such directors should check Salman’s bundle of flops in last decade (none solo/original hit but 100 out 100 flops) i’m sure they’ll be proud of ranbir careers after seeing struggler Criminal’s flops..

  • Salman to Anurag : Jaa beta jeeley mera naam lekar. Atleast teri movies ab disasters toh nahi hogi but Flop zaroor hogi !!!!!!!! Lol

  • Anurag is a perfect example of ‘Grapes are sour’. He thought BV alone will do 300 crs but Salman came with 2 movies within 4 months and giving more than 500 crs alone in India !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • anurag basu koi Bajrangi bhaijaan ya Salman khan ki koi movie nahi banana sakta hai he is worst director of bollywood and Salman is megastar of India.

  • In a way , he is so dam correct
    Since bollywood is star driven , stars hav to take risk.
    Ok bv failed , but wat abt his acting in the movie , man i m dam sure that that there are not many actors in industry who could repeat ranbir’s jonny’s act (salman is certainly not) and what abt movies lyk barfi , wake up sid , rockstar , rajneeti and all
    Ranbir is surely became a way better actor in only few years and that is all becoz he had guts to take risk.
    And since salman nvr took one he remains the same actor( who had potential ) he was in maine pyar kiya

  • @Babaji : Sadly Akki does not know who are his fans. The one who trend for his trailers and never watches movies in theaters or the one who awaits the TV premiere of Akki movies to boost about TRP records !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol

  • Completely agree with his lines about salman. among famous actors only SRK, Hrithik, aamir Ranbir, akshay are taking risk, doing different projects even varun has done film like Badlapur to prove himself as a good actor after doing some commercial films but salman is doing the same type of craps since 2010 even Varun will be considered as fine / better / risky actor than salman..

  • Salman has khamoshi the musical, tere naam and bajrangi bhaijaan and fools who making boring movies takes his name. I feel salman rejected his offer sometime that is why anurag basu saying all this.

  • Agree with basu, his recent movies were the same, but this year he tried different genres with bb and prdp, but in 2016 with sultan he is again back to the same repeatitive character and genre (

  • Producers can lose money but aslong as actor is getting satisfaction from making flop films then its all GOOD eh Anurag….

    Bloody loser

  • I wanna throw all my life savings into joker boys next crapfest titled Joker Baby coz I dont care if it doesnt recover costs aslong as Greedy Gobbar is getting job satisfaction then Im happy too…

  • Anurag basu is thinking that after giving 1 hit he can talk anything about salman bhai ranbir ke career ke pure film ki total collection salman ke is saal ke collection de kam hai……aur Roy, BV, besharam ke bad ab tamasha flop faltu

  • LOL… copying charlie chaplin movie clips and making Barfi doesnt mean taking risk.
    It is avoiding risk by copying a great movie maker.

    What an Idiot!!!!!

  • Theae directors who dont make movies for collections should invest their own money into their crapfests then we will see if they care about a return on their investment or not….!

  • mpk-youth romance,aaa-pure comedy ,tere naam ,bb- trgedy,hahk-family drama,khamoshi& phir milenge-offbeat,for action -i dont need to say,ranbir can dream in seven lives but will never achieve with mass appreciation -9 100 cr domestic ; 4 atbb;27 years gap betn 2 atbbs

  • Yes, Ranbir also experiments by kissing you in public to know how taste like. If making ultra boring disaster films mean experimental then, let it be.
    Has Ranbir family drama? (yet hugely successful)
    Has he done out and out comedies like Salman has? (yet hugely successful)
    Has he done out and out action films like Karan Arjun or Wanted? (Yet hugely successful)
    Has he done a romantic ATBB like MPK?
    Baat Kartey ho? Ranbir is good only in Rom-Coms and some serious films like Rockstar. His scope is limited with a dead face.
    The more he tries, the more he will fail.

    You As……???????? I don’t wanna say. Who can else be a bigger loser who needs publicity in others’ name.
    Anurag, if I have ever get you in my life, I will give you two powerful kicks in your butts..

  • Salman delivers blockbusters but he is surely repetitive. Salman knows his limitations as an actor therefore he does not take much risks. Amir, SRK, Hrithik, Ajay and Amir all try different roles but majority of Salman movies are same routine masala movies.

  • Now, I know Jagga Jasoos will fail. It has been surrounded with negativity. And you have added more. A sureshot disaster! Both your carrier and his carrier will be over after that?

  • Lol i guess BB, PRDP and SULTAN are the same to Anurag what an idiotic logic.box office collection is the only thing that matters.
    Bombay Velvet will not be remembered as a film that Ranbir Kapoor took risk in it but as an ALL TIME DISASTER

  • RISK TAKING ACTORS IN INDIA—-KING KHAN,hr,ranbirakki,amir(up to very small extent).

    Boring,disgusting,non acting,torturing,irritating with no risk taking ability like qualities possessing non actor—-salman khan.honestly speaking non of his film till now can make me satisfied till now,and I didn’t even seen 60% of his illiterate of his complete career while most of them are belongs to 90’s.but it’s India’s illiterate civilisation due to which he become at least a star,otherwise not even a single literate classified people even interested in his graceless,classless bhojpuri movies.

    he is the only one non actor of Bollywood due to whom Bollywood is feeling shame today.

    Hats off to you Anurag sir,you’re a brave director.unlike slb like coward directors who didn’t say a single words to salman after makkhi statement for his film guzarish.

    actually salman should do the job of helping new talent to enter Bollywood.because he has no talent and doesn’t to understood how to act,then what’s the benefit of just entertaining his classless,illiterate fan base?????while he couldn’t do a simple critically acclaimed ALL TIME CLASSIC OFFBEAT with out a bit masala content till now!!!!!he is the real shame for Bollywood.

    And he is only knows how to do monkey dance on roadside,1 punch 15 man in air type illogical stunts,mkrever his irritating non acting and every robotic expression which makes me vomiting while watched his every movies even the recent bb such a disgusting classless non actor is salman is shame to his OWN FATHER ,WHO was A CLASSIC script writer of films like SHOLAY,DON etc….I’m requesting salman not to make people fool and give torture to we CLASS CIVILISATIONS(MAJORITY) of India and kindly admit all his guilty under Indian jurisdiction system of law to enhance anti-criminalism.

    I like anurag basu’s personality.he is a very creative director and he used to say his wife is a FAN OF KING KHAN.waiting for jagga jasoos.

    Shameless Ids like @ajinkya,@ved bajirao please don’t spread negativity against his towards his true words and stop doing chamchagiri of non actor salman.

    And ranbir’s films are highly entertaining except Bombay velvet and he also overshadowed salman in APGK.ranbir is superior than salamn in any case from acting to maintaining girl friend like katrina,he defeats salman in every case.

  • Where did you find same things in last three films: Kick was a masala, BB was a social drama and humane story and PRDP was a family drama. And his next will be on sports and romance!!

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