RNBDJ Vs Ghajini

While differences between the two of the biggest Bollywood releases of the year RNBDJ and Ghajini are very obvious right from the genre and the directors - one being a romantic plot in an unusual small-town setting executed by Aditya Chopra, who never seem to get enough of Punjab and SRK, while the other is basically a revenge story, remade and retold, by Tam film-maker Murugadoss, I thought it would be interesting to look at the amazing similiarities two releases had both in the build-up and the actual product

• SRK and Aamir sport looks very contrary to their established images. SRK as Suri is very uncool unlike Raj & Rahul of the past while Aamir as Sanjay Singhania is too macho and violent unlike Nikumbh & Bhuvan.
• Both Suri and Singhania are heaviliy relied on in the marketing of the movies and almost zero footage is given to the lead actresses in the pre-release period.
• Both movies aim to give more than two SRK and Aamir to the audiences for the cost of one ticket- SRK with two parallel roles and a song imitating past heroes in SRK style and Aamir again with two characters though not parallel and a bonus song with multiple looks.
• Suri and Singhania, thanks initially to circumstances and later by will, hide their full identities from their love interest and try and win them minus that extra factor of coolness and richness respectively.
• Female protagonists, both making their first Bollywood appearances, wear a unconventionally refreshingly look and demeanour.

Before I overanalyze the similiarities, I'll post this and start thinking about the topic for my next publication. Cheers. Jampak