Arjun is a fan of Kajol

Rest assured, Arjun Rampal is being remembered a lot more by Karan Johar when it comes to casting for his productions. After a cameo in KABHI ALVIDA NA KEHNA, he has elevated Arjun to the position of a solo male lead in STEPMOM remake - WE ARE FAMILY.

"It has been great fun doing the film. The good part is that when Siddharth (Malhotra), the director, came to me with the film, he ensured that it was not a frame to frame copy of the original. He has got a lot of maturity there. I was very moved with the script that was read out to me because I could see so many different angles that he had brought out", says Arjun who has to deal with two women in the film.

Arjun has never shared screen space before with either Kajol or Kareena, both of whom are known for being scene stealers. No wonder, there indeed was some task cut out for the actor.

"I have been a huge fan of Kajol and it has been fantastic to work with her. She is just so good. On the other hand it was amazing to work with Kareena also. She is at that position in her life where she is doing some wonderful work. The entire approach towards work and the energy that she possesses is infectious. Then there are also these three lovely children in the film and since I love to shoot with kids, it turned out to be one big team. Moreover, all said and done, because it is Karan who is producing the film, you know that it would be overviewed in a nice way."

"In fact when compared to the original character in the Hollywood flick, Siddharth's version is far more nuanced. This film is his interpretation of how a STEPMOM should be", Arjun talks fondly about WE ARE FAMILY which is all set for 10th September release.

We are Family will make love to mothers : Arjun

The year 2010 has been very good for Arjun Rampal. He has been a part of two of the biggest hits of the year, Sajid Khan's HOUSEFULL and Prakash Jha's RAAJNEETI. And the icing on the cake is that the audiences as well as the critics have been full of praise for Arjun in both the films.

While HOUSEFULL was a laugh riot and RAAJNEETI a political drama, in both the cases Arjun's strong, macho image was exploited by the makers. However, in his next film, Karan Johar's We ARE FAMILY, a remake of Hollywood's STEPMOM the case is just the opposite.  

Talking about the film, Arjun reveals that this is an emotional family drama, a very sensitive film and that he would advise the audience to take a bag full of tissue papers with them as it would surely make them shed a few tears! He also elaborated that after watching WE ARE FAMILY the audience will hug their mothers and realize how very important they are for any family to survive and cope with the hardships of the world.

Well, it's been quite a while since we have had a decent tear jerker releasing and naturally one can look forward to WE ARE FAMILY and especially handsome hunk, Arjun Rampal, who will strike a hat trick if the film turns out to be a success!

Dabangg and We are Family, Knock Out Sohail

The Diwali and Eid weekend along with the Christmas week are considered the best period business wise by the producers and distributors for releasing their films. No wonder some of the biggest films have been released on the aforementioned occasions. With the first of the three bountiful period, the Eid weekend less than two months away the shifting and shuffling games have begun

As per trade and distribution sources, from the three prestigious projects slated to release on 10th September, one has decided to move ahead. With Salman Khan's DABAANG and Arjun Rampal's WE ARE FAMILY staying put, producer Sohail Maklai, who had also planned to release his Sanjay Dutt starrer KNOCK OUT on the occasion of Eid has decided to postpone his film. As per Maklai, there was no sense in releasing the film amidst so much competition.

Though the actual release date for KNOCK OUT is still to be announced officially, our Delhi based distribution sources inform us that the film will now release on 1st October, to capitalize on the additional Gandhi Jayanti holiday.

Karan Johar to show We are family promos in IHLS

Karan Johar recently finalized WE ARE FAMILY as the title of his STEPMOM remake. He is now trying his level best to feature the first promo of the film with his yet another much touted film, I HATE LUV STORYS. 

He tweeted, "Big day at work today...IHLS copy out!! Excited about its release...WE ARE FAMILY promo finalised...rushing against time to get it with IHLS." 

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WE ARE FAMILY is about a terminally ill divorcee who has to accept the new woman in her ex-husband's life as the stepmother of her kids and the problems they face to find a common ground of understanding. 

The film stars Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Kajol in lead roles. It has been mainly shot in Sydney, Australia. 

Meanwhile, I HATE LUV STORYS, starring Sonam Kapoor and Imran Khan, is all set to hit the screens on July 2nd.

Arjun Rampal's evolution from Rajneeti

view RAAJNEETI movie poster

From ROCK ON to RAAJNEETI, indeed, it has been a journey on the path of evolution as an actor, that any actor worth his salt would aspire for, and for Arjun Rampal indeed RAAJNEETI has emerged as the surprise winner. For an actor the process of identification with the common people is supposed to have been established when he enacts a role that has an element of connect through the tools and processes with which the common man identifies. Politics is one of the integral processes in the rural areas and Arjun Rampal by enacting the role of a politician and a young politician at that has made definitely large strides in his acting career. From this sense he has given his career a shot in the arm.

Every actor worth his grain aspires to play the role of a kind that Arjun Rampal played in RAAJNEETI and the hallmark of the performance has been that Arjun Rampal has underplayed it and has come out on tops along with his co-actors in RAAJNEETI.

Arjun Rampal has also emerged as an actor who does not have a gumption to enact intimate scenes on the screen and he has been doing it with panache since his ROCK ON days and has added a new feather to his performance by enacting two different kind of intimate scenes in RAAJNEETI. It has been tantalizing but never has attained the proportions of vulgarity, but has been within the limits of aesthetics as defined in the Indian ethos.

The consummate finesse with which these scenes have been enacted on the screen in RAAJNEETI by Arjun Rampal opens up the scope for experimentation on the Hindi film scenario for the new breed of directors to exorcise the element of hesitation associated with performing intimate scenes on the screen and to execute them in a matter of fact manner that could facilitate in removing the element of shock associated with such portrayals on the screen.

There was a need for a character actor who could don the mantle of a star as also display grey elements when the scene demanded and Arjun Rampal within a matter of two years or so has demonstrated that though he waited for his moment, but now that it has arrived he is going to capitalize on the occasion and stamp his authority through consummate performances as he did in RAAJNEETI.

Karan Johar's Stepmom remake will be We are family

It starred Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts and it will now star Kajol and Kareena Kapoor. The Stepmom remake that has been in news for quite a while had been haggling for a fitting title for quite sometime. While on one side the release date was a big question mark, Karan Johar turned to twitter to look for an apt title.

He left the title open for discussion to all his followers and in came the rather creative and some humorous options. Today, on twitter, Karan has finally announced the final and official title of his remake film, which is We Are Family. As about the release date, the tweet said, "...will post the release date in a few days!!"
We Are Family stars Kajol, Kareena and Arjun Rampal and is directed by debutant Siddharth Malhotra. Karan Johar is still promoting his next movie I Hate Luv Storys starring Imran Khan, Sonam kapoor and directed by Punit Malhotra.

Arjun in a neagtive role in SRK's Ra-One

Critics and trade pundits have all attributed Arjun's magical resurrection to his National Award winning act in ROCK ON!! and rightly so. What they do not realize is that Arjun Rampal was just languishing as a side hero giving support to the likes of Zayed Khan etc. And it was not until Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment took him under his wings and OM SHANTI OM happened that critics and the audience realized the immense potential that Arjun possesses.

Arjun and Sharukh Khan in a function together

Farah Khan's OM SHANTI OM can truly be called Arjun's comeback film, the beginning of a wonderful second innings, an all-time blockbuster hit that was much needed to salvage his dying career. Farah and Shah Rukh had the courage to cast him in a strong negative character and his suave, sophisticated negative act in OSO certainly was one of the highlights which went on to establish his acting credentials to the filmdom as well as the audience. Arjun will be doing a neagtive role in SRk's home production Ra-one and for that arjun is shooting for ten hours a day....

Rajneeti crew on promotion in Muscat

Rajneeti crew on promotion in Muscat including Arjun Rampal, Ranbir kapoor, Katrina Kaif and parkash jha, Ajay Devgan is promoting rajneeti at facebook, he is running contests and meeting the winners, while this crew is promoting Rajneeti in the whole world....

Rajneeti crew on promotion in Bhopal

Arjun Rampal, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif while promoting Rajneeti in Bhopal, Rajneeti is getting more attention than Mani Ratnam's Raavan which is releasing in both Hindi and Tamil. Rajneeti and Raavan are releasing on 4th June. Rajneeti is now being promoted in Dubai by Arjun Rampal....

Rajneeti crew on promotion

Katrina Kaif and Arjun Rampal while going for a promotional Campaign. Katrina says that she didn't playing role of Sonia Gandhi but instead she take inspiration from Priyanka Gandhi. Rajneeti is releasing on 4th June and being promoted by all its stars with the director Parkash Jha.

Rajneeti promotion

Rajneeti guys while going for a promotional campaign including Arjun Rampal, Ranbir kapoor and Parkash Jha, the director of movie, the movie is out on 4th june 2010....

Housefull Cast

Housefull crew in Car while promoting movie including Akshay, Arjun rampal, Ritesh Deshmukh, Deepika Padukone and Sajid nadiadwala, Housefull was a amazing hit and a return vehicle for Randhir Kapoor....

Rajneeti

Cast:- Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Nana Patekar, Nasiruddin Shah, Manoj Bajpai, Vivek Oberoi.

Director:- Parkash Jha

Rating:-3.7