Yash Raj’s films are getting smaller by the day. Gone are the days when only A-list stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan and Hrithik Roshan starred in their films. They are now making films with relative newcomers and Rock On actor Purab Kohli is the latest to join the bandwagon.
A bollywood source tells us, “Yash Raj is in talks to sign Purab Kohli for a film. It is the one made by Parmeet Sethi with Anushka Sharma and Shahid Kapoor. This one is also a musical like Rock On and Purab’s comic performance in Rock On was highly appreciated. They think he will suit the youthful mood of this movie. He is a decent actor but he isn't a star.”He further adds, “Though last year’s films featured big stars like Saif Ali Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor, this year’s Yash Raj films have smaller or younger stars like John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Uday Chopra (who isn’t a star) and Rani Mukherji (her career is almost over), Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapur. The big stars are Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra. Aamir Khan refused to do the film with Preity Zinta. The films that will release this year are Dil Bole Hadippa, Rocket Singh, Pyaar Impossible and of course New York.”
The source tells us that Yash Raj is also downsizing as far as movie promotions are concerned. “If you look at Tashan, it got a lot of publicity because of Kareena’s size zero figure, then Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic was publicized because of Amisha Patel’s skin show and Rani attended several events to promote the film. Shah Rukh Khan went all out to promote Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, attending shows, being available to talk, featuring on magazine covers, etc. As far as New York goes, it wasn’t promoted at IIFA though both Neil and Katrina were there and in Mumbai, they are only doing press conferences and interviews. The rumours of the John-Katrina affair have helped the film.”
