After spending his birthday watching the live telecast of the Academy Awards, Shahid Kapoor is all inspired to start work on his next films. His film "Rambo Rajkumar", which will be directed by Prabhu Deva, goes on the floors today. Apparently, the makers wanted to make it special for Shahid and so planned the shoot three days after the actor turned 32. The film was announced some time ago but the muhurat was held only yesterday in Bhuj, Gujarat. Shahid will be canning a few action sequences in this schedule.
Now here is some interesting comparison with proven statistics. Prabhudeva has directed 2 films so far - Wanted with Salman Khan and Rowdy Rathore with Akshay Kumar. His third movie 'Ramaiyya Vastavaiyya' is also complete though. Wanted was the remake of blockbuster Telugu movie 'Pokkiri'. When 'Wanted' came in 2009, Salman was going through the lowest phase of his career. He had debacles like God Tusi Great Ho and Yuvvraj behind him. Even before that, apart from Partner, Salman's Salaam-E-Ishq, Babul and Jaanemann failed to make any impact at the box office. 'Wanted' revived Salman's career in a big way and he has found real success mantra in the action avatar. He is now at the peak of his career with blockbuster action hits like Dabangg, Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger and Dabangg 2 - all of them came after the stupendous success of Wanted.
Prabhu's second venture 'Rowdy Rathore' was also a remake of another superhit Telugu movie 'Vikramarkudu'. Akshay Kumar was going through a bad phase with a string of flops like Khatta Meetha, Action Replay, Tees Maar Khan, Patiala House, Thank You and Desi Boys. Although, Housefull 2 released just before Rowdy Rathore was a hit but it was a multistarrer and a sequel to a successful franchise. So Akshay did not benefitted much from it. Rowdy Rathore became a huge success as Akshay returned to full fledged action after a long time. The movie brought Akki back in reckoning and he went ahead and signed few more typical south indian action remakes.
Shahid Kapoor is currently going through worst phase in terms of his professional career. His much hyped movies Mausam and Teri Meri Kahaani have been outrightly rejected by the audience. Now the big question is - Can Prabhudeva's movie work wonders for Shahid's dwindling career like it did for Salman and Akshay. The difference here is 'Rambo Rajkumar' is an original story and not a remake of blockbuster movie like Wanted and Rowdy Rathore. Here is wishing Shahid Kapoor all the best and let's hope that the movie brings back the talented actor back in reckoning!
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