It's that time of year again when each one of us switch on our alert mode when dealing with our friends. Because it's the April Fools Day. The customary harmless pranks and practical jokes are a staple diet in any close circle on this day. So how can our Bollywood stars be left behind, especially in the way they continue to dodge the media and even fans on social network about their lives behind the camera.
Yes, our Bollywood Stars are a treat for their fans when on promotional spree. And we are told by them about all the pranks they played during the shooting of their films. From Akshay Kumar and Abhishek Bachchan to Amir Khan in his not-so-serious young days, stars and their many pranks on co-stars have become legendary. Yet many of them, read the TRP catchers, continue to fool the media and their fans when it comes to their own lives. We take a look at the Top 10 Bollywood Celebs best at Fooling the Media and the Fans
1) Salman Khan
All his ex-es, except one - the most most famous one at that, continue to party with him and his family in their private sojourns. Katrina Kaif signed Tiger Zinda Hai with him almost immediately after officially breaking up with Ranbir Kapoor even as we are now audience to the viral video of the alleged current paramour Iulia Vantur hugging Salman Khan in the sunny locales of Maldives to ring in Arpita Khan's little one Ahil's first birthday.
Salman Khan, the most eligible bachelor in Bollywood has dated some of the most gorgeous ladies and despite his impending wedding rumors floating in the beginning and ending of every year, he continues to prank his fans and the media alike by staying the eternal bachelor and national television's prime time show proclaimed "virgin". The 51 year old Mega Star continues to be not just the biggest Mass Entertainer, but also the Celeb best at Fooling the Media and his legions of Fans when it comes to his wedding question.
2) Ranbir Kapoor
The official blue blood of Bollywood Royalty, Ranbir Kapoor's proclamation on relationship on Karan Johar's Kofee with Karan, that "If you want space in Relationship, go and join NASA", is what defines the Aww inspiring charm for this young lad. From dating Deepika Padukone with PDAs to Katrina Kaif with whom he even moved into their own private abode, the Kapoor son is never to shy away from being the true and devoted lover he is.
Yet, the two long relationships are no more and he is very much Single. How he continues to saty best friends with both these leading ladies, despite murmurs of an over-bearing mother in Neetu Kapoor, is just a way of RK's way of folling the media and his die-hard fans.
3) Katrina Kaif
The Barbie doll finally shed her image of icy princess on the recently concluded season of Koffee with Karan. Yet no one can forget how she gets teased by Salman Khan at both his public and private events unlike anyone else, the most famous being Arpita Khan's wedding scene where she was pointed for missing out on being a Khan. How about being long referred as Bhabhi by Kareena Kapoor Khan on Koffee with Karan episode. Katrina Kaif remains an entertainment reporter's juiciest column filler for her billions of fans.
From being friends, read at-times-seemingly-more-than-friends, with Salman Khan in the seemingly on-and-off relationship, both personal and professional to suddenly being social media savvy after her live-in-relationship with Ranbir Kapoor went kaboom despite the apparent tries by the two to keep it together, and yet being referred by RK as on of his closest confidante, Katrina Kaif conties to successfully prank the media and her fans about her private life.
4) Deepika Padukone
This Lady seems to have it all, not just in Bollywood but now also in Hollywood. From highest grossing Bollywood films to award winning performances, to being included in the Top Ten Highest Paid Actress in the world according to Forbes Magazine, the actress is also a torchbearer when it came to coming out open about her Mental Depression and how the disorder needs to be accepted and dealt.
Oh, and she has the energizer bunny Ranveer Singh as her Eternal Lover, "allegedly". Because even though RS talks openly about his admiration, if not love, for his lady and follows him and his family as the most dreamy gentleman, Deepika who is often cited on vacations with Ranveer, only laughs when quizzed by Media and Fans.
The guy can be easily dubbed as probably the most secured boyfriend ever in the world for his lady love wished her fans in the recently concluded Holi on her Instagram account with not a picture of her with Ranveer from Ram-Leela where their played Holi in a song but with her picture with her ex and not close friend Ranbir Kapoor from their blockbuster Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani.
Is she fooling the Media and Fans or is she actually fooling Ranveer Singh also? Not just Bollywood but even Hollywood is curious now.
5) Kangana Ranaut
She likes to call a spade a spade and woke up entire nation to its new national word, read NEPOTISM. The multiple national award winning actress has never shied away from media from talking about her struggles or the hardships she faced on her way to the top due to Bollywood Camps. From her infamous media spat with Megastar Hrithik Roshan over her love affair gone severely sour to famously calling Karan Johar the "Bollywood Mafia and flag bearer of Nepotism" on his own chat show, the 'simple girl from the mountains of Himachal' has been brewing one statement after another, flashing all her cards, Woman, Victim and Feminist, in her every statement.
But with all her Headline making statements, she has divided not just media but her fans too. How far is too far or is she finally being the one to not to bow down for her talent speaks in the end? Her latest film, Vishal Bhardawaj's Rangoon, flopped miserably at the box-office despite her gaining enormous praise for her acting. And her talented and award-winning co-stars (read Shahid Kapoor at first) also accuse of her of being too self-centric for all the praise and abandoning all when its comes to flops. Even the ex-es family did not shy from making a jab at her on her film's failure.
Karan Johar last wittily poke about running whenever he hears her name, but what about the girl Kangana Ranaut? Is she really in love as she recently proclaimed or is that too, along with all her statements, a means to fool the media and fans to stay on Top of TRP and Highest Paid Actress list?
One thing is for sure, hope she does not fool the media and fans of her talent as an actress.
6) Karan Johar
If there's a mention about Kangana Ranaut, how can Karan Johar be left behind. The maverick and multi-talented filmmaker not just delivered a blockbuster last year, amidst political controversy surrounding Pakistani actors, but also ruffled major controversial feathers on his own chat show, Koffee with Karan, with Ms Ranaut herself as guest on the couch. The two have been ever since giving one reply after another on the topic of Bollywood Nepostism and Feminism and Camps and even the filmmaker's new born twins Yash and Roohi were brought into the war of words by Kangana. An old video of KJo also recently emerged where he admitted of fanning Nepotism, giving major balls to the fan-war between the Queen's fans and those of KJo and his team, read Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Sonakshi Sinha and more.
But the question remains - Is Karan really fooling the media and fans on the Nepotism debate with the Blockbusters his Dharma productions churn out with Star Kids, or is the Media and the fans of Queen, esp the Feminist Brigade, want to be fooled by continuing with the apparently never ending debate.
Well, let the movie business speak for the Star Kids brigade and let Kangana's work speak for itself. Media and Fans are happy to be fooled with fodder for social media rants.
7) Anushka Sharma
So if there is one actress who, despite having delivered power-packed performances in Khan blockbusters, stand tall for churning out small time money spinners under her own production house, it is Anushka Sharma. Her funda is simple - She will bankroll her choice of roles and movies HERSELF. Now that is one Feminist Act.
But why is she on the list? Hotness Alert - VIRUSHKA!
Anushka and Virat Kohli have been dating, now pretty much out in open with dance videos at friends' wedding and couple vacations during breaks, for quite a few years now. Yet every time they meet or tweet something in each other's appreciation, they surely fool the media and fans alike with fresh rumors of wedding bells.
The two are very much in love, have become part of each other's professional circle also with close friendships and support, and exhume major couple-goals in their instagram pics.
This is one actress we are happy to be fooled by, just to see her married with Padam Shree Virat Kohli, the most celebrated cricketer since Sachin Tendulkar. They are just so Aww that the unanswered questions on their couple status is endearing to the hearts of the billions of cinema and cricketer lovers - the two biggest religions in India.
8) Sonam Kapoor
The classic fashionista, fooled all her naysayers, when she delivered a power packed performance with last year's Neerja, a film that had her bagged many and equally deserving best actress trophies. But they why is she on the list?
To begin with, and something with the now acclaimed actress won't like as the beginner, it's her regular fooling of the media and her fans about her rumoured Businessman Boyfriend Anand Ahuja. The two are often seen together in not just vacation pictures, but also close family affairs of the Kapoors. He close circle now includes Kareena Kapoor Khan, and despite her ever-good-intentions, many feel its again fooling of the media for the buzz for her sister Rhea's upcoming production Veerey Di Wedding.
Well, no matter what the reality, Sonam sure has taken a big break for good roles and even Bebo will be making a comeback after her delivery. So bring it on with the stories, because fans surely want to see the powerhouse talent of acting and fashion on the screen in what may officially be the first chick flick in Indian Cinema, as the Kapoor production's Aisha did fool with the desired effect.
9) Rekha
The evergreen beauty remains a mystery and it will be a sham to not include her in the list. She is bigger than the movies Indian cinema can write for her. And that is no fooling. Except that she does fools in hiding her personal story.
Film events still rush to capture her reaction to Amitabh Bachchan on stage and her sindoor shines bright and mystery among any married woman.
Moreover, if the film industry was not enough, the gorgeous seductress fools the political media also with her absenteeism from the upper house of the Indian Parliament, even as she continues to make head turns at social parties.
For the Diva's one look, everyone is happy to be fooled. EVERYONE.
10) Shah Rukh Khan
He was and will always be King Khan for his fans.
He was and will always be every Media person's absolute delight to interact.
He was but is he still be biggest audience pull for his movies around the world?
The last is a question that has left media and fans confused, or shall we say Fooled! What has happened to the Charm associated with Shah Rukh Khan? His films are struggling to reach 100 crore mark, even as Salman and Shahrukh and even a relative newbie like Ranveer Singh are giving his films a major obstacle at ticket windows. The release dates of his films are no more scaring other films and actors like Hrithik Roshan and Akshay Kumar are ready to clash with him for release.
Yes, Salman is now a friend again and he was the one who announced the release date of his upcoming Imtiaz Ali film with Anushka Sharma last year, but the hit machine Akshay Kumar is major gung ho about his own Toilet-Ek Prem Katha's clash with the SRK film on 11 August. Twitter has already started seeing fan wars on the same. A major repeat on the Republic Day clash of SRK's much delayed Raees against Hrithik Roshan's Kaabil, the producer of the latter even publicly accusing SRK and Raees's production house of arm twisting exhibitors.
Don't fool us Shah Rukh. You were and will always be our Romance King. Time to pull up your socks and give us that one major Blockbuster Entertainment that is synonymous with King Khan and his untouched legacy.
Special Mention:
* Alia Bhatt and Siddharth Malhotra:
Are they dating or are they not?
Did they really broke up or are they just being protective about each other and their relationship?
We just loved when on her mentor Karan johar's chat show Koffee with Karan Alia replied about her love life with, "I have got more than what I was looking for". Don't fool us sweetheart. The media and fans just want to see you two together.
* Kapil Sharma
Is Kapil Sharma really a bad guy or was it just a bad time that he allegedly hit his buddy and co-talent Sunil Grover on a Flight while returning from an Australian gig?
The TRPs have spoken up. The Kapil Sharma Show is no more in Top 10 - a major fall for a hugely loved show which was never out of Top 5. The reason - Not just Sunil Gover but even Ali Asgar and Chandan Prabhakar followed suit and quit the show.
And if the latest news is to be believed, despite bringing comedian Raju Shrivastav along with regulars Kiku Sharda and Sumona Chakravarti, the shoot of the latest episode with Parineeti Chopra and Ayushman Khurana had to be Cancelled within 10 minutes of shoot because of the zero laughter from the audience.
Who are you fooling, Kapil Sharma. You are talented, you started this show from the scratch but in the end, its the team that runs any show. Audience wants Dr Mashhoor Gulati and Rinku Bhabhi back. Time to wake up from your Ego-land.
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