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Kareena .. right choice for Desdemona?


Hmm.. I would be happy if someone else played it. She's soo full of herself. And with that whole pallor going on.. she looks very sickly!

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Who did you have in mind, because I thought she did a good job with the character. It wasn't great or mind-blowing, but it was good.

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i think she did a good job as desdemona/dolly

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Hmm.. I dno.. I mean, yeah , admittedly.. she did do a pretty good job. Come to think of it, no one else looks even sumwhere close to Desdemona..

But, she sucks in all the other roles she does.

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LoL. I couldn't agree more. She looks hideous. Fat and ugly. I can imagine Helen's face when she sees it.

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if kareena was good in this role, then a good actress would have been brilliant. as kareena is bollywood's worst, think of how good another actress would have done. it was rumoured that shilpa shetty was to play the part and i think shilpa would have been fantastic. so if kareena was good, a good actress would have been great!

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ok, i saw the movie and the actress who would have been perfect for the role is Kajol. i don't mean this as a joke but Kajol can play this role with perfection!

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In Shakespeare’s “Othello”, on which the film is based, the protagonist suffers from an inferiority complex due to the beauty of his lover. Bharadwaj, therefore, is said to have wanted someone who looked beautiful even without makeup, and found Kareena to fit the bill perfectly.
http://www.desifans.com/news/20061084

Kareena Kapoor plays Omkara’s beautiful lover Dolly.

Bhardwaj writes: “In the play, Desdemona’s breathtaking beauty forms the basis of Othello’s sexual jealousy and eventual breakdown. I was on the lookout for a pure face, who could play my Dolly – someone who is completely besotted with Omi and at the same time completely unaware of the workings of his jealous mind. In Kareena, I found that perfect balance of innocence and sensuality and she has quietly taken the center stage with her performance.”
http://www.apunkachoice.com/movies/mov755/omkara-preview.html

Keeping in mind the requirement of role, at least I can’t think about anyone else other than Kareena. I think they chose the best and no doubt she justifies her selection. Shilpa and Kajol are good actresses but they are not someone who looks beautiful even without makeup.
http://freehost11.websamba.com/kareenakapoor/pic/kareena-kapoor-45.jpg

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And Kareena does? ewwwwwwwwww! With makeup or without makeup, Kareena always looks like a shemale! Kajol didn't look so bad without makeup in KKHH neither does Shilpa. Anyway, the ideal choice is Kajol!

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I disagree. Kajol doesn't look as good as Kareena does without make-up. Kareena was perfect for the role of Dolly. She had the look and the acting down.

Larry: There's a girl out there who calls herself Venus, what's her real name?
Alice: Pluto.

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kareena, good-looking? ewwwww! she has five cheeks in total (thre on the left and four on the right), her eyes are squeezed thanks to the fat in her cheeks and don't even get me started on that gigantic lips! Kareena is a she-male!!!

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But Bhardwaj don't think like you so Kareena is the Dolly Mishra. Full Stop.

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I loved her natural look,Kareena is a good actress,she managed all types of roles and I wonder why many people don't like her.

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Desdemona is supposed to be beautiful Kareena kapoor looks like a puffa fish and has the acting ability of one, she was terrible! she looked especially bad in her scenes with Konkona Sen Sharma (Who was amazing). Kajol although beautiful and a great actress was too old for the part but at least would have made the central conceit of the play (Jealousy) a believable one.

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well i have not read athello but my impresion of storyline is that fmeamale character have looks which signify that she can also cheat and cheat a bigtime like kareena does with her father and later omkara supects her of same once agian.
I guess kareena was perfect from this point of view.

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I think Kareena's sister would have been better. But Kareena with "no makeup" look got away with the roll. She looks terrible with make up....whats up with that?

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"Omkara" is Kareena's second best role to date.

The best is "Jab We Met."

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