Has the hype surrounding this enfant terrible passed? See what we did there? We wanted to try out writing like Rajeev Masand or Filmfare’s Jitesh. You need a certain flare for that, but we don’t have it! Anyways, this senior actor has been making really good use of the hype that his made-upbiopic created. We told you that this was all a ruse to create the hype because when he was set free, the offers didn’t come flowing in to him like he and his wife thought it would. His wife is the mastermind of all this, as confirmed by the senior actor himself in a recent interview. Quite a smart move because they do need money to keep living the lifestyle that they have been living.

The question is, how long will this hype last? The other question is, how in the world did this movie make this much money? They are promoting it everywhere saying it has broken this record and that record, but how? If you have seen the film, there is nothing great about it. Not just that, it has been panned by critics and the audience. Probably only the fans of this senior actor and the actor playing him have praised the film.

Now we don’t know whether those who are not aware of this senior actor watched the film and how they felt. How does it work? Watching this film with no idea that it was made loosely based on this senior actor’s life. That would be very strange, indeed, because the actor playing him would look like a caricature in the film. If they are lying about the box office, that’s on them.

We will know in the coming months, for sure. As of now, it has benefited everyone involved in the film. The actor playing the senior actor raised his fee, the senior actor raised his fee and both of them are rumoured to be in this director’s next film. So far so good. The only downside is that this film has pissed off the media and journalists. Many of whom have pointed out the facts and the truth about this senior actor, as compared to what was shown in the film.

Like he said he kept guns for his family’s safety, a respected journalist mentioned that the senior actor’s father already had several guns at his house. This was true in the book that was released about this actor, where it is mentioned that he was so drunk after his girlfriend broke up with him that he took his father’s guns and shoot them up in their yard. This was when he was a young man either before or after his debut.

Let’s say that this senior actor got the guns for his family’s safety. He got it illegally, did that thought ever occured his mind that it would be illegal for him to use these guns? He could have gone to jail if he used these weapons. The irony! At a recent event, the media bombarded him with questions on why he thinks it is them who created the bad perception surrounding him. He said that this part in the film wasn’t his idea but the filmmaker’s idea! Then, he got pissed and left the venue. Seems that he has not changed much!

Check out the blind item from Hindustan Times in Malavika Sangghvi’s collumn. By the way, we couldn’t find a pic of this senior actor at this event. It seems that he didn’t even pose for pics on the red carpet. We got only a back shot, hence posting this one and another one which we think aptly suits the way he was feeling that day.

Bollywood Blind Item

Could the whitewashing and airbrushing of this senior and much-loved Bolly star be the subject of a concerted overall strategy? Many people at a high-profile city event were heard wondering the same. “Everyone knows he’s a ‘jeans and sneakers kind of guy’ they say, “and yet, on this occasion, he was looking particularly uncomfortable in an OTT designer sherwani full of gold, that seemed straight out of Bhappi Lahiri’s wardrobe.” They add, “It must be part of the campaign…” The Campaign? “Yes, you know, when a guy’s wife is out to clean up his image? First a book, then a film and then his wardrobe…”

Oh dear…

OSOP Guesses

Bolly Star: Sanjay Dutt

Event: Poorna Patel’s Wedding