There’s another blind item for you guys as we end this weekend. This time, if you have been reading the news you will know who they are referring to. It’s a Rajeev Masand blind item and the person in question below is a guy, who has been the hearthrob of little girls until Ranbir Kapoor and Ranveer Singh came it.

The One Who Smelt the Coffee

After losing out on at least three major films with big banners recently, and on realising that he has gathered close to no goodwill whatsoever in the ten odd years he has been working as an actor in Bollywood, this young male star is believed to have started making amends. Currently filming two big-budget films with hit directors, the actor had famously rubbed at least three young directors the wrong way after he asked them to “assure” him that their films could generate blockbuster box-office returns if they wanted him to commit himself to their projects.

But it appears that he’s finally got someone giving him the right advice. The actor has reportedly stopped interfering in departments that don’t concern him and is focusing solely on his own performance. According to a source in the know, he has also become less irritating and irritable in his dealings with the media.

According to an actress who has worked with him—and claims to have borne the brunt of his moodiness and unprofessionalism—the actor’s change of heart happened once he realised he could be replaced by rank newcomers in big-banner projects. “He probably thought the producers would hold out for him, or would shelve their films, or perhaps give in to his unreasonable demands. But when nothing of the sort happened, he was forced to wake up and smell the coffee.”

The actor’s own advisors have apparently chided him for his high-handed behaviour with top banners—which are unlikely to consider him for future projects. “What’s more, with newcomers being cast in films he was offered, he has realised he may have strengthened the competition against himself,” the actress explains.

OSOP Guesses

Young Male Actor – Shahid Kapoor

This month’s first blind item comes from none other the blind item king in India, Rajeev Masand. He wrote in his blind item on this macho actor, who has recently been lucky at the box office hence making him overconfidence on his acting skills. Read on below to see if you can guess, who Rajeev is talking about.

 

Bollywood Blind Item

 

To Act or Not To Act

For years dismissed as a non-actor, this good-looking leading man insists he’s finally been vindicated by the success of his latest film, even though feedback on his own performance was, at best, mixed. He’s been lashing out at critics, saying things like: “I’m sorry I’ve proven you wrong!” and “Ouch, it must hurt that you couldn’t keep me down.”

His confidence and cockiness may come from the fact that his next release is a serious thriller directed by an awards-darling; a film that the star is convinced gives him enough scope to flex his acting muscles. But someone ought to remind him of that old adage of speaking too soon. Encouraged by his recent success, he goes next into filming the sequel of a blockbuster ‘brainless comedy’ that will more than likely have critics drawing their daggers again.

OSOP Guesses

Good-Looking Leading Man – John Abraham

 

Latest Film – Shootout at Wadala

 

Next Release – Madras Cafe directed by Shoojit Sarkar (Vicky Donor)

 

Sequel of the Brainless Comedy – Welcome Back