Barun Sobti's new avatar for '22 Yards'

 

You have seen Ron Sen in a casual avatar and in formals. You have seen him clean shaven and with beard. But we bet you haven't seen him in the kurta look. We got some exclusive pictures of Barun Sobti's second Bolly movie, tentatively titled '22 Yards'.

"Since Barun is a good looking guy who likes to experiment with his wardrobe, we made him sport a lot of kurtas. It goes well with his character of a Bengali. I personally think sky blue colour suits him the best, but then he looked dashing in this yellow kurta. He just oozed attitude in this. It suited him so much that we will surely make him wear this particular kurta in the film. A casual black kurta will also go with his persona. The look will be very different from that of Arnav Raizada," said Mitali Ghoshal, the director of the film, which will be shot mostly in Kolkata.

 

"Ron is immaculate, so we wanted a look wherein it shouldn't look as if he is trying too hard," said Barun, aka Arnav Raizada of Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon, before he left for Dubai to perform a play.

Mitali added, "To understand Ron's look, one has to understand his character. Barun's character, Ron, is that of a modern-urban guy. Ron is a number one sports agent of the country. He is an international figure based in Kolkata. Plus, he is not a very predictable person. His wardrobe reflects that. He plays a charmer and will be seen in half tucked shirts and casual kurtas. Sometimes he will be seen in formals too."

Mitali added that no makeup was used on Barun during the look test. "You will be surprised to know, but Barun never uses any makeup," she added.  

 

via http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Barun-Sobtis-new-avatar-for-22-Yards/articleshow/19673558.cms

Exclusive Behind the Scenes: Barun Sobti & Shenaz Treasurywala in ‘Main Aur Mr Right’

Barun Sobti‘s Bollywood debut (Main Aur Mr Right) hits screens somewhere in mid-July, but we know that’s still a long wait for those of you who have gotten used to seeing him everyday on your TV screen when Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon was still running. So to make the wait a little more bearable, we’ve got some exclusive behind-the-scenes stills from the shoot of the film! Have a look, you wouldn’t have seen these before!

via http://www.missmalini.com/2013/04/19/exclusive-behind-the-scenes-barun-sobti-shenaz-treasurywala-in-main-aur-mr-right/

Results - my Barun edit!

After an overwhelming response we have chosen our 6 favourite Barun edits for this week :)

1. oswell_01
2. mou_ms
3. SarunDrish
4. Hanaa
5. Nidhi
6. Smita

 

 

 

 

Notable mention goes to:

Kiran (SkThind) and Indy12, Sharon, Soloni and urs_kkgsr.

 

 

   

And everyone who entered ! All the edits were amazing!

Star appeal

TELEVISION TENDS to create larger than life characters, who become an inseparable part of an actor’s identity even if the series in question is short-lived.

 A classic example of this phenomenon is Barun Sobti, whose career took off when he starred as the arrogant yet charming Arnav Singh Raizada in Star TV’s Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon, an extremely popular show that catapulted him to superstardom and was reportedly discontinued when he quit.

UAE fans will no doubt be pleased to know that Sobti can be seen in a new play, Do Fool Chaar Maali, to be performed in Dubai on Saturday, April 20, at Sheikh Rashid Auditorium, The Indian High School.

Despite having left Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon, his connection with the show continues, as the play itself was the outcome of an idea that bore fruit on set, according to www.tellychakkar.com, and features cast members Akshay Dogra, Utkarsha Naik, Deepali Pansare and Pyumori Mehta.

Do Fool Chaar Maali is a comedy that revolves around two quarrelling spinsters who thwart the attempts of two ‘desi boys’ to con two young girls in Dubai .

In a chat prior to his Dubai visit, Sobti told City Times what attracted him to the play was “the cast, as they’re my friends.” Surprisingly, he did not reveal anything about his role though we hear that he is the narrator. He also denied that theatre is something he is actively pursuing. “We feel good about bringing this play to Dubai and we expect people to take away smiles,” he said.

Sobti admitted that people tend to confuse him with the character he played on the show but is not bothered by it.

“I am recognised as Arnav; I’m not trying to break away from that image.”

The actor has made a recent foray into Bollywood and said acting was always on the cards for him.

“I’ve never had time to plan things but somewhere deep down I wanted to act, the urge was never as strong as it is now. If I wasn’t an actor, I’d be working in a call center or I’d be a football coach.”

His first film is called Main aur Mr. Right and he hopes “people like it.”

A fan of Ranbir Kapoor, Sobti cites Barfi! as one of his favourite contemporary films.

When asked if he faced any struggles during the early stages of his career, he said, “With the kind generosity God’s shown to me, I don’t think I should be complaining. And for people who wish to become actors, I’ll say this: if I can be where I am, then anyone can be.

Pehla Media & Entertainent (PME) has lined up a surprise star home visit for Pehla audiences in the UAE - Barun Sobti will drop in to the selected home and share a cup of tea with the family on April 21 while another lucky viewer gets a dream date with one of the Iss Pyar Kya Naam Doon star cast, who are being flown down for the play Do Fool Chaar Maali. Pehla has also given away tickets to some lucky subscribers, a few of whom will get to interact with the cast after the play.

Event details

    What: Do Fool Chaar Maali (Hindi play)
    When: Saturday, April 20
    Where: Sheikh Rashid Auditorium, The Indian High School

Tickets: Dhs50, 100, 200 and 300. Call Rangmanch on 055-4945439

via http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?section=citytimes&xfile=data/citytimes/2013/april/citytimes_april244.xml

Exclusive: Barun Sobti Reads Out Fan Tweets!

I gotta tell you guys, ever since we announced that we’d be interviewing Barun Sobti, our collective Twitter timelines have been going nuts with Sobtians tweeting in questions and messages for Barun! Several of you sent in questions (and we asked some of them), but many of you also just wanted to tell Barun how much you love him. So we took a few messages from Twitter and the comments of our blog, and gave Barun to read them out and respond! Have a look; you’ll love it :)

Team MM: Prav wrote a comment saying, “In one of his interviews I remember he said that he doesn’t believe in fandom cos once his show IPKKND would be over all the fans will forget him. So here we are today truly madly and deeply crazy about him.” So your fanbase is still alive and kicking. Any messages for these fans?

Barun: I’m pleasantly surprised, actually. It’s a known fact that when you’re out of sight, you’re out of mind. But people have made a very deliberate effort to keep me in contention. I did an interview with a journalist called Stuti in Kolkata and she called me back saying what crazy fandom I have. She said she’s interviewed a lot of poeple but hasn’t seen anything like this. So at that time I was thinking, these people really have lived up to their word and they really do like things the way I’ve done them. I think people kind of relate to me because I’m a simple guy like these people are. So I just want to thank them and just hope I live up to your expectations and do things you like.

Team MM: What’s the craziest thing a fan has done for you?

Different things. A lotta people wanna hug you… it’s happened a lot lately, people who have seen me on the road lately have asked “Can I hug you? And kiss you?” That’s a little awkward when you’re with your wife. They’ll ask you to say dialogues and stuff. But it’s all taken good spirit and it’s nice, they’re all dignified people.

 Interesting that he mentions hugging since so many of you asked us to pass on hugs to Barun! :) So of course we did – our feisty photographer Khyati Gandhi stepped out from behind the camera to give Barun that hug on your behalf. Yup, it’s a tough job, working with MissMalini. ;)

via http://www.missmalini.com/2013/04/17/exclusive-barun-sobti-speaks-about-his-fans/

WIN: An Autographed Photo from Barun Sobti!

Alright Sobtians, here’s what you’ve all been waiting for! We’re giving you a chance to win one of these awesome, autographed photos by Barun Sobti himself! All you have to do is watch the video and answer his question, and you stand a chance to take home one of his handwritten messages – though Barun claims that his handwriting is so bad, his friends tend to joke that he’s “footwriting” :)

 

 

Q: Guess what Barun’s character is like in Main Aur Mr Right. Please post your answer in the comments below (also specify your city).

He does tell us a little bit about it in the interview we did with him, so try to put together the pieces and you never know, if we like your answer, we’ll send one of these your way! See, he signed them himself:

via http://www.missmalini.com/2013/04/19/win-an-autographed-photo-from-barun-sobti/

Win an Autographed Photo by Barun Sobti!