Everyone's
pinning
hopes
on
five
films
-
Housefull,
Badmaash
Company,
Kites,
Raajneeti
and
Raavan
-
to
bail
the
bleeding
industry
out
of
the
crisis.
In
fact,
Raavan
wasn't
much
in
news
till
Saturday
night,
when
the
first
look
of
the
film
and
also
its
music
was
unveiled
at
a
classy
get-together
at
Yash
Raj.
Raavan
is
an
acid
test
for
everyone
associated
with
it,
mainly
Abhishek
Bachchan.
The
stakes
are
high
if
you
accept
the
challenge
of
a
solo
lead.
While
the
Mani
Ratnam
-
Abhishek
Bachchan
combo
worked
wonders
in
Guru,
there's
optimism
that
the
duo
would
scale
dizzy
heights
of
success
this
time.
The
general
feedback
after
watching
glimpses
of
the
film
was,
Abhishek
has
truly
arrived!
So
what
happens
if
Raavan
works?
It
would
catapult
Abhishek
to
the
top
bracket
overnight.
If
you
look
at
Abhishek's
body
of
work,
you'd
realize
that
the
talented
actor
hasn't
tasted
(solo)
success
after
Guru.
The
two
solo
starrers
-
Drona
and
Delhi-6
failed
to
do
the
trick,
while
Dostana
and
Paa
were
successes
no
doubt,
but
Abhishek
had
to
share
the
laurels
with
other
actors.
The
promotions
of
Raavan
have
kick-started
with
a
bang
and
there's
a
strong
possibility
that
it
would
turn
out
to
be
the
big
ticket
to
super-stardom
for
Abhishek.
Story first published: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 15:50 [IST]