In
a
career
that
has
been
pretty
much
on
and
off
since
her
Hazaron
Khawaishen
Aisi
days,
Chitrangda
took
a
bold
step
of
working
in
a
film
that
defied
stereotypes.
The
movie
in
question
was
Sorry
Bhai
which
had
released
exactly
two
years
ago
and
though
not
many
saw
the
film,
the
fact
remains
that
this
Onir
directed
film
was
way
ahead
of
its
times,
especially
for
Bollywood
audience.
However,
one
may
well
be
seeing
the
film
in
a
different
avtar
in
2011
when
Katrina
Kaif's
Mere
Brother
Ki
Dulhan
arrives
in
theatres.
Reason
being
that
it
is
difficult
to
ignore
the
similarity
of
the
film's
basic
plot
-
that
of
Imran
Khan
falling
in
love
with
his
brother's
(Ali
Zafar
of
Tere
Bin
Laden
fame)
dulhan
(Katrina
Kaif).
Says
a
film
observer,
"It
is
surprising
that
the
makers
of
Mere
Brother
Ki
Dulhan
have
actually
released
the
synopsis
so
early
when
the
film
would
release
only
in
mid-2011.
Were
they
led
to
believe
that
audience
won't
be
able
to
catch
the
similarities
with
Sorry
Bhai?"
There
is
some
defense
that
comes
the
film's
way
though.
Many
believe
that
since
Mere
Brother
Ki
Dulhan
comes
from
the
house
of
Yash
Raj
Films,
it's
vibrant
treatment
would
make
all
the
difference.
"While
one
waits
to
see
how
different
is
the
basic
storyline
of
Mere
Brother
Ki
Dulhan
from
Sorry
Bhai,
the
fact
remains
that
Yash
Raj
would
be
looking
at
the
film
entirely
differently
from
how
Onir
did.
They
come
with
different
sensibilities
altogether",
he
adds,
"While
Yash
Raj
would
be
aiming
at
young
and
family
audience,
Onir's
film
had
a
few
shocking
elements
that
had
resulted
in
Sorry
Bhai
coming
across
as
a
rather
bold
film.
One
of
such
sequences
was
a
risque
love
making
scene
that
was
shot
between
Chitrangda
and
Sharman
in
a
changing
room
of
a
lifestyle
store."
No
wonder,
Katrina
is
rather
casual
around
the
entire
comparison
and
laughs
it
all
away.
If
she
is
to
be
believed,
Mere
Brother
Ki
Dulhan
is
indeed
going
to
be
a
joyous
ride
for
not
just
the
three
principal
protagonists
in
the
film
but
also
the
audience.
"Come
on
now,
if
we
think
like
that
then
almost
all
films
are
the
same.
There
are
hardly
any
similarities
here
between
the
two
films.
You
can
take
my
word
for
that",
says
Katrina
who
had
some
good
fun
shooting
for
the
film
up
North
of
India
with
her
newest
co-star
Imran
Khan,
"This
is
a
very
high
energy
whacky
fun
film."
Onir
too
isn't
making
much
hue
and
cry
around
the
'inspiration'.
"I
really
loved
the
subject
of
a
woman
making
a
choice
of
moving
away
from
one
brother
to
another
and
hence
made
Sorry
Bhai",
says
Onir,
"The
film
suffered
due
to
the
fact
that
it
had
released
in
the
weekend
(28th
November
2008)
when
the
world
was
glued
to
the
tragedy
of
26/11.
It
just
didn't
find
the
audience
that
it
deserved.
If
at
all
there
are
any
similarities
now,
I
would
want
to
see
how
the
makers
of
Mere
Brother
Ki
Dulhan
bring
it
closer
to
universal
audience.
I
want
to
see
how
edgy
does
it
eventually
get."
Well,
we
are
waiting
for
that
as
well
Onir.
Story first published: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 14:58 [IST]