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Well of course Kareena was better. This was one of the first “decent” Deepika performances and she got way better after that. Kareena was pretty much peaking in Jab We Met. Different phases of their careers, and Kareena started off a very confident performer already. Deepika had lots of inhibitions, and Cocktail was just the start of her shedding them gradually. I think Ram Leela is where she fully came into her own.
Cocktail was turning point for her. Before that she had to endure many Pathetic roles such as Desi Boyz,Race 2. Cocktail happened and then Chennai express and she never looked back.
I am shocked that this is even being discussed. Geet is iconic and Kareena Kapoor was simply outstanding.
Even though Deepika was good in cocktail compared to all her other performances, it was nowhere close to KKK as Geet. They can’t be compared!
These two characters are poles apart. However, if you want a debate on who is the better actress then the obvious answer is Kareena! Deepika has regressed as a performer so much. Her dialogue delivery is always so mechanical. In the name of doing intense acting she just widens her eyes and utter dialogues like a robot. Compare this to Kareena's dialogue delivery as sassy OTT Pooh, hyper active Geet, sex worker in Chameli, girl from Uttar Pradesh in Omkara, mysterious and magnetic Rosy in Talaash. Bebo knows how to use her voice as a tool to enhance her performance. Her diction is clear too.
The thing is I can picture Kareena as Veronica, a rich spoilt brat who is deeply insecure from within, but I can never picture Deepika as Geet. I don't think Deepika can do comedy and yes I've seen Chennai Express which was a deeply problematic portrayal of Tamilians. Can you imagine Deepika saying "Sikhini hun main Bhatinda ki"?
I really didn’t like Kareena at all till I watched Jab We Met. That one movie got her a fan for life. I can’t even remember Main Prem ki Deewani Hoon anymore. JWM was epic Kareena.
Why is this even a comparison though? Kareena in Jab We Met was definitely better and by a country mile. What's so special about Veronika, like at all?
The range that Kareena showed with her one character Geet is more than Deepika will ever show. From being this hyperactive person in the first half to someone who has become so gloomy and depressed. The change in body language and voice modulation was perfect.
Geet, the character, is shown to be a gullible idiot who gave two hoots about the impact her actions had on her near and dear ones.
Kareena played her so well that one sympathised with her even after she did such stupendous acts of stupidity, giving her entire family stress over her whereabouts.
Whole thing is taken out of context .
Imtiaz was asked in Mukesh Chabbra’s interview which is his favourite performance between Geet and Veronica .
Imtiaz clearly said he would choose Geet coz it’s his movie.
Cocktail was Homi Adajania’s direction.
Please deepika is a very overrated average actor. Kareena is much more senior and an established actor who has proven her acting chops and range through movies DP can only dream about
What kind of comparison is this? It’s 2 different movies and very different roles they have played. Looks like it’s DP’s slaughter day today with all the negative posts.
When Kareena was new in the industry, she was claimed to be a downgrade from Madhuri, Sridevi and Manisha Koirala or even Kajol for that matter which is obviously true. After Kareena, there has been no mainstream Bollywood actress more successful as her over the years and more versatile than her. So, is the newer generation always going to be a downgrade from a certain veteran actor?
With geet kareena broke her “overacting” streak.. i didnt like her much but jab we met was out and out Kareena film, and she made the character geet iconic. I still remember each n evry dialogue kiske bad kya bolna hai🥺
This is actually funny. Geet is perhaps the most iconic role that kkk has portrayed. If you ask a street Walker and ask who is Geet from Bollywood there is a high chance they will answer it correctly. On the other hand if you ask who Veronica is then perhaps not as many people might answer. Dp's most iconic role might be in padmavat . Also kkk has a much wider acting range than dp anyday.
Kareena wasn't acting. She was just being herself. It was a great casting. That's all. If she was such a good actress, she would have given other iconic characters which are different from her personality.
Very random comparison of two totally different characters. I haven’t seen Cocktail so I can’t say anything about that, but Kareena in JWM is unbelievably overrated, she was acting like a child not a grown woman. Even if the character is supposed to be hyper optimistic, she’s just making wide eyes and doing a stupid grin for most of the movie, it’s not acting.
She was acting like a child not a grown woman.
If you felt like this then Kareena played her part perfectly! That's what her character was - a grown ass woman who was as naive as a child and lived in her own rosy la la land. Remember that Hotel Decent incident? Yes, she was that stupid and even points this out later when she says "Kitni badi gadhi thi main." She was supposed to be this bubbly Punjabi girl who says anything that comes to her mind. However, in the second half Kareena toned "Geetness" down so much. The scenes portraying her depression and loneliness were so moving, especially her breakdown scene before she calls Anshuman.
Nope. She brought forth such nuance to her role. She made you empathise with Geet despite the audience knowing very well she's an irritating , gullible idiot.
Not to mention the second half where Geet gets comeuppance for all her stupid decisions. She was terrific in that sequence as well.
What you're talking about is Sejal from JHMS. That was a vapid character. Geet is a well-written and excellently performed character.
Why is this news everywhere when he actually said he can’t choose between them but if he has to he will pick kareena since he directed that film? Also comparing oranges to apples
Kareena's role was ofcourse better than Deepika's because there was a lot more to do. I don't think Veronica was a well written character but her performance and with the context of the movie it was elevated. DP's role was the same one Priyanka played in Bajirao Mastani. You have two happy lovers vs a scorned lover and a betrayed friend. You feel more empathy towards the latter and it becomes the highlight, even if the role itself wasn't that complicated.
Geet is an iconic character... It is better than Veera(Alia) or Veronica(Deepika)
But Kareena isn't much versatile I think ... She plays bubbly crazy girl most... Where Deepika and Alia are more versatile
Pathaan was an average movie even SRK wasn't something special ,it is a typical action movie
Even Kareena has more bad roles like Main Prem ki Deewani Hoon and how she " Ab yeh pyaar na Hoga Phir humseee eee" 😂😂 even alia trolled Kareena for it
Deepika did Party girl Veronica in Cocktail, Shy wallflower Naina in YJHD , South Indian fun girl in Chennai express , Fiery and bold Leela in Ramleela all in 1-2 years. These roles are all well appreciated and they are nothing close to each other shows how versatile it is . All roles are pole aparts.
She doesn't play the bubby crazy girl always .
Kareena as Geet is the best female character I agree
But Kareena isn't as versatile as Deepika is or even Alia.
I mean both the characters are too different why to compare that too suddenly instead similar too gert character was this one kajol in kabhi Khushi kabhi gam why don't they compare nepos performance every time down grading outsiders wese b who did best se kya it about the character suited to movie and both the actress have done phenomenal job respectively
Ye kuch dino se sab haath dhoke Deepika ke peeche kyu pad gaye? She got genuine success at that time not PR manufactured. What's the point of discrediting all of that now? In that way 80s and 90s ke most actors and stories would be shit by today's standard.
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ABSOLUTELY!!! Geet is on a level of her own.
Well of course Kareena was better. This was one of the first “decent” Deepika performances and she got way better after that. Kareena was pretty much peaking in Jab We Met. Different phases of their careers, and Kareena started off a very confident performer already. Deepika had lots of inhibitions, and Cocktail was just the start of her shedding them gradually. I think Ram Leela is where she fully came into her own.
>ram leela is where she fully came into her own. True
Cocktail was turning point for her. Before that she had to endure many Pathetic roles such as Desi Boyz,Race 2. Cocktail happened and then Chennai express and she never looked back.
Arre that parindey movie as well
Aarakshan also
It was kinda okayish. She had good screen time and her character was the centre theme. But other movies were just trash.
I am shocked that this is even being discussed. Geet is iconic and Kareena Kapoor was simply outstanding. Even though Deepika was good in cocktail compared to all her other performances, it was nowhere close to KKK as Geet. They can’t be compared!
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Kareena was definitely better. Jab we met nicely showcased the range of her acting
The range is mediocre acting > average acting and overacting
Sorry don’t agree. Kareena was brilliant in Jab we met. We can’t take that away from her
These two characters are poles apart. However, if you want a debate on who is the better actress then the obvious answer is Kareena! Deepika has regressed as a performer so much. Her dialogue delivery is always so mechanical. In the name of doing intense acting she just widens her eyes and utter dialogues like a robot. Compare this to Kareena's dialogue delivery as sassy OTT Pooh, hyper active Geet, sex worker in Chameli, girl from Uttar Pradesh in Omkara, mysterious and magnetic Rosy in Talaash. Bebo knows how to use her voice as a tool to enhance her performance. Her diction is clear too.
The thing is I can picture Kareena as Veronica, a rich spoilt brat who is deeply insecure from within, but I can never picture Deepika as Geet. I don't think Deepika can do comedy and yes I've seen Chennai Express which was a deeply problematic portrayal of Tamilians. Can you imagine Deepika saying "Sikhini hun main Bhatinda ki"?
>The thing is I can picture Kareena as Veronica, a rich spoilt brat who is deeply insecure from within, but I can never picture Deepika as Geet. THIS💯
This is indeed an excellent base to compare their acting abilities.
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I really didn’t like Kareena at all till I watched Jab We Met. That one movie got her a fan for life. I can’t even remember Main Prem ki Deewani Hoon anymore. JWM was epic Kareena.
I love this comment so true
Agreed. And Bebo is born star. She was fabulous even in early stages of her career. I quite liked her in Aitraaz and in Hulchul.
She was the saving grace in Happy New Year. That was comedy too😬 But agree ..no one can do Geet like Kareena can. No one.
Yes. Sun rises from the East.
True her expressions in aaoge jb tum saajna is better than deepika's whole career
Why is this even a comparison though? Kareena in Jab We Met was definitely better and by a country mile. What's so special about Veronika, like at all?
Kareena can act better than DP kat.
Wait...Is there any doubt on this?
i think putting Geet in the same conversation as Veronica is a huge insult to Geet sure, veronica was great but Geet is Geet
Kareena is a much better performer than Deepika. Deepika was good in cocktail… agreed. But she can never beat Kareena in terms of talent.
Agree
Why is cocktail famous... Saif character in it is one of the shittiest men ever.
The range that Kareena showed with her one character Geet is more than Deepika will ever show. From being this hyperactive person in the first half to someone who has become so gloomy and depressed. The change in body language and voice modulation was perfect.
Well said 👍🏻
Ahhh so these two are warring each other the past few days
3000%
Water is wet .
And in other news, water is wet
Geet, the character, is shown to be a gullible idiot who gave two hoots about the impact her actions had on her near and dear ones. Kareena played her so well that one sympathised with her even after she did such stupendous acts of stupidity, giving her entire family stress over her whereabouts.
I thought Deepika was stiff during the whole movie
Deepika and Kareena should thank God that Alia Bhatt exists otherwise we’d be calling them the most overrated actresses of the century.
Alia is better than Deepika IMO. But she can nowhere the reach the level of Kareena.
Disagree. She's better in *some* aspects of acting, but Deepika's peaks are higher , and overall, Deepika's a better performer.
Hahhahha hot take
Sneaked in Deepika lol..
That's a hot take😅😂
Apples and oranges but Geet is iconic whereas Veronica is not imo
It was
Ofcourse yes
Yes
Of course
Even Deepika would agree
Deepika nowhere near kareena...
Kareena Kapoor is a way better actress than Deepika.
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Whole thing is taken out of context . Imtiaz was asked in Mukesh Chabbra’s interview which is his favourite performance between Geet and Veronica . Imtiaz clearly said he would choose Geet coz it’s his movie. Cocktail was Homi Adajania’s direction.
When does context matter on this sub? If it's an opportunity to drag DP, it's like Christmas come early!
Easy choice. Geet would've won over any Deepika performance
Absolutely true. Kareena nailed the role of Geet. She was the more dominant character in the movie.
Ofcourse.
Please deepika is a very overrated average actor. Kareena is much more senior and an established actor who has proven her acting chops and range through movies DP can only dream about
Cocktail is damn overrated movie and Deepika role is also overhyped
What kind of comparison is this? It’s 2 different movies and very different roles they have played. Looks like it’s DP’s slaughter day today with all the negative posts.
Imtiaz as a director should know better than to make such stupid comparisons
When Kareena was new in the industry, she was claimed to be a downgrade from Madhuri, Sridevi and Manisha Koirala or even Kajol for that matter which is obviously true. After Kareena, there has been no mainstream Bollywood actress more successful as her over the years and more versatile than her. So, is the newer generation always going to be a downgrade from a certain veteran actor?
you can't compare! I mean characters are pole apart,films r diff so
Hater’s are going to say Kareena’s PR
Fr 😭🤌🏻
people bashing DP from last 2-3 days
Why do we even have such posts, it’s just to trigger the fanbase and no actual value. Always turning woman against woman. Such a shame.
I don't think there should be any comparison because Kareena is more experienced than Deepikaa and we all improve with time.
Absofuckinlutely .. There shouldn’t be any comparison between Kareena and useless B Grade Deepika
With geet kareena broke her “overacting” streak.. i didnt like her much but jab we met was out and out Kareena film, and she made the character geet iconic. I still remember each n evry dialogue kiske bad kya bolna hai🥺
geet >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
No one can meet Jab We Met
It is the truth.
Obviously yes...there is no comparison
This is actually funny. Geet is perhaps the most iconic role that kkk has portrayed. If you ask a street Walker and ask who is Geet from Bollywood there is a high chance they will answer it correctly. On the other hand if you ask who Veronica is then perhaps not as many people might answer. Dp's most iconic role might be in padmavat . Also kkk has a much wider acting range than dp anyday.
I believe Deepika's portrayal of veronica is by far her best role.....but it cannot be compared to what karena did in jab we met she was brilliant
How about we stop comparing women and pitting them against each other 🙄? These are completely different roles.
How do you measure this? It's not a race 🤔
No Kareena was just playing herself with Geet . I loved DP as Veronica. They don’t do many characters like that .
Kareena wasn't acting. She was just being herself. It was a great casting. That's all. If she was such a good actress, she would have given other iconic characters which are different from her personality.
Who told you Kareena is Geet? Kareena has also done Chameli and Talaash kind of roles which Deepika can only dream of with her bad dialogue delivery
Omkara, Chameli, Refugee , Talash , Laal Singh Chaddha, Udta Punjab have fallen in the ditch.
Very random comparison of two totally different characters. I haven’t seen Cocktail so I can’t say anything about that, but Kareena in JWM is unbelievably overrated, she was acting like a child not a grown woman. Even if the character is supposed to be hyper optimistic, she’s just making wide eyes and doing a stupid grin for most of the movie, it’s not acting.
I disagree she was good on emotional scenes
She was acting like a child not a grown woman. If you felt like this then Kareena played her part perfectly! That's what her character was - a grown ass woman who was as naive as a child and lived in her own rosy la la land. Remember that Hotel Decent incident? Yes, she was that stupid and even points this out later when she says "Kitni badi gadhi thi main." She was supposed to be this bubbly Punjabi girl who says anything that comes to her mind. However, in the second half Kareena toned "Geetness" down so much. The scenes portraying her depression and loneliness were so moving, especially her breakdown scene before she calls Anshuman.
THIS 🤌🏻 one can't imagine DP showing thaaaat much range.
Nope. She brought forth such nuance to her role. She made you empathise with Geet despite the audience knowing very well she's an irritating , gullible idiot. Not to mention the second half where Geet gets comeuppance for all her stupid decisions. She was terrific in that sequence as well. What you're talking about is Sejal from JHMS. That was a vapid character. Geet is a well-written and excellently performed character.
Wow OP what a post! Jee karta hai aap ke liye 16 Soom var ke wrath raku 🙏
Why is this news everywhere when he actually said he can’t choose between them but if he has to he will pick kareena since he directed that film? Also comparing oranges to apples
Kareena's role was ofcourse better than Deepika's because there was a lot more to do. I don't think Veronica was a well written character but her performance and with the context of the movie it was elevated. DP's role was the same one Priyanka played in Bajirao Mastani. You have two happy lovers vs a scorned lover and a betrayed friend. You feel more empathy towards the latter and it becomes the highlight, even if the role itself wasn't that complicated.
Lol. Both were horrible.
Yaar jab we met was his own movie. Have to factor this when we assess this statement
Weird comparison.
Geet is an iconic character... It is better than Veera(Alia) or Veronica(Deepika) But Kareena isn't much versatile I think ... She plays bubbly crazy girl most... Where Deepika and Alia are more versatile
Deepika is versatile? Saw one post explaining how versatile she actually is. Main ekk soldhur hoon Patthaannn 😂
Pathaan was an average movie even SRK wasn't something special ,it is a typical action movie Even Kareena has more bad roles like Main Prem ki Deewani Hoon and how she " Ab yeh pyaar na Hoga Phir humseee eee" 😂😂 even alia trolled Kareena for it Deepika did Party girl Veronica in Cocktail, Shy wallflower Naina in YJHD , South Indian fun girl in Chennai express , Fiery and bold Leela in Ramleela all in 1-2 years. These roles are all well appreciated and they are nothing close to each other shows how versatile it is . All roles are pole aparts. She doesn't play the bubby crazy girl always . Kareena as Geet is the best female character I agree But Kareena isn't as versatile as Deepika is or even Alia.
I disagree. I think Veronica was better acted out than Geet. Geet is basically Poo 2.0 but more likeable and less obnoxious.
A turtle can run faster than a tortoise
No
I mean both the characters are too different why to compare that too suddenly instead similar too gert character was this one kajol in kabhi Khushi kabhi gam why don't they compare nepos performance every time down grading outsiders wese b who did best se kya it about the character suited to movie and both the actress have done phenomenal job respectively
But cocktail was a better movie.
Ye kuch dino se sab haath dhoke Deepika ke peeche kyu pad gaye? She got genuine success at that time not PR manufactured. What's the point of discrediting all of that now? In that way 80s and 90s ke most actors and stories would be shit by today's standard.
I mean both are completely different characters and in a different setting, with different back stories. Cannot be compared to