Coincidence Ranbir's hair like Tintin: Jagga Jasoos director
Jagga Jasoos director Anurag Basu has said it's a coincidence that Ranbir Kapoor's hairdo in the film is like the comic book character Tintin. He added, "This look wasn't my first choice...[but] no other look...matched our narrative." Basu further revealed that he had stacks of Tintin comics during childhood and details of such adventure stories stayed in his mind.
Jagga Jasoos, starring ex-flames Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, has been making headlines for quite some time now. Be it the interesting trailer or ex-flames Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif's off-screen banter, Jagga Jasoos is making a lot of noise ahead of its release. The look of Ranbir Kapoor, who plays Jagga in the film, has been discussed at length ever since it was released. The boy with the quiff will immediately remind you of the detective-cum-reporter, Tintin who we all have grown up reading and loving.Looks like Jagga, the teenage detective, is an ode from director Anurag Basu to his childhood superhero Tintin. The director told Mid-Day, "When I was a child, I had stacks of Tintin's comics in my room."Anurag Basu said that through Jagga Jasoos, he wanted to pay homage to all the art, literature, comics, that have influenced his work."I used to love adventure stories when I was a kid. The setting and details of such stories often stay at the back of your mind, and resurface when you are creating something of your own. Jagga Jasoos is my childhood playing out on screen," added the Barfi director.Ranbir Kapoor's Tintin quiff has been the talk of the town ever since the trailer of Jagga Jasoos hit the web."I am aware that the hairdo is the most obvious point of discussion," Basu said, adding, "I wanted to give Ranbir a unique hairdo. This look wasn't my first choice. When we started trying out different looks, there was one we liked, but it did not make him look very childlike, which was essential. No other look, apart from this one, matched our narrative. It's a coincidence that it is the same as that of Tintin."