Would you believe anyone who told you that Ranbir Kapoor [follow Ranbir Kapoor on facebook] and Priyanka Chopra's pairing in Anjaana Anjaani is generating unprecedented viewer interest?A story in today's TOI says that is true. The film's trailer has received 10 million hits within a week.We decided to check. Eros Entertainment is distributing the film and they post their promotional videos on YouTube.We weren't surprised to find out that the video had received just 56,454 views in one week, a particulary tepid response.So how does TOI make a 200% error in reporting the number of views?Because, like many other national newspapers, it pimps its editorial space! Paid 'news stories' are the norm in our country.The big media outlets, supposedly bastions of press freedom, are the worst offenders.The only people fooled by such plants are those who plant the stories.The truth is: despite their talent, both Ranbir and Priyanka are widely perceived as being yawns by the young people who throng multiplexes.
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