2024-08-23 06:44:06
Now heroines have to struggle for better co-stars in women-centric films. No big star wants to do films in which heroines are in strong lead roles. Taapsee said that actors are either insecure or feel that the star power will diminish. A report:
According to actress Taapsee Pannu, who is famous for her strong female roles, famous heroes shy away from doing her films because the film is heroine-centric. Taapsee is absolutely right. Most of the Bollywood heroes stay away from women-centric films. However, in the recently released Janhvi Kapoor film ‘Uljh’, Gulshan Devaiah and Roshan Mathew were seen standing together, while in Sharvari Wagh starrer ‘Veda’, John Abraham was seen calling himself her charioteer. In such a situation, is the thinking of male actors changing in this matter? A report: Whether it is Katrina Kaif doing four scenes and two songs in Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan’s ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ or Kareena Kapoor Khan seen in a few scenes in Salman Khan’s ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, actresses have often been seen in the role of a partner or assistant in Bollywood’s hero-centric films. But now try this role reverse, i.e. a heroine-centric film instead of a hero. Can you even imagine stars like Shahrukh, Aamir, Salman, Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Hrithik Roshan or Varun Dhawan in films starring Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt or Taapsee Pannu? No, because most of the heroes of hero-centric Bollywood consider it an insult to be the heroine’s partner or charioteer. That is why A-lister heroes are hardly seen in female-centric films.
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Actresses struggle for a good co-star
For a long time, actresses in Bollywood have been a part of male-dominated films, even if their role in them has been that of the hero’s girlfriend or just to add glamour. The special thing is that most actresses have been successful in leaving their mark in them as well. Whereas, with the changing times, now when heroine-centric films are also being made in large numbers, heroes are not able to show the courage to be a part of them. For example, Alia Bhatt will be seen in the role of girlfriend Sakina in Ranveer Singh’s ‘Gully Boy’, but in Alia’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ or ‘Jigra’, only new faces like Shantanu Maheshwari or Vedang Raina are seen. You will see Huma Qureshi in Akshay Kumar’s ‘Bell Bottom’ or ‘Jolly LLB 2’, but when she becomes ‘Tarala’, Sharib Hashmi is seen standing with her as her partner. Taapsee Pannu, who has played strong roles in every film from ‘Mulk’ to ‘Thappad’, ‘Rashmi Rocket’, ‘Shabash Mithu’, ‘Haseen Dilruba’, has revealed on many occasions that she had to struggle for a good male co-star in every film, because the female characters in her films are more strong. According to Taapsee, ‘Every time I discuss the names of the top five male actors selected for my films with the producers, those actors are those who have done only one or two films and they also do not want the role. Many male actors have themselves told me that we cannot do films in which the female characters are very strong.’
Many male actors themselves have told me that we cannot do those films in which the female characters are very strong.
Taapsee Pannu
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Male actors have insecurities
According to Taapsee, ‘These stars are insecure about their acting or they feel that playing a small part in women-oriented films will reduce their star power.’ Actor Gulshan Devaiah, who was seen in Taapsee’s home production debut ‘Blur’ and recently in Janhvi Kapoor’s lead film ‘Uljh’, also agrees to such insecurities to some extent. Regarding this, Gulshan says, ‘Such insecurities exist. Earlier, I too had a feeling of insecurity about this thing. At one time, I too used to be affected by these things, whether I should do it or not, but I decided that I have to get out of these insecurities. Now I do only that work which I find interesting. Now I don’t think about who is in the scene with me, whether I will get a chance to shine in the scene or not. I don’t care who the hero is. If I like the film, then I will do it.’
Now I do only that work which I find interesting. Now I don’t think about who the hero is with me. If I like the film then I will do it.
Gulshan Devaiah
There is a change in thinking!
She is playing the title role in Sharvari Wagh’s upcoming film ‘Veda’, while her mentor John Abraham says in a scene – I am only a charioteer! However, John’s role in the film also looks very important and strong. But if in the coming days our heroes also start considering heroines as equals and become their companions or charioteers, then this change will be really pleasant. Roshan Mathew, a popular South Indian actor who has appeared in Hindi films like ‘Darlings’ and ‘Uljh’, says, ‘I have done three Hindi films ‘Choked’, ‘Darlings’ and ‘Uljh’ and all three are female centric. I did not even pay attention to this while signing these films. Maybe I am from a theater background, so these things do not come to my mind.’
On the other hand, writer-co-producer Kanika Dhillon, who is bringing the sequel of her film ‘Haseen Dilruba’, ‘Phir Aayi Haseen Dilruba’, says, ‘I believe that the actors to whom you take the story will have to justify that the role is worthy of them. For example, in ‘Manmarziyan’, Abhishek Bachchan and Vicky Kaushal are both with Taapsee and the story of all three is important in it, but in ‘Rashmi Rocket’ the main character is of a girl. In such a situation, if the male actor feels that there is nothing left for him to do, then it is justified. Any female artist will also think the same whether there is anything for me or not, which is a reasonable thing.