Gray matter

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Abhishek Bachchan in Raavan, Ranbir Kapoor in Rajneeti- as Bollywood continues its experiments with shades of gray, we ask film enthusiasts about their take on anti- heroesMilind Damle, film-makerI think today's actors are bold enough to take on such roles. Today, everyone, including the audience, has a different perception of how the hero should behave on screen - a song and dance around trees in rain is no longer a shot to fame. The phenomenon of small-budget movies taking over the box office has also contributed to the lead character having shades of gray. It's not only actors, even actresses are doing the same. A classic example is a movie like Ek Hasina Thi , where both Urmila Matondkar and Saif Ali Khan have heavy shades of gray woven into their characters.Digvijay Rohidas, actorThe practice of the anti-hero as a lead in Bollywood movies has been there since the '60s and the '70s. However, the younger generation doesn't know about movies of those years. For example, Amitabh Bachchan's role in Parwane is that of a dark character. However, there are a few things that need to be taken into context. One is that the tastes of the audiences have changed over the years. The second thing is that today, there is a lot of influence of foriegn movies on Bollywood and they are not necessarily Hollywood movies. In fact, there is a heavy influence of movies from Europe and Iran.Anupam Siddhartha, HOD,SIMC(UG)We like to believe that the films of our generation are the best, whereas it is the time that gives the product it's shape. However, characters with gray shades have been present as far back as in 1943, with the Ashok Kumar starrer Kismat.Vedant Joshi, college studentIt is all about realistic cinema. Everybody has shades of gray; it is impossible to be a completely good person. Now the lead role-playing actor is someone with whom we all can associate ourselves . I think such a step by Bollywood is a good, positive one and will help the film industry tremendously in the long run.Kedar Awati, dean, FTIIPeople tend to forget movies like Deewar, where Amitabh Bachchan's character had a very strong negative role. Actually, Bollywood keeps on going through phases and is notorious for doing so - this is just one of many. Typically, great emotional upheavals like war, influence movies. This is just a temporary period.

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