Although I keep an open mind when it comes to the
characters sketched by the author’s/Script writers
in Indian Cinema..I have some personal choices..
And would like to share with you some ’’male Characters’’
who didn’t have to do ’’dhishum dhishum’’.. or
show their muscle’s to be admired..and none of my
favourite characters drank himself to death !
List goes this way ..in random order :)
a) GUIDE:
RAJU GUIDE played by the inimitable ’’Devsaab’’ directed
by Vijay Anand and written by ’’R.K.Narayan’’, a great
male Character to play onscreen, who falls in love with
a Married women, rescues her from her ’’going nowhere marriage’’
and pursues her to go for the dreams that she cherished.
Encourages her in every part of her ’’dreams’’, In this
process defies the entire ’’samaj-Society’’... but this romance
ends with a tragedy for this Character..
I loved Devsaab, when he gets caught in the ’’nakli signature’’
case .. (he signs the papers since he doesn’t want to loose
Waheeda Rehman urf Rosy) and in the hope that she will understand
he comes to talk to her.. but she doesn’t ..and the dialogue
delivery.. ’’Mai samjhata tha .. koi samjhe na samjhe .. Rosy
zaroor samajh jayegi.. magar meri samajh bhi kitni na-samajh
nikali’’..
b) ANAND:
Both Babu Moshai (Amitabh Bachchan) and Anand (Rajesh Khanna)
Lived these characters and made them ’’AMAR’’..
I have never seen (and cannot expect to see) a Entry, so lively,
so effective, so Full of Life, as of Rajesh Khanna’s entry in this movie.
That Dialogue of ’’kakaji urf Rajesh Khanna’’ when he visits
Seema Deo his ’’mu-Boli Sister’’ ...
’’Mai tumhe kya aashirwad du bahena ..yeh bhi tou nahi kahe
sakta .. ke tujhe meri umar lag jaye’’ .. still brings a lump in
my throat
’’Anand .. mara nahi .. Anand kabhi Marte nahi’’ .. wow..
thats the reason this amazing, evergreen, never say die attitude
character is listed here .. just for the spirit of which Rajesh Khanna
lived it
c) MILI:
Amitabh Bachchan was/is always great when showing silent
anger on screen.. nobody will and can show that silent anger
any more..
Just to side-track from this topic, would like to define..
this ’’silent anger’’ more clearly.. In one movie MadanPuri
or Amrish Puri is in the restroom washing his face..and
Amitabh comes inside and closes the door .. you should
agree with me that ’’The Janta’’ knew very well whats going
to happen to Amrish Puri next hehehe ..
But in this Amitabh hiding his past running from one apartment
to another for getting some kind of ’’shanti’’ in his life..
gets confronted with the most talkative girl ’’Jaya Bachchan’’
and falls in love with her and stays along with her even when
she is detected with cancer..
d) SADMA:
KAMAL HASAN, plays a very gentle soul who helps a retarded
women (played exceptionally by Sridevi) gives her all the
love - care - attention required in the world..
When she recovers, she totally forgets him .. he desperately
runs behind her train .. and she throws a Bread Slice towards
him .. thinking he is a beggar .. most heartrending moments
of Cinema..
e) AMAR PREM:
RAJESH KHANNA in a bengali costume and a cheerful smile on his
face, plays this character with so ease .. sharing a ’’cannot
define’’ relationship with Sharmila Tagore..
’’Ro mat Pushpa .. I hate tears pushpa’’ who can say that in such
style .. nobody .. nowadays no star has a identity like
in those days .. hehe mimicry artist’s have no more challenges
left to mimic..
f) ARTH:
RAJ KIRAN is it surprise to add him here ? I dont think
so .. since I loved his character in this movie and the
expressions that he brought on while cutting that Birthday
cake of Shabana Azmi .. with a CLASSIC SONG..
’’Tum Itna jo Muskura Rahe ho’’.. Again an ’’unselfish’’
broadminded ’’male’’ character.. which I admire ..
g) HERA-PHERI:
PARESH RAWAL.. he played this character to the ’’TEE’’
The Marathi accent, the walk, the way he wore that ’’Chashma’’
and then with all that comedy going all around.. comes
a ultimate ’’Sad’’ scene .. where all the three characters
share their ’’DUKH’’.. and Paresh Rawal says..
’’Mera bhi ek sapna hai ..apne Baap ka saara Karza chukake..
woh Bahar mast khursi daal.. Sir uppar karke baithne ka’’
h) SAARANSH:
ANUPAM KHER.. played a old man who lost his only son and
struggling to go on with his life, even decides to commit suicide
with his wife (played by Rohini Hattangadi).
Who can forget that scene, where Anupam kher enters the
customs officers office and says
’’main yahan TV lene nahi aaya hun, mujhe mere Bete ki
asthiyan chahiye.. Ek baap ko apne Bete pe itna Haq hai
ya nahi’’ in one word to describe this character
’’MINDBLOWING’’.
i) DADDY:
Again ANUPAM KHER.. played a very renowned singer, who
later becomes a ’’alcoholic’’ after his disastrous marriage
and gets ashamed to come in front of his daughter
(Played by Pooja Bhatt).. How he overcomes his craving
for alcohol.. and regains his ’’respect’’ back in his daughters
eyes is worth a 1000 watch !!
j) KABHI KABHI:
SHASHI KAPOOR. played a charming husband of Rakhi
(who has a past love affair with Amitabh bachchan)
and he accepts it with such a grace .. and charm and
says ’’Meri Biwi tou hai he itni sundar .. ke College ke saare
ladke marte honge’’ .. he just feels sad that his wife
didn’t share her past with him..
k) JO JEETA WOHI SIKANDAR:
AAMIR KHAN.. urf Sanjay urf munna played so well
a model college ka chokra .. his transformation from
an unresponsible, immature school boy to a mature
Sanjay Lal was just classic .. in that one beautiful song
’’Rooth ke Humse kabhi, Jab chale jaoge Tum’’
You might be having your own personal fav male characters
which are sketched and brought alive on screen by some
superb performances.. I hope you find one of them in
my list too.. thanks for reading.