Heroes may turn stereotypical in Bollywood, not actors: Nawazuddin
27 Feb 2018 8:42 PM IST
Kolkata: Best known for essaying poles apart roles – ranging from playing a gun-toting gangster Faizal Khan in Gangs of Wasseypur to a hilariously funny journalist in Bajrangi Bhaijaan Nawazuddin Siddiqui thinks it is the 'Bollywood hero' who becomes stereotypical with time, but the actors do not.
In an interview, one of the most versatile performers of present day Bollywood talked about evolution of Indian films, lack of audience in theatres as well as his methods and aspirations as an actor.
"I think only the heroes can become stereotypical, not actors. It is the concept of hero in our films that you and I have been seeing for the last 60 years. The Bollywood hero who sings and dances with a heroine by his side, fights but still manages to look good after a beating – has become a stereotype. An actor can never become a typecast," said Siddiqui.
"I think it's important for an actor to try out characters with different dimensions. I've done intense films but I have also done films like Freaky Ali and Lunchbox which were pretty light-hearted."
The actor, who would be seen playing the enigmatic author Saadat Hasan Manto in his next film, believes Bollywood has not evolved much in making thought-provoking cinema.
"It is not that parallel or content based films are a new thing in industry. I don't think much has changed here. I do not find any massive improvement in terms of film making in Bollywood. I think we still have a long way to go."
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