Originally posted by: AreYaar
Fawad's charm and acting usually manages to overshadow his strong Lahori accent...but there are some roles he just isn't suited for...no matter how princely he comes across as otherwise. I don't think he's right to play Khilji either cuz the menace won't come naturally to him...it will require a lot of image deconstruction...Urdu might work there but the rest may not.
The casting of this movie sounds disasterously blahh anyways but when has that ever stopped SLB's grand ambitions😆
Fawad is actually more suited for a modern day prince like Khoobsurat given how classy he is.
As for the Lahori accent he needs to time to work on it. But here he lacks time. Though as an actor he is very cautious about language/delivery. I remember Niranjan Iyengar even wrote an article on it.
Originally posted by: charminggenie
@AY- Agree with you. Fawad's accent and just his whole aura doesn't scream Ratan Singh. With that dialect , I don't know how he will manage. I don't think he could have played Khilji either because I don't frankly know how he would do a totally unrestrained larger than life and dramatic character. But he will see, because Fawad-DP fangushing , thats why SLB wants to cast them. I will look forward to the new curtains though.😆
One thing I am confident of is Fawad can do any sort of character. Actually drama is his forte. So a larger than life dramatic character is no problem.
Originally posted by: AreYaar
You're envisioning a hatta katta pehelwaan types😆...yeah, Fawad ain't never gonna be a pehelwaan types...Yes, his accent is cute in it's own way but it's pretty easy to tell that it's not an Indian accent...we apply suspension of disbelief because he acts so well in his roles otherwise.
Like you said, the shudh Hindi diction would be important for a historical role to atleast provide a basis of believability.
The only one of the the three proposed in the cast right now who has the ability to transform physically into the required role is Ranveer...he will manage to work on his diction too as he demonstrated with BM...but DP and Fawad...I don't think they'll be able to.
This is beyond even the usual authenticity problems in historicals...you have to have atleast a semi-believable Hindi accent.
If we believe Ranveer has time to work on his diction then I believe even Fawad has that time...
But physical transformation especially a drastic one is something Fawad cant do I guess due to his diabetes. Height wise he would be fine too as he is the same height or taller than Ranveer.
On topic: Fawad's source has denied he has signed any BW film to a Pakistani publication. So most likely he isnt doing this film. I trust supercinema which said Shahid rather than DNA or Raghavendra.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/137693-Fawad-Khan-and-the-Bollywood-rumour-mill
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