As viewers, do we tend to gravitate more towards craft than art?

So, acting consists of 2 elements -- art (kalah) and craft(adaigi). Art is the innate talent of playing the character whilst craft is how they visually design the character for believability. For e.g. - in Kabir Singh, the character was crafted such that viewers gravitate towards him, whereas in Gulboy it was the art side that was predominant.

A useful way of distinguishing art and craft is to think of craft as something that potentially anyone can learn. It's that component of your capacity as an actor that is developed through teaching, by learning methods and techniques (at drama school and in acting training) and honing those techniques in practice. Artistry is harder to pin down, but typically refers to that indefinable quality that exceptionally skilled or gifted people possess. It's what Amitabh Bachchan or Rajkumar Rao have in spades and a lot of other actors don't possess to the same degree.

My question is: do we as viewers tend to gravitate more towards the craft of actors than innate art? Do we also mistake craft for art at times? Or can you make the distinction?

Discuss/comment.

Is this like style over substance ?

Originally posted by: mintyblue

Yes, exactly

I see

I think we gravitate towards what we like. Art or craft or style or substance or even Kiara/Tara in skin tight jeans ❤️ 😆

Originally posted by: mintyblue

So, acting consists of 2 elements -- art (kalah) and craft(adaigi). Art is the innate talent of playing the character whilst craft is how they visually design the character for believability. For e.g. - in Kabir Singh, the character was crafted such that viewers gravitate towards him, whereas in Gulboy it was the art side that was predominant.

Craft would be Bhansali's 'Bajirao Mastani' and Art would be his 'Black'?

Craft and art always go hand in hand, it can't be seperated. A successful film is what manages to balance the craft and art of it perfectly. And a viewer consumes it in the same way. Doubt majority of our audience are cinema literate enough to differentiate between the two or most importantly are even bothered to seperate the two since we look for paisa vasool entertainment more than anything else.

Originally posted by: kites_and_stars

Craft would be Bhansali's 'Bajirao Mastani' and Art would be his 'Black'?

Yes, perfect example!