Does beauty overshadow a performance?

Originally posted by: apoorvaarnav

Same scenario , same makeup , same scenario - > Lets have irrfan Khan doing a scene and lets have Hrithik do the same scene.. ( I am not saying Irrfan is ugly, he is a normal guy when compared to greek god Hrithik ) Who would have a more better impact in terms of acting performance?

For me I am unable to go beyond a person's face if they are too good looking and that kind of takes away their acting impact ( again for me )

Same with Aishwarya Rai I feel..

What is your opinion on this?!

Not in my opinion... a good-looking actor lose their appeal once they are on screen with their poor acting. I like watching them off-screen or in photos.

So are you saying that actors like Madhuri, Kareena, Aamir etc are not beautiful? Their good looks didn't "overshadow" their performances. 🥱

Originally posted by: hasini009

I dont think so. but some of the good looking bad actors believe in this theory😆

stars who are not good-looking are often considered 'good actors' : Didi Kapoor

actors getting rejected due to their attractiveness: Bhai Kapoor

No... but it does highlight limited or lack of acting skills. 😳

More than acting or looks, it is about charisma and screen presence, which is needed to hold audience attention. Irrfan is an actor, Hrithik is a Hero, both have their own set of strengths and weaknesses. But if there is a role which can be played by both the actors, I think Irrfan will still score more, because despite not being a mainstream actor, Irrfan still has a stronger screen presence than Hrithik.

Originally posted by: Luna46

More than acting or looks, it is about charisma and screen presence, which is needed to hold audience attention. Irrfan is an actor, Hrithik is a Hero, both have their own set of strengths and weaknesses. But if there is a role which can be played by both the actors, I think Irrfan will still score more, because despite not being a mainstream actor, Irrfan still has a stronger screen presence than Hrithik.

Looks help in popularity, but screen presence and acting is more important.

Originally posted by: CrystalFatima

Not really. It depends on the role. Hrithik can easily do wat Irrfan does. But, dont think Irrfan can ever do a Dhoom 2, Krrish, Akbar, Agneepath, Bang Bang, Lakshya.

It is just that Uglier actors who act in small budget films get overpraised by couple of JNU passout critics. Even if they play easy n same type of roles. It used to happen even in old days too when Smita Patil got praised more than she deserved. She hammed in Namak Halal film n yet got praised.

Sridevi, Rekha n Madhuri were both Good looking n Good actors. They cud do both Mainstream as well as Art cinema. So

are Hrithik, Aamir and Ranbir.