Originally posted by: Riggy
Going through the comments, I found this term "strong male lead" appears very frequently. Sadly, all the examples from different shows that have been cited are hardly even close to anything but a "strong male lead". They are either red flags or at least grey. So what exactly is the definition of a strong male lead. Can a person be angry, borderline violent, rude, judgemental, toxic, impulsive and still be considered a strong man?I slightly differ in my definition. A gentle, calm, level headed, humorous, pragmatic person is the example of a strong man. He need not scream and shout at every chance to show his dominance. He is just and reasonable and doesn't let bias cloud his judgement. In short, a green flag.I am not sure if we have any example of such a male lead from itv shows or movies. There are many examples from books though.
To me its more about how 'believable' the character is - good/bad, strong/weak - and that depends on both the actor and the script. A character is strong if written and acted well. [Bhavani is weak... but she is believable most of the time and has a good screen presence.] Chitnis family is more believable than the Ahujas.
All characters - Abhi, Pragya, Virat, Amruta - have flaws. But how believable are they? Both Abhi and Pragya have been more believable than V and A... and it has to do with how the characters are written, and what the actors can add on to it.
Perhaps a good parallel is Pragya as the business woman in the initial eps of the 2 yr leap. It was believable she is a shrewd businesswoman now - though they went overboard with 'businessperson of the year' there too, which I could ignore. Her business interactions were shown adding to the believability. But of course, like always, they make her dumb when it comes to Alia and Tanu... so that the plot can move ahead. 
Virat's intro was about showing off the money he has... and it will be more believable if he goes bankrupt soon. 
Edited by Adiandsid - 1 years ago
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