Originally posted by: ~Nikki
Many of our indian actors/actresses have several methods they use while acting. Style, Impressionism, Realism and many more. But which one is better? Does style influence the audience more than an actor that portrays real people and uses realism to conduct his acting?
I think it depends on the demand of the story and viewer's personal choice ofcourse! It is a pleasure to watch Shreyas Talpade as a simple guy iqbal rise and shine, who doesn't say "wassupppp!! / dude / wear abercrombie & fitch". however, zayed khan's character in the movie "main hoon na" suited all the above. There is parallel cinema and there are blockbusters such as Dhoom. There are style icons and trend-setters, while there are your simple actors that depict "you and your life" on screen and touch your heart. - Konkana Sensharma in Mr. & Mrs. Iyyer . Who appeals, depends on what the movie is about.
The same actress Kareena Kapoor can be a brilliant sad realistic Chameli as well as irritating dramatic Poo in KKKG!
Would a realistic Zayed Khan in Main hoo na / realistic simple Poo do the needful for the movies they acted in? perhaps not. Simple is great, simple is brilliant, but does it have mass appeal? Konkana Sensharma is superb as Mrs. Iyyer, but how would Mrs Iyyer fair as Sunehri in Dhoom 2?
"Realism was a style of theatre established before the turn of the 20th Century that attempted to put the theory of naturalism into practice. It looked at putting 'a slice of life' onstage. Realism focuses upon method acting, which means the actors became the characters, and creating a piece of theatre that rings true of life itself"
I find it very appealing and a true test of an actor. Yet, I appreciate its limitations. A realistic Baburao Apte may not make Herapheri so funny! Sometimes, drama is necessary. The same actor was very realistic and brilliant as Sardar Patel in Sardar !
When we remember our favorite scenes from Sholay, do we think of the personality and style of gabbar singh ("kitne aadmi the") or are the realistic characters like amitabh and dharmendar more memorable for us? Is an actor's style more appealing or is it the way they represent real people more appealing?
Well.. you are right. it wasn't exactly very stylish to say "egggggjactly!" .. but we all remember Javed Jaffrey from Salaam Namaste. In fact, eventually, he'll be remembered more than the lead characters perhaps 😆 . However, we also remember Mrs Iyyer and Iqbal although they did not have a catchy phrase to cash on!
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