Badminton star Jwala Gutta took a dig at Bollywood actor Anupam Kher and his upcoming film ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’. Recently, the trailer of the film stirred up a controversy.

The film is about the life history of Manmohan Singh. Congress party leaders complained that the makers showed Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in bad light. They demanded that the makers should show the film to them before releasing it. However, the movie unit claimed that they will show the film only to Manmohan Singh which irked the Congress leaders even more. On this note, the movie unit is requesting protection. It is known that the threaten calls and messages were poured on Deepika and Sanjay Leela Bhansali during ‘Padmavat’. Comparing these two, “Ok…so when #DeepikaPadukone was being threatened by then ministers for her role in PADMAVATI…I just want to know if #Anupamkher condemned it!! I tried looking for it..couldn’t find anything…pls help me know this fact!!” Tweeted Jwala Gutta.

Vijay Ratnakar Gutte helmed this project which will hit the screens on January 11.

Bollywood actor and noted artist Anupam Kher has reached yet another milestone in his illustrious acting career by signing up another Hollywood film The Big Sick. This is a fantastic achievement in his career for which he is extremely happy. Most importantly, this Hollywood film is his 500th film. 32 years back, Anupam Kher entered the film industry with award winning movie Saaransh and served the industry by playing several roles in a career spanning 32 years. He stars in The Big Sick now, and it also stars Holly Hunter, Zoe Kazan, Ray Romano, Kumail Nanjiani and Adeel Akhtar among others.

The 61-year-old actor has officially announced the news on his Twitter profile. “My 500th film The Big Sick stars Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Zoe Kazan & Kumailn. It has been a great journey. Thank you, everybody, for your love and best wishes on my 500th film The Big Sick. You, people, make feel happening.” posted the actor.

Pakistan Government has denied Visa to veteran actor Anupam Kher, who was awarded Padma Bhushan, one of India’s top civilian awards, this year.

Anupam Kher revealed that he was denied the Pakistan visa when he applied for his visit to Karachi to attend the literature festival to commence on 5th February.Out of 18 the applicants, 17 were given visa to attend the festival, but only Anupam Kher was denied visa.

The actor added that he didn’t know why his visa was denied. He opined that his stance on Kashmiri Pandits issue or rising intolerance in India issue or his support to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be the reason for the denial of visa.

On the other hand, a diplomat from Pakistan High Commission revealed that Anupam Kher has not at all submitted a visa application.

The veteran actor, who has had a pretty long innings in the tinsel town, Anupam Kher, who has marveled all by his acting skills, was to undergo an eye surgery. But the surgery got postponed.

Finding time in their busy schedule is a tough call for these celebrities. But when health beckons, they have to pay heed to it. Anupam tweeted to his followers about the eye surgery he was about to undergo. He tweeted, “On my way for a minor ‘cyst in the upper eyelid’ surgery. Thodi sympathy mil jaye to shayad Dard cum Ho jayega. Baki aapki marzi.:) (If I could get a little bit of your sympathy, then maybe be it might pain a little less. But it is solely your call)”.

Later he again tweeted, breaking the news, “Thanks to your wishes, Surgery postponed because of the infection around the eye. #KucchBhiHoSaktaHai .:)”.

We wish healthy and speedy recovery to the talented actor!

It’s laudable when someone tries to make a light-hearted entertainer basing on the animosity that Hindustan and Pakistan have towards each other. Last year, we had had this cross-border comedy War Yaar Chodd Na yaar which explores the lighter side of the hatred. Total Siyapaa also attempts a comedy basing on the popular friction between the nations, showing that at the end of the day we are descendants of apes and humor has no border.

Set in London, this is the story of the chaos that happens in a span of one day. Aman (Ali Zafar) is a Pakistani and a musician in London. His love, Asha (Yami Gautam) insists him to come home and meet her family. Asha belongs to a loud Punjabi family, who are a bunch of cartoons.  Asha’s mother (Kirron Kher) knows that he is a Muslim, bit doesn’t mind. However, when she learns that he is a Pakistani, she gets furious.  Asha’s brother Manav is a born Pakistani hater, who never stops picking up fights with the Pakistani neighbors in the apartment.  Similarly, other family members are also eccentric in their own ways.  Amidst all the mess and antipathy,  Aman drops a can a frozen soup on a stranger’s head on the road. The siyappas then get stacked one upon the other creating crazy situations in the rest of the movie.

The movie is more of a sitcom filled with comedy of errors. However, if it is not extra-ordinary you cannot stand a sitcom after half-an-hour.  The film begins well with good humor and then slightly becomes a passable humor and transforms into a mediocre humor later.  The best part, however is the movie wraps up in 90 minutes.

Kirron Kher has a terrific screen presence and comic timing that gives the life to the movie in the first half. Ali Zafar offers nothing new. He has stereotyped himself by doing very similar roles in all his films. Also, he confines all his expressions to the up-and-down movements of his eye-brows. The music he composed in fact contributed more to the movie than his monotonous performance. Yami was decent and made a great pair with the handsome Zafar. The ensemble cast was excellent though with super comic timing.

The major drawback is the writing by Neeraj Pandey which fails to sustain the interest after the initial promising 30 minutes.

In short, an opportunity wasted. However, you can give it a try when it premieres on TV.

In Bollywood, the ‘hero’ is a zero without the villain. How can he use his dhaai kilo ka haath if there is no bad guy to molest his sister, kidnap his mother, tie her to the ceiling and make her stand on a shaky wooden stool.  The evil laughter and those killer punchlines of Bollywood villains are worth patenting. We bring you the list of the villains, Bollywood audience has seen over the years.

Amjad Khan – Gabbar Singh

The unapologetic cruel and ruthless dacoit role of ‘Gabbar Singh’ in Sholay has a page reserved in the history of Bollywood. Amjad Khan played the merciless character with perfection and unique dialogue delivery that oozed with evil. “Kitne Aadmi The”, “Holi kab Hai?” ,”Yeh Haath Mujhe Dedo Thakur!”, “Ab Tera Kya Hoga Kaliya?” and “Jo dar gaya. Samjho mar gaya” are the sacred dialogues of Hindi Cinema.

 

 

Gulshan Grover – ‘Bad Man’

Fondly called as ‘THE BAD MAN’ of Bollywood, Gulshan Grover has acted in over 400 films which includes some Hollywood work too.  Right from the Rocky days to Bullet Raja, Gulshan was consistent in coming with interesting mannerisms each time.  Lately, he is into playing subtle villains, but in the 80s and 90s, he played that crooked and exaggerated bad man. His portrayal of the ruthless professional killer in Mahesh Bhatt’s Criminal has been the most deadly one!

 

 

Nana Patekar  – Anna

Nana’s ease in playing the black-hats was proved much earlier during the Salaam Bombay days. The humongous popularity however came with Parinda where he played one of the most memorable gangsters of Bollywood – Anna Seth. He is a pro in playing psychotic roles, and a gold-medalist in wife-beating (AgniSakshi).  Nana was last seen in a negative role in Apaharan.

 

 

Pran – Villain of the Millennium

The most popular villain of the 50s and 60s, when the parents refrained from naming their child as ‘Pran’. Such was his impact performing the negatives roles. The most popular were Ram aur Shyam, Devdas, Madhumati and Azaad. This Dadasaheb phalke awardee is also in the list of top 25 Asian Actors as per CNN.  He was titled ‘Villain of the Millennium’ by Stardust in 2000. This charming villain acted in almost 350 films, the last one being Tere Mere Sapne (1996).

 

 

Amrish Puri – Mogambo

That towering personality with terrifying baritone voice, when gives an angry look with those big eyes, even a macho man will piss in his pants. Amrish Puri, the most dignified but dreadful villain of Hindi Cinema gained an iconic status playing negative roles tirelessly and was more-than-perfect in playing the baddie. In a span of 35 years of career, he acted in 400 plus films, and the most popular role was Mogambo with “Mogambo Khush Hua” becoming the most famous dialogue ever told by a Bollywood villain. But when he departed, Poora Hindustaan Dukhi hua.

 

Prem Chopra – Prem Chopra

“Prem Naam Hai Mera, Prem Chopra”, said this veteran villain.  He took over the space what was empty when Pran moved to doing important supporting roles.  There was a touch of humor in Prem Chopra’s malignancy. Bobby, Kati Patang, Do Anjaane, Phool Bane Angaarey made him one of the prominent villains of his times.

 

Ajit – LOIN

That malicious man who coined a brand new word in English – ‘LOIN’.  The iconic lines phrases like “Mona daarling” , “Lilly, don’t be silly”, “Smaart bwoy”, “Mona, loot lo sona” uttered by Ajit are extremely popular even now.  His performance in Kaalichaan and Zanjeer brought him immense recognition.

 

Ranjeet – Psycho-The-Rapist

He was the rape specialist of the bell-bottoms era of Bollywood. Draped in gaudy costumes, Ranjeet was an expert in eve-teasing, and abusing.  Ranjeet brought in so much authenticity to the lust-filled baddie roles that women in social parties often stayed away from him.  The manly menace however has no replacement till date in Bollywood.

 

Sadashiv Amrapurkar – Maharani

He played a eunuch and delivered an engaging performance in Sadak. A role that no one else could perform better than him . The meticulous Marathi actor also won laurels for his gangster role in Ardh Satya.  He was also seen playing a funny villain in Ishq. He has stayed away from Bollywood in the last decade. He appeared in a cameo in Bombay Talkies though.

 

 

Danny Denzongpa – Kaancha

He was approached for the role of Gabbar Singh, but there was a dates clash. However,  Danny made his own mark in Bollywood. He gave some commendable performances in Balwaan,  Ghatak and Sanam Bewafa. He was very effective playing Kaancha Cheena in Agneepath, and Bhaktawar in Hum. Danny still continues to do be the antagonist, the recent being Salman’s Jai Ho where he plays a scheming ad powerful politician.

 

 

Anupam Kher – Dr.Dang

The ‘Dr.Dang’ of Karma surely is one of the most unique villains of Bollywood. The mannerisms of the evil scientist made it a memorable role. The versatile actor with his interesting dialogue delivery makes his screen presence very attractive. His other noted performances in negative shades are Beta,Tezaab and Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai.

 

Ashutosh Rana – Gokul
The favorite villain of the Bhatt camp, Ashutosh played the role of a gory murderer Gokul in Dushmann. He plays a postman by profession but a psychopath rapist deep inside. In Sangharsh , he plays the eccentric ‘Pandey’ who believes in  cult practices. His act of dressing like a woman and bawling is one of the most scariest frames in Bollywood. Ashutosh has also excelled in playing a malefactor in Zakhm, Ghulam, Haasil and Awarapan.

 

Sonu Sood – Chhedi Singh

Lately, the villains are emerging with great physique and better looks than the leading men. Sonu Sood is one best example in this category. His portrayal of Chhedi Singh in Dabangg won him fans. The recent R..Rajkumar had Sonu playing a handsome villain ‘Shivaj Gurjar’ trying to woo Sonakshi. The hunk will be seen in Farah Khan’s Happy New Year and Prabhu Deva’s Action Jackson this year.

 

Though the concept of a stereotypical villain is slightly fading away,  the charisma of the villains in last 50 years cannot be forgotten.