Bad Men: Bollywood�S Iconic Villains
Did you know that �Lion� Ajit did not care for the �Lily, don�t be silly� jokes, or that Simran�s Bauji in <i>DDLJ</i> was modelled on an old lion? What did Manoj Kumar tell Pran that convinced him to accept Shaheed?<br><br> Who was the strange woman who called Tanuja Chandra and changed her mind about casting Ashutosh Rana as Lajja Shankar Pandey in <i>Sangharsh</i>? <br><br> Why did a fresh-faced Danny Denzongpa insist on playing the much-older, wheelchair-bound Thakur in <i>Dhund</i>, and how did he make him unforgettable? <br><br> For decades, Bollywood�s <i>khalnayaks</i> have terrorized us, tormented us, and trapped us in their dark universe. Yet, we are still mesmerized by them. <br><br> So, it may interest you to know that for a long time, Gulshan Grover�s siblings would watch his films first so his mother could be whisked away from the auditorium just before he tore off a woman�s clothes on screen or was beaten black and blue. <br><br> Or that after <i>Sadak</i>�s release, Sadashiv Amrapurkar�s daughters were asked �Does your father clap his hands like Maharani?� <br><br> This book is an attempt to not just decode the blackguards of Hindi cinema but also understand the men behind the monsters, through the author�s personal interactions with the actors as well as conversations with their family, friends and colleagues. <br><br> Full of interesting anecdotes about iconic films, performances and dialogues, it proves that even Bad Men can make for a good read.
Categories: Arts, Film & Photography
