Best Breakthrough Actor
Male
After the most
"prestigious" Hindi film awards this year, a certain star kid [the so
called label for an actor churned out from the loins of a yesteryear or current
star] stated his utmost disappointment about how he lost the best debut award to
a Punjabi film actor who made a stirring debut in his first film and nearly
walked away with the whole thing.
The said star kid
had issues as the winning actor had already been a long reigning star on top of
the Punjabi film industry and it seemed unfair to hand him the debut award.
While this debate is questionable, most would question whether the entitled
star son was really deserving of the award as he gave a tepid performance in a
tepid film.
All said, he had a
point just not the mettle to back it up, to be fair despite a well deserved win
for the Punjabi mega star, these awards at the end of the day are a complete
sham. Though my hypocrisy allows me to state, that if I won one; I'd jump at the
chance to go get it [deserved or not] ;)
PS: You can hate me
for that statement all you want, filmwalas in Hindi cinema and around the world
are a fickle bunch as it is.
But these awards
matter, at least to me; somewhere in my small ego mind I imagine I am at least
bringing to light those films that didn't get a chance at the big awards due to
the lack of big stars despite the fact that they are the best films of the year.
Secondly these
awards are not about a debut as such, instead these ones signify awards for
breakthrough performers this year.
Not necessarily
performances but rather actors who shattered a certain barrier when it comes to
the close knit structure of the Hindi film fraternity.
Take for example our
previous female award winner; Radhika Apte, as I said, she was far from a
debutant in Hindi film and film in general yet with her quantity of quality
roles she stood out and managed to prove her mettle on a bigger platform.
And now take for
example this man, yes it's agreed; he is a Punjabi megastar and despite his
commercial hero appeal he has managed to give some fine performances example
his haunting turn in Punjab 1984.
So let's give it up
to this not so debutant, breakthrough actor...
Diljit Dosanjh as
Sartaj Singh for Udta Punjab
It's great to see
that Dosanjh rest on the laurels of his look, despite initially seeming
physically typecast for the role.
As the unscrupulous
Sartaj, Diljit is a portrait for the regular common Indian/Punjabi. A tough
family man with good values, yet a morally grey mentality as it comes to the
idea of corruption. Dosanjh's Sartaj is refreshingly not a hero but does go
through his own hero's journey.
His own ignorance of
his brothers addiction as well as belief that he couldn't do anything wrong is
such a standard Indian thing, and when the metaphorical slap to the face comes;
Dosanjh's dry but broken expression and failing body language as well as eventual
misguided rage is a sight to see.
That fury and
initial aloofness is offset by his naive charm and simple humility he brings to
the role, it's a tailor made part which he makes his own with the easiest of
motions whether it be the coy hand movements or expressions towards Kareena
Kapoor's doctor.
Dosanjh seems to
know how to balance both his star appeal and acting ambitions, becoming another
poster boy for the impact individuals are willing to make for performances
despite their commerical hangups.
It's a well deserved
breakthrough at least.
Catch him next in
Anushka Sharma's sophomore production; Philauri, alongside the boisterous actor
as well as international young star Suraj Sharma.
Up Next: More than
seven individuals fired the shots for the first time this year, to prove they
are just as good directors as the veterans before them...Best Breakthrough
Director.
'Nuff Said,
Aneesh Raikundalia
Hello mate greatt blog post
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