Best Actor [Male] in a Supporting Role
Motion Picture Comedy/Romantic/Musical
Quite an eccentric
cast of actors, this one comes up to a mix of nominee who are all about
recognition, remembrance and most importantly redemption.
I don't know what
else to say, but this kind of section is where character actors have thrived
for years and where leading men have found a lease on life.
So let's just look
through what each our five are capable of or have accomplished;
The Kathakar Piyush
Mishra secures his first nomination, he missed out one for his work in Pink
though for drama.
Pankaj Tripathi also
secures his first nomination with a redemption in comedy after his poor turn in
Dilwale.
The first of two
stellar nominations for the King Khan, what a year it has been for him.
Rishi Kapoor gains
his second nomination having won it in the initial year, that is a supporting
actor award.
Finally, Sikander
Kher is another man who gains redemption with probably his finest role ever.
And before we head
to the depths of their brilliance, here is a look see at those that missed the
cut;
Varun Dhawan in
Dishoom-Channelling his innate comic timing and charisma, Dhawan once again
proves that he can raise the levels of even the most mediocre material given
the chance and this one has Dhawan's child like comedic chops all over it.
Jimmy Shergill in
Happy Bhag Jayegi-Always the bridesmaid never the bride and once again with
this non-nomination, Shergill proves it in a role that allows a doltish side of
the actor to shine through. It takes someone as confident as Shergill to
perform with a straight face while the world pulls wool over your eyes and
makes you the running joke of the film.
Rajat Kapoor in
Kapoor and Sons-Killed by a convenient death, Rajat Kapoor still proves his
mettle as a down on his luck father trying to suppress his own guilt and
failures but always coming up short.
Satish Kaushik in
Dishoom-This is more of a special mention as Kaushik gives a hilarious voice
performance in the best running gag of any film this year and the only real
laugh out loud moment of the bland dishoom.
And now onto the
nominees...
Piyush Mishra as ACP
Usman Afridi for Happy Bhag Jayegi
In Happy Bhag
Jayegi, Piyush Mishra is cast as a Pakistan obsessed [India disregarding]
police captain who is forced by his friend and superior [in status] Abhay Deol
to take a trip to India.
The moment they
reach, it takes Mishra over a minute before he can gather the strength to step
down into India. He hates himself for serving an Indian agenda while being from
Pakistan. As is put in Hindi; he has eaten Pakistan's salt, only to realize literally
that Pakistan imports its salt from India.
It such small
moments of comedy that make Mishra a delight to watch on screen especially with
the way he works around with some great physical and dialogue based comedy.
His repartee's with
Shergill and Fazal are indicated with some humorous ticks from his vow not to
drink to the urdu/hindi confusion and the absolute contempt he has for a
threatening Indian like Shergill.
This is the man that
makes Happy such an entertaining riot.
Pankaj Tripathi as Principal Shrivastava for Nil
Battey Sanata
Stoic and stern
Principal Shrivastava creates comedy from the most oblivious of situations, he
isn't being funny it is just the situations as such a self aware serious
character that makes him so and Tripathi is the right man to bring it out.
The actor who proved
last year with Masaan that he can be both sweet and simple unlike what his
greatest roles that typecast him otherwise, Tripathi becomes a comedic genius
with this self serious role thanks to the simplest of expressions of wonderment
[such as when Chanda wants to join the school or when Apu passes] and more that
you cannot help but laugh.
In Tripathi, all the
characters specifically the two leading mother-daughter duo find the perfect
foil as the actor goes all out in fitting naturally into the hilarity and
hijinx of the film without ever having to become a parody [*cough* Boman Irani
in 3 Idiots *cough*].
Shahrukh Khan as Dr.
Jehangir 'Jug' Khan for Dear Zindagi
Utilizing his well
established histrionics and natural charm, the Baadshah of Bollywood once again
proves that even at the age of 50 there is no heartthrob like him.
Charming, self
deprecating, hilarious and tender, as Jehangir Khan or Jug for short, Shahrukh
Khan once again is at the top of his game bringing a nice pathos and depth that
is easily reliant on his superstar persona.
With a role that can
come off as preachy and most stars would play it as such, the wonderful
physicality of SRK which is always criticized as been there done that; unfairly
of course, is used for his advantage as he brings a vulnerability to Jehangir
that adds a nice romantic touch to the film without ever feeling forced.
Here is a man
looking to reinvent himself without losing his affable aura and Shahrukh Khan
does just that with what will probably go down as one of his dark horse roles
just cause how easy he makes it look.
Rishi Kapoor as Amarjeet
Kapoor/Dadu for Kapoor and Sons
As the randy,
raunchy, naughty but cute grandpa; Rishi Kapoor under some questionable
prosthetic reminds you of Oscar winner Alan Arkin from Little Miss Sunshine.
He loves taking a
hit with his grandsons, watches some weird weird films on his I-Papad and acts
like a child torturing the nurse. He's funny and more importantly Kapoor brings
an old school charm in a new packaging of an old man.
Yet when needed, in
the smaller profound moments; Kapoor manages to also take over the melodrama of
the situation and make the film work.
Despite the on set
arguments he may had with director Shakun Batra, Kapoor puts himself in the
hands of his filmmaker in giving the kind of performance that has made his
second innings such a wonder to unfold.
Sikander Kher as David Dosomething/David Chaddha for Tere Bin
Laden: Dead or Alive
What a year can
really do? Sikander Kher began the year cast in the Wachowski's Sense8 tv show,
stole Anil Kapoor's thunder in Season 2 of 24: India while completely stealing
the show with the funniest performance of the year.
His dual turn as the
White as white secretary of defence David is a rip rollicking extended cameo
through the first half of the film and continues with an even more hilarious
credit scene sequence at the end.
As the Punjabi David
Chaddha he is just as funny if not more so, as the fat cat producer trying to
con the heroes into a terrifying situation. It's the kind of megalomaniac but
eventually idiotic villain that Kher perfects with absolute brilliance.
No one will make you
laugh like Kher will from last year, guarantee.
And the Winner is...
Pankaj Tripathi as Principal Shrivastava for Nil Battey Sanata!!!
He wins it, the underdog wins the big one! One of the finest character actors of this generation.
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'Nuff Said,
Aneesh Raikundalia
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