logo

iView Author: Amit Singh (Fremont, CA, USA)

Email: withheld

When the extras shined a bit extra

Remember Rangeela! One of the great musical entertainers of the 90s! It will always be remembered as the swan song of Urmila and for probably the greatest ever tapori performance by Amir Khan. Right after the movie was released, RGV, the director of the movie created a big controversy. In an interview while discussing the movie, he praised the acting of an unknown extra that played the role of a waiter in a scene where Amir Khan, takes Urmila for a treat. RGV said something along the lines of “How this guy made Amir look great in that scene..”. RGV’s point was that this extra didn’t have an author backed role, didn’t have the backing of any quirks in his character …

There is a folk wisdom in Bollywood that says never make a triangle love story with new comers and avoid making a straight love story with established stars..First part of this folklore has some rationale behind it..In triangle love story it is basically a question of who will get the girl(mostly) ..Its two versus one..And both the heroes are generally equally balanced..And that balance to be justified requires a sort of an image, a star value..Audience roots for their favorite star and wants him to win over the girl..If two freshers are taken to compete for a girl, its kind of Lays chips packet that seems full but when you open its not even half filled..Lots of air surrounds the content..Because the debutantes have no image, no character that can only be gained over a period of time, so their fight over a heroine seems undeserved and unworthy.

I …