Wanted- Young Stars, Where are they?
Ram Charan Teja and Kajal Aggarwal in the blockbuster Magadheera
A short while ago when I was in Mumbai I was involved in a discussion with some friends which included a few PFC authors as well. All of a sudden the discussion started focusing on one aspect- who is the best young actor in Hindi cinema these days? Most people said Shahid, one or two said Ranbir and probably someone took Imran’s name as well. Mind you this discussion took place a week before the release of Wake Up Sid and maybe if it happened after the release, Ranbir may have got a few more votes.
Now quite recently I was talking to another friend and discussing who would be the ideal candidate to do Ram Charan Teja’s role in Magadheera’s Hindi version. After a lot of thought I realized that probably the best choice for the same would be none other than Hrithik Roshan. Yes I do agree that Hrithik is certainly a decade older than Ram Charan, but then considering that the hero in Magadheera has to fight, dance, ride a horse, wear a period costume, perform bike stunts and most importantly look convincing in all these, nobody else I thought fit the bill better than Hrithik.
Most of us must be aware of the buzz created a few days back by apparent rumors that the producers of Magadheera ( Geeta Arts ) have decided to rope in Hrithik and Aamir to portray the hero in the Hindi version ( Hrithik for the past and Aamir for the present ). All this has made me ask the question aloud- where are the young stars in Hindi Cinema today? My personal observation is that Shahid Kapur certainly can fit the bill to a reasonable extent. While with a Ishq Vishk, Vivaah and Jab We Met he proved that he can pull of a romantic and family oriented film, the action genre still eluded him. After Kaminey even that has been handled to some extent.
But what Shahid needs now is to prove that he can pull off an out and out masala entertainer and emerge a big star in his own right. While Saawariya and Bachna Ae Haseeno invoked mixed response to Ranbir’s acting, Wake Up Sid has certainly brought in favorable response and now I think its clear that for light hearted romantic flicks Ranbir can certainly be an ideal choice. Even his forthcoming movies like Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and probably even Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year seem to suggest the same. Prakash Jha’s Rajneeti might make a difference as it would be something out of the ordinary for him. But in spite of all this it’s still debatable if he can carry off a masala action entertainer. We need to wait and watch.
As for Imran Khan I do not really have much to say. I think the success of his first movie – JTYJN was due to a combination of A.R.Rehman’s music, the script and the performances of the entire star cast and not of Imran in particular. His later movies like Kidnap and Luck have not done anything positive for Imran. It’s probably even too tempting to say that Imran has probably been overrated a bit too early. Lets see if his forthcoming releases like Delhi Belly manage to create a more positive impact and tell us if he’s overrated or not.
Now let’s talk about Neil Nitin Mukesh who made a decent debut with Johnny Gaddar. While he looked lost in Aa Dekhen Zaraa, he was all right in New York but still has a long way to go before he can give us the confidence that he is a big star in the making. While Madhur Bhandarkar’s Jail could be a turning point for him, its time that Neil also decides to move out of the serious grim roles and loosen up a bit and do a light entertainer too so that we can see some variety from him. Now the only other names that I can think off are Kunal Khemu, Emran Hashmi, Sharman Joshi and Riteish Deshmukh.
While Kunal Khemu is certainly a good actor I really doubt if he could carry off the larger than life roles convincingly. Emran Hashmi,Sharman Joshi and Riteish Deshmukh are people who have just turned 30 and can maybe easily pass off as few years younger as well. After doing some trademark movies 
the actor in Emran has finally started emerging with movies like Awarapan and Jannat, but he still needs to do more such movies before getting universal acceptance. Sharman Joshi and Riteish Deshmukh have unfortunately got slotted as actors who excel in comedy films and though they have done movies like Life in a Metro, Rang De Basanti, Sorry Bhai (Sharman) Naach, Cash ( Riteish ) which are not comedy films, they still tend to get associated more with the lighter movies. Hopefully an Aladin and a Rann for Ritesh or 3 Idiots for Sharman will help in proving their versatility.
When we look at the scene in regional cinema, the scene is a bit different. While in Bengali and Malayalam cinema the situation is somewhat similar, it’s a lot different in Tamil and Telugu cinema. In Malayalam Prithviraj is the only actor among the young brigade who looks well set to fill in the slot that’s firmly occupied by Mammootty and Mohanlal. In Bengali cinema for a long time now it’s basically Prasenjit Chatterjee and Mithunda who have been ruling the roost. The only other actor who has managed to make a serious impact is Jeet who shot into prominence with his debut film itself (Saathi).
Prasenjit Chatterjee and Ranjit Mullick - Mama Bhagne
The situation certainly is a lot better in Tamil and Telugu cinema. While Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan are still going strong and Vijay,Ajith, Surya, Vikram, Madhavan constitute the next layer, there’s also a big pool of younger actors in Tamil like Dhanush, Simbu, Vishal, Bharat, Arya, Jeeva, Jayam Ravi and a lot many more. While Dhanush, Simbu and Vishal are focusing on trying to be the next big star, people like Jeeva (Katradhu Tamizh, Raam, Siva Manasule Sakthi etc), Bharat ( Kadhal, Pattiyal etc ) and Arya ( Arindhum Ariyamalum, Pattiyal, Naan Kadavul etc ) are trying to make a balance in their choice of movies. Telugu cinema also has a lot of younger actors like Jr.NTR, Allu Arjun, Ram Charan Teja, Ram, Allari Naresh etc who have reasonable star power.
Having mentioned all this let me get back to my earlier questions. Who do you think is the best young actor in Hindi cinema these days? And who do you think will ideally be fit to do Ram Charan Teja’s role in Magadheera’s Hindi version? I don’t think there would be too much of confusion regarding the responses to these questions, nevertheless let me wait and see what you all have to say. Let us remember that most of the popular stars today like SRK, Aamir,Salman,Akshay,Hrithik, Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek, Ajay Devgan etc all had become stars before they even turned 30. After all there are very few people like Amitabh Bachchan who started a bit late and turned a star in their 30’s. Considering that it’s tough to say how many of the current lot would go on to emulate their seniors. Time alone would say. In the meanwhile let us look forward to Hrithik (in all likelihood) doing the Hindi version of Magadheera. After all wasn’t it just recently that we saw Salman Khan doing his version of Mahesh Babu’s Pokiri (Wanted)?
Note- I have on purpose not discussed people like Zayed Khan, Harman Baweja, Jacky Bhagnani etc for obvious reasons.
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Now that you mention it, Salman’s maine pyar kiya made him an overnight sensation, SRK had to wait for Deewana and lot of anti hero stuff till DDLJ catapulted him to superstar status. Aamir had it easy with QSQT. I understand that you didnt mention Nihkil Dwivedi (My name is Anthony Gonsalves).
Cant imagine Sharman Joshi or Chandrachud Singh or Fardeen or Zayed or Arshad Warsi in any period film. Funny how we create images of actors. And we also agree with directors complaining that established actors are caught up with “image”
To give everyone a scare, if Love story 2050 would have been a hit, Sethu would have not have had any probs suggesting him for Magadheera remake in Hindi!
@ Vinay- Chandrachur may still carry off a period film but nothing like a Magadheera.anyways he’s too old for it as well.
I found Nikhil Dwivedi to be good in My Name is Anthony Gonsalves but where’s he these days?
And its good that Love Story 2050 flopped in a way, Harman for Magadheera is ……
firstly, why bother with a remake of Magadheera?? if u have to..i’ll suggest abhimanyu singh.. don’t know his age..don’t give a f@#$.
secondly, imo hindi films should give a fair platform to see which young ’stars’ can enact the most complex roles.. else u’ll go on having 26-27 year old ranbirs ‘playing their age’ in popcorn
abhishek is a “star” that’s new to me
since when he has that much of following
acting wise he is very incosistence
what about abhay deol
he seems qyite young looks wise (although he is probably in his early 30’s)
i think actors like abhay deol can pull of jason bourne type movies
Abhay Deol is good, very good indeed.No doubt about his acting skills.I didnt include him for 2 reasons-
1. His age ( he’s in his early 30’s )
2. He is still to get stardom in a full fledged way.
amitabh bachan was 31 when Zanjeer came
he was bron in 1942 and zanjeer came in 1973 before that he played more smaller roles
@Movie fan,
Amitabh Bachchan = smaller roles before Zanjeer?
Reshma Aur Shera = he was one among brothers and only Sunil Dutt was the hero, Vinod Khanna and AB played his younger brothers and hence got less footage than Dutt Saab.
Saat Hindustani= AB was one of the Hindustani and most impressive one.
Sanjog- He was the hero of the film opposite Mala Sinha and another actress
Parwana – he was the villain and had almost same length of role as hero Naveen Nishchol had
Anand- second lead to Rajesh Khanna but length of his role was very good. Role was a delight for any newcomer.
Pyar ki kahani – AB was hero opposite Tanuja
Raaste ka patthar – he was one of the two heors (other being Shatrughan Sinha) AB’s role definitely had more length than Shatrughan Sinha’s role.
Ek Nazar – AB was the hero opposite Jaya Bhaduri
Bansi Birju – AB was hero opposite Jaya Bhaduri
Bombay to Goa- AB was hero, though shared screen with Shatrughan Sinha
Saudagar- AB got another solo hero film
Bandhe Haath- AB was hero and played a double role first time
Gehri Chaal – AB was hero and shared screen with Jeetendra but had more length than Jeetendra
AB hardly played small roles. Manoj Kumar might have signed him before Zanjeer that is why he was one of his brother in Roti Kapda aur makan.
Yes Amitabh did quite a few movies as solo hero or hero along with someone else and even was the villain in Parwana.He even had success in the form of Bombay to Goa.But all said and done he was 31 when Zanzeer happened and 33 when Deewar and Sholay happened.
tough one. I guess hrithik suits the bill the most for that role. I cant think of any other younger star who could pull off that role of a warrior.
Because of the monopoly of the Khans (sic), it is hard for the newcomers to make a foothold in Mumbai. Nikhil Diwedi, Rajiv Khandelwal, Randeep Hooda are decent actors and a lot better than Salman Khan was in his first film. Yet, they have not been able to get off the B-grade wagon. Shiny Ahuja showed some promise but….The film industry is still a feudal industry with a family dhanda mentality. There is no notion of professionalism. If you have, an uncle or an aunt who can push you regardless, you acquire staying power after awhile. Why else would a non-actor like Zayad Khan still be around. Farah Khan is related to Honey Irani, is related to Javed Akhtar, is related to…and so on and so forth. So my friends, it is not that there are not enough talented young people in Mumbai, it is the rotten structure in place that stifles them at every turn. Amen.
Well the relationship wala chakkar will always be there.But then SRK and Akshay two of the biggest stars made it without any Godfather to the best of my knowledge.So there’s still no stopping someone who really has it.But Randeep Hooda and Rajeev Khandelwal are already in their 30’s.
Why only SRK and Akshay? Even Salman, Aamir and Saif made it on their own.
Sameer- have you forgotten that Aamir,Salman & Saif come from big filmy families?compared to them SRK and Akshay didnt know a single soul in the industry when they started off.
You have forgotten a wonderful actor from the Kannada film industry called SUDEEP. He fits the bill both physically and in the acting department. Watch HUCCHA (remade from Tamil and in turn remade into the bad TERE NAAM) or the Kannada version of VAALI and you would understand.
Also, catch him in some splendid shots in the trailer of RANN.
@ Aneesh- An Jo- I haven’t forgotten Sudeep or for that matter Kannada cinema either.Sudeep is indeep a good actor.He was good even in recent movies like Mussanje Mathu and 73 Shanti Nivasa.But then he’s also in his 30’s now I dont see how he could pull off a blockbuster like Magadheera in Hindi.Yes he did Phoonk and he’s doing Rann, but that doesnt make him a star in Hindi right?
As for the Kannada industry probably only Ganesh and to some extent Vijay have been able to make some impact apart from the older brigade of stars.Puneet Rajkumar had it easy coming from the Rajkumar amily.
Hey nahi yaar. This phoonk guy is actually a fine fit here. Think @ it!
firstly, it’s hUrman. get your facts right ok.
and yes, the point raised by you is so valid. these days i am on a writing overdrive & there is a real dearth of both guys & gals who can act (reasonably) and facilitate a neat opening.
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where the hell do these guys who come out of whistling woods, kishore namit kapoors and anupam uncle’s training instis vanish? Will they ever get lucky by chance?
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Having said that there are some talents on my radar: Arjan Bajwa (dat bloke got a role in hema aunty’s adaptation of mamma mia), purab kohli, there is this vj on MTV called Ayushman (watch out for him in the spoof Cheque De India), Aditya Narayan (dunno where he vanished), hiten paintal (loved him as the lecher in BAH), Rajeev Khandelwal and a few more.
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For the sake of CineMaa, I seriously hope we dont have to wait till the kids of SRK, Aamir, Saif, Akshay, Karishma etc. grow up. Damn. And I thought the industry was opening up. MUNDU!
Dude- Hurman or Harman or anything else- the name wouldnt make any impact on him
Arjan Bajwa is already in his early 30’s and I hope he gets his due sometime early.Purab Kohli is again a good actor but dont se him doing any larger than life roles. Aditya Narayan is busy with his first movie- Shaapit
( produced and directed by Vikram Bhatt ) and scheduled to release in Feb 2010.
I hope Aditya Narayan clicks.Rajeev Khandelwal is again in his 30’s and has just 1 movie to his name so far.But I liked him in Aamir and looking forward to his next- Peter Gaya Kaam Se.
and how could you even afford to not mention Darsheel Safary? Such blasphmey. I guess lil Darsheel is a bigger star than hUrman & Jackky put together.
Well jokes apart I seriously think Darsheel could on go be a star when he grows up.I just hope he is able to cope up with all the adulation & does not go the Aftab or Jugal Hansraj way ( child stars who didnt live upto their promise as adult actors ).Looking forward to his Bum Bum Bole.
Yeah. I guess Darshal Safary is fits for a warrior in Magadheera. :|
Completely agreed. But, I guess the problem is also the kind of movies that are usually made. In turn, producers are also at blame, who demand only stars. Of course audience that goes to theaters only because of big names is also partly to blame.
I think such situations leave a very little scope for a new comer.
Nice post.
As mentioned, Malayalam industry is facing this problem for past ten years,prithvi is slowly moving up the ladder.
Jayasuriya will also bring some hope for malayalam cinema,in recent times he has moved from comedy and even done grey characters.
For that matter Telugu & Tamil industry have lot of actors and stars.
Tamil is most fortunate as they have heros who are stars and actors.
Hindi cinema, apart from Hrithik no one in current generation seems to be favourite among front benchers.
The problem with Hindi cinema is everybody wants to be lover boy,Hindi cinema needs mass hero, like salman.
Yes Jayasurya has potential lets see how far he goes.Well while in Tamil and Telugu people want to be mass hero, not too many people fit the bill in Hindi right now
anyone heard of this guy Sonu Sood.. looks to have the potential..
@ viveck 71- yes I’m aware of Sonu Sood, certainly a good actor.He’s done some really good films like Jodha Akbar,Yuva etc. I even liked him in Singh is Kingg,Dhoondte Reh Jaoge and Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi.And of course how can I forget Athadu and Arundhati ( Telugu ) where he was wonderful.But still he’s yet to deliver a solo mainstream big Hindi movie.
Only if he gets a movie with a lead role.
to sethud
abhay may not be big star but people are starting to like him and i think Dev D did quite good at box office considering it was very offbeat movie.
also most starts don’t become big famoust until they are 30. Eeven srk was 30 when DDLJ came. saif had his 1st ever solo hit in 2004 and he was 34
same with akshay his stardum oncreased in post 2000 and he was in his 30’s
Of course Abhay Deol is good no doubt ( as mentioned before ) and I’m sure he’s gonna do even better with his forthcoming movies.
SRK shot into prominence even before DDLJ with Baazigar and Darr when he was 28.Akshay was already popular with his Khiladi series but of course his career nosedived in between before a resurgence.But I take your point about Saif Ali Khan, an exception to the norm.
also take hollywood some of the actors started their hollywood career in their 30’s
for example Brad pitt his 1st major hollywood movies was Thelma and loius and he was 28 or 29 at that time
then came Seven he was 30+
others stars like Tom hanks, george clooney, russel crowe were in 30’s when tween audinece used to scream for them
Hollywood works differently.The best example for what you’ve mentioned is probably Dustin Hoffman.
^^^i do admit we need young stars
all 3 khans are in their 40’s and so are akshay saif saif
shahid is 30 i think or close to 30
Ranbir although he plays “younger” charcter he is 27(born in 1982)so in 3 years he will be 30.Same with Irmaan khan he is 26 but looks 18 or 19.
we need new breed generation of actors who are just starting in their 20’s and are popular.
Lot of stuff in one article…good stuff
Now, Magadheera in hindi first needs lots of guts. Think! and, the younger one’s wouldn’t dare to try a period subject(almost). It could be a gutso like an Aamir or Hrithik…who can carry it off. Why not Uday Chopra….oops I mean SRK? Coz he did something very similar in OSO? Think again….
@ Sridhar-
The debate is not on whether SRK can do it or not.Its about not getting a sub 30 star to do it.Imagine the same SRK was able to get a Baazigar and Darr at the age of 28.But today nothing so radical is happening.
Correct, its not about SRK. However, as you say there is no young hero who really has the guts to do a Magadheera, and thats another reason behind we not being able to find the next superstar after SRK. Its a long slog. Its becoming quite a debate, coz the new guys(Shahid, Ranbir, Imran, Ritesh..etc) are playing safe, while SRK improvised, took chances.
I am sure if SRK were to be in the younger brigade now, he would have dared to do a Magadheera, thats also my point. Still, I think Shahid CAN take a chance, he has the potential and the middle class looks of an Indian Superstar. Kya boltha?
Sridhar yes SRK did take chances when he was young.While Salman & Aamir played it safe SRK certainly took risks.On one hand he went the anti hero way with Baazigar and Darr and on the other hand he also did films like Maya Memsaab and O Darling Yeh Hai India- quite daring indeed.I hope to see him experiment a bit more now.
Of the current lot its certainly Shahid who is more versatile.
SRK had no choice but to take chances. Aamir and Salman became big stars with their very first films. SRK had no image till ‘Darr’ and “Bazigar’ happened. It was only after DDLJ, that he became a superstar.
Aamir’s first movie was Holi and not QSQT.And QSQT was actually a home production.Salman’s first movie was Biwi Ho To Aisi & not Maine Pyar Kiya.Of course SRK had to struggle since he didnt have any filmy background.I have nothing against Aamir or Salman.I’m merely stating what’s obvious.
Thats how you become a superstar.
AB or SRK never made it big first, but right now no one can challenge them, anyone can come close…but its too difficult to be like a AB or SRK.
As you say Sameer, yes SRK did not have much of a choice… even Darr was offered to Aamir and Baazigar to Salman… it was what SRK did with these movies that made the difference… the struggler trying make big could actually be seen, than a lot of actors today like Imran and Ranbir gang, who are being offered things on a silver plate, however the same kind ‘parishram’ seems to be missing…
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To think of it, somewhere with SRK’ evolution, people could co relate their own growths and movement up in life as well, with the newer ’stars’ somewhere they seem to be belonging to a different league altogether.. made evident by all the media glitz and glamour, that takes away that ’society’s child, so society feels good at their rise’ feeling..
Why is a star necessary? one can even turn to shreyas talpade.. he is an amazing actor and even shines in idiotic 3-hero comedy movies.. why he’s wasting himself in all of those i don’t understand.. he can certainly pull off masala stuff.. and look bring the variety that the roles demands.. he is not a star in his own right.. but people know him.. given proper treatment, he could indeed become a star with such a movie..
As far as age is concerned.. i don’t think he looks too old or too young, much like Ram Charan Tej in Magadheera.. moreover he has a good build, and the way actors these days prepare for roles, he could certainly be able to pull off the requisites..
Well Tajji if one were talking about cinema in general obviously Shreyas Talpade is a good bet ( though in his 30’s ).But for a movie of Magadheera’s magnitude and for the things involved like horse riding,bike stunts, dancing etc I doubt if Shreyas would look too convincing.And a movie of this magnitude requires someone with wide appeal among the public.
Now that Wake up sid is out and Ranbir Kapoor has pretty much proved his screen presence, he would be the best suited to the criteria you are looking for..
btw.. Ram Charan Teja was just one movie old before Magadheera.. so it was not a question of whether he had already shown that he could pull off such a role.. its just that the people who cast him, had confidence and gave the right treatment… Ranbir has similar potential and provided the age criteria.. will be the best bet on this one..
well stars in India not only have to be great in movies but have a great ‘media appearance’ as well … and for all the young stars we have, they are generally from a super famous families, so 1. they are never able to come out of the ‘family’ image….
2. even if they have their fun, it looks more like arrogance… similar to prince harry or william of bhuttos sons, who cannot expect to be forgiven or judged or anything juvenile…
A young actor in bollywood needs way too many years and luck to make it being a recognisable hero … forget being a star… having said that… Nikhil Diwedi seems to have impressed Mani Ratnam, which is significant… hopefully working with the ‘bests’ doesnt finish his career for him… with regards to others Shahid, if he stops trying to be amogst the tops, and just does his work, can make it big… Ranbir… very interesting… this guy, (i’m non ranbir supporter) somewhere has been able to draw a very interesting line between Archie and Jughead… he seems like a good meaty combo of both… can work… Imran.. hmmm … hmmm .. hmmm … i dunno but what ever others might to say I’d say I’ll go with Hurman more… (give him a break man), he’s not all that bad… looks like Hrithik, but thats about it, acting Shahid copies SRK and Hrithik more than Hurman copying HR…..
The deal is for being a star you have to have an image that cuts across all forms of people… so the english newspaper reading folks follow him in P3, while in the lower belts people whistle away to glory … such a combo is VERY difficult to make… (bhai NRI market alone cannot just keep making people into SRKs, another fact being the SRK acceptance also lies on the fact that he was a grassroot hero initially… thats what creates the craze… the apne jameen da pattha feel, more than the elan suavness of the hero) … this is where Nikhil Diwedi seems to ve having an upper edge over Sharman Joshi and Shreyas Talpade… now only if some producers would be ready to pitch in money in firstly making a movie with him, and then pitch more money marketing him… similarly only if Mohit Ahlawat knew how to act (only if he could even blink properly, RGV had to make slow mos of even those) … THEN… we might have had something… otherwise producers invest money only in their sons, so we have jackie Bhagnani and kinds…. (wtih half of those promotions, you n me might ve been recognisable people as well)…
and then again makes me repent WHY Vivek Oberoi ever went on a self destructive trip… HE COULD VE BEEN HUGE… company and dum cut across the ABCD tiers… Sathiya (even Kyun ho gaya na) could have made him the accepted ones aamongst the P3 specialists, Road took him into cult movie leagues, and Shootout could ve taken him back amongst the cutting across ABCD tiers… and Rakta Chritra could ve been an awaited flicks… and to be fair to the man, he’s always come across as the ‘hero’ in any movie he’s acted in .. be it Shootout, Mission Istanbul or Masti, all em multi starrers…
Coming back to Stars in young age, thats a very difficult call to make… unlike regional cinema where you have limited audience, most of them in the underbellies… STARS are WORSHIPPED… and their urban counterparts love to get involved in the mania as well … and thats why you can see a legacy continue.. either as star sons, or a copy cats of superstars.. however when its all these regional audience put together (who already have their stars) and satisfying em all…. it definately will tk an avg bollywood actors years before he makes it as a star… so the 32 37 age group…
@ PS- yes till we find some “non filmy family” guys making it big this cycle is just going to continue.Vivek Oberoi will certainly be an enigma all right.
nooo…dont say Aamir uncle’s playing the young dude of Magadeera!!!
hritik is ok for the period drama, but for the modern day track, i feel Shahid Kapoor would be good. come to think of it, he would be good for the period track too.
Aamir is running on a high these days.. he knows pretty well that nobody is going to question him at all … rather come what may he is going to be held above heads and shoulders…so of course Magadheera will also be played by him…
Malayalam film industry is in real crisis as far as young guns go when compared to Hindi film industry..U have nearly 60 year old Mammooty and nearly 50 year old Mohanlal(eventhough he looks 70)..still as superstars..Happy to see that Prithviraj is doing well since he has all the qualities of an Young Mamootty..Jayasurya I don’t think have it in him to go a long way..But it is surprising that no new talents are coming up in Malayalam film industry since unlike Hindi,there is emphasis on talent rather than being son or daughter of a star..
how about MS Dhoni