New Delhi: Heath Ledger's performance as Joker did wonders for 'The Dark Knight' but it did no good to Christain Bale as the film became Joker's story forever. Hollywood saw such a nuanced and fantastic villain after a long time and this charismatic baddie started a trend of profoundly written roles for antagonists.
Hollywood has always given interesting dimensions to a bad guy's character despite being very predictable about the final outcome of the film. The Hindi film industry mostly looks out for a menacingly terrifying villain than a motivated one unlike Hollywood where the writers constantly try to focus on the surprisingly human side of the rogues. Heath Ledger's characterisation inspired filmmakers to realise that the hero is not the only person in a battle and a well crafted villain can make a hero look more effective even if the final result is obvious.
The year 2012 alone gave the audience a chance to witness at least five awesome baddies who were no lesser than a hero, in fact, they soon emerged as the chief attraction of the film.
Loki (The Avengers): Tom Hiddleston might not look like an overpowering villain to some but his mannerism was just perfect to suit a character who was there to fight an army of superheroes. Joss Whedon didn't have the luxury of spending much time on the evolution of a character but he took his chances and Hiddlestone supported him with an open heart. Did you find Loki anything
11:59 AM, Apr 28, 2013
New Delhi: Whats common between the new Batman baddie Bane and the old villain Joker? Well, both have been addicted to drugs in their twenties, but Edward Thomas Hardy (Bane) fought hard to leave the habit of alcoholism and crack cocaine addiction. Heath Ledger was not so lucky and a toxic combination of prescription drugs took his life in 2008. Apart from it, there wouldnt be many similarities between the...
03:31 PM, Jul 20, 2012
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It will be 2012 in a few weeks and we can all wait for 'The Dark Knight Rises' and if the stories are correct - ...
05:56 PM, Dec 02, 2011
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06:45 PM, Aug 04, 2011
An unflattering image of President Obama is making the rounds. ...
01:21 PM, Aug 05, 2009
Meet the actors who got the top awards at the 81st Academy Awards. ...
01:24 PM, Feb 23, 2009
Heath Ledger portrays the Joker, a psychopathic criminal mastermind. ...
02:29 AM, Feb 04, 2009
Kate Winslet bagged two awards including the Best Actress. ...
08:41 PM, Jan 12, 2009
The win boosts Ledger's prospects for the honour at the Academy Awards. ...
09:47 AM, Jan 12, 2009
Many celebrities like Heath Ledger, Paul Newman expired last year. ...
02:52 AM, Dec 29, 2008
This poll was conducted by cinema experts Perl & Dean. ...
03:26 AM, Dec 15, 2008
The Dark Knight tops as the lead nominee. ...
01:13 AM, Nov 14, 2008
Find out the people who are rich beyond their graves. ...
07:47 PM, Oct 29, 2008
Firm says actor may have committed suicide, so it can’t give money. ...
12:08 PM, Sep 30, 2008
Heath died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. ...
10:27 AM, Aug 18, 2008
England kick off their tour of India with the first Test at Ahmedabad, with Yuvraj Singh expected to make a comeback to Test cricket. ...
12:51 AM, Jul 19, 2008
Vadodara: Baroda took three points from a draw with Karnataka after batting the visitors out of the equation at the Moti Bagh Stadium on Sunday. From 115 for 4 overnight a lead of 237 Baroda marched on after the loss of Irfan Pathan for 38 soon into the morning session. Abhimanyu Chauhan became Stuart Binnys second wicket for 52 at 124 for 6 but Pinal Shah and Ketan Panchal added ...
09:26 PM, Jul 15, 2008
London: Buoyed by the huge series-opening win, England cricket captain Andrew Strauss believes his side is poised to go past India to become the world number one in Test cricket. England demolished world number one India by 196 runs in the Lord's Test on Monday to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series and Strauss said the performance showed just why his team can stake claim to be the...
04:34 PM, Feb 15, 2008
After speculations, it has been ruled out that Ledger committed suicide. ...
03:49 AM, Feb 08, 2008
Hong Kong: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has deferred until October a proposal to abolish the rotational policy on appointing the governing body's president. The board ... decided to defer the proposed constitutional amendment to the nominations process for election of president, the ICC said in a statement at the end of a two-day meeting of its executive board. Scrapping the rotational policy would impact on Pakistan and Bangladesh the...
06:51 PM, Feb 07, 2008
