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
Actor Jaideep Ahlawat joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on playing AK74, the villain, in 'Commando - A One Man Army'. Q. Was the film 'Commando - A One Man Army' challenging to you? Asked by: Deepak A. Yes, it was for sure. It was a character which you don't see commonly. With a unique look and behaviour. Q. Do you listen to film critics? Asked by: anurag A. Well,...
06:27 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Director Mohit Suri is keen on positioning Sidharth as the quintessential mass hero in the film. ...
11:51 AM, Mar 10, 2013
In general, the witches are a crude, skin-cracked lot, in various shapes and sizes and their assembly on the Blood Moon night seems like a Halloween party. ...
04:37 PM, Feb 01, 2013
After 'Dheena' the reunion of Ajith and Murugadoss is back on screens for fans after a long time. ...
06:15 PM, Jan 21, 2013
The Kannada movie industry did not try to fetch much business during these summer holidays. Every film released, was either a failure at the box office or did not attract the audience. 'Villain' is another example of a film which failed to impress. Lack of script, poor narration and no publicity caused all the damage. It seemed like the film has been made only to avail television satellite rights. Neither,...
12:04 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Cast: Audithya, Raagini, Rangayana Raghu, Shobharaj, Dharma, Malathi Sardeshpande Director: M.S. Ramesh M.S. Ramesh's 'Villain' was expected to act as a catalyst for actor Audithya's movie career as this was an opportunity for him to portray different shades in his role, but a weak script and dragging narration have failed to create an impression. The film, which was released with low key publicity, does not have any elements of novelty...
06:27 PM, May 26, 2012
Very early in the career the tall, talented and beautiful Ragini is playing the role of a cop in a film titled as 'Ragini IPS' by producer K Manju under the direction of action and art film director Anand P Raju. On the birthday of actress Ragini at Kanteerava studios on Thursday her senior colleague Malashri was present to sound the clap board. Malashri like Vijayashanthi in Telugu set a...
12:59 PM, May 26, 2012
The villain on silver screen does not wait. He wants the things to go fast whether it is hit or a miss. Now we have a film in the title 'Villain' that wants to hit the silver screen and succeed in the box office. So 'Villain' is waiting for a good date to come before the audience. 'Villain' starring Aditya and sizzling Ragini shot mostly in Mysore surroundings was recently...
05:37 PM, May 03, 2012
Mumbai: Prem Chopra, who was one of the most sought after villains in the seventies and eighties, is back on the big screen as the bad guy in 'Agent Vinod' In the Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor starrer, the 76-year-old actor essays the role of a villain named 'Kazaan'. "I am playing a bad man after quite some time. I play the don of Morocco. He is not totally evil. But...
08:14 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Mumbai: After 'Viraasat', it took 15 years for Anil Kapoor to say yes to Priyadarshan's film 'Tezz'. It is unlikely that they will ever work together again as they do not approve of each other's working methods. Priyadarshan likes to work without a script, while Anil does projects only when he is given a hard-bound script. "To put it bluntly, Priyan and Anil do not see eye to eye. Anil...
03:09 PM, Feb 29, 2012
Mumbai: Actor-tuned-producer Vivek Vaswani is going ga ga over Rishi Kapoor's transformation from a sweet lover boy in 'Bobby' to the ugliest pimp in 'Agneepath' remake. "Rishi Kapoor is the sweetest lover of Bollywood in 'Bobby', the ugliest pimp in 'Agneepath'! Amazing transformations of these two stars," Vaswani posted on micro-blogging site Twitter. Karan Johar's remake of his father's 1990 film 'Agneepat', which stars Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutta...
04:42 PM, Jan 30, 2012
Mumbai: Rahul Bose was last seen in a villainous role in 'Thakshak' in 1999 and after 13 years he is once again set to play a negative character in Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam'. The actor is excited about the project. "After 'Thakshak', I have got a chance to play a villain in 'Vishwaroopam'," the 44-year-old actor said at a sports event here. His last film was 'Kucch Luv Jaisaa', which came...
04:28 PM, Jan 30, 2012
Mumbai: Bollywood has seen several superheroes like Krrish and Ra.One, but actor Vivek Oberoi, who will soon be seen playing Kaal, the villain in Rakesh Roshan's 'Krrish 2', hopes to give the industry a 'super-villain'. "When they called me and made me read the script, I read the role and was blown off. I want to play it right and it is all the hard work and effort that is...
12:19 PM, Jan 20, 2012
Mumbai: With the titular character in Bollywood's most expensive film being based on an anti-hero, it looks like Bollywood's 'bad man' is back with a bang. What is even more remarkable is that the character is essayed by Arjun Rampal and not by the lead, Shah Rukh Khan. Instead, King Khan plays the positive character G.One. The resurrection of the big Bollywood villain, who had become almost redundant over the...
12:40 PM, Oct 27, 2011
New Delhi: Filmmaker and scriptwriter Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra of 'Rang De Basanti' fame says the history of Indian cinema shows villains were the greatest mirrors of the country's changing socio-political scene. "The first villains were the British - they were villains (literally). Then the feudal lords became the villains in the rich-poor conflicts and after that your father became the villain (because he told you which room in the hostel...
06:25 PM, Sep 26, 2011
New Delhi: The first look of Agneepath imprints at least one image in our subconscious that is of none other than bald, colossal and terrorizing Sanjay Dutt. The initial teaser gives the feeling how it would look on a big screen with good projection techniques and aptly done surround sound. Here is one man whose sheer appearance as villain is competent enough to give us goosebumps. This is when we...
03:35 PM, Sep 03, 2011
New Delhi: The days of the "specialised" Hindi film villain, who was portrayed as the epitome of evil, is over ever since storytelling underwent a major change in the last decade, says the Bad Man of Bollywood Gulshan Grover. Now films have no clear black and white demarcations. "The typical villains have physically disappeared from the scripts. As the industry is changing and more of comedy and drama films are...
02:10 PM, Jul 11, 2011
