Sunday, 21 September 2014

Good looks vs Real talent

Bollywood  actors  and  television  actors are  expected  to be  tall,  handsome,  fit.  If they  meet  the  above  mentioned  criteria  then  they are  'actors '. Hello.. I don't  understand  the  connection.  When I watch  an actor  I'm least  interested to go gaga  on his looks.  Who cares  about  his chiselled  good looks.  What  connects  me  to the  actor  is his honesty  towards  his work.  His ability  to get  inside  the  skin  of his character.   How  he makes  a character  come  alive  on screen. How  he  makes  the  audience  relate  to the  characters   feelings.
I now  come  to my favourite actor - kunal  karan  kapoor. 
Honestly  speaking  my hero  is not  conventionally  good  looking. But  in my eyes  he is the  sexiest  man on planet  earth.
What  is so special  about  kunal? His  name  whips  up mass hysteria.  His  fan following  increases  with  each  passing  day.  Fans are  praying  for  his comeback. We wait  with  bated  breath  for  some  good  news  about  him. 
Actors  tend  to play  safe.  Refuse  to come  out  from  their  comfort  zone.  Never  experiment  with  their  roles.  Their  resume  only  has  repetitive  characters  that  they  have  played.  Only the  name  changes.  
But  not  kunal.  Right  from  ' Remix'  to   'Na bole  tum  na maine  kuch  kaha'.. Kunal  has  played  a vast  repertoire  of characters.  Every  role  he has played  is so distinct.  No repetition.  His body  language,  his nuances  has been different  in each and  every  character  When I close  my eyes  and visualise  varun,  Yudi,  mohan , vasu,  angad. . ..  I don't  see  kunal. . But  the  character  on the  screen. Such is the  impact  he has on all of us. 


'If you  have a talent , use  it  in every  which  way possible. 
Don't  hoard  it. Don't  dole  it out like  a miser .
Spend  it lavishly. 
Like  a millionaire intent  on growing  broke'

So all of you  aspiring  actors - take a leaf  from  kunal  karan kapoor.  He is an institution  of acting.  I rate  him high  among  the  stalwarts  like  Mr bachchan and the  great  Sanjeev  kumar.  It's  certainly  not  blasphemous to take  kunal's  name  in the  same  breath .
As Albert  Einstein  said  ' I have no special  talent . I'm only  passionately curious'..
Kunal  is passionate  about  his work. . His honesty  and  his  hard work  shines  thru.  He is a joy  to watch on screen.
So all you  ph. . Hear us loud  and  clear.  There  are  thousands  of screaming. We care  two hoots  about  good  looks.  Let  go your  obsession  of  model  looks  and zero talent.  Kunal  karan  kapoor  is the  man to look  for.  He is waiting  to explode.  Look at his body  of work  and  you  will  understand  why  his legions  of fans  grows  with  each passing day.
 Kunal -it  ain't  about  how  hard  you  hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving  foward.

You are the  best.  We love you.
Waiting  fr  the  second  round  of knock out punch.

Thursday, 11 September 2014

Its been a tough year


Its been an year now since NBT went off air, a show that was a lot different in many terms from  the regular saas-bahu sagas that ruled TV screens then.. A show that was like a breath of fresh air for several reasons.  
It was the one show that was not only different in terms of  storyline but also the presentation, it brought the concept of “simplicity mai hi sundarata hai” in the television world with the concept of "its all about glamour" ; where  the female leads are clad in heavy sarees, and loaded with heavy makeup, literally 24X7 , where main focus is on the wardrobe of 'actors'  than the acting, where huge sets matters more than the storyline, etc.

NBT not only brought freshness by showing a "Dilchasp Love Story of Mrs. Vyas and Mohan Bhatnagar" but also had some  beautiful relations like Mohan- Nanhi, Mohan- Guru, Jiji- Megha and more.. And not to forget , inspite of being a majorly female centric show, the male character was not a mere show piece, he had his views, he had his voice, he had brains to think and reach conclusions and not just agree or disagree with what his mother or wife/ girlfriend said.
Post NBT there have been a significant change in television shows, many production houses have attempted in recreating the magic of NBT, using some what similar concepts, but no one could succeed. 
BUT among all reasons,  for me the main reason  to follow the show was Spiderman-Chawanni bond, a unique friendship, an entirely different bond. It was not only written well but Kunal and Ashnoor brought life to that onscreen relation by their stupendous performances.
BUT that bond was no more there in season 2, so actually there was no reason for me to stick to the show but I still continued watching NBT in spite of hopeless story line, butchering of beloved character- Mohan Bhatnagar,  unnecessary twists and turns and some really annoying parallel leads, the only reason I followed the show till end, was KUNAL KARAN KAPOOR, he made even the poorly written character of Mohan Bhatnagar of season2 watchable.  His flawless acting gave me strength to bear the unwanted characters of the show. Though in few episodes his appearance was as less as 5 mins, but his power packed, flawless performance  in those 5mins, overshadowed the not so good performance of rest of the actors in rest 15mins.
It won’t be wrong if we said that he carried season2 on his shoulders solely (esp. before revamp). 
Kunal K Kapoor is an actor with immense potential, who can bring life to any character he is given. And he had proved his talent over and over again with every new character he has taken. 
After seeing him perform in NBT season1 & 2 one can say with certainty that the talent, the performance we have come across till date is just the tip of the iceberg of his talent, there is a lot more of cpotential that remains unexplored yet. 
All that is needed is another show, another challenging character to explore his capabilities, BUT unfortunately that is hardest part in current TRP driven, television world.
Though he has proved that his acting skills are unbeatable, and no one in television industry is deserves to be called "THE KING OF EXPRESSIONS" more than him, we wait for him to come back... Even after 365days of him bidding  ‘good bye’ to our television screens, we still wait for news of his comeback , still every time while logging in to facebook/twitter we wish for an update about his comeback.... 
Hope this never ending wait comes to an end soon.  :)

Sunday, 7 September 2014

You were never created to live an average life . You were created to be a history maker - kunal karan kapoor

 Addressing  all people  who  admire  art and  artists.  People  who  know the  value  of creativity. People  who  understand  the  meaning  of paintings  rather  then  just  staring  at  the  frames .
Welcome  to the 100, 000 likes  celebration  of a great  actor - kunal  karan  kapoor.
An actor  who  is off  screen  since  September 12 2013.  His  magic  refuses  to fade.  His  fan following  triples  with  each  passing  day.  We wait  with  bated  breath for  his  update,  a new  pic , a tweet.  Most  importantly the  news of his  new  project. The  wait  is long.  But  we will  wait.  His  comeback  will  be dazzling.   He  will  blow  us away  with  his  sheer  versatility. History  will  be  created  once  again.
Life  isn't about  getting  everything  you  want the  instant  you  want it. Some thing are  worth  waiting  for - mira  lyn  Kelly ..
Kunal' s  hold  on us  will  never  fade.  He  is a charmer.  He  has captivated  us.
If you  are  walking  down  the  right  path
And  you are willing  to keep walking eventually  you will  make  progress . - Barack  Obama.
Kunal  never  looks  for  shortcuts  to gain success  and fame.  He always  let's  his  work  speak.
Our  hero  will  be  back  with  a bang. ..
Congratulations  kunalian's  on the  magical  figure  once  again. A figure  that  was  monitored  so closely.  A day  which we were  eagerly  waiting  for.  Lets  soak  in the  happiness  of this  magical day.
Kunal  karan  kapoor- an actor  in the  truest sense .
The  celebrations  continues. .