When the villain outweighs the hero
Entertainment Desk, New Delhi. The Indian audience always wants to see a villain die or be defeated at the end of films. This formula has been a hit for years but now it seems times are changing. There is applause on the entry of the villain in theatres, his violence is attracting the attention of the audience and his dialogues are becoming famous. Not only this, the songs filmed on Villain spread like wildfire on social media.
Talking about the recent times, Akshay Khanna, who is seen in the role of Dacoit Rahman in Dhurandhar, is also popular on social media. Especially the song FA9LA filmed on him and the dialogues spoken by him are making waves on the internet. This proves that the audience is liking a villain with an attractive character and swag, even if his intentions are wrong. Today we are going to talk about some such villains of Bollywood who grabbed more limelight than the heroes.
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Rehman Dacoit (Akshaye Khanna, Dhurandhar)
Dhurandhar has been released in theaters on December 5 in which Akshay Khanna has played the powerful character of Rahman Dacoit. Akshay's dance from this film became quite viral and created a lot of discussion on social media. The special thing is that Akshay himself choreographed this dance and at that very moment he asked the director for permission to dance a little on it. This dance of just a few seconds spread like wildfire on social media. Ranveer Singh has played the lead role in the film and Akshay Khanna has played the role of Rahman the dacoit. Akshay's excellent acting and swaggy avatar is winning the hearts of the audience.
Abrar Haq (Bobby Deol, Animal)
Ranbir Kapoor played the lead role in Animal while Bobby Deol played the dangerous villain Abrar Haq. Although Bobby does not have a single dialogue in the film, his powerful acting gave life to his character. Bobby's Jamal Kudu dance from the film went quite viral.
Alauddin Khilji (Ranveer Singh, Padmawat)
Ranveer Singh played the character of Alauddin Khilji in Padmavat, his powerful acting in the film won the hearts of the audience. Shahid Kapoor played the lead role in this period drama and Deepika Padukone played Rani Padmavati. Ranveer Singh's Khali Bali song from the film had gone viral while his dangerous look had also created a lot of discussion. Padmavat was released in 2018.
Rakesh Mahdkar (Riteish Deshmukh, Ek Villain)
Ek Villain, starring Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh, was a psychological action thriller in which Riteish played the role of a psycho killer named Rakesh. He used to kill those women who expressed their views vocally. Ritesh played this character so brilliantly that the audience went crazy about him. The film was released in 2014 and was a box office hit.
Rahul Mehra (Shah Rukh Khan, Darr)
The iconic 1993 film Darr starred Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul Mehra, an obsessive, stammering stalker who harasses Kiran (Juhi Chawla) and clashes with her fiance Sunil (Sunny Deol) in this psychological thriller. Rahul's character, made famous by the catchphrase Ka-Ka-Kiran, was a huge hit. In this film, Shah Rukh stole more limelight than the hero.
Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan=, Sholay)
Something similar happened in Bollywood's cult classic Sholay, released in 1975, in which Amjad Khan, who became the hero as well as the villain, got equal fame. His dialogues and his screen presence are winning the hearts of the audience even after 50 years.
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