Think of Bollywood comedians and a account of veterans like Mahmood, Asrani, Tuntun, Keshto Mukherjee, Johnny Walker, Jagdeep and Johnny Lever comes to mind. The actors were primarily roped in by filmmakers to inject the banana agency into movies.
But now heroes assume to accept taken over the comedian's role as well. And arch the army is A-lister Akshay Kumar, who entered films as an activity hero but has afresh been aggravating to accomplish audiences laugh.
"I don't wish to get into analytic films... I'm blessed accomplishing films area one can accumulate discussions about argumentation at home...I'm a clown...Once a clown, consistently a clown," Akshay had told IANS.
The brilliant has acted in a cord of comedies like "Welcome", "Singh Is Kinng", "Chandni Chowk To China" and "Kambakkht Ishq".
"Earlier movies were stereotypes and were slotted with a mother, a hero, a villain, a comedian, etc., because humans capital that...they didn't apprehend the hero to be a comedian, as there was no appetence for comedy," blur analyzer Omar Qureshi told IANS over buzz from Mumbai.
"But today audiences are added complete and wish a acceptable beam and ball is something that is alive at the moment... So every amateur wants to do something that's in. Hence Aamir (Khan), Akshay, Shah Rukh (Khan)...everyone is into comedy," he added.
Writer-director Neeraj Vora echoed: "Previously heroes were declared to be beyond than life. But acknowledgment to Mr. (Amitabh) Bachchan and his films, the appearance started acceptable added animal and the trend was all over."
Megastar Amitabh afford his angry-man angel with banana punches in films like "Hera Pheri", "Amar Akbar Anthony", "Satte Pe Satta", "Mr. Natwarlal", "Do Aur Do Paanch" and "Namak Halaal".
Superstars Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman Baron accept aswell explored their funny ancillary in films. While Shah Rukh gave admirers a few action in "Yes Boss", "Duplicate" and "Baadshah", Aamir showed his banana abilities in "Andaaz Apna Apna", "Rangeela" and "Ishq". Salman approved it with "Judwaa", "Hello Brother" and "No Entry", a part of others.
Govinda confused appear banana roles abounding time afterwards his 1993 hit "Aankhen" and back afresh has delivered hit banana capers like "Coolie No.1", "Hero No.1", "Deewana Mastana", "Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan", "Haseena Maan Jaayegi", "Jodi No.1" and "Bhagam Bhag".
The adolescent army of actors like Shreyas, Riteish, Vivek Oberoi, Fardeen Baron and Aftab Shivdasani accept followed the trend.
Shreyas has been a approved with comedies like "Apna Sapna Money Money", "Om Shanti Om", "Golmaal Returns" and "Paying Guests" and is traveling to act cool afresh in accessible movies "Mirch", "Hook Ya Crook" and "Aage Se Right".
Asked if it's a advised career move, he said: "The accord is that there is a lot of comedies getting fabricated today because as a success hypothesis it has added affairs to work.
"I yield it as a compliment... Ball is a boxy job. Advancing from a blur like 'Iqbal' and accomplishing ball is a claiming for me. I accede myself acutely advantageous to accept agitated it able-bodied till date," Shreyas added.
But Arshad, who was endure apparent in banana dud "Short Kut - The Con Is On", feels hand-cuffed to the brand due to abridgement of added offers.
"There's annihilation I can do. I don't accept a choice...most of the scripts I get are ball scripts. There are hardly any austere films advancing my way. I'm a appealing acceptable amateur and I'm adequate with both austere and ball films. I'm not advisedly accomplishing comedies," he had told IANS.
Despite analytical acclamation for his achievement as a badge administrator in the abomination abstruseness "Seher", afterwards the 'Munnabhai' alternation Arshad has mostly been apparent in comedies like "Golmaal Returns", "Sunday", "Dhamaal" and "Golmaal: Fun Unlimited". He will aswell animate his role of out-of-mind aggressor Circuit in "Munna Bhai Chale Amerika".
But with approved actors axis to comedy, full-time comedians accept suffered an eclipse.
"The sad affair about this (trend) is that comedians like Mehmood accept become bombastic back boilerplate actors are now accomplishing their job," said Qureshi.
