The Teri Meri Kahaani director’s acting debut looks terrible in the forefront. Here’s what Kunal can take away from his peers who have turned this transition into a successful proposition…
Kunal Kohli’s acting debut Phir Se is all set to release. The club of filmmaker-turned-director is not something new. It had been created long back in Bollywood. Farhan Akhtar, Farah Khan, Karan Johar, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Anurag Kashyap and many others have already had successful transitions from directing to acting in the past. All of them have been able to entertain us with every performance of theirs. However, after having a look at the first trailer of Phir Se, I don’t think the same would stand true for Kunal.
Kunal has had a string of successful directorial films in his career. But with his acting debut, has he been able to crack the code like some of his peers have? So here are some tips that Kunal can take from his peers…
Farhan Akhtar: Farhan Akhtar made his Bollywood debut with Dil Chahta Hai, which went on to become a cult classic. However after directing a few more films he slowly shifted to acting with Rock On, which became one of the biggest hits of that year. The role required someone who could sing his own songs and Farhan was the perfect one for the same. He went ahead to act in films like Luck By Chance, Karthik calling Karthik, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and so on. He has worked hard on his body and made each look in every film of his perfect. Kunal Kohli definitely needs to learn that fact from Farhan.
Karan Johar: Karan Johar started off in Bollywood with Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and later began his directorial career with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Both these went on to become superhits and till date are considered cult classics. Karan hasn’t moved onto acting that much but he proved his mettle in front of the camera with the long standing chat show Koffee With Karan. Recently he completely transformed himself for Anurag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet. People adore KJo’s move into acting because he has pulled off a character that is completely different from what he is in real life. Kunal should take a cue from Karan on that part for sure.
Farah Khan: Farah Khan started off in Bollywood with some dance songs in the late 1980s, but she very quickly went onto become the most sought after choreographer in B-Town. She moved onto direction with Main Hoon Na and later went on to make Om Shanti Om, Tees Maar Khan and Happy New Year. Meanwhile Farah also portrayed the lead character opposite Boman Irani in Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi, where her acting was appreciated a lot. Since then she has hosted a lot of TV shows and proved her mettle in front of the camera. She is one of those who didn’t give a damn about people calling her over weight and went ahead to do what she loved the most. She excelled as well. Kunal surely needs to learn how to take criticism positively from Farah and change himself accordingly.
Tigmanshu Dhulia: Tigmanshu Dhulia started off his career with Shah Rukh Khan’s Dil Se and slowly moved on to directing films like Haasil, Sahib Biwi Gangster, Paan Singh Tomar and so on. Despite not having great looks and a physique, he proved that he could be a great asset to a filmmaker. With class acts in Gangs Of Wasseypur and Shahid, Tigmanshu has etched his name in some of the great character actors in B-Town. Kunal should learn that good looks is just not enough to come up onscreen, you need a lot of talent to pull off a Ramadhir Singh.
Anurag Kashyap: Anurag Kashyap started off his career with Satya and later moved on to direct great films like Black Friday, Dev D, Gangs Of Wasseypur, Bombay Velvet and many others. He proved his acting talent when he performed in a skit with the TVF Qtiyapa group. He moved on to do character roles in Bhootnath Returns, Black Friday, No Smoking, Luck By Chance, Dev D, Gulaal, Tera Kya Hoga Johnny, Soundtrack, Trishna, Happy New Year. He even did full fledged roles in Encounter, I Am, Shagird and will soon be seen in Ghoomketu. Kunal should learn from Anurag the tactics of starting off with small roles and thereby proving his mettle, and later moving on to big films.
Its not that Kunal Kohli is not good looking, but he needs to realise that its no longer 2004 and people no longer love to see another Hum Tum. Kunal should change along with time, take a cue from these filmmakers who did update themselves while transforming from behind the camera to the front of it, and then try his hand at acting.
Have a look at Phir Se ‘s trailer right below BollywoodLifers, and let me know if you don’t agree with what I said.
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