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“Once a hero, always a hero” can be a phenomenon for some, but for those who dare, turning to the dark side is a challenge to take up. Be it Kevin Spacey in Superman Returns, Edward Norton in the Italian Job, Morgan Freeman in Now You See Me, Jack Nicholson in the Departed, Leonardo DiCaprio in Django Unchained, Liam Neeson in Batman Begins, Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight, Jason Statham in Furious Mel Gibson and Jean Claude Van Damme in the Expendables franchise, Many guys put the previous one by going badly to Hollywood. In Bollywood, the list includes John Abraham in Dhoom, Hrithik Roshan in Dhoom 2, Aamir Khan in Dhoom 3 as well as Shah Rukh Khan in Baazigar, Darr and more recently in Fan.
What about actors on this side of the border? Pakistan actors tend to be stereotypical and they die if they have experienced it. Doesn’t it seem that they always end up as just men because their fans will not accept them as bad guys? Fake!
The first hero of Pakistan who became Villain Aslam Pervez said one day: “Everyone wants to play the hero; nobody wants to play the villain because it is more difficult to play.” Of course, it is difficult because you do not get the girl, you have to bear the weight of the hero’s punches and, above all, face negative comments from the public. This is why after a handful of beautiful bad guys, made screens in the 60s – Aslam Pervez, Mustafa Qureshi (it was very beautiful) and Masood Akhtar – even the leading men decided to risk playing bad guys.
Apart from the legendary Mohammad Ali who began his career on the dark side, Nadeem was the first to put on the mustache for Suhaag where he played a Jilté lover and later play the rapist in Samaaj in addition to roles with nuances of gray, including Shama. Waheed Murad played the villain at Sheeshay Ka Ghar while in the 90s, Javed Sheikh became bad at Jo Darr Gaya Woh Marr Gaya and later to Ghar Kab Aao Gay. When Shaan had his chance in the 90s, he attempted a return as a bad (Ghunghat) and Babar Ali followed suit (Ghar Kab Aao Gay, Yeh Dil Aapka Huwa), raising praise for their daring decision. Recently, a trend has started on television and cinema where beautiful guys are trying to break the stereotypes and become eligible to gain the anger of the public, which comes with the decision to go wrong.
Intepp takes a look at eminent actors who dared to experiment with their avatars on the screen …
Ahsan Khan
The handsome kid who made his debut in Nikaah of Sangeeta has now become one of the main players in the country. He was first became villain with Paani Jaisa Pyar from Sarmad Khoosat (2011) where he violated the character of Saba Qamar to be assassinated by his brother played by Babrak Shah. In Mehreen Jabbar’s Neeyat the same year, his character had nuances of gray and was very successful despite the risk of being overshadowed by Humayun Saeed and Mahira Khan (both in distribution). But the actor has crossed all the borders in Udaari of Ehteshamuddin recently by appearing as children’s aggressor. In the first episodes, he won the confidence of his Bhabi by being the model brother and later offered him for her and her child to live with the security of having a “man” in the house. The character of Samiya Mumtaz did not know that her new husband moleste her daughter but she cannot be blamed – the public did not expect Hsan Khan either on this path! The actor (and the Udaari team) is now praised for having taken responsibility for raising people aware of sexual abuses and detaching himself from the Saas-Bahu sagas.
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Ayaz Samoo began his career as a standing actor and later became a VJ; He crossed India during the initial part of his career and has won many fans in the process. However, he broke the channels to be an actor / VJ and became hard to cook in Moor last year. Not only did he manage to win a prize for the “best villain”, but he also won the praise of all the districts for being the perfect sheet for Shaz Khan, the actor of the America’s method. Simply imagine what Samoo would have achieved if his commando role in 021 was not cut off from the final version of the film. This year’s actor took a step ahead and co-wrote the script for Aksbandh, Pakistan’s first film in the Found-Footage genre.
Hassan Niazi
The representation by Hassan Niazi of a politician is the main reason why Maalik was removed from the screens by the government. He is so convincing in certain scenes that the chief accomplice minister that you tend to forget that he is an actor who plays the character. Before becoming bad in Maalik, he practiced art on television and succeeded, but that was not always the case. He was once the adorable Azar in Azar Ki Aayegi Baraat and also played an essential role in many television pieces, including some which are currently in difficulty. Let’s see if he returns to the right guy or explores his dark side in the future.
Humayun Saeed
Humayun Saeed appeared in a shady role for the first time in 1999 (Inha of Samina Peerzada) and was opposed to the beautiful Sikandar Zeeshan. With his powerful performance, Humayun completely took control of the film, in which everything he wanted was Sara’s attention (Sara being Meera!). After that, he continued to play the good guy on television and became one of the most recognizable faces in the country until the Mahesh Bhatt Jashnn – music in (2010) where he made the Indian and Pakistani public hate him to be the guy who stops nothing to drop the hero.
In the six months, he was back as a man-love man, this time on Uraan by Geo Entertainment where he played a psychologist who marries and divorces Ayesha (Saba Qamar), married and discloses Sawera (Zhalhay Sarhadi) and proposes on television Anchor Sana (Aamina Sheikh). Needless to say, the character of Doctor Faraz was exposed as fraud, but he played both sides of the image to perfection. When he wanted it, he was tender and sweet; When he was not in a mood, he was on fire, literally! Likewise in Kaafir, he played an atheist seeking to take revenge on the heroine for having insulted her and there again, he was both the protagonist and the antagonist! Now, in the coming months, Humayun Saeed will play his first full bad bad at Yalghaar from Hasan Waqas Rana, where he will go against Shaan, Adnan Siddiqui and Bilal Ashraf to name a few. There is no news from the start of Hamza Ali Abbasi, Kambakht, where Humayun plays a Borgne activist opposite Sheheryar Munawwar, Sohai Ali Abro and the director himself.
Shamon Abbasi
On television, he is generally the right guy who solves everyone’s problem (recently at Yeh Junoon); On film screens, it is the problem! Shamoon Abbasi has existed since the late 90s, but generally played comic roles or full roles. His cinema debut took place in 2010 with Bhai Log by Faisal Bukhari where he was one of the few “good” gangsters. Everything changed when Waar occurred where he amazed while playing a cold blood killer who set fire to a man as soon as he entered history. He was a disguise master who was paid to wreak havoc but could not succeed because Shaan was his pursuer. In his second film 021 where he was opposed to Shaan again, the character of Shamoon was shaded although his role was reduced to a simple invited appearance. The actor is ready to appear in Sawaal 700 crores Dollar Ka, whose trailer suggests that he plays a good guy for a change – but the looks can be cheated!
“Everyone wants to be the right guy on the screen in Pakistan; few are ready to play the villain because it doesn’t look good on his CV,” said Shamoon. “Playing roles with Shades of Gray does not make me a bad guy, so when I am offered such roles, they find me arranged. Moreover, I suppose that no one fills the niche of bad guys (smiles).”
Zahid Ahmed
He has a voice to die, but his game is just as fascinating – Zahid Ahmed has not been there for a long time but in his very first year as a television actor, he managed to direct hatred of the public
towards him. In Sangat, he played the guy who violates the character of Saba Qamar during a break -in, while in Alvida, he is the psychopath who makes life hell for his wife (played by Sanam Jung) after learning that she is always in love with her ex (Imran Abbas). For someone who has become famous for playing Quaid-Ezam in the plays of Anwar Maqsood, Zahid Ahmed is full of surprises! Currently, its good side is on the air in Besharam and Zara Yaad Kar, two pieces that are doing extremely well, but earlier this year, the price he won was for his negative game.
