Villains take over the vamps
While telly-vamps Komolikas and Jigyasas have gained instant fame, of late, Hindi serials seem to have been taken over by 'bad boy' brigade. Now, giving the vamps a run for their TRPs are villains such as Shabbir Ahluwalia in Kayamath, Hiten Tejwani in Kasauti Zingagii Kay and Ronit Roy as 'aparichit and adbhut' Aparajit Deb in Kasamh Se. The recent entry of Balaji's favourite Ram Kapoor, who has donned a 'green' offbeat look for the role of J R Thakral, an eccentric business tycoon in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, is worth a special mention.
Although the good guys on TV may somehow manage to tug at your heartstrings, it is the bad guys who get to deliver the punch lines. Says Ram Kapoor, "It's always interesting to play a negative character because you have much more to play around with. A positive character has to stick to a narrow line, while a character with grey shades has the license to be unpredictable. The best part about my role in Kyunki… is that it is completely over the top, something that hasn't been done before on TV. As for villains getting prominence over vamps, I think the competition is going to be a tough."
Almost echoing Ram Kapoor's views, Aman Verma, who played negative roles on many shows like Devi and Viraasat, says, "Playing a villain is fun, also you get more dramatic lines. Negative characters get easily noticed."
Urvashi Dholakia, the lady with her ever-changing hair styles, the sweetly-shrewd and scheming Komolika of Kasautii Zindagi Kay, who had offered serious competition to negative characters currently reigning the small screen, seems to be agreeing with many of her male counterparts. She says, "Yes, playing characters with grey shades is challenging. And they just add spice to life. Isn't It?" she comments.
