Friday, April 13, 2012
Changing trends: Days of the big cast are back
The Asian Age: The other day, as I flipped through the mindless television channels, I heard a film actor comment about how much fun it was to do a multi-starrer film. This is not really a concept we have in theatre. We don’t quite have stars. We have actors, unless they are film people who happen to be doing theatre. A Randeep Hooda, Sandhya Mridul, KK Menon, Naseeruddin Shah have all worked in theatre quite earnestly, but they are still FILM stars in theatre, not theatre stars.
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I think I am glad that these days are back. I'm all for equal opportunity! There is something very sweet, however, about the connection made between an audience and a leading man or lady. It never seems to be as effective when this connection is attempted between many leading stars. I feel the same way about those movies that have like 15 really famous people in them just so that they will attract an audience, despite the fact that the actual story is awful.
I agree with the fact that it is often easier to sympathize with one leading male or female, to pick a side and root for that character the whole way through. I think that the widening of roles in movies, and television, however, can give way to some magical plots, twists, and aspects of drama that are one of a kind. For example, some of the most long running dramas in TV today feature a multi-facetted cast with many characters, any crime drama show (Criminal Minds!), Modern Family, Lost, among others. I think there success rests in the fact that because there are more characters, there are more opportunities to create even more stories, which makes way for an even more interesting piece. I like the idea of many roles in television and film, but I can see where a lot of main characters in theater might not have that same impact/ affect on the quality of the performance. I'm up for finding out though!
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