The Onscreen Villains Who Inspired Gulshan Grover

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover said that a good-looking average actor can get away as a hero, but an anti-hero ought to be an excellent actor.

"I believe that to be a hero, you can get away with good looks and average acting skills, but to be a villain, you have to be a fantastic actor," said Mr Grover.

When Mr Grover was asked about his favourite villain, he said: "Look at the names of the great villains in Hindi films - Pransaab, Amjad Khansaab, Amrish Puri, all of them. Villains are not going to do something you can't predict and yet they create an aura on screen. Therefore, it is very unfair to say a name particularly. I have learnt from all of them."

Mr Grover will soon be seen in an online film called BadMan, which will follow a fictional story of Gulshan Grover himself, an actor who wants to be the hero and not the villain.

Several actors, including Rishi Kapoor, Farah Khan, Shoojit Sircar and Manisha Koirala, have made special cameos in BadMan, whose title track has been sung and composed by Vishal Dadlani.

The 60-year-old actor is also happy to see the successful transition of Bollywood actors to Hollywood nowadays.

"I am proud of the fact that I have led a mud path between Bollywood and Hollywood, but I am more proud to see that the mud path is being cemented and followed by many actors also showing tremendous success. Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher and many more. There will be many younger actors, who will be making this transition and making us all very proud," said Mr Grover.

Mr Grover also said that he puts his heart and soul in every film."Each and every film is dear to me. I put my heart and soul in every film. I do nothing half-heartedly. So, I have given whatever I have got to each and every film," said Mr Grover.