Happened to watch ‘KGF-Chapter 1’ movie and became infatuated with its
actor Yash. KGF is a gangster movie which reminds us of Company and Rakt Charitram
in parts. It is also a rags-to-riches story and a period drama. You can read
about its plot here.
But what differentiates KGF is its larger than life portrayal of actor Yash.
In front of Yash, biggest of the biggest Bollywood stars like Salman or
Hrithik and even South stars like Rajnikant look pale.
Yash: India's Brad Pitt
Yash’s full name is Yash Kumar Gowda and he is a star of Kannada cinema industry.
He is working in movies from year 2007 and it is a pity that I came to see him
only now. You can read more about him on Wikipedia here.
Yash as Rocky in KGF; India's answer to Michael Corleone
Still, I wonder about prevalence of violence and cult movies in South
India and why it prevails while Bollywood takes dip into romanticism and
comedy more often. Most movies from South India which we non-South audiences take note of,
are set as action thrillers (e.g. Bahubali). Maybe it is because there is never a sunset for a
good action film. And everyone understands the language of a ‘dhishoom’ –
action films of Jackie Chan or Rocky Balbola broke all international boundaries
and became cult movies everywhere. This may explain why such action films break
new grounds every time.
Memories of KGF and Yash’s character Rocky will remain with me for a
long time…
- - Rahul Tiwary
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