Which actors excel in both comedy and drama?

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VivaEmptiness

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Posted: 11 years ago

#11

Originally posted by: SaalaDonkey
None of these BW actresses are versatile.
Actors - SRK, Akshay ,Ajay and Saif
Among the newbies, only ARK and Varun

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Posted: 11 years ago

#12

Couldn't finish MTH boring film with mediocre acting, if mediocrity is hailed as effortless and excellent then well ...

On topic lot of actors do well in drama & comedy esp the senior ones ...

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VivaEmptiness

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Posted: 11 years ago

#13

Originally posted by: joyce_k
Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal, Rhitesh Deshmukh

I should've clarified in my post I meant leading actors, but thank you! Paresh Rawal is an exceptional actor!

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VivaEmptiness

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Posted: 11 years ago

#14

Originally posted by: Piyatrix
Couldn't finish MTH boring film with mediocre acting, if mediocrity is hailed as effortless and excellent then well ...
On topic lot of actors do well in drama & comedy esp the senior ones ...

Don't get me wrong the movie was garbage, but Varun was effortless in his role. You can tell he was comfortable in the role unlike Ranbir in Besharam or Shahid in PPNH!

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Posted: 11 years ago

#15

I think SRK is good in dramatic and emotional scenes, and he was good in both these genre, but he didn't impressed me in comedy in his recent movie.

I found Ranbir really good in the comic scenes in the beginning of Barfi , I don't know if it was considered comic or it just me who found it comic. But still cannot I think there is more scope for him to prove his ability in comedy.

I think Deepika is good in both comedy and drama but she has long way to go before we can say that she "Excel" in both ..

Kirron Kher is really good in both genre IMO. I enjoy watching her in comic scene, and I think she do justice to the dramatic scenes.

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Angel-likeDevil

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Posted: 11 years ago

#16

Originally posted by: VivaEmptiness
Angel like devil- SRK in Don was good, and if I remember correctly a lot of his earlier roles in the 90s were comic roles which he was decent at. But he hasn't really excelled in comedy or action like he did with Romance. When I say excel I mean someone like Bryan Cranston who did Malcom in the middle and Breaking bad. Do we have anyone like that in BW?

I haven't seen any of Fawad's work but I will take your word for it 😆

SRK was just an example for an actor excelling in one kind of role - Villain/Anti-hero 😆 ..agree, but he's simply sooo good in villainy roles ❤️

I didnt watch those TV shows.

But, like some here posted, I'd also say Kareena and Kajol.

Actually there are very few actors like that... an actor may be good at everything, but may not excel in both :) ..somehow, it's difficult to assess. One may 'like' an actor in all kinds of roles... he may be an all-rounder, but EXCELLING in both... is very rare to find, needs much observation. 😆

BTW, I seem to find TV actors mooore talented and 'into' their acting. You too mentioned a TV actor. So did I, I like Fawad.. seems most versatile to me.

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Sharif.Badmaash

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Posted: 11 years ago

#17

Sanjay Dutt
Akshay
Aamir to an extent .. other than AAA, loved him in DCH which had many comic scenes.

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Posted: 11 years ago

#18

SRK, Aamir, Ranbir, Ranveer, Varun

Kareena, Rani, Juhi, Sri Devi

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Posted: 11 years ago

#19

Aamir used to be very good at both. Now his face is so frozen it can't move. SRK had good comic timing depending on the scenes. He could never do the OTT comedy though. That's why he's unbearable in films like CE and in the Rohit Shetty world. Now he can't even do drama properly.

Saif has done very well in both.

Ranbir pulls off the Charlie Chaplin humor in films like Barfi well... he's good at drama too.

Riteish Deshmukh. Kajol was always excellent at both. Juhi is great at both also.

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Posted: 11 years ago

#20

Bryan Cranston is an exceptional talent.

Bachchan, the Khans, Akshay, Ajay has done well in both genres , can't say about the newbies need to do more films to prove themselves. Ranbir does both reasonably well, still early days, lets see...

Sanjeev Kumar excelled in both, though liking an actor or a performance is subjective.