Bad Man: An Autobiography
Author: Gulshan Grover with Roshmila Bhattacharya, Publisher: Ebury Press an imprint of Penguin Random House
Bad Man: An Autobiography
Author: Gulshan
Grover with Roshmila Bhattacharya
Publisher: Ebury
Press an imprint of Penguin Random
House, Price: INR 499/-, pp – 176, HB
Growing up on the fringes of our capital city, Gulshan
Grover moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting in the 1970s. At a time
when most wannabe actors held out for the lead, he made a conscious choice to
opt for villainous roles. He went on to portray many memorable characters, with
a career-defining role in the 1989 blockbuster, Ram
Lakhan, that established him firmly as the 'Bad Man' of Bollywood.
Many a mainstream potboiler of the era rode to success on his trademark
one-liners and grotesque get-ups that have become part of Bollywood folklore.
He subsequently moved on to the international arena, among the first actors
from Mumbai to do so, in the process becoming one of India's more recognizable
faces in international cinema. In this autobiography, Grover tells his
story-the films, the journey, the psychological and personal toll of sustaining
the 'bad man' image, the competition among Bollywood's villains, the move to
playing more rounded characters, and the challenge of doing international films
without relocating to another country or opting out of mainstream Hindi cinema.
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