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"Intorrogate" Seriously Radhika Apte?? Apropos Sacred Games.
You know that you have a pronounced Maharashtrian accent and there is nothing wrong with it.
But when you play characters, you must embody those characters, including in their manner of speech and accent.
There are speech therapists, linguistic experts, language coaches who can be easily employed.
Just why don't our actors pay heed to this aspect? What stops them from giving it their best shot?
On the other hand, Swara Bhasker was really the Anarkali of Arah - body language, speech, accent, diction, flip-flops, attire et al.
I think this is closest to getting into the skin of the character.
"Most Hollywood actors get speech training to pronounce words in accents appropriate to their roles. Why not in India? Or are the actors too high and mighty???" asked my Facebook friend Ash Basu.
I think there are several in Hollywood who do such an abysmal job too. Have you ever suffered an Ashton Kutcher for example! But any professional worth their salt would want to get this right.
"Most Bollywood actors, even the minor monkeys, are surrounded by Sycophants who make them believe they already know everything," thinks another friend Veeresh Malik.
"Audrey Hepburn took speech lessons to learn how to speak like both, a Cockney and an upper-class Englishwoman, for My Fair Lady. She also took singing lessons," says Bunny Suraiya.
"Meryl Streep took lessons for an Oz accent in Dingo and a European accent for Sophie's Choice. Dominic West learnt how to speak American for The Wire.
There are many such examples of actors who take their profession seriously, " concluded Bunny Suraiya rather well.
You know that you have a pronounced Maharashtrian accent and there is nothing wrong with it.
But when you play characters, you must embody those characters, including in their manner of speech and accent.
There are speech therapists, linguistic experts, language coaches who can be easily employed.
Just why don't our actors pay heed to this aspect? What stops them from giving it their best shot?
On the other hand, Swara Bhasker was really the Anarkali of Arah - body language, speech, accent, diction, flip-flops, attire et al.
I think this is closest to getting into the skin of the character.
"Most Hollywood actors get speech training to pronounce words in accents appropriate to their roles. Why not in India? Or are the actors too high and mighty???" asked my Facebook friend Ash Basu.
I think there are several in Hollywood who do such an abysmal job too. Have you ever suffered an Ashton Kutcher for example! But any professional worth their salt would want to get this right.
"Most Bollywood actors, even the minor monkeys, are surrounded by Sycophants who make them believe they already know everything," thinks another friend Veeresh Malik.
"Audrey Hepburn took speech lessons to learn how to speak like both, a Cockney and an upper-class Englishwoman, for My Fair Lady. She also took singing lessons," says Bunny Suraiya.
"Meryl Streep took lessons for an Oz accent in Dingo and a European accent for Sophie's Choice. Dominic West learnt how to speak American for The Wire.
There are many such examples of actors who take their profession seriously, " concluded Bunny Suraiya rather well.
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