hero fir bhi hero hai

While on a discussion with a close friend a few days back, I mentioned about two of my favorite movies and their characters. I will pen it down here -

First one is Raju (Dev Anand) from the movie Guide. He is a kind of person who always cares about himself. Before meeting Rosy (Waheeda Rehman), he used to be a carefree tourist guide. He meets rosy and after a series of events, which are irrelevant to be mentioned here, takes her along. He helps her making her career in dancing but has his own hidden motives. He drinks, gambles, cheats, forges and do whatever pleases him. All this in spite of being a hindi film hero… MIND IT!!! He gets jailed, comes out and goes in search of seclusion. Ultimately when he realizes that there are lots of people who look up to him in hope and trust, he does what they wanted him to do. At the end he fasts and gives out his life.

The other one is Sunil (Shah Rukh Khan) from the movie Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. He, unlike a normal Hindi filum hero, is a real loser in life. He is in the same class for last three years. His parents don’t like him - All in all a good for nothing youngster. He has a childhood crush on Aana (Suchitra Krishna Murthy). But Aana on the other hand is in love with Kris (Deepak Tijori). He attempts everything possible to break them up. Cajoling, browbeating, swearing, lying, cheating – he tries them all. The movie goes through lots of ups and down (as the title suggests – kabhi haan kabhi naa) but at the end he doesn’t get the girl.

Having said all this, the bottom-line is – hero does not always have to be an ethical, macho, love-all-loved-by-all person. He may be immature, cheater, loser and what not. He may not get the girl, he may die at the end but still– hero fir bhi hero hai