#m0hinii

Hindi Cinema

Overrated:

- Kartik Aaryan (I really need to see him act in a film beyond the PKP/ Middle class Indian setups to see him... act)

- Aamir Khan (ok DON’T kill me, I just feel that Aamir Khan alone is given a lot of credit for working in films that are great as a team. Rang De Basanti, Dangal, 3 Idiots are brilliant films and he was fab in it, but I also want the audience to realize those films had great directors, writers, co actors too. I think his ‘perfectionism’ is overrated. He’s brilliant - but please don’t give him the sole credit of being ‘perfect’ when it’s an amazing collective effort.)

- Varun Dhawan (this man has potential [October, Badlapur]. But please... stop with all the Badrinath, Dulhaniya, Judwaa... just please stop)

- Jhanvi Kapoor/Ananya Pandey (I have no idea how she scored a biopic for her second film. Sis has a long way. These two are combined together because these two think they’re amazing actors and that gets on my nervesssssssss).

- Tara Sutaria (She’s... decent. She’s in this list because she literally gave an interview of how ‘nowadays’ film actors don’t have nazakat [which she had to bring for Marjaawan] behen pleaj.)

- Kiara Advani (Why is she everywhere? Why was her performance hailed in Kabir Singh where she was... empty (won’t blame her, her character was written like that) but literally she’s suddenly become a top actress and I can’t figure out why. The one film of hers that was nice and tested some acting chops was Guilty but literally that film was for her. Good Newwz was a nice shift for her too.) 

- Deepika Padukone (Okay, don’t kill me again. She’s a really good actor but she is a director’s actor. Again, like Aamir Khan she is someone who benefits from a good team even though the whole credit is sometimes given to her (why). Personal opinion, in Padmaavat and Bajirao Mastani Aditi Rao Hydari and Priyanka’s Kashibai had my heart and soul). 

- Kangana Ranaut (Great actor, stupid opinions overshadow her good ones, terrible PR and as an actor she, again, benefits from a great team and a lot of that credit she takes upon herself and I’m like why...)

- Disha Patani (Amazing model, decent actor. Period)

Underrated:

Not taking Kunal Khemu, Aditi Rao Hydari, Pankaj Tripathi, Vinay Pathak, Prateik Babbar, Ronit Roy, Ram Kapoor and so on - we know they’re underrated. 

- Shahrukh Khan (yes, I know. A lot of people just don’t recognize that he is a fantastic actor and it pisses me that a lot of capable directors, when working with him, want to make ‘BIG FILMS’ or are swayed by his stardom than actually giving him a good script. Ugh just give him Badla or Andhadhun and you’d see)

- Abhishek Bachchan (I find it funny when they compare him to his father cause Amitabh Bachchan is a good actor... now. And ABjr really acts from his soul and is far more competent compared to his contemporaries. If I’m surprised at any actor not getting work then it’s him)

- Avinash Tiwari (Laila Majnu... goddamn he gave a performance that rivaled Ranbir Kapoor’s Rockstar and I’m shocked how he didn’t even get a fifth of that recognition).  

- Arshad Warsi (this is someone who’s finally getting his due but man... he is such a phenomenal actor that my heart literally breaks to see him in crappy Hindi films. He is fab. Simply fab. Jolly LLB is one of the few films that give him due as a comedy actor as well as a serious one). 

- Riteish Deshmukh (This man is pure gold. He can make one laugh and be terrified at once. Does not get his due!)

- Radhika Apte (I’ve never seen her not ace a role. Yet I feel she’s quick to be typecast *sigh*)

- Sushant Singh Rajput (forever salty that he got his due after he died, ugh - easily one of the best actors of his generation)

Tellywood

Overrated (I’m so going to get roasted)

- Divyanka Tripathi (Don’t kill me! I feel she does one thing very well. Not the most versatile.)

- Karan Kundra (Definitely a decent actor but I do feel he’s a tad bit overrated).

- Vivian D’Sena (Again, I feel he’s good in one kind of acting - again I did watch a lot of PKYEK as well as Madhubala so I do like him but again, not really versatile).

- Dheeraj Dhoopar (I’m probs out to get hate comments but listen me out, his random hair and fashion statements take my complete attention from whatever acting he does, and also he’s stuck in Kundali Bhagya so...)

- Mouni Roy (I don’t know, she used to be a brilliant actor in the beginning and as days passed her acting became more bland? I was so taken by her as Sati in Devon Ke Dev Mahadev but now when I see her in films and shows I wonder where that Mouni has gone tbh).

- Nia Sharma (I’ve seen her in a few shows/web series and I feel she does one kind of acting well. Her dialogue delivery and expressions are often identical across several shows)

Underrated 

- Barun freaking Sobti (he is one of the most talented actors I have seen in my life. His eyes, dialogue delivery, tonal shift, body language - but he is like a sponge. If he’s with a good team, there’s none like him. I can’t believe it took him nearly a decade for people to spot him and even then I don’t understand why he’s not considered an ‘A’ lister).

- Sanaya Irani (this woman is completely different in every show. Honestly, when I saw her in Rangrasiya I was stunned. Her Paro was so delicate, strong, layered - wonderful. It’s very difficult to take your eyes away from her. She’s magnetic.) 

- Deepika Kakkar (honestly I didn't think much of her during her Simar days but when I saw Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum I was shocked at how a talented actor like her was locked in that show. She is so emotive and phenomenal!) 

-  Vikram Singh Chauhan (that guy, seriously he is genuinely a very good actor and is more than capable of carrying a show on his shoulders! Subtle, smart and great on screen presence.)

- Varun Badola (often referred as a veteran, this man is great not just because of his vast experience but due to his amazing acting prowess. He reminds me of theatre!)

- Rajeev Khandelwal (no words can justify this man’s talent! He is underrated, period!)

- Jennifer Winget (I am so glad that she got her much needed claim with the Beyhadh series! She is such a fine actor and she needs to be more on screen, literally. Her shift between seriousness and humor is so good.)

Phew, that was a long answer! Hope I didn't offend too many people! 

Love,