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For someone this hirsute… that’s the proper word for hairy – Anil Kapoor has surprisingly unfuzzy and might we add decent – legs. Anil Kapoor in short shorts in the 80s. he had his appeal back in the day…
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Kamal Haasan’s sexy shirtless shoot. btw back in the 80s, Kamal Haasan was the least shy of the superstars of the south. He did several sexy shoots, scenes and movies back in his day. Man with a moustache… he was exceedingly popular as a hunk back in his day.
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Ya know for a legend, he was never shy of taking his shirt off. not bad here. Amitab Bachchan shirtless. for those who like it.
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Hmm. remember when Govinda was fit young and thin?! Look at Govinda in short shorts below!!
long, long time ago. thank God he’s still fun and funny cause dang he lost his looks waaay too quickly. we used to love him. mullet and all.
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god we were crazy about Vinod Khanna back in the day. one of the most handsome men in Bollywood. and damn those short shorts or swimsuit or whatever it was. he was such a hunky hunk
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Wowsa. Patriarch of the Kapoor family, if not Bollywood itself, who knew Prithviraj Kapoor was a hunk of his time?!! look at that body! whoaa.
Bollywood hunks date back to the 30s! live and learn folks.
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wowsa – Sunil Dutt was FIT!! tbt vintage shirtess Bollywood hunk.
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yasss hunty yas. we need hot new guys with beards in Bollywood.
hottie Meezaan Jaaferi. wonder if he can dance like his dad Jaaved Jaffery.
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Salman Khan reminding us that he’s still got it. despite being 53, he hits the gym regularly.
or because he’s in his 50s and competing with 20somethings, he’s still maintaining…
Shirtless Salman Khan at the gym. an sbm icon for a reason.
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Michael Redgrave did not receive an Oscar nomination for portraying Uncle Vanya nor did Laurence Olivier did not receive an Oscar nomination for portraying Dr. Astrov in Uncle Vanya.
Much like the Stuart Barge directed Othello, also starring Olivier, this film isn’t quite just a filming of the play but it is close to it. There is no audience, and it is not just one day they decided to film the play. It is shot on a stage set, but the performances/direction, are attuned towards a general cinematic idea, more so than even in Othello, with edits, closeups, etc. being used by Barge, rather than just flatly filming a play performance. In that context, the film does work quite well as a strong staging of a remarkable play.
Michael Redgrave, who rarely played a happy man, plays the titular role of Uncle Vanya, though not necessarily the central role. He is one man within the estate in which the story is set. The old house of Vanya’s sister, who is now deceased but left the house, an old maid daughter Sonya (Joan Plowright), and her husband the professor Serebryakov. The professor’s visit being the catalyst in the story as he visits the estate with his new young wife Yelena (Rosemary Harris). Vanya is a role that is as unimportant as it is essential in terms of the state of being that defines Vanya. He is a middle aged man, an intelligent one, essentially without purpose within the rural estate. Redgrave’s performance perhaps benefits from the pseudo cinematic form the most as so much of his performance are the moments of focusing on him, even when he turned away from whoever is speaking. Redgrave’s initial approach is very much the success of his work entirely in realizing his Uncle Vanya. This is as he makes the man in this nearly comical tragic state of a man having had his life been wasted away, seemingly by circumstance. This is not drudgery to watch, as it could’ve been, as Redgrave tilts within that certain humorous overarching approach that is a rather fascinating one.
A frequent visitor, and fellow denizen of the provincial, is Dr. Astrov, who in many ways is the other side of the very same coin as Vanya. Astrov being played by the great Olivier, who I will praise to no end at any chance, and this will be no exception in that regard. Astrov’s role is the more active of the two, which Olivier takes hold of naturally enough. Olivier leading into a given scene with such charisma as a man, who has just a bit more stature within his profession as doctor, but there is a bit more to it than that. Olivier though from the outset is wonderful to watch here playing the part with such a wonderful zest that makes Astrov stand out as he should, as a man who speaks his mind just a bit more than his fellow visitors and residents. Olivier of course takes hold of this idea splendidly with such rapturous deliveries, fitting to Astrov’s natural musing upon the situations around him. Olivier delivers the right sort atypical extroverted bent to the man with a love of nature, and just really a general spirited attitude. Olivier exudes the right type of joy of at least the experience of interaction, which is where his performance intermingles with Redgrave’s the most. This is as again, Astrov from a cursory look seem like they might be the opposite, which is the fantastic part of what Redgrave and Olivier do together, as the two are in a very similar situation.
Redgrave was an expert at the discontent of life, giving an all-time great performance depicting that in The Browning Version, in portraying such a natural anxiety. This is the case here as Redgrave in a given scene just exudes this discomfort of one’s state being. This as making Vanya a man who can find comfort in his own skin even given the discomfort he has had with his life. Redgrave’s work again though is terrific because he does not make it this slog and adheres to the idea of Uncle Vanya, the play, is technically a comedy. This is not to say he exactly gives a comedic performance, but what Redgrave does makes sense of the character through this humorous approach. A darkly humorous approach however as Redgrave plays the part as though Vanya can’t help but nearly laugh at the expense of himself at every given situation. Rather than cry, Redgrave is rather powerful in making such a painful smile as he just shakes his head at his existence again and again. There is a real pathos Redgrave finds with this, that he carries as almost Vanya’s shield from completely breaking down into despair. This even as he declares his love for the young Yelena, Redgrave is heartbreaking as his delivery is inundated with self-deprecating scoffs and grins. This as Redgrave plays the moment quite effectively as one of self-defeat, knowing his attempt for the younger woman will fail, but tries anyway.
Now the two are of the same coin in that Astrov is very much in the same situation as Vanya. In that neither is happy in their place in life, and feel very much out of place within their setting for their existence. Olivier though shows that Astrov quite simply is not as burdened by this knowledge as Vanya is. He instead delivers the mention of their unfortunate circumstances with a blunt straight forward, “yes this is how it is”, of a man whose basically made peace with it. Olivier though underlines this though with portraying the doctor as trying to enjoy what there can be found in his life as much as can be found. One of the ways is even within trolling Vanya a bit, as he basically makes fun of him from time to time, which Olivier portrays as biting though with a definite good nature, as his eyes subvert the words with an affectionate warmth. He conveys an empathy within Vanya’s plight as he himself is experiencing it, though the way he can experience is taking those bits of joy, which includes pestering Vanya a bit. Olivier accentuates the different nature of this same existence particularly effectively when he also declares his love to Yelena, unfortunately while she was trying to see if the doctor was interested in the “said to be homely” Sonya. This as Olivier portrays this immediate energetic thrust towards the opportunity, attempting to woo her at the chance of something more, which contrasts effectively against the sabotage of Redgrave as Vanya.
Yelena mostly rejects Astrov as she did Vanya, and I love the bit of smug delight Olivier depicts in Astrov’s minor victory he can hold over the bitter Vanya. The Vanya who gets worse before he gets better as the story goes on and Redgrave is great in depicting his own breaking point. This as not from denied opportunities, but rather the loss of even the existence he has when the professor suggests selling their home off. Redgrave’s exceptional in the moment by finally making his self-deprecating laughs as unbearable, as they sweep away in his eyes towards an abject madness. This as he finally lashes out without hesitations, towards violent action, which Redgrave makes it natural by creating it as this breaking point where Vanya’s humor no longer can save him. This leaving Vanya trying to literally kill the professor but failing in that too, therefore left just to sulk within his home again. Redgrave, though he only has a few lines, is great in his final scene by showing Vanya no longer with even that pained smile on his face. This as he attempts to attempt suicide, at least as an act of an attempt by stealing Astrov’s morphine, where Redgrave is remarkable just in realizing the sad state of the man now directly living his depression. This again contrasting against Olivier as Astrov who blithely tells Vanya to give him back his morphine and go kill himself properly by shooting himself. Olivier’s approach again effectively delivers a comedic bent to it, though in the moment he carefully still grants a genuine concern in the man’s eyes for Vanya. Olivier though shows the alternative path as Astrov still is in the same state of existence, however Olivier exudes still just this sense of the simple joy of the little success he had with Yelena and life, though with its own pathos in his pitch perfect reaction as he sadly turns away from Sonya’s romantic hopes before leaving the estate. Both Olivier and Redgrave do justice to their roles by finding an effortless tone that serves the material so well, as creating these barriers of comedy, from the tragedy within.
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So our fav TV hunk, Abhinav Shukla, posted a recent picture of his fine bum on instagram, as he hit the beach in tiny black speedos – showing off his finest ass-et. tbt to years ago, when he was a gladrags model, in white bikini briefs. super fit before – still fit now.
amazing. he’s so cute. love Punjabi hunks. don’t you?!
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lols. mega tbt: Saif Ali Khan – a littl’ tubby but still cute – topless in the water. he’s still cute. he’s aged so well now. he’s so cute.
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Our earliest memory of a semi-clad hunk in Bollywood, gorgeous hot man with a tan, Hemant Birje in Tarzan.. He was our everything back in the day. shame he couldn’t recreate the box office success of his first film. he was fit as hell back then too
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Wow. Let’s hear it for the flat abs of vintage Bollywood hunks; like father like son, Sunil Dutt and Sunjay Dutt.
Maybe its the Punjabi gene… tall, powerful, lean and mean.. yass
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Wasn’t Sunny Deol super sexy in the 80s?! He was never shy of stripping off on film – wore speedos a lot throughout the 80s and showed his hot bod on film. yasss. hottie. that shot of his sexy flat abs in a robe. so hot!
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