Most Underrated Performances Of 2020: Vijay Raaz In Lootcase, Sunny Kaushal In Bhangra Paa Le, Pulkit Samrat In Taish And More

Time to look back at the most underrated and under hyped performances of 2020 - Pulkit Samrat in Taish, Sunny Kaushal in Bhangra Paa Le and more.

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Most Underrated  Performances Of 2020: Vijay Raaz In Lootcase, Sunny Kaushal In Bhangra Paa Le, Pulkit Samrat In Taish And More
You probably didn’t notice them, either because the films containing these admirable performances came and went  before you could say, ‘Covid’. Or maybe because these actors and performances were not hyped.  Here are the actors whom you missed while they were out-doing the socalled superstars by  leaps and bounds.

1.  Sunny Kaushal in  Bhangra Paa Le: Sunny, I believe, is every bit as talented as his brother Vicky Kaushal. He proved  it in the first release of  the year . Sunny played two  different  characters in two different eras  , both obsessed  with dancing the Bhangra. His dedication to getting the steps  right  was matched  by his determination to  excel  in every  sequence, light heavy or  both.This is  a young passionate actor  fully invested  into his character. He should have been  recognized for his  performance.Actors in  films  about dancing are rarely  celebrated.



2. Kumud Mishra in Ram Singh Charlie: Not too many  saw this OTT release in August which had a stand-out performance  by Kumud Mishra as  a Chaplinesque  clown   in an obsolete  circus  pushed into  wage-earning corners to support his family. This is a performance  brimming  over with  compassion and bitterness rage and selfpity. It deserved  a lot more. Sadly the film did not get the  pre-streaming  publicity it deserved. Most   viewers  haven’t even heard  of it. It’s never too late to catch a  falling star. ALSO READ: 9 Best Performances Of 2020: Sayami Kher, Taapsee Pannu, Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Adil Hussain And Others Who Outdid Others



3. Pulkit Samrat in Taish: As  the  happy-go-lucky flirtatious Sunny, Pulkit’s  performance got submerged in the intense  performances by Harshvardhan Rane . Jim Sarbh and others. I suggest you go back to the series to see just how much Samrat  contributed to the  dramatic  impact  of this film. Or better still check out the expanded episodic-series version  of the film to see  the  big scenes that got edited  out in  the movie version. ALSO READ: 7 Best Bollywood Films Of 2020: Ludo, Sir, Gunjan Saxena, Thappad, Shakuntala Devi And More That Hit The Bullseye



4. Vijay Raaz in Lootcase: While the focus  was on Kunnal Khemu it was  Vijay Raaz who stole the show  as a National Geographic-addicted  don who  speaks  his  criminal deeds  through  analogies  from  the animal kingdom.  It  was  one of the funniest and yet menacing villains I have  seen  since Kader Khan  and Shakti  Kapoor retired.A pity this talented actor   was in the  news in 2020  for all the wrong reasons.



5. Santosh Juvekar in Bhonsle: Are you scratching your head wondering who this dude  might be? Don’t  stress. I am sure most  viewers missed his  exceptional performance by this  seasoned theatre-movie  actor  as  a politician’s hired goon who finds his nominal  power  slipping  out of his hand. Known  mostly for his performances in Marathi cinema Juvekar is  an actor to watch. Sadly we don’t acknowledge talent  unless backed by the  boxoffice.




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