You might roll your eyes, that’s okay, go ahead…
If Bollywood did The Lord of the Rings…
I think we all know who would be playing Gandalf.
Like it could be anyone else.
For Aragorn, Farharn Aktar, I’d like to see him do a mysterious and serious warrior/king role.
Rajesh Vivek is perfect for Gimli.
and Kunal Kapoor would make an awesome Legolas, plus he’s already really tall.
For Boromir and Faramir, Saif Ali Khan and Ranbir Kapoor, respectively.
And Salman Khan playing Denethor (Steward of Gondor, their dad)
Theoden, King of Rohan, played by Rishi Kapoor
I would love to hear him make the speech from Helm’s Deep, when they go to make their last stand.
I think Akshay Kumar would make a fantastic Eomer, strong, warrior, big brother.
And for Eowyn, Anoushka Sharma would be amazing! I’d love to watch her transform from sadness and loneliness to killing the Witch King. I AM NO MAN!
Grima Wormtongue would be played by Milind Gunaji, if you’ve seen him in Devdas you know why.
Jackie Shroff would make a good Saruman
And for the elves, Madhuri Dixit for Galadriel. I just love her.
Aamir Khan for Elrond
And Amrita Rao for Arwyn, because she is the epitome of loveliness and this picture was what got me thinking about casting LOTR Bollywood style.
Finally, for the hobbits, these guys are all great actors.
Madhavan as Sam Abhay Deol as Merry Sharman JoshiAnd the wild card, because I’ve only seen him in one movie but I think he would be interesting
as Pippin
Vir Das as Frodo AND Gollum. Partly because I think it would be interesting for him as an actor to tackle both roles and partly because of his voice in Dehli Belly after he’s almost hung reminds me of Gollum.
I tried to use new people for most of the roles, though there are a few repeats from my “If Bollywood Did Twilight” post. You may agree or disagree with my casting but I just like to play around with it when I’m bored or need distraction.
Oh yeah and I’m a tremendous nerd…
