Sunday, July 15, 2012

I did it again



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.

                                               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.
                                               Aragorn

Rajesh Vivek is perfect for Gimli.
                                                   Gimli

and Kunal Kapoor would make an awesome Legolas, plus he’s already really tall.
                                                 Legolas

For Boromir and Faramir, Saif Ali Khan and Ranbir Kapoor, respectively.
Boromir            Faramir

And Salman Khan playing Denethor (Steward of Gondor, their dad)
                                            Denethor

Theoden, King of Rohan, played by Rishi Kapoor
                                         Theoden
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.
       Eomer                      Eowyn
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.
                                                grima wormtongue

Jackie Shroff would make a good Saruman
                                        Saruman

And for the elves, Madhuri Dixit for Galadriel. I just love her.
                                               Galadriel

Aamir Khan for Elrond
                                                      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.
                       Arwyn

Finally, for the hobbits, these guys are all great actors.
Sam      Merry     Pippin
   Madhavan as Sam                         Abhay Deol as Merry              Sharman Joshi       
                                                                                                                   as Pippin
And the wild card, because I’ve only seen him in one movie but I think he would be interesting
                                               Frodo
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…




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  1. BMF NINJA BLOGGERDecember 10, 2012 at 5:20 AM

    I actually saw "Lord Of The Rings" when it opened in Ecuador. It was in English with Spanish subtitles. And for some reason Frodo's last name Baggins wasn't used. Instead they used Bolson which can be a large bag or slang for a big pair of testicles. So when Frodo was attacked by the cave troll and saved by the mithril armor his uncle Blibo had given him, Gimli the dwarf said, "Frodo Baggins you are full of surprises." The Spanish subtitles basically read, "Frodo your huge testicles are full of surprises." The entire theater broke out in laughter. And to this day i still haven't seen a DVD or BluRay with Spanish subtitles. I'm sure if their is one they've amended the subtitles.

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