Hindi film audiences know well that the acting world rarely anoints new superstars, least of all those who don’t come from film families. But sometimes, it has no choice, because the actors in question are just that unignorable. For our January cover, we decided to shine the spotlight on three brilliantly talented performers who have managed exactly this feat.
Going by their rock-solid resumés and the sheer variety of projects they have signed, they’ve earned the moniker of The Busiest Men in Showbiz. With their chaotic work schedules, it took months to secure the near-impossible task of photographing them, and then countless calls to schedule their interviews.
There’s the famously media-shy Pankaj Tripathi, who is as thoughtful and self-possessed off the big screen as he is on it. There’s Jaideep Ahlawat, who went from 'Who’s that guy?to a dependable actor with a solid repertoire of relatable characters—flawed, familiar, often failing. And finally, we have Ali Fazal, who has the aura and looks of a superstar without any of the hubris. None of them are new to the limelight, but over the years, they've proved they're in it for the long game. They are everywhere, on your laptop screens and in theatres, and together, they are shaping today’s cinema.
