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Kudos to Vihaan Kumar Aka Dheerendra for making Bala so relatable for every younger sibling!
Dheerendra Kumar Gautam (Vihaan Kumar) is slowly but steadily making his way into the heart of the audience with his stellar performance in the movie ‘Bala’. Even though he has been on the stage multiple times, being a theatre artist and a beatboxer, this was his debut movie in Bollywood.
Needless to say, Bala has been an instant hit not just because of the power-packed cast but also the unconventional story of a man dealing with male insecurity caused by his premature balding.
Despite the strong cast, Dheerendra Kumar Gautam (Vihaan Kumar) made his presence felt every time he was on screen. He managed to grab the attention of both the audience and the critics with the brilliant emotional as well as hilarious scenes. Playing the role of Vihaan Kumar, who is Bala’s (Ayushmann Khurrana), younger brother he made the audience relate to the countless emotions that siblings go through. What starts as a hilarious take on the role of a younger sibling in a typical Indian household, gradually matures into more complex emotions which were beautifully expressed by Dheerendra Kumar Gautam(Vihaan Kumar).
Dheerendra has even surprised the critics with his incredible performance in Bala. Also though at first, Vihaan Kumar is shown to be the little brother who is forced to do his big brother’s bidding at one point he kind of calls it quits, which turns out to be one of the most memorable moments of the movie.
Just like any other younger sibling, Vihaan Kumar is expected to help his elder brother. The only problem? Well, his brother has alopecia. So Vihaan Kumar has to apply ridiculous and sometimes bizarre things on his brother’s scalp. Unable to protest being the younger child, he keeps trying such absurd hair-growing techniques to help his brother until one day he is asked to mix bull semen with cow dung as a treatment for alopecia! This is where he gives up and goes on an emotional rant which has to be one of the most famous and most impactful scenes of the movie.
What makes this scene stand out is the way Dheerendra perfectly channeled every younger sibling’s angst. It is here, where his finesse shines through. Even though the relationship between the two brothers was supposed to be a comic-relief, Ayushmann and Dheerendra’s chemistry and effortless performance elevated their scenes to become surprisingly refreshing and relatable for the viewers.
About Dheerendra Kumar Gautam
Dheerendra Kumar Gautam (Vihaan Kumar), a beatboxer and theatre artist, is winning hearts with his dynamic performance in Dinesh Vijan’s Bala. He was also a writer before taking his first steps in Bollywood through Bala which has a powerful cast including Ayushmann Khurrana, Seema Pahwa, and Saurabh Shukla.
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