Derek Bose zooms in on the new crop of actors who may not have the looks, charisma or the fan following of the established stars, but are delivering hits that have made both the audience and their famous counterparts sit up and take note We have had actors. And we have had stars. We have also had star-actors like Balraj Sahni, Sanjeev Kumar and Naseeruddin Shah.

Vinay Pathak with Neha Dhupia in his latest release Dasvidaniya. His big break came with Sagar Ballary’s Bheja Fry.

‘I am not competitive’
The President is Coming deals with people who have delusions of grandeur, says Konkona Sen Sharma in a chat with V. Ananth
Konkona Sen Sharma is one of the rare actresses, who impresses the viewers with her prowess to get into the skin of the character she plays. Whether it was the way she mesmerised the viewers in Page 3 with which she breezed into the film scenario in Bollywood or her performance in Mr & Mrs Iyer, Konkona has proved her merit time and again.