<p>Smart and edgy characters define him – even when he shares screen space with other actors or even Amitabh Bachchan for that matter.<br /><br /></p>.<p> Kay Kay Menon’s artistic capabilities present every serious-cum-negative role in a new avatar without reflecting his prior portrayals of a similar nature. His personal opinion about ‘cinema and non-cinema’ notwithstanding, Kay Kay is one of the most formidable actors in Bollywood today.<br /><br />“I like cinema. It can be good or bad and I have no issues with that. But I have a problem with ‘non-cinema’, which is what majority of our cinema is today,” says the actor, even as he accepts that he is a part of that cinema which is overpowered by marketing strategies. <br />“There should be truth and integrity in story-telling but if it is bossed over by marketing then it is non-cinema.”<br /><br />He has no qualms about admitting that going by his own definition, he belongs to non-cinema. But he makes a distinction in as much as, his selection of roles are not influenced by his personal thoughts on the industry.<br /><br /> “I choose characters which are undefined. I try to connect with them and go ahead. I don’t have a desire to do a particular kind of a role but to play that character as an entire human being,” says the gifted actor, and with a smirk adds, “So, even if it’s a ‘bad’ character it has infinite shades which I have no issues in portraying.”<br /><br />“Personally, my effort is to get into a character, to do justice to it and the moment it is complete to step out of it. Thereafter, those roles have nothing to do with my future projects. So if I am playing negative roles also, they are different each time,” says the 45-year old.<br /><br />Kay Kay attributes his choice of serious and negative roles to his being different from colleagues. This ideology is reflected in the kinds of cinema he has picked so far – be it Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Black Friday, Sarkar, Corporate or Gulaal. <br /><br />“I am not over-ambitious like other actors who do not dare to experiment with a particular genre. <br /><br />I am happy with what I do and set a bar for myself each time,” shares Kay Kay, who was present in the City to promote his latest film, a medical thriller, Ankur Arora Ka Murder Case.<br /></p>
<p>Smart and edgy characters define him – even when he shares screen space with other actors or even Amitabh Bachchan for that matter.<br /><br /></p>.<p> Kay Kay Menon’s artistic capabilities present every serious-cum-negative role in a new avatar without reflecting his prior portrayals of a similar nature. His personal opinion about ‘cinema and non-cinema’ notwithstanding, Kay Kay is one of the most formidable actors in Bollywood today.<br /><br />“I like cinema. It can be good or bad and I have no issues with that. But I have a problem with ‘non-cinema’, which is what majority of our cinema is today,” says the actor, even as he accepts that he is a part of that cinema which is overpowered by marketing strategies. <br />“There should be truth and integrity in story-telling but if it is bossed over by marketing then it is non-cinema.”<br /><br />He has no qualms about admitting that going by his own definition, he belongs to non-cinema. But he makes a distinction in as much as, his selection of roles are not influenced by his personal thoughts on the industry.<br /><br /> “I choose characters which are undefined. I try to connect with them and go ahead. I don’t have a desire to do a particular kind of a role but to play that character as an entire human being,” says the gifted actor, and with a smirk adds, “So, even if it’s a ‘bad’ character it has infinite shades which I have no issues in portraying.”<br /><br />“Personally, my effort is to get into a character, to do justice to it and the moment it is complete to step out of it. Thereafter, those roles have nothing to do with my future projects. So if I am playing negative roles also, they are different each time,” says the 45-year old.<br /><br />Kay Kay attributes his choice of serious and negative roles to his being different from colleagues. This ideology is reflected in the kinds of cinema he has picked so far – be it Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Black Friday, Sarkar, Corporate or Gulaal. <br /><br />“I am not over-ambitious like other actors who do not dare to experiment with a particular genre. <br /><br />I am happy with what I do and set a bar for myself each time,” shares Kay Kay, who was present in the City to promote his latest film, a medical thriller, Ankur Arora Ka Murder Case.<br /></p>
