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'Sexy Sam' wows audiences, critics
Big B's portrayal of Sam in KANK has been hailed by critics as unique in the history of Indian cinema.
Amitabh Bachchan's portrayal of the 'sexy' and 'young-at-heart' sexagenarian Sam in Karan Johar's Kabhi Alvida naKehna, who believes in living life to the fullest and wears his heart on his sleeves has endeared him to the audiences across the country and abroad.
At a time, when most of his contemporaries in the film Industry like Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha or Vinod Khanna have either gone into semi-retirement or seen largely in grandfatherly roles in films, it seems life on celluloid has just begun for Amitabh Bachchan.
His portrayal of Sam in KabhiAlvida na Kehna has been hailed by critics as unique in the history of Indian cinema given the youthful fervour and vibrancy infused into the character by the Bollywood superstar.
Trade analysts say audiences have fallen in love with the character of Sam played by Mr Bachchan who on the one hand, comes across as an incorrigible flirt while on the other he is also seen as an intensely emotional father whose heart bleeds when he sees his son's marriage breaking apart.
Critics feel the beautiful combination of joviality and frivolity with pathos in Big B's portrayal of Sam's character puts him in the league of the best of Hollywood actors.
His below-the-belt comments in the film in presence of his son kept audiences, specially in the cities, providing the much-needed comic relief in the otherwise weepy film.
At the same time, his emotional scenes like the one where he feels crestfallen seeing his son's marriage break apart and the scene after the 'Rock and Rock Soniye' song where he suddenly gets emotional on watching his son and daughter-in-law (Rani Mukherjee) fighting make the audience's relate with character.
