India, April 30 -- The success of films like the Dhurandhar franchise and Animal (2023) in recent times have shown that having a dark hero as a film's protagonist has become the new formula for success and a norm for the industry. The audience is lapping it up too. Recently, filmmaker Karan Johar had also shared that Bollywood has become 'obsessed' with the hyper masculinity and alpha men trend. Actor Vijay Varma, who himself played a grey character in his recent series Matka King, opines on the trend saying, "Hamesha se hi 'hero' types hero bahut Kam the Bollywood mein. If you even watch Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) today, it's not all white, it's never been."

The actor adds, "This is a completely common misconception, especially ...