Gurukant Desai in 'Guru' to Rohan from 'Udaan', small-town dreamers who captured our imagination in big way

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From  NRI pleasing, touristy rom-coms to gritty small-town realities, the themes and characters in Hindi cinema have travelled a long way to become increasingly diverse. Here is our pick of five such, relatable dreamers who struck a chord with the audience in a big way.
Billu aka Prem Kumar Yadav in ‘Chaman Bahaar:’ 
Once upon a time, paan vendors and neighbourhood shopkeepers were incidental protagonists in Hindi cinema who once in a while offered heart-warming advice to the lead actors.  Remember Lallan Miya in Chashme Baddoor (1981), Ram Dulare Paanwala in Avtaar (1983) and the shopkeeper in Saathiya (2002) whose telephone is a refuge for secretive lovers?  Billu aka Prem Kumar Yadav breaks away from that trope and is the paan shop guy in a Chhattisgarh village who not only gets to play the lead in Yoodlee’s ‘Chaman Bahar’ but also wants a love story of his own.   But is he the leading man? Or just a  reminder that our social and economic boundaries decide how much we can dream and aspire to? He is neither a hero, nor a villain. Just someone who wants to earn a livelihood and a life and at some point realises, he will never have enough of either. What distinguishes him from others who loiter around his shop that he knows when aspirations can grow toxic. He knows when to stop chasing a dream and be accountable for his mistakes. His reward? The fact that his dream girl at least knew that he existed.  This bitter-sweet Apurva Dhar Badgaiyann directorial, stars Jitendra Kumar and Ritika Badiani.  

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