Quite Sandleresque | Influences And Impressions In India | Under Lens

Adam Sandler represents a genre that presents humor in a very low tone and with a very positive undercurrent. The hero is unsung in many ways. He is inherently good and does no bad to win. He is shy but strong internally. This is the basic structure of many of his characters with minor deviations. Be it Spanglish, Mr. Deeds, Anger Management, 50 First Dates, Bedtime Stories or The Longest Yard…

If you remember movies like Naram Garam where Amol Palekar is a sweet clerk who want his lady love to have a shelter and tries whatever feasible for him or Chitchor where he shies away from marriage when he learns that his love’s future is more bright with his senior who likes her as well. In both the characters, Amol is a unsung hero. Though not connected by any way, I cannot resist the temptation to find similarities between two of my favorite actors.

Moving a step ahead… In movie Choti Si Baat and Anger Management, there are many similarities between Amol and Adam’s characters. Both are reluctant in public display of affection and are in some way insecure about lady love. Both undergoes a course of personality development, reluctantly or willingly and emerge as a better person. Interesting…

In most of the movies, it is the simplicity that impresses most. You can relate to the character in some or other way. This is something common between Sandler’s movies and many Indian movies. While, people rent DVDs of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s movies, we feel similar vibes from most of Sandler flicks. Think of it next time you watch 50 First Dates…

Written By: Sujoy Ghosh