Happy Birthday, R. Madhavan: A look at the roles that made us laugh, cry, and cheer!

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R. Madhavan is the embodiment of versatility in Indian cinema. From romantic leads to morally grey figures, from everyman protagonists to inspiring mentors, R. Madhavan’s characters resonate because he brings depth, vulnerability, and an innate charm to each role. 1. Rehnaa Hai Tere Dil Mein- Maddy Maddy! The guy who made an entire generation fall in love with love. He was charming, impulsive, and had that boyish grin that could launch a thousand ships. Maddy wasn’t just a character — he was the blueprint for every college romance fantasy in the early 2000s. Admit it: You too have lip-synced to 'Zara Zara' at least once in your life.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Amazon Music India (@amazonmusicin) 2. Shaitaan- Vanraj Kashyap Who knew Maddy had a sinister side? In Shaitaan, he flips the nice-guy script and goes full dark mode as Vanraj Kashyap. Creepy? Yes. Unpredictable? Absolutely. Memorable? Oh, you bet. This is Madhavan proving he can be as ter...
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Post your questions for Matthew Modine

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Full Metal Jacket to Oppenheimer; West Wing to Stranger Things, Modine is a showbiz hard worker whose latest role is as a cycling coach. Ask your questions in the comments

Matthew Modine has worked with lots of the greats: Stanley Kubrick, as wise-cracking marine JT “Joker” Davis in Full Metal Jacket; Jonathan Demme, as a goofy FBI agent in Married to the Mob; John Schlesinger, as a hapless landlord in nightmare-tenant thriller Pacific Heights; Alan Parker, as the avian-obsessed kid in Birdy; and Robert Altman (twice) in Streamers and Short Cuts. More recently he’s had a couple of turns for Christopher Nolan: the Batman-wary deputy commissioner of Gotham in The Dark Knight Rises and American engineer Vannevar Bush in Oppenheimer.

On the small screen, he has played a womanising real estate developer in Weeds, a billionaire inventor in Proof and the evil – no, wait! – saviour doctor who tries to help Eleven escape in the last series of Stranger Things. He also famously turned down Tom Cruise’s role in Top Gun, Michael J Fox’s lead role in Back to the Future, and Tom Hank’s lead role in Big, which he might be up for talking about.

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