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His portrayal of the perpetually drunk builder Ahuja is a masterclass in character acting. The story follows two bumbling, honest photographers, Vinod
It was the Dhobi Ghat scene. But from a top-angle crane shot they had never seen. The photographer wasn't taking photos. He was counting. Counting bodies. The chaos wasn't satire. It was documentary. The sculpture of Dharmendra’s thighs was a metaphor for a collapsed bridge. And in the corner of the frame, a young, unknown builder in a safari suit—Tarneja—was handing cash to a man who looked exactly like the current Chief Minister. At forty-three, he worked in the "Ministry of