India, Dec. 17 -- With films like Animal (2023) and the recently-released Dhurandhar, Bollywood has been cashing in on the trend of anti-heroes in film. Not just the romantic heroes, but the Hindi film industry has been experimenting a lot with gritty, gory and dark characters who take the story forward as the lead.

Giving his take on the same, actor Jaideep Ahlawat who played the antagonist in The Family Man 3 recently, says, "Ek shabd to hamein nikaal Dena chahiye apni cinema ki dictionary se jo hai 'villain'. Only in India, we are obsessed with the terms 'hero' and 'villain', nowhere else in the world is that used. We should avoid these words as you automatically demean the amazingly written character with it."

Having his own show Pa...