A look at the ‘Geeky’ Heroes of Bollywood

Jab We Met: Shahid Kapoor as Aditya Kashyap Look: Thin rimmed spectacles, well set hair and clean shaved. Being a businessman, he wears well cut suits, jeans, cotton and linen shirts. Character Sketch: Defeated, depressed, reserved, shy, sweet, sacrificing, selfless and forgiving. Interests: Music. Love Interest: Geet played by Kareena Kapoor.

Jab We Met: Shahid Kapoor as Aditya Kashyap

Look: Thin rimmed spectacles, well set hair and clean shaved. Being a businessman, he wears well cut suits, jeans, cotton and linen shirts.

Character Sketch: Defeated, depressed, reserved, shy, sweet, sacrificing, selfless and forgiving.

Interests: Music.

Love Interest: Geet played by Kareena Kapoor.

This New Year, the Geeky Hero is back. Yes, the one who wears thick rimmed frames, braces, caps, suspenders, rucksacks, sling bags etc. The ones who are interested in computers, electronics, and astronomy etc. but are cute, adorable, Read More">extremely loving and altruistic. The Geek look is “in” this season even off screen as we haveRead More

This New Year, the Geeky Hero is back. Yes, the one who wears thick rimmed frames, braces, caps, suspenders, rucksacks, sling bags etc. The ones who are interested in computers, electronics, and astronomy etc. but are cute, adorable, extremely loving and altruistic. The Geek look is "in" this season even off screen as we have seen Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor, Rahul Bose, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan and Shahid Kapoor sporting the thick black frames for various events, parties, premiere nights, TV shows etc.

Last week's release Pyaar Impossible featured Uday Chopra as Abhay who is in love with the superhot Alisha played by Priyanka Chopra. We therefore, take you down the memory lane to list the 'Geeky Heroes' who have featured on the silver screen in the past.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi: Shah Rukh Khan as Surinder Sahani Look: Thick rimmed spectacles with hair parted to one side and a moustache. Being a middle class working man, he wears dull colored loose shirt and pant with sneakers and a laptop bag. Character Sketch: A simple, clean hearted, staid, Read More">honest and an extremelyRead More

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi: Shah Rukh Khan as Surinder Sahani

Look: Thick rimmed spectacles with hair parted to one side and a moustache. Being a middle class working man, he wears dull colored loose shirt and pant with sneakers and a laptop bag.

Character Sketch: A simple, clean hearted, staid, honest and an extremely loving man who can do anything for his love.

Interests: Punjab Power-lighting up your lives.

Fantasizes: Taani played by Anushka Sharma.

Jaan-E-Maan: Akshay Kumar as Agastya Rao/Champu Look: Mob of curly hair, spectacles, and buck teeth with braces. Being a student and later an astronaut, he wears frilled shirt with bow tie, suits, bright coloured shirts over T-shirts and suspenders. Character Sketch: Intelligent, sweet, shy, simple, Read More">believes in the power of love but doesn’t know howRead More

Jaan-E-Maan: Akshay Kumar as Agastya Rao/Champu

Look: Mob of curly hair, spectacles, and buck teeth with braces. Being a student and later an astronaut, he wears frilled shirt with bow tie, suits, bright coloured shirts over T-shirts and suspenders.

Character Sketch: Intelligent, sweet, shy, simple, believes in the power of love but doesn't know how to speak with a girl and has a very peculiar laughter.

Interests: Telescopes, computers, astronomy, NASA etc.

Fantasizes: Piya played by Preity Zinta.

Gayab: Tusshar Kapoor as Vishnu Prasad Look: Bespectacled, oiled hair with slight stubble. Being a middle class boy, he wears beige, brown, grey and white colored shirts and pants. Character Sketch: Big loser, lacking self confidence, suppressed, gawky and unappreciated. Dream: Wants to be accepted by people. Fantasizes: Mohini played by Antra Mali.

Gayab: Tusshar Kapoor as Vishnu Prasad

Look: Bespectacled, oiled hair with slight stubble. Being a middle class boy, he wears beige, brown, grey and white colored shirts and pants.

Character Sketch: Big loser, lacking self confidence, suppressed, gawky and unappreciated.

Dream: Wants to be accepted by people.

Fantasizes: Mohini played by Antra Mali.