This week two films have released ---Pokiri and Veerabhadra. The important factor in the movies is the presence of Shayaji Shinde.

The Hindi-Marathi actor is has turned out impressive performances in both.

And interestingly, he appears in two different kind of roles in the movies.

In Pokiri he plays a ramrod straight, honest cop out to take on the big bad land sharks. His role is very important to the movie and he has turned out a stellar performance in that.

In Veerabhadra, which released this morning, he is on the other side of the fence. Shinde is the arch villain who takes on the hero Balakrishna. It is around Shinde that the story revolves. Tanushree Dutta plays his sister and there is plenty of drama. Again, Shinde has given a rivetting performance.

Slowly I am getting used to the pace and tenor of the movies here, he says unassumingly.

This National award winner seems to be on a good wicket here.