Video summary
The video transcript opens with a humorous skit featuring David Lynch discussing his film *Eraserhead*, which serves as a comedic prologue before transitioning into the main topic: the declining state of Bollywood's aging stars. The core argument presented is that Hindi cinema is facing a creative vacuum where established legends from the 1990s are struggling to adapt to their age while clinging to outdated methods. Instead of evolving into character actors or exploring diverse roles appropriate for their demographics, these stars often refuse to transition, leading to a cycle of mediocrity and reliance on nostalgia-driven remakes that lack originality and artistic risk.
The discussion highlights specific examples of this trend, focusing on major figures like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Ajay Devgan, who are criticized for prioritizing box office safety over artistic integrity. The narrator argues that these actors have fallen into a rut where they double down on high-octane action formulas or revitalize old Intellectual Property (IP) like *Drishyam* and *Golmaal*, believing that financial success equates to quality. In contrast, Western actors like Robert Pattinson and Anne Hathaway are praised for their versatility and range, whereas Indian stars are seen as sleepwalking through roles that rely solely on their fame rather than their craft. The video also touches upon Aamir Khan's recent struggles with marketing inconsistencies and financial failures in projects like *Happy Patel* and *Ek Din*, suggesting that even his legendary status cannot shield him from the industry's current saturation of remakes and formulaic content.
The transcript further explores the complex relationship between these stars and their audience, positing that fans often reject age-appropriate or smaller-scale projects in favor of big-budget spectacles, effectively punishing actors for not delivering the specific type of entertainment they expect. This dynamic is exacerbated by a culture that equates box office earnings with personal worth, ignoring the artistic merit of a film if it does not generate massive revenue. The video concludes by contrasting this mindset with the careers of respected veterans like Amitabh Bachchan and Naseeruddin Shah, who are beloved for their honesty in accepting age-appropriate roles and their continued dedication to storytelling. Ultimately, the piece calls for a shift where stars prioritize artistry over ego and audiences support quality cinema regardless of its financial performance, urging the industry to move beyond safe bets and embrace genuine creative evolution.
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Did I tell you I saw
>> What?
>> a film that is like a classic film for
years and years and years. Did I tell
you I saw Eraserhead?
>> No, I've never seen it though.
>> It is the strangest films It's the
strangest motion picture I have ever
seen.
>> In a good way or bad way?
>> In a good way.
>> Okay.
>> I am one moment you don't know you're
you're wondering what is going on.
The next moment you think you know
what's going on.
The next moment
you're really puzzled.
The next moment you're laughing
hysterically. And then the next moment
you are straight out disgusted.
And then you're like Lynch has got to be
out of his mind.
>> Oh, he is.
>> It is the weirdest movie I've ever seen.
>> Nice.
>> Yeah.
>> Looking forward to it.
>> Yeah.
>> The biggest, the baddest, whackiest,
funniest, filmest show on Earth.
>> [music]
>> Hey, welcome back to our YouTube
channel. I'm David Lynch.
>> But when you watch it
it really This is going to seem strange
as a connection point, but stay with me.
When you watch Eraserhead, you realize
how brilliant Mel Brooks is.
>> Mhm.
>> Because
Mel Brooks is the one who produced
Elephant Man. And when they were looking
for a director for Elephant Man somebody
recommended Lynch. And he watched
Eraserhead. And he said, "That is the
look we want to have for The Elephant
Man." But there's no That is nothing
like Elephant Man. But the look is.
It absolutely has the same
feel, production design, black and
white.
But it is
To watch that film and think, "Yeah,
that guy can direct Elephant Man." is
wild. But Mel is a smart cookie.
>> Today we got a video from Tried and
Refused Productions.
>> Tried and Refused?
>> We've seen a lot of their videos.
>> Tried and Refused?
>> And this is his new one we got sent to
us a lot, but it's the truth about
Bollywood's aging stars. Oh, well,
Viagra helps.
All right, who are their aging stars?
Um, well,
there's the obvious choices, Amitabh
Bachchan.
And this year
>> Aren't we all aging?
>> We're
Yeah, newsflash.
>> Even the kids are aging.
>> [laughter]
>> Even the children are aging.
>> I'm assuming he's talking about
>> the Khans.
>> The ones, yeah.
>> The ones who became stars in their 20s
and they're now in their 60s.
>> And now they're dead.
>> Yeah.
>> But
>> Life is over for them. Well, it ended
when they hit 40.
>> It should be.
>> Once you hit 40, you should be up on a
mountain top meditating and doling out
wisdom to the young ones.
>> Honestly, it's pretty gross if you're
still alive.
>> It really is. After 40, you should just
stop living.
>> I agree.
>> There is a movie that just dropped its
trailer and it's a remake of Premalu.
Imran Hashmi, after the success of
Awarapan 2, is formulating the perfect
nostalgia trip again with Jannat 3 for
next year. Akshay Kumar is showcasing
his dark side, not with an original
film, but with a remake of an
above-average Malayalam thriller. We're
rebooting a popular web series as if we
were not emotionally invested for three
seasons with it and presenting it to you
again in a future
We're adding Ravi Kishan to the mix also
because who is a bigger obsession in
this country than him? Ajay Devgan is
all set for Drishyam 3 for October and
you know very well that he took notes
down for whatever went wrong with the
Mohanlal film and will repurpose it with
changes, making people laud his great
intellect. Bollywood has no new ideas
and this compelled me to make this
video, speaking about how not only is
the future of Hindi cinema slightly
doomed, but our aging stars find
themselves in a vacuum that is probably
the worst it has ever been in decades.
Let's start with Bhai first. Salman Khan
is one particular star from the '90s,
but the audience feels more concerned
than excited for his ventures right now.
This is because you can tell it is
collaborations with artists who are not
extremely talented or just past their
prime. but even more importantly, I
think the audience, especially loyal
Salman Khan fans, are mostly just
concerned for Salman Khan physically
straining himself, not realizing that
the prime days of him kicking ass on
screen are behind him. The case that is
consistent with the batch of '90s stars
is that they refuse to admit that they
are not in their 30s anymore. A lot of
the stars from the '90s refuse to
transition like Anil Kapoor, the late
Rishi Kapoor, or Amitabh Bachchan into
roles that are more appropriate for
their age demographic. They are
household names, they are bonafide
stars, and I believe they want to do
their last hurrah as leading men versus
a character actor. Something that Salman
Khan has been very clear about for
years, that he never sees himself ever
transitioning to such roles. This is not
even the issue, however. The issue stems
from the mediocre project Salman beyond
the Tiger projects associates himself
with, where not only are the projects
lackluster, but even Salman seems to be
sleepwalking through those roles. With
multiple failures since the pandemic, I
genuinely believe the last time I even
emotionally resonated with Salman Khan's
performance in a movie was a fleeting
moment in Bharat where he beautifully
breaks down in a scene which he shares
with Tabu. Since then, people have
genuinely wondered whether Salman even
cares for what he does on screen. He
also finds himself in a situation where
I think he has never been. Currently, a
movie that has been riddled with
censorship issues due to political
changes, his movie Matrubhoomi still to
this day does not have a release date in
the pipeline. partly completed Salman
Khan movie lies in a weird vacuum, and
the man has fully started shooting for
his next venture with Vamsi, which I
fear, and this is purely based on
assumption, may be a remake of Varisu. I
hope it isn't, but I was so excited to
hear the news that Salman may be
actually collaborating with Raj and DK
for the aging superhero story, but that
has been left for something that Khan
may consider after the Vamsi project. A
news that I will only believe when he
actually starts shooting for the film.
In the midst of all of this, I think
what is really sad is that in the big
2026, we only have Big Boss to look
forward to for Salman Khan. And what I
fear is that the reality show is
essentially the comfort zone now for the
star. But the movies actually seem like
an inconvenience when they are out of
the purview of Salman Khan films. Most
importantly, I noticed this with his
appearance in Alliance. I know I am a
reality TV show fiend, but there is
nothing that is more concerning in my
opinion when actors forget the ability
to have a conversation. You will notice
this with many aged stars especially
because they have spent so much time in
echo chambers of yes men around them
that they eventually start loving the
sound of their own voice. The nods
around them make them assume that they
are only imparting wisdom. And I
genuinely believe the reason why Salman
finds himself in a creative rut is
because he is not associating with
creatives that will push him
artistically. He calls the shots. He
says what flies and what does not. And
it's a slippery slope for disaster in my
opinion where only your word is what
matters in a collaborative medium. They
often say that failures are your biggest
teachings and success often becomes a
trap of emulating old patterns. And this
is a predicament that I believe Shah
Rukh Khan finds himself in. He during
the low phase of flops in the 2010s
referenced on how the failure of those
movies makes him want to double down on
genres until he gets it right. How the
failure of movies like Ra.One and Fan
genuinely hurt him. And how the failure
of those movies does not make him want
to pivot or change his approach, but
actually try even harder regarding
risks. But what happens when one after
close to a decade experiences a
blockbuster? What happens when with all
earnestness Shah Rukh Khan states that
his son told him that we have seen your
success and stardom, but your youngest
has never. What happens when you do
experience that euphoria with your
return on the big screen after 4 years?
Then you just double down. And I believe
Shah Rukh Khan with King is simply
doubling down on what worked
aesthetically with Pathaan and Jawan. A
high-octane action film with a trusted
creator like Siddharth Anand with the
assumption that this is what people
want. This especially is something
extremely ambitious knowing that King
wants to release on the same weekend as
Dune and Dooms Day. An absolutely wild
swing in conviction within SRK that he
will beat the competition.
But as of now, King seems like an
extension of iterations already seen
from Siddharth Anand. Action films
versus something wildly unique. This
concerns me even more because SRK movies
are rare now. He comes in a movie every
3 years or so. So say King becomes a
smash hit, will we just see SRK doing
action movies at this point? I dread it
if it's true. I want to speak about Ajay
Devgn and Akshay Kumar together because
I've spoken about them prior to Welcome
and Dhamaal releasing and how they may
be ruining their legacy in this IP slop
revivals that they are attempting old
movies. But guess what was the criticism
that I received for pointing out just
the quality of work both the stars are
doing. I in a post on X referenced on
how praiseworthy it is that Christopher
Nolan finished the production schedule
of The Odyssey in 91 days. To this,
people pointed out my hypocrisy stating
that when Akshay Kumar finishes a movie
in a record stipulated time, you troll
him. But when Christopher Nolan does it,
you praise him.
They are a safe to create a parallel for
you, yes, the gap in quality of
filmmaking is enormous between The
[laughter] Odyssey and
Samrat Prithviraj. One where you can see
the investment and the actors'
dedication and one where one can see
that talent has treated it like any
other project. The other argument that I
find absolutely baffling is that I was
getting dragged again for commending the
range provided by Robert Pattinson in
this calendar year. Pattinson in this
year starred in the drama The Odyssey
and will be featuring in Dune 3 and
Primetime as Chris Hansen. Similarly,
Anne Hathaway just this year starred in
Devil Wears Prada 2, The Odyssey, Mother
Mary, and At the End of Oak Street. Why
do you think people are not getting
tired of their performances or just the
consistency with which they are coming
on screen? It's because of the sheer
range that they are showcasing with
their performances. I don't have a
double standard with what comes out in
the West versus our own homegrown
movies, but what we like from actors is
an immersion in the range of characters
versus Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgan who
are appearing in old IPs as themselves
or just sleepwalking through their
roles. It's just not exciting. Akshay
Kumar apparently achieved monetary
success with Welcome and Bhool
Bhulaiyaa, but these were terribly
mediocre projects. Ajay Devgan
experienced success with Dhamaal 4, a
terrible film through and through. And
now in their pipeline they have Hera
Pheri and another Malayalam remake,
Drishyam 3, another Malayalam remake,
and Golmaal 5 together. You think the
quality of work is comparable to
Patterson? It's simply lazy and
decisions that are primarily tapping
into recall value and nostalgia. I
expect at least Ajay Devgan to invest in
something interesting as a director, but
there just seems to be nothing exciting
in the pipeline. Aamir Khan finds
himself in a pickle that I never
envisioned in my entire career as a
YouTuber. You have to realize that I
grew up in an era where Aamir Khan as a
creative force and a leading man could
not do wrong. Any film associated with
the star would be heavily anticipated
because there was a goodwill attached to
him and almost guaranteed that it will
be worth the trip to the theaters. And
while I still believe Aamir Khan has a
sound creative mind that is still
catered towards making movies that are
intended to emotionally resonate with
the audience, I never thought that he
would find himself in a situation where
almost nothing is working for him
monetarily. Even though as a leading man
Taare Zameen Par ended up doing
reasonably well at the box office, there
was an almost hesitant among audiences
unanimously to fall in love with the
film primarily because there to be a
deterioration in the quality of the
performance of Aamir as an actor in
front of camera. While the film was
earnest and sincere in its intention, it
was a sweet film, no doubt. However,
barring such a glimmer of hope, Aamir
Khan since 2018 has been associated with
nothing but failures as an actor and
producer. A combination of odd creative
choices and terrible acting
performances. The one element of Aamir
Khan that I do appreciate regarding his
observations of his own movies is that
he does introspect about what may have
gone wrong and does not shy away from
even pointing the finger even at himself
as being possibly the reason why the
film may have been hampered. While he
acknowledged that Thugs of Hindostan was
doomed from the moment he saw the final
edit, he referenced his own performance
in Laal Singh Chaddha as a key reason
why it did not resonate with the
audience. Where I think, however, Aamir
Khan is struggling the most though is
him being lost in the current atmosphere
of marketing and PR. For most
millennials, Aamir Khan was known beyond
his acting performances as a marketing
genius, finding ways to promote the most
niche films and still finding a way to
connect with the audience through
creative promotional styles. But in the
current atmosphere, it almost seems like
Aamir Khan is throwing everything at the
wall hoping for something to stick
versus actually having a strategy to
make his films land and connect with the
audience. He went into a blitzkrieg of
interviews with Sitara Zameen Par,
appearing in podcasts and interviews
like I had never seen before in his
career spanning over 30 years. The same
man who was barely accessible to the
media was now appearing in every single
news channel and YouTubers podcast,
giving a lot of wisdom regarding the
film industry that people were
interested in but also regurgitating the
same stories again and again that was
simply getting tiring. The man would be
defending the case of remakes by
referencing Shakespeare adaptations. The
man would be providing a strong stance
against OTT players, stating that movies
should not be available at least 6
months after their theatrical release.
And then just a few months later Laal
Singh Chadda would be on Netflix. We
thought that Aamir would have a
revolutionary stance with his
pay-per-view model on YouTube for
Sitaare Zamin Par, but he would make the
same title be available on streaming
platforms months later. Aamir often in
these interviews would say something,
but when the actions would not match
whatever revolutionary idea he had,
people were just getting frustrated.
Aamir even as a producer seems to be
struggling having invested in three
projects this year in the form of Happy
Patel, Ek Din and Batwara 1947 and all
of the ventures failing financially. He
employed a heavy digital marketing
strategy for Happy Patel with hilarious
kids, but it did not translate into
ticket sales at all. To make matters
worse, I found Happy Patel to be
terribly unfunny even for Vir Das's
self-deprecatory standards. Then you had
Ek Din, a remake of a popular Thai film
and the makers in the haste of just
developing hype for the audience or even
just marginal interest just gave away
the entire plot of the film in its
trailer. And the film ended up with
disastrous financial results. Batwara
1947 just this weekend, possibly the
best of the three, just did not pick up
any interest with the audience despite
releasing on the Independence Day
weekend with many viewers believing that
the editing pattern and pitch of the
film from the trailer itself seemed so
dated, so '90s coded and so boring that
it didn't even compel them to buy
tickets, let alone be even interested in
its themes. I mean, I even considered a
boomer like Aamir Khan to have an
aesthetic of what may seem cool on the
big screen, but I can't believe he felt
like his cameo in was a good
idea. So right now Aamir Khan finds
himself in possibly a situation no one
would have envisioned, especially those
who have actively followed his career,
where he is sadly playing catch-up to
trends and what the audience likes and
is consistently missing the bullseye by
a mile. The same marketing genius from
the 2000s and 2010s finds himself lost
at sea currently and the same man who
would stay away from franchise
installments is trying his best to look
at installments of three idiots or
Sarfarosh to be his next appropriate
venture. So, what is one to think now? A
star who is loved and celebrated by so
many, who was contemplating completely
retiring after Laal Singh Chaddha, is
just struggling to make sense of the
industry right now. And I find it to be
genuinely sad because I do want Aamir
Khan to genuinely come up with something
extraordinary versus relying on popular
IPs for nostalgia value. Nothing breaks
my heart, of course, more than Hrithik
Roshan and the predicament that he finds
himself in currently. What am I supposed
to even feel at this point? It's been
more than a year since it was announced
that Hrithik Roshan will be taking up
the role of a director and actor in
Krrish 4, a project in collaboration
with YRF, and we have zero development
on the project. We also got to know that
Hrithik would be collaborating with
Umbali as an actor, but there has been
no development whatsoever, and it has
only left fans and the audience in this
weird situation where it's just a
waiting game at this point. As Hrithik
features in one face palm inducing cameo
after the other, one genuinely feels sad
of the potential that has been wasted in
the last few years just because of the
sheer stubbornness in wanting his dream
project to be absolutely perfect. Being
so focused in one goal that everything
else goes for a toss, but still being so
kind and generous to others that
pointless cameos would be something that
we will have to be subject to even with
Jailer 2. A belief that has been set in
stone, a belief that people don't want
to see him in anything other than
aspirational leading hero roles, and
this has made a talented actor who is
also a star just pursue the predictable
and basic, making everyone just
contemplate what could have been versus
what is. The slate of movies for the
batch of 90s stars does not seem
particularly exciting at all because
there is an absolute lack of diversity
in their choices. Their adamant nature
to never play character roles
appropriate to their age will persist,
and we will undergo months, if not
years, of this. We want to be surprised.
We want to see risks. I often think
about this. With influence, you have
generations of wealth and more.
Shouldn't the creative pursuits at this
stage of your career just be fun and
wild versus safe and predictable?
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>> Obviously, subscribe to him. Yeah.
Yeah, a lot of good points.
>> Great observations.
>> Lot of good points about the It's not
just the
to quote hit the aging stars. Obviously,
there there's others that are just
you know, following a formula,
obviously. But obviously, it does seem
to be a
a trend that we've seen
>> Yes.
>> since starting the channel really of
these these particular generation of
stars.
Especially now
wanting to do just big action
as opposed to Amir being I guess the the
one
deviant from that.
>> Yeah.
>> Uh
just like wanting to be an [snorts]
action star.
>> Well, it it the
the choices are making it obvious that
what matters more is being a star, not
an actor.
>> Mhm.
>> That box office is king, not story.
Like he made the comparison of the films
that Robert Pattinson and Hathaway have
done this year.
And you want to find one major
differentiating factor, it's two sides
of the same coin.
>> Mhm.
>> Their focus is not their paydays. They
get They want to get paid what they're
worth, and they should. But look at the
stories they're choosing.
>> Yeah.
>> And then look at their capacity and
craft.
>> Yeah.
>> They love the craft. They're actors who
want to tell good stories.
>> Yeah.
>> Uh
There you go.
>> The uh
I
Obviously, they they obviously shoulder
blame cuz they get to pick the product
projects, but I also still blame a large
portion on the audience. The audience.
Yes. Because
the amount of times I've seen some of
these guys do smaller projects and the
audience doesn't completely
>> And utterly rejects it. Correct.
>> And says, "I don't want to see my star
doing this."
>> Why would I go to this is an OTT film.
>> Correct.
So
>> I want to see Shah Rukh Khan spread his
arms.
>> Yeah.
>> I want to see him in a in a on top of a
plane fighting.
>> Correct.
I want to see Salman Khan kick ass and
win the girl.
>> Yeah.
>> That's what matters to me.
>> So
>> Yeah.
>> a lot of times, I'm not saying obviously
not everybody of course, but
>> the large portion of the audience for
these stars in particular
>> will not support them if it's not
>> No.
>> big.
>> And and Shah Rukh Khan has made it very
clear over the years through multiple
outlets of his communicating that what
matters to him most is pleasing his
fans.
>> Mhm.
>> And that if he doesn't please his fans,
then he did something wrong and he's
going to fix it and give them what they
want.
>> Yeah. Granted, I still think there is a
happy medium between the two.
So like, you can be an action hero, but
make it good.
Like some of the
obviously we didn't see Alpha, but I
didn't hear anything good about Alpha.
>> Yes.
>> Right?
>> Correct.
>> And obviously that's not on Hrithik, he
just had a cameo in it. It's that's an
Ali film.
Um but like, you know, Pathaan's,
Jawan's, those were extremely
successful.
But then, you know, others the the the
big action ones are the Salman ones.
You can just tell from the trailers like
I can tell this is going to be sub par.
>> Yeah, and that's the thing with
the artist creators. So, when you have
people like
who've been around a long time and have
been doing this. It whether they're
directors or they're actors. So, I'm
thinking of for example on the director
side, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg.
Yeah.
>> Uh
uh you know, they
they talk about as do
stars like Tom Cruise, uh big stars like
Tom Hanks.
>> Yeah.
>> What they talk about is
consistently,
you can't let the good reviews and the
good box office go to your head and
change the way you think about what you
do.
You can't control the reviews or the box
office and they will say repeatedly,
"Disbelieve the good reviews and believe
the bad reviews more. Like, be a little
bit balanced. Don't let things go to
your head because
if you start chasing good reviews and
you start chasing box office, you're no
longer going to be making decisions
based on artistry.
>> Mhm.
>> You're going to be making decisions
based on public opinion and box office.
>> Yeah.
>> And that's that I see as a common
denominator for everybody here. Like,
there is no reason under the sun at all
Aamir Khan should be apologizing for his
performance in Laal Singh Chaddha and
blaming himself for the poor
performance.
I believe the reason that is the poor
performance of the box office was
because how many people weren't ready
for that kind of a film because that
film is not poorly made. That's an
actually very good film.
>> Very good film.
>> Um and like you said, audiences are are
partly to blame. But like he said at the
end, he's absolutely right.
Every single one of these men that he
mentioned is in a position economically
where they never have to work another
day in their life.
>> Mhm.
>> So, choose the things you want to do
that are That's the thing. How many of
these guys are artists at heart versus
they're movie stars. That's the question
for me.
>> Yeah.
>> Um but like
>> one [snorts] of the big things that's
unfortunate we've talked about for a
long time is that
audiences not only pick and choose but
also they care for some reason about
what a film makes.
So, if they hear that opening weekend a
film has made so much money,
they're going to start going. As opposed
to also, if they hear a film was a flop
in terms of financial, they're like,
"Ah, it's a flop. I'm not going to see
it regardless of if the film is
brilliant."
>> Yeah.
>> Uh like the fact like this weird
obsession
with what a movie makes when you're not
a part of it.
>> And that's not just the audiences. The
audience is getting fed that by the
critics and the publicity people.
>> So weird.
>> When when a movie the the amount I would
love to see on the spreadsheets
how much money is allocated in
advertising towards spreading the word
about the box office
of an Indian film.
>> You see it all the time when a film
makes 50 crores, makes 100 crores this
weekend. See it all the time.
>> all you see. You don't see things like
when a film comes out here, you know
what you'll see? You'll see
quotes from the Hollywood Reporter and
Variety and the ebert.com talking about
the quality of the artistry.
That is the stuff and you'll see the
seals of approval from the film
festivals that they've been at.
>> see like like on TV them saying, "The
number one film
at the box office."
>> Right. But those are that's that is
always like when we talk about a film,
that's the gravy. That's like the good
films ought to be supported and we're
going to celebrate the box office of a
good film.
The bad films should not be getting box
office and
the insanity of equating It's the only I
I don't understand why
and there's I can't think of any other
industry
where the consumer
looks at the amount of money the company
makes as a definition of the quality of
the product.
>> Yeah.
>> If that was the case, the greatest food
on Earth would be McDonald's.
>> Is it not?
>> It would be I would like the finest
cuisine on Earth would be McDonald's.
That would be the greatest restaurant in
the world if you're looking at box
office. I don't I'll never understand
it.
>> it's it's a weird a dichotomy of good
and evil.
>> Yeah.
>> Um
between
audiences' responsibility and what
they've told these stars they want from
them and we're only support.
>> But I still think quality is king.
>> It is.
>> just like you
Dhundhar showed that, right?
Cuz before Dhundhar came out, what was
Ranveer?
He's a flop actor.
Right?
>> Yeah.
>> Ridiculous? Of course.
>> Correct.
>> But he was a flop because why? Because
the movie he made made
>> He's got two box office the two of the
biggest, right? Every but
>> Which of the first [snorts] one
especially.
>> Now he's a good actor.
>> Yeah. Was so and it was a big action
movie, but it was predominantly a drama.
>> Right.
>> That movie was predominantly drama. Uh
even the second one, but more so the
first one. The second one till the very
end.
>> we do live in a world if you extend it
beyond the appreciation of a motion
picture.
We live in a world where too many people
equate financial success with personal
success.
>> Mhm.
>> That if you have a lot of money,
therefore you've done it right and
you're worthy to be emulated and
respected just cuz you've got money.
>> Mhm.
>> And it's nauseating.
Absolutely nauseating and he has all the
right points to make. Yeah, I I Salman
Khan
I I just I question whether or not he
has just gotten tired in that he was
doing what he was doing and he loves
being a star and a celebrity and wealthy
and having power and having yes-men and
things like that. And he makes movies
just because it's more money and more
fame and more power. I don't know that
he loves I don't know that he loves
acting.
I honestly don't know. Same with Akshay
Kumar. I don't know that he loves act
Even though he's very good.
>> Mhm.
>> I don't think Akshay Kumar loves acting.
I think he likes making money.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. I think Shah Rukh Khan does.
And I think he's going to go very much
in the same direction that Tom Cruise is
going. That he's making the action films
cuz that's what he's always wanted to
do.
That That's a choice we didn't talk
about in this as far as
Shah Rukh Khan did take a a chance. He
stopped making the romance movies.
And said, "I've always wanted to do
action films. This is what I'm doing."
>> Yeah, and you know I mean obviously
outside of being one of the greatest
actors in Indian cinema history
you know why people respect Amitabh
Bachchan so much?
>> And this year?
>> He's not trying to do
>> No.
>> Um a big action like even obviously it's
a different time obviously so they
didn't have the technology for him in
what the '90s when he was the Khans' age
now
to do [snorts] these big action movies
at his age.
>> Yes.
>> But even still like he's gotten given
you a lot of flops but people still
respect him as an actor and like he
makes the movies that he finds
interesting and
>> And playing age appropriate.
>> Yeah.
>> Because that requires no ego and honesty
and recognizing that as you age you age
out of characters that you played
before. Happens to every actor.
I look at stuff on breakdowns for stuff
that I love to audition for and it says
early 40s.
>> Mhm.
>> I can't play early 40s anymore. I can
maybe pull it off on the occasion on
stage but not on film.
>> Yeah.
>> I play late 40s early 50s.
>> Yeah.
>> That's what I play.
>> Yeah.
>> I'm not going to And that's okay because
it's normal.
>> Yeah, unless you're going for a Grease
thing I can't really go out for college
roles anymore.
>> could I could play I I could still do
Grease. I could be a student in Grease.
>> You could.
>> I really could. I could be a senior.
>> Absolutely could.
>> [laughter]
>> I could probably just need to dye my
hair. I could probably do college if I
shaved cuz I still I still could do
college, baby.
I can be I'm just a baby. Great
observations and I agree with them. They
they need I hope it I hope they go into
a cuz I my favorite actors are character
actors, man. I I love when people
try
different things.
>> Yeah, just
>> And I think the audience will respect
you more.
>> Of course.
>> You'll go to a different You're not only
a star, you're an actor.
>> Well, like you just said, look at the
trajectory of the careers of Amitabh
Bachchan
and Naseeruddin Shah.
They're still beloved.
The people still see their films.
Because they've just decided and we
didn't talk at all about ladies.
>> Yeah.
>> The ladies are killing in Hindi. Kareena
Kapoor's decisions that she's making,
>> Yeah.
>> Rani, the decision the choices that
she's making, the ladies for the most
part, granted, they've never been the
kind of box office draw that the men
have been like the three Khans,
but the choices I see the women in Hindi
filmmaking are artistry.
>> I'm concerned about Ranveer's next
choice
cuz I at heart we know Ranveer's just an
actor and artist and he he loves We've
seen it through his career. He loves to
try these different things, right?
>> Yeah.
>> But having
the most success he's ever had in Dil
Dhadakne Do and now being the star, at
least for right now until a flop
happens,
in Bollywood
and cuz we don't know what his next
one's going to be. We've heard so many
different things. We don't know if he's
going to continue to try to be the star.
>> That's why I love the quietness. I feel
like he has stepped away from it and
gone, "Okay,
this was huge. I cannot let this
change the way I approach my acting and
my choices. Okay, I'm just going to
settle down with Deepika and our growing
family
>> Mhm.
>> and I'm going to make a decision based
on the reason I wanted to act in the
first place. That's what I'm believing
he's going to do.
>> We don't know.
>> Yeah. That's what I'm believing he's
going to
>> I'm I'm nervous that
>> he's getting
>> every role.
>> He's got a He's got to hide and put
walls up because he's getting thrown
scripts from every corner of India, and
money. Yes.
>> [snorts]
>> Yep.
>> Yeah, it's going to be It's going to be
interesting one. Anyways, you guys can
let us know, obviously, what you think
about this.
Um what are your opinions and anything
else we need to know? Don't let me know.
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