Does SRK need a change of strategy? article

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Posted: 12 years ago

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lol these articles shall stop coming the day his movies start making more than Salman...

i am sure if Talaash doesn't work that Big, aamir too will be facing such reactions...its all the ball game.

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Originally posted by: anonymous39
Just because they ended up being flops doesn't make them risky movies. He had minor supporting roles in Khamoshi and Phir Milenge, hardly something that matters. It's like people counting a movie like Gaja Gamini as some sort of proof about how innovative SRK is.

London Dreams was like any other average movie but it came in Salman's flop phase so it flopped.

Romance was big in the 90s so he did a lot of romance then. Comedy was big after that so he did a lot of stuff like that. Now masala is big and he keep repeating himself and will do so for years until the trend dies out. Then he will again jump on the bandwagon of whatever is working.

Yes, Veer and Tere Naam were risky but that's 2 films in 25 years. He's hardly some risky daredevil and anyone giving him credit for that is ridiculous.

have u seen love,baaghi ?? those were movies where he actually took some risks ! i guess no1 even knows them 😆 but those in my opinion were salman's best performances ever ! londons dream was a bad film but salman got great praise from the critics !

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#43

Originally posted by: anonymous39
Just because they ended up being flops doesn't make them risky movies. He had minor supporting roles in Khamoshi and Phir Milenge, hardly something that matters. It's like people counting a movie like Gaja Gamini as some sort of proof about how innovative SRK is.

London Dreams was like any other average movie but it came in Salman's flop phase so it flopped.

Romance was big in the 90s so he did a lot of romance then. Comedy was big after that so he did a lot of stuff like that. Now masala is big and he keep repeating himself and will do so for years until the trend dies out. Then he will again jump on the bandwagon of whatever is working.

Yes, Veer and Tere Naam were risky but that's 2 films in 25 years. He's hardly some risky daredevil and anyone giving him credit for that is ridiculous.

Just be because some movies may have not worked does not mean they were not risks.

Yo others yes i edited and I meant because SRK is a smart businessman he knows how to market overseas whereas Salman isnt.

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It has nothing to do with business sense Jess. Gosh, nobody loves folks because they're smart businessmen. You gotta have a LOT more than that to connect and get the kind of love SRK does.

The biggest reason for why Salman isn't big overseas is that the kind of films he does (the physics defying masala films) don't really appeal to most folks overseas (not just Indians but non-Indians)...especially those in Europe and the Americas. Then, Salman isn't a good speaker (this has nothing to do with lack of business sense)...lack of education is more like it...actually you can become a good speaker with speech classes, but I don't think Salman cares.

And...please London Dreams is a very predictable story about 2 friends and how success impacts their lives. There's nothing risky about it at all. Good performance doesn't translate to a risky film either. Veer and Tere Naam are definitely risky. Phir Milenge was Shilpa's film, not really Salman's. Haven't seen Love or Bhaagi so no clue about them. But in general,come on, be honest...has Salman ever been known as the risk taker of BW by either the audience or the media?

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[quote]Just be because some movies may have not worked does not mean they were not risks.[/quote]

What does this mean?

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I didnt read the article.. so i dont know if its biased but SRK needs to move away from movies like JTHJ ( which didnt make sense at all and was no different from a masala movie) and revisit his OSO and Kal Ho Naa Ho phase.

Apart from sticking to his strengths , he needs to make sure the script is good and the movie will be well made! JTHJ is a prime example of him sticking to his strengths but awful scripting with too many loopholes!

I hope Chennai Express will be better in terms of better script quality and a complete package!.

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"Contrary to the popular belief and the faith of his fans, SRK has not been 'ruling the industry for 20 years' etc." Sounds like this person visits IF.

"Shahrukh should stop believing in the 'king' humbug and should start taking risks." Wow yes, like producing and acting in Ra. One wasn't taking a risk at all.

"whenever he has tried to experiment, he has failed." This author seems confused. She admits SRK has experimented (as in taken risks because experimentation is risky). And she admits he has failed when he has done that. Yet, she goes onto say he should take risks to be successful... what.

"Shah Rukh should stop being too competitive and doing everything that others are doing." Someone tell this author to tell everyone else who is doing action masala films these days after Salman made this trend successful with Dabangg. Akshay did RR and Ajay did BB and SOS. And there are more coming up (including SRK's CE). Once a trend starts, every actor tries to make money out of it. This advice should be given to everyone.

Question though, barring Hrithik, who else has done a superhero flick in recent times? Don 2 was a sequel to Don which came in 2006, and who else was doing slick action movies then?

"the strategy change for him would be to go beyond romance and give a try to a totally new genre"

"He should play to his strengths"

...But his strength is romance. Isn't it?

"The other two Khans of the Khan trio don't take their superstardom too seriously. All through their respective careers, they have taken risks of working with newcomers or unknown or failed people." Yes like Rani, Mahima, Deepika, Anushka were all superstars when SRK worked with them for the first time. KJo was a new director when SRK did KKHH. Shimit Amin was a pretty unknown director when he did CDI with him. Anubhav Sinha isn't one of the most well-known directors either.

I do agree SRK needs a new strategy, but this article sucks. His new strategy should be actually reading the scripts of the movie he chooses to act in! He needs to stop working with his friends (unless the scripts of those movies are actually good). Also, I wish he does something like CDI soon! I want him to do meaningful cinema.

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What does SRK do to market himself overseas? Nothing! All he does is give interviews sometimes, which all the stars do, even Salman.

It's just that his type of films are a lot more appealing overseas than the kind of single screen type movies that work more in India. Stardom is overrated and frankly, fans are retarded to fight about it because it's not star power that usually makes big hits.

It's the type of film that matters. India is going through masala phase and anyone giving those types of films works. Aamir's Ghajini worked even though he looked like a tiny ape jumping on people because people just like seeing action and bloodshed. Akshay switched to masala movies after his comedy films started flopping and guess what, his dumb films like Rowdy Rathore are working too. So is Ajay with stuff like Singham and SOS.

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Originally posted by: chocolover89
It has nothing to do with business sense Jess. Gosh, nobody loves folks because they're smart businessmen. You gotta have a LOT more than that to connect and get the kind of love SRK does.

Salman isn't big overseas because the kind of films he does (the physics defying masala films) don't really appeal to most folks overseas (not just Indians but non-Indians)...especially those in Europe and the Americas. Then, Salman isn't a good speaker (this has nothing to do with business sense)...education is more like it...actually you can become a good speaker with speech classes.

And...please London Dreams is a very predictable story about 2 friends and how success impacts their lives. There's nothing risky about it at all. Good performance doesn't translate to a risky film either. Veer and Tere Naam are definitely risky. Phir Milenge was Shilpa's film, not really Salman's. Haven't seen Love or Bhaagi so no clue about them. But in general,come on, be honest...has Salman ever been known as the risk taker of BW by either the audience or the media?

no ! and the reason is that ppl have never liked them when he took risks ! ppl want to see him as a masala hero and a shirtless buffoon and thats what he is doing now ! and i dont blame him, cos i think the films where he actually 'acted' were never recognised nor he got recognition !

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The only star who is taking real risks right now is Ranbir Kapoor and that has a lot to do with the fact that he's still very young. When he gets more established, he will also get forced into doing what the audience wants. The early phase of the career is the best one for everyone.

Even Aamir who once made Lagaan is now doing stuff like Dhoom 3. And working with Raju Hirani is no risk at all. After Munnabhai anyone would do anything with Hirani.