Does SRK need a change of strategy? article - Page 6

Originally posted by: _NaughtyBoy_

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 !

Aditi, add Kajol to the list of non-superstar actresses SRK worked with (Kajol and SRK became big together)...Preity, Gayatri Joshi, debuted with him also. These are just off the top of my head. But there's just so much BS in this article that it would take forever to point it all out. 😆

Shimit Amin, Aditya Chopra, Santosh Sivan, Karan Johar...Aziz Mirza's debut film was with SRK too. The only star involved there was Juhi.

NaughtyBoy, well yeah. But the debate started because the author of the article trashes SRK for "not taking risks" while acting like Salman takes lots of risks...which is just BS. 😆

I think people are just getting confused with the idea of taking riski...when some one's caree is just starting...they are experimenting with what really works for them...that is not taking a risk...because an actor in the begining of their career does not have a se image...Now if Salman does a movie like Tere Naam at this stage when he knows that people are loving him the most as a masala movie star...that will be truly taking risk...can Salman do a Tere naam at this stage and make it an ATBB??...That will test the true star power as well...Shahrukh took risks with movies like CDI, Swades, RA-one, DON...because he was an established romantic movie star...Aamir luckily has no image at all...so there is no risk taking in his case...he is the most versatile of the lot...he can do any kind of movie...ranbir is going on the same path...the movies that he is doing ...will make him the next aamir Khan...

Originally posted by: HotMess

"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.

Originally posted by: blue-ice

I think people are just getting confused with the idea of taking riski...when some one's caree is just starting...they are experimenting with what really works for them...that is not taking a risk...because an actor in the begining of their career does not have a se image...Now if Salman does a movie like Tere Naam at this stage when he knows that people are loving him the most as a masala movie star...that will be truly taking risk...can Salman do a Tere naam at this stage and make it an ATBB??...That will test the true star power as well...Shahrukh took risks with movies like CDI, Swades, RA-one, DON...because he was an established romantic movie star...Aamir luckily has no image at all...so there is no risk taking in his case...he is the most versatile of the lot...he can do any kind of movie...ranbir is going on the same path...the movies that he is doing ...will make him the next aamir Khan...

Originally posted by: wat_up

Don was not risky and a remake, though i did enjoy the twists but its not risky, and based on your logic SRK has played a Villan prior (like in the start)

Regarding Aamir I agree but wish he had not signed dhoom 3 whch isnt a risk in BO sense, but is in Aamirs career based on your logic as he never as played an outright Villian. Also, dabanng 2 brought back the old world masala trend and btw its not remake as some keep saying.

My parents love the original Don and were skeptic about watching SRK's version, so yes remakes are always risky. Though every time my mom goes like, "Amitabh's was better!" I keep telling her, "No. In the newer one the 'don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahi, namumkin hai' line makes more sense!" 😆

I always thought a risky film was one that challenged the trend of the time...like doing like Barfi which is the polar opposite of the physics defying brainless masala entertainers is a huge risk for everyone involved..that ways even Darr and Baazigar were risks because they had an anti-hero as the lead at a time when the trend had successfully moved to the family dramas and romantic films with the lovable hero who could do no wrong.

I do agree that taking risks at the start of an actor's career is much much easier than taking risks later on when you're more established. This is obviously because at that time, actors don't have a set image and are still figuring out what works for them..but I don't think that means risks taken then aren't exactly risks...

Shah has gotten more complacent about the people he works with. Genre wise, I suppose he still takes risks now and then (sci-fi + superhero which is the least successful genre in India, social drama like MNIK), but these risks don't pay off when the script is secondary or unimportant. I heard him saying that in the last 5 years, he cares more about working with people he gets along with than other things...well,it shows and that strategy can only work for so long before you need a new one.

SRK's biggest problem is that he lives in an ivory tower surrounded by chamchas and close friends. He no longer has any connection to reality like he did in the early days. There is no one to say he's doing something wrong. There is no one who will give honest opinions on what kind of movies he's doing. He doesn't get to meet any regular people that he can understand the kind of things they like or interest them. His movies show that he's having a hard time figuring out the pulse of the audience.