DOWNFALL of the SUPERSTAR, RISE of the ACTOR: My thoughts on SRK! - Page 3

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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: LaFUNgA


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If you look at those content films, not even SINGLE FILM is CLEAN HIT, best they got SEMI-HIT... Now which content films were clean HIT??? Every film having CONTENT with STARS... Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Bajirao Mastani, Piku, TWMR, inn sab mei Content that jo aajkal ka craze hai, but yehi HIT hui... jabki woh IRRFAN waali film Talvar HIT bhi nahi hui...

Salman can survive without Content, only he needs a big content film to Score HIGHEST, same can't be said about others...IRRFAN Talvar HIT nahi kara saka, NAWAAZ can't make MANJHI hit, also my fav RANDEEP Fell flat with Charles Shobraj biopic.


On blue. I don't think Deepika or Kangana are superstar (no doubt star) heroines. First day collections are not that high compared to Khans (I don't know about the number of theatres they released.). What made their movies hit was their content. Similarly Vidya Balan is not superstar. But she could make her films hit. Except Silk which had erotica, others sold on content. Wednesday had no stars.

Even if the film has substance (content), it still needs a spirited narration. Wednesday, CDI, Kahaani, OMG, BB.. all have it. When narration gets boring or preachy (MNIK, Swades, Jai Ho) people get bored.

On red. At the moment, all Khans can survive without content. Even Dilwale is a hit. But how long can they sell a film just with their name, when they have hit 50?
Edited by flipfl0p - 9 years ago
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Posted: 9 years ago
#22
Plz remember the Ranveer that you just passed on the baton of megastardom to had the following 3 releases before BM.
1.DDD: Below Average
2.KD: Disaster
3.Gunday: Average

Sallu had a decade of low performers b4 Dabanng
Ditto with Aamir B4 Lagaan


So NOBODY knows what tricks box office can play...
Last 3 films of SRK all have done 150 cr+ (DW expected to do)
Also they have made 100 cr+ at Overseas
& these were 3 TERRIBLE films in SRK's filmography...
Yes he is NO MORE the UNDISPUTED BO star...Sallu & Aamir are CURRENTLY better than him in domestic BO...

But that ain't enough to write obituaries for SRK the Superstar...
Tell me ONE Superstar in World cinema who has been successful for so long...& I will concede that SRK's stardom is done & dusted!!!!
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Posted: 9 years ago
#23
Very very well written... you spoke my feelings bro.. so disappointed man...

his biggest problem is that he wants to be at the top by hook or crook.. but that's not the essence of being an actor! who cares about records in the end after many years!! NOBODY! But your work speaks!
Edited by KhanSinghTomar - 9 years ago
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Posted: 9 years ago
#24
😆
shah can still break pk's record if he stays away from chutiyapaa directors like shetty and anubhavs. he needs to work with new, young, fresh directors , and with solid scripts. i still say he and kajol could have broken every record possible, if the content of the movie was solid and movie was a mature love or family drama.



remember this guy rejected hirani's 3 idiots, instead does a movie like ra 1.😆what if he done 3 idiots and broken records.

line these 3 khans up...without hesitation...even today...i would run and grab...shah first as far as ACTING is concerned. this guy can still beat the shit out of tingu and bhai not only in acting , but at boxoffice as well. too bad he is busy playing with himself...don't know why. many say shah is a smart businessman, i say he fails in this department. just look at the movies he chose to do over last 5 years. 😆

i am absolutely loving the drama of shah and fall today. it clearly shows how you can murder your own bacha kucha career. i have seen begum already done that!

imagine the pressure of Fan and Raees. i have some hope for Fan, but i have a feeling Raees will end up as a been there, done that.

😆

i love this...








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Posted: 9 years ago
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Oh come on! Big B was FINISHED before he reinvented himself, SRK is far from over. Dilwale underperformed but it is still a hit. And that is all starpower because there was nothing else in that movie. But I too crave SRK the actor because I always relate to performances as opposed to BO records. I could feel the SRK-Kajol magic in Dilwale but not SRK himself. I am not counting on it but I do hope he's learnt his lesson. He just can't take his fans for granted anymore. Films like Chennai Express and Dilwale didn't get him his starpower and hence they won't sustain it if this continues. He needs get to know his audience again, he is still very much relevant for lead roles.
If Dilwale was only made for the purpose of minting money (which is what it feels like I admit) then I would never understand why it didn't choose a different date. I feel the hype around clashes are not required but if he really wanted to get into the 300-cr club then it was a stupid decision. It is possible for both films to do well in a clash but when one is looking at a particular figure to achieve then it's another story.

As far as Ranveer is concerned, he has a lot of SRK in him. I didn't realise it earlier but seeing him pull off Lootera, DDD and BM within a couple of years of each other, I see the same fiery passion, drive and effortlessness in his performance that SRK had once. I do hope he continues this.
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Im only going to admit this since topic maker is a friend of mine and he seems to need some cheering up . At one point in Bollywood some films came like Krrish , RDB , Don , Dhoom . Then came Salaam-e-ishq . Suffice to say we know which films were hits and which wasn't . To add insult to injury around that same time in early 2007 KJO launched a 2nd season of KWK . An he ended all episodes with the question who is the best actor/star : Hrithik , SRK , Aamir . I was like wait hes missing someone 😭😭😭. An I was very unhappy . Also around that time I got mono 😲😲. But anyway here we are almost 10 years later and Bhai sab ki aan hai aur sab ki shaan hai . So you always gotta have hope ⭐️
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Posted: 9 years ago
#27
TM, I haven't read your post (maybe I will after writing this) but just about the title: I highly disagree. IMO, the type of stardom all 3 Khans have achieved is above the generic tag of 'downfall.' Each of their movies may perform differently than another at the box office (due to many influential factors like content, timing, etc.) but I don't think anything (even underperforming movies) can, at this point, undermine the level/legacy they have all established in their own respective lanes. Due to this, I also feel the Khan stardom is above any type of awards (at least those in India)...their superstardom is unprecedented and I don't think the word 'downfall' can ever accurately be used for any of the 3.
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Its actually hilarious that actors are written off after just one bad film/ under-performance 😆 The same SRK will be hailed as God's gift to mankind if Raees/ Fan become blockbusters 😆 Its amazing how soon perception changes..I get that Bollywood is a fickle place but this whole 'SRK is over', 'Fall of SRK' etc. is ridiculously exaggerated..The reason why his films are not doing as well as they ought to is because he is choosing bad scripts..He is not a new actor whose fanbase will be eroded because he delivers 3 or 4 bad films..A lot of his fans are frustrated but i don think ppl realize that there are truckloads of closet SRK fans ( not just online) who would be back to gushing the moment he delivers a good performance in a half decent film 😆 And its not just the audience..Most critics are closet SRK fans too who just try to act neutral but you know they'd be back to gushing the moment SRK does a great film 😆 Anyways all this may sound ridiculous but ppl will get what am trying to say if and when SRK delivers a BB coupled with a good performance..Cos nothing succeeds like success and all that is sounding highly logical right now will end up sounding ridiculous 😆
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Posted: 9 years ago
#29
😆.. one not so good movie, not so good story, content, SRK has been written off by many.. Before Dilwale, he was already a super star, a big super star... no one can take that from him...
Yes the movie was not so great compared to his earlier ones.. But these things happen in this industry... After this, he has two great movies Fan & Raees and he will be back ...
He should now carefully choose scripts, with solid story and where he acts his age.. and I also feel that his arm raising should stop now.. that's it.. other than that he has not gone anywhere, he is very much there and visible and will continue to give super hits or BBs..

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Posted: 9 years ago
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As a fellow SRK fan in the forum, much respect to you TM. You're one of the few who is willing to call SRK what he is now...a spade.

I've been posting this before, but I know Fan and Raees will bring him back after Dilwale, and that's when he'll get it into his head that he also needs to try to to get the kind of audience that he wants. Movies like Dilwale, HNY will not do
Edited by rosetreasures - 9 years ago

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