Originally posted by: zaroonkashaf
You ain't alone! I liked it too! And liked it even more after watching the online version! They edited so much out of the episode man. I didn't get as to why Shahrukh did the butter chicken recipe the way he did...I now get it! 😆
It ain't the first time he has mentioned the cinema thing though. I think he even mentioned it in the interview he did with Rajdeep Sardesai last year on his birthday. That he wants to do quality work. Of course one can look at some of his past films and question that but like you said his upcoming movies definitely seem content driven. Not to mention the guy was brilliant in FAN. I also don't think Shahrukh would give up on commercial potboilers man. He has been in this business long enough to know that one has to strike a balance between a niche cinema as well as out and out commercial movies. A CE won't get him the critical acclaim that a FAN does but it translates to great success at the BO which I think is also something that one can't do without considering how much focus is there these days on the BO. I mean Ranbir had given a fantastic performance in BV as well as Tamasha but everyone has been talking about how his films weren't working on the BO. So that balance is darn important I feel. And hopefully he'll be able to strike that with his upcoming projects.
I watched that interview of Ranbir's and I was like ahhh..so it was Shahrukh who told him that! 😆 I don't think he was impressed by that advice if you go by his reaction but I totally get what Shahrukh meant here. I liked how frankly he stated that he used to look down on certain things , which I think he has stated in the past as well. That he was attracted to the character based roles as opposed to the cliche hero roles initially as he comes from a theater background and how the things we consider cliche can be so difficult to pull off! This is why I have stated quite often that people think it's darn easy to pull off a Rahul and Raj but I don't think it's. These are larger than life characters and to portray them with conviction requires immense skill. No wonder he has stated that it's easy for him to play a Kabir Khan in Chak De or even a Gaurav in FAN as those characters are still more grounded and so well sketched out.
First off, I just want to say I absolutely smiled while reading your post. It's one thing to find like-minded people on IF, but it's another pleasure when they know how to put it into appropriate words. Thank you. 😃
OT: I actually get where you're coming from. What I was trying to say however, that, say as a neutral viewer who enjoys good cinema, you don't have to try very hard to impress people when you're already good. See, the reason why Aamir's movies work is largely because he's been selecting the best scripts given to him (Let's ignore the debacle that was Dhoom!). He doesn't think about box office success, he thinks about the kind of movies he's making, and although they are overrated sometimes, they ring a bell, have a message and that's why they make an impact. I rarely like him as a person, but as an actor, he hits a mark because if someone's got the perfect combination of critical and commercial success, it's only him. You don't have to go through stupid commercial nonsensical flicks to enjoy box office success. Not necessarily at least. Especially with the younger, more intelligent urban pull. I can't, for the life of me, figure out how someone like SRK can possibly refuse 3I. It still stuns me.
That said though, I think when movies like Swades, Chak De or Fan fail to nail it at the box office, I can understand the rising waves of insecurity. Who knows how much would 'Dilwale' had made had Salman/Aamir been in that movie? As much as it's sad, it is true that SRK's audience pull has diminished over the years, no matter if he is the better actor of the three. I don't believe he doesn't want to make good cinema. Most of them do nowadays. Kids like Alia have chosen nothing but intelligent movies post their launch. I think actors, both males and females, understand that good movies can do well irrespective of how small a banner is. I feel SRK probably got lost somewhere in the '300 crores' rat race in the past 3-4 years, even if he doesn't care to admit it. Which brings me to his next line-up. He seems to have realized, post-Dilwale, that - picture ka dil badha hona chahiye, audience khud hi ajayegi dekhne. It's the only explanation I can find for doing a DZ.
This reminds me of something I heard Ranbir say recently as well. I don't think there's any formula in BW. Sometimes, it is truly unpredictable. SRK is still lucky, at this stage, he can afford not to worry about failures. Imagine a kid just starting out with his first movie. So nerve-wrecking, in an industry where songs are forgotten after 2 weeks nowadays. 😆
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