Amitabh's success was short as leading man? - Page 2

Originally posted by: MiniRulz

I think he was 42-43..he looked way older than what Hrithik and Khans look now..

ya back then all actors once they hit 40 started looking old, now days actors well in to their 50's are looking young, not sure what is the exact reason for this 😕

Whatever he has achieved till now is phenomenal

He may or may not have a bigger span for the number one position in the industry... but he surely has become a legend in BW... and looking back at all the actors who went past their prime he is still kicking and how...

TM: No. He was leading man before Zanzeer and after Sharaabi. He had decent hits after Sharaabi.

What Zanzeer did for him is it propelled him to superstardom. Those were days of footfalls. Not of multiplex and expensive tickets. His superstardom was for 11 years. People wish they have that kind of stardom. He left movie industry at height of his power. The only one who can rival that phenomenal success is Rajesh Khanna with even shorter period as superstar. He was one man show. Is there any current superstar capable of bull dozing all their contemporaries.

Salman is puffing towards records Aamir's movie make. Aamir is hoping he gets footfalls that Salman's movies has. This is condition of our current superstar. Rest are kabhi Hit Kabhi Flop.

Originally posted by: Chudailpaapi

TM: No. He was leading man before Zanzeer and after Sharaabi. He had decent hits after Sharaabi.

What Zanzeer did for him is it propelled him to superstardom. Those were days of footfalls. Not of multiplex and expensive tickets. His superstardom was for 11 years. People wish they have that kind of stardom. He left movie industry at height of his power. The only one who can rival that phenomenal success is Rajesh Khanna with even shorter period as superstar. He was one man show. Is there any current superstar capable of bull dozing all their contemporaries.

Salman is puffing towards records Aamir's movie make. Aamir is hoping he gets footfalls that Salman's movies has. This is condition of our current superstar. Rest are kabhi Hit Kabhi Flop.

My mom tells. Me big b craze was on another level... All khan's craze put together

Originally posted by: deepakloveskat

My mom tells. Me big b craze was on another level... All khan's craze put together

And beyond. 😃

The kind of euphoria Amitabh had during his rule from people that experienced it say it was something else on another level, something beyond what you see of superstars today rivaled only by Rajesh Khanna

Originally posted by: Kareenafanatic

This is a misconception. AB isn't India's all-time great actor. That feat goes to Dilip Kumar. Dilip saab is the most legendary actor in the history of Indian cinema.

Dilip Saab ---> Rajesh Khanna -----> Dev Anand ------> Guru Dutt -----> Amitabh Bachchan.

No raj kapoor???

I always see it as dilip kumar----> raj kapoor----> dev annand -----> amitabh bachchan and then the rest..

Amitabh is that high in my list because of longevity.. he continued to adopt with the time and started playing character roles..

Originally posted by: dabang4life

No raj kapoor???

I always see it as dilip kumar----> raj kapoor----> dev annand -----> amitabh bachchan and then the rest..

Amitabh is that high in my list because of longevity.. he continued to adopt with the time and started playing character roles..

Raj Kapoor was a better director than an actor or a star. He was big in the days, but not as big compared to Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand. Dilip Kumar is the most complete actor in the history of Indian cinema - a top-notch actor, and a huge star.

It's become a trend to leave Rajesh Khanna out of the equation because the media is all over AB these days. Yet, at the peak of their powers, no one comes even close to Rajesh Khanna as a star. As an actor, he was phenomenal too. As a star, he's unprecedented.

The thing with Amitabh Bacchan is that he was after Rajesh Khanna waned as a superstar. But we have to remember that those were the days of multistarrer action dramas. Rajesh Khanna wasn't part of that clique because he didn't want to be and still he was delivering amazing movies (and Hits). Amitabh's biggest Hits are all multi-starrer action dramas. Beyond that genre, he wasn't all that big, barring a few exceptions.

It also helps that AB had a lot of backing from insiders (he was Rahul Gandhi's friend). That doesn't, however, mean AB wasn't a demigod back then. He was. He's easily in the top-5. He's just not #1 as the media wants you to believe.