Rajesh Khana was a bad actor! - Page 3

Originally posted by: FateBeChanged

he was an ok actor i guess...he was never known for his acting skills..it was more for his looks and the romantic persona...but he was lucky that he got some really good movies...like Safar, Khamoshi, Bawarchi, Anand etc...i loved him in Safar...he was brilliant in it...in Anand he was good but i liked AB more..i think he is a director's actor...good with good directors and really bad with bad ones:)

those days the likes of Sanjeev Kumar were considered as good actors...Rajesh Khanna was more of those chocolate heroes who girls were crazy about

i never got the hype around Dilip Kumar either..i mean he is a natural but not one of the greatest..i prefer Sanjeev Kumar over him any day!

He was middle of the pack for me. He wasn't terrible. But he wasn't great either.

He was a very bad actor but he had that elusive X factor in spades!!! Seeing how many women loved writing letters to him in their BLOOD. (W*F?!?!!) He was the first bonafide superstar so I reckon that went to his head too. But if we are talking about acting, no, he was no actor. But no-one could outshine him in Superstardom, looks & charm till he was ruling the roost.

Rajesh Khanna was more of a star than an actor. There were very few roles where he was the character rather than Rajesh Khanna the star. Ittefaq was one of those. He was average in Anand. Certain portions like when he sings Kahin door he was brilliant in and then some other parts he could not help but use his star mannerisms. Everyone praises Amitabh in that movie. However he played the angry helpless man seeing someone die much better in Mili. In Anand there are some scenes where you can see that he is acting with hilarious results

^^Lmaoo, I think I know those scenes! Definitely a bad actor. Mili was such a good film.

Originally posted by: Mallika-E-Bhais

He was a very bad actor but he had that elusive X factor in spades!!! Seeing how many women loved writing letters to him in their BLOOD. (W*F?!?!!) He was the first bonafide superstar so I reckon that went to his head too. But if we are talking about acting, no, he was no actor. But no-one could outshine him in Superstardom, looks & charm till he was ruling the roost.

Originally posted by: frosty

Rajesh Khanna was more of a star than an actor. There were very few roles where he was the character rather than Rajesh Khanna the star. Ittefaq was one of those. He was average in Anand. Certain portions like when he sings Kahin door he was brilliant in and then some other parts he could not help but use his star mannerisms. Everyone praises Amitabh in that movie. However he played the angry helpless man seeing someone die much better in Mili. In Anand there are some scenes where you can see that he is acting with hilarious results

Baabamoshi put me to sleep lol.. u can't pay me to watch his movies..

except amitabh bachchan and sanjeev kumar no previous gen actors acting works for the current generation. either their style failed to stood the test of time or maybe they werent great at all.

I think he did well for his generation. At that time, like others have said here, people loved actors more for their style than acting. Today it's all about being realistic. Then, it was probably all about being charming even if it means giving dramatic performances.