Originally posted by: Journey95
That was the fault of the horrible writing, it was supposed to be "funny" but just like everything else in HNY didn't work at all. CE on the other hand is like one of the rare masala movies with a strong role for the female lead. Just compare Simmba or Singham, Salman Khan movies etc. to it. SRK could have pushed for less so he gets more but didn't.
That's fair enough about HNY. I am just contesting the idea that SRK is this large hearted soul who "gives" good roles to lead actresses while his rivals try and do the opposite. The likes of Mahira were pretty much flower pots in movies like Raees. Btw there have been other Masala movies like Ghajini where the lead actress had a strong role. That has mostly got to do with how much focus there is on the love story in the Masala film. Akki/Salman Masala films are usually action-driven so obviously the ladies have lesser roles.
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