He saw Dev Aanand and Dharmendra making a fool of themselves, becoming C-grade heroes. He was smart he chose to be a senior actor in an A-grade film over a romantic action hero in C-grade films. He was bankrupt, couldn't even produce A-grade films as a hero, like the Khans have been doing.
Khud ki produced films bhi A-grade ki dikhegi waise koi guarantee bhi nahin. Ab Dabangg 3 ya Race 3 ko hi dekh lo.
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