Amitabh at the age of 80s still relevant , What about Khans @ 80 - Page 2

Originally posted by: cts22

The success that Big B saw, no other actor before or after has seen that madness.

The Khan's are popular but they cater to very specific demographic people. SRK is romance and family.

Salman is mass and Aamir is more of great cinema and stories.

Amitabh cut across religion, caste and language.

Plus he also saw the worst phases where he almost lost his life, though won election , the reception was bad, business failure and of course bankruptcy.

He rose from there and he reinvented himself and he still does, his scripts from a Paa to Cheeni Kum or a Piku to now Unchai are just mind blowing.

Great resilience, plus mastery over the craft is his biggest plus.

You see his costars saying the same thing, that he treats every movie that it is his first movie and that is how he treats his craft.

That is what sets him apart. Sadly his son doesn't have even 5 percent of that grit or determination.

Salman does not have that. Aamir to a certain extent but he needs to keep his ego aside.

SRK is someone who has a similar grit and determination, we saw a glimpse of it when Hrithik came and he was almost written off. But SRK should not do his typical romance, he needs to do a Swades or a Chak de kind of movies.

Ajay can do well as he is a brilliant actor and Akki just based on his scripts and both have played fathers and older characters.

yes, true

it is also his versatility, in his prime he acted in a zanjeer, sholay, silsila to a mili, chupke chupke, anand. he did all genres with all types of filmakers successfully, he did negative and grey characters too early on.

none of the actors today have been able to do it consistently or successfully

it is like acting with hirani, johar-chopra, shoojit sarkar and balki all at once and successfully

which is why ab could adapt and move to acting roles with no ego past his prime, he played alond and secondary roles to rajesh khanna, shashi, dharmendra, vinod khanna, rishi kapoor and even rajnikath, govinda, mithun etc later on. nobody again in current generation has done it at that scale

also he is very clearly a director's actor, so can act under anyones guidance

Mereko apna hi nahi maloom ki do saal baad kya hoga, khans ka kya bataaon 😆

If they keep thinking that audience will accept them characters requiring actors in 30-40 age group n romancing girls in 20s then they will be finished.

If they reinvent like big B n start doing roles suiting their age then they will be relevant.

SRK n Aamir have it in them. Salman I'm very doubtful.

So the task is if at age 80 the Khans can get a film released to make atleast 30 crore lifetime ? I think it can be done

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Originally posted by: 1t1svat1t1s

Forget in India, world over there are hardly any legendary actors of Amitabh’s caliber who are still not just relevant but at the top of their game even @80. So it’s really hard to match him. Time will tell but given their average acting skills, it does seem like a far fetched thing.

Only Ajay Devgan has the potential and to some extent Shahrukh.

Clint Eastwood says hello.😆(92)

James Earl Jones (91)

Michael Caine (89)

Judi Dench (88)

Julie Andrews (87, I think)

Woody Allen (87)

Warren Beatty (85)

Jack Nicholson (85)

Morgan Freeman (85)

Dustin Hoffman (85)

Anthony Hopkins (85)

There are probably more in other movie sectors. Hollywood and India are not the only movie sectors.

Originally posted by: HearMeRoar

Clint Eastwood says hello.😆(92)

James Earl Jones (91)

Michael Caine (89)

Judi Dench (88)

Julie Andrews (87, I think)

Woody Allen (87)

Warren Beatty (85)

Jack Nicholson (85)

Morgan Freeman (85)

Dustin Hoffman (85)

Anthony Hopkins (85)

There are probably more in other movie sectors. Hollywood and India are not the only movie sectors.

great actors. But other than an occasional outing, they're just not VERY relevant today... unlike AB who people still watch religiously on KBC (he is the reason for the show's longevity and huge success) and who is still acting in movies each year.

btw, can't believe Clint Eastwood ended up being such a nut case. All that carmel living does not seem to have helped any😆

Originally posted by: BirdieNumNum

great actors. But other than an occasional outing, they're just not VERY relevant today... unlike AB who people still watch religiously on KBC (he is the reason for the show's longevity and huge success) and who is still acting in movies each year.

btw, can't believe Clint Eastwood ended up being such a nut case. All that carmel living does not seem to have helped any😆

It would take a special talent for trolling to call the actors on that list not relevant 😆.

Troll away.

I don't believe Clint or Morgan or Dustin need me to defend them.

Oh, btw... KBC ain't acting. The Bachchans need him to earn. 😆

Originally posted by: BirdieNumNum

great actors. But other than an occasional outing, they're just not VERY relevant today... unlike AB who people still watch religiously on KBC (he is the reason for the show's longevity and huge success) and who is still acting in movies each year.

btw, can't believe Clint Eastwood ended up being such a nut case. All that carmel living does not seem to have helped any😆

Hoffman is still very active, Nicholson hasn't done thing in 12 yrs (I think)

Clinty still directs movies(and acts) which are critically acclaimed and/or commercially successful

His latest movie was in 2021

Why is he a nut case? What did he do?

Originally posted by: HearMeRoar

Clint Eastwood says hello.😆(92)

James Earl Jones (91)

Michael Caine (89)

Judi Dench (88)

Julie Andrews (87, I think)

Woody Allen (87)

Warren Beatty (85)

Jack Nicholson (85)

Morgan Freeman (85)

Dustin Hoffman (85)

Anthony Hopkins (85)

There are probably more in other movie sectors. Hollywood and India are not the only movie sectors.

You have the answer here. One can add Dharmendra to the list here. Here has been irrelevant in Hindi cinema for ages. But he was part of a few successes in between. I can remember Apne, Johnny Gaddar, Life In The Metro and Yamla Pagla Deewana off the top of my head, but that's it. There's more he has done that no one remembers.

The Hollywood actors mentioned above have done far less work than Dharmendra, which might mean one remembers a few more movies, but they are hardly relevant in their industry as a star. Dustin Hoffman in a Marvel movie would mean zilch to the current generation. A Thugs of Hindostan, on the other hand, owes a significant share of its hype due to Big B's combo with Aamir. India's biggest budget movie Project K is made with Amitabh in a pivotal role. He does a Brahmastra and also Jhund (a director who delivered the biggest hit of his industry). There is just no one like him, and there won't be anyone like him, IMO. He is the greatest as far as relevance is concerned. The Khans won't have it. They can remain bigger stars for a longer period IF they follow Rajinikanth and Aamir's (his last decade) path from the '60s. Even then, I doubt that happening.

And 30 Cr Nett for Big B at 80 in 2022 will mean a 70 Cr+ Nett for Khan's solo in the 2040s. And there is a pandemic effect here, and he had many 60s to 80Cr movies before the pandemic.

Originally posted by: simplyrdb

You have the answer here. One can add Dharmendra to the list here. Here has been irrelevant in Hindi cinema for ages. But he was part of a few successes in between. I can remember Apne, Johnny Gaddar, Life In The Metro and Yamla Pagla Deewana off the top of my head, but that's it. There's more he has done that no one remembers.

The Hollywood actors mentioned above have done far less work than Dharmendra, which might mean one remembers a few more movies, but they are hardly relevant in their industry as a star. Dustin Hoffman in a Marvel movie would mean zilch to the current generation. A Thugs of Hindostan, on the other hand, owes a significant share of its hype due to Big B's combo with Aamir. India's biggest budget movie Project K is made with Amitabh in a pivotal role. He does a Brahmastra and also Jhund (a director who delivered the biggest hit of his industry). There is just no one like him, and there won't be anyone like him, IMO. He is the greatest as far as relevance is concerned. The Khans won't have it. They can remain bigger stars for a longer period IF they follow Rajinikanth and Aamir's (his last decade) path from the '60s. Even then, I doubt that happening.

And 30 Cr Nett for Big B at 80 in 2022 will mean a 70 Cr+ Nett for Khan's solo in the 2040s. And there is a pandemic effect here, and he had many 60s to 80Cr movies before the pandemic.

Dear God. Hollywood actors have never worked in as many movies as Indian stars. If we go by your criteria, they have always been less relevant than even Akshay Kumar because he works in the most number of movies a year.

And I thought stardom determined openings. How much did Unnchai open at again? Or Amitabh's other film? WOM means people are watching because of good content, not stardom.

TOH opening was because of Amitabh? Then, Chehre, Jhund, Runway 34, Goodbye openings?

Kudos to you for calling Clint Eastwood, who directed a film at age 91, not as relevant as Amitabh. Hollywood would be very surprised to know the rest of the actors on that list are considered less relevant in the world.😆 You are a true fan in the literal sense of the whole word.