Is SHAHRUKH KHAN the last superstar of bollywood? - Page 2

Originally posted by: Mages

Superstars era is gone now that too with KHANS. The kind of stardom yesteryear superstars & KHANS got for decades it will never happen again. The era of superstars has ended

Now its more of good content,good choices of script and good performance. The current gen can tag as good actors not superstars. Times have changed and pandemic changed the whole dynamics and nowadays i don't see that kind of craze yesteryear superstars & KHANS got.

The biggest plus point Yesteryears superstars & KHANS films & songs are still memorable iconic and the films are still celebrated but nowadays films & songs are easily forgotten. Its like watch one time & forget or listen one time & forget.

For me the craze is gone at least

I thought Hrithik Roshan is last

i think hrithik is the last one

This is Hrithik. Last superstar was HR.

Anyway debates are useless. Every decade people think superstar era is over and then some new ones come up. Long ago people thought Dilip, Dev and Raj were last superstars but then Rajesh Khanna, AB sr came. Then people said Amitabh was last superstar but Khans came later.

These debates are mindless chatter of older generation seeped in nostalgia who do not like new guys and think no one can repeat success of old guys

Originally posted by: 1t1svat1t1s

Nope. Karthik Aryan is coming to get the mantle. He is the only star right now who even the neutral audiences is rooting for.

No more superstars......Kartik and the rest of this generation can only dream of achieving and holding the attention of the audience the way AB SR( the biggest superstar ever) , the 3 Khans, Hritik, Akki and Ajay have done for decades...these are the true blue and the last superstars.....

Kartik ke doodh ke daant nahi toote hain abhi....kahan ka superstar.....This generation lives from paycheck to paycheck.....I mean Friday to Friday......4 flop movies and they are out....they then come on the social media, post articles and dress weird to stay in news...unlike the real superstars I have listed who will still be superstars if every movie of theirs is a flop going forward..

@atominis

100%.

People genuine thought there would be no more stars like Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand.

Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan were even bigger in terms of sheer adulation.

Same way with Khans. We think there won't be anyone bigger. But it's major part nostalgia and small part the same old arrogance of *our generation was the best.*😆

Khans will remain legends. But there will be younger stars making their own legends. It's the inevitable result of time.

Edited to add: I remember the initial articles about Khans. Same scoffing was going on then about them. 😆 And look what happened.

Originally posted by: HearMeRoar

@atominis

100%.

People genuine thought there would be no more stars like Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand.

Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan were even bigger in terms of sheer adulation.

Same way with Khans. We think there won't be anyone bigger. But it's major part nostalgia and small part the same old arrogance of *our generation was the best.*😆

Khans will remain legends. But there will be younger stars making their own legends. It's the inevitable result of time.

Edited to add: I remember the initial articles about Khans. Same scoffing was going on then about them. 😆 And look what happened.

People are rooting for good cinema.....not stars.....that is why good small time actors are also gaining so much popularity....with the advent of social media, OTT and TV becoming too big...there is TOO MUCH to choose from......Superstars are made because of the hardcore blind fans.....The fandoms of the superstars did not root for good cinema....they always rooted for their stars.....that is the difference.....if the situation was the same ....we might have seen the next generation superstars....but there is a reason why we won't have superstars anymore....because those hardcore fans are not there anymore.....People will not watch a Ranbir, Ranveer , Varun or Kartik's movie if the movies are not good......that is the difference....I am not saying that blind fandom is good.....but it was good for the stars...😆...So these is not about nostalgia....its all about how the audience today have too much to choose from....😆

@HMR

Khans were butt of jokes when they first came. Mocked for height and looks and called less manly. Or too childish and boyish. Look where they are now.

New stars and icons come. Older ones may or may not accept their success but it does not mean there are no new stars.

That said, sheer craze like AB Sr inspired when, say, masses even took to roads to organise prayers for him when he had accident, or queues outside theatres for his or Khanna or Dharam's films or people ready to riot for tickets of Rajinikanth films etc will become less - not because actors have no craze but because audience has more options now. More screens, ability to download or see films online, social media, piracy, exposure to global content etc hence no hero worship or willingness to pray for or kill or die for a movie star. Overexposure of stars through media has also killed their mystique. Nowadays they are so much even on social media or ads that there is no craze or curiosity to see them onscreen.

I read once how people would get into tractors, trolleys, trucks and bullock carts and make trips to cities to see Dharam's films in Punjab as if travelling for a fair. That kind of craze is not going to be there for any star given how content is available on even cell phones now.

If at all, stardom or craze declined it will be due to lack of good writers like Salim Javed, excessive rise of technology and exposure to global content and overexposure of stars.

I personally feel today's stars focus more on looks or fitness or PR and less on acting or cultivating personal charm or aura. If they keep unique persona like each Khan, Bachchan, Dharam, DK, Dev Anand, RK Sr, Rajesh etc had, they can do fine.

Audience is also more literate and mature now. Just because no one writes letters in blood to stars like they wrote to Rajesh Khanna it does not mean there is no stardom. Only expression of admiration for stars changes as generations attain more maturity and no longer worship stars like gods.

Originally posted by: semantic.error

Alia ended him 😎

No jokes....2022 was truly Alia's year...🥳

Originally posted by: blue-ice.1

No more superstars......Kartik and the rest of this generation can only dream of achieving and holding the attention of the audience the way AB SR( the biggest superstar ever) , the 3 Khans, Hritik, Akki and Ajay have done for decades...these are the true blue and the last superstars.....

Kartik ke doodh ke daant nahi toote hain abhi....kahan ka superstar.....This generation lives from paycheck to paycheck.....I mean Friday to Friday......4 flop movies and they are out....they then come on the social media, post articles and dress weird to stay in news...unlike the real superstars I have listed who will still be superstars if every movie of theirs is a flop going forward..

May be you are not aware of the kind of following KA is inspiring in the aftermath of Sushant’s unfortunate demise. And the way he is fueling it with super intelligent PR and subtle reminders every other day as to how he was this ignored star and how he is just one of them who travels in an auto rickshaw and metro who is able to finally get some recognition. People are willing to watch any sh*t he features in, just because he is the ‘outsider’. His upcoming movie is going to be give us a good picture of where he is headed but I think at this point he seems to be pretty invincible.