SRK Filmfare Best Actor 2024 - Page 14

SRK's awards season has started. Much deserved after a long time!!

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Originally posted by: rickyproctor27

Yes, now that you mention, he did look horrible in Andaz Apna Apna. Its been a long time but from what I remember, he was more of a stupid comic in that movie and Aamir was more of a cunning comic so maybe his mannerisms and dress-up was like that. He had the natural good looks I agree.

In 2006, Don and Jaanemann(Kunder's directorial debut, Salman Akshay Preity starrer) released on the same day. Don was a hit and Jaanemann bombed. Since then, Kunder had an animosity especially because SRK and his wife Farah were such close friends. He went to SRK for his next project but he refused to produce it. SRK did Om Shanti Om with Farah and it was a super hit. His next one I think Joker was worse than a bomb at the BO. So he hated SRK because of all this. SRK never opened his mouth in public out of love and respect for Farah. See the link as to what happened at the fight and a slight prelude:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/why-shah-rukh-khan-slapped-farah-khans-husband-shirish-kunder-remains-unclear/articleshow/11692530.cms?from=mdr

AR Rahman is God for our generation. I was 4-5 when I first heard the songs of Roja and it felt music had transformed and it could hit your soul and make you feel things you didn't know as a child. Dil Se is my all time favorite album. You mentioned 3, but Bombay, Dil Se, Taal, Lagaan, Swades, Rangeela, Yuva, Saathiya, RDB, ROCKSTAR, Guru, Jodha Akbar and so many others. This is just Hindi, he has 17 Filmfare South Awards and he is more than a God there. From his first movie Roja in 1992 to 2000, he won 9 straight Filmfare awards for Best Music competing with a maestro like Ilayaraja. The third highest selling artist in the world (competing with Michael Jackson, Backstreet Boys, Celine Dion, those artists) considering he was in India. His entire albums are masterpieces not just 1-2 songs. You mature with time so maybe not a fanatic about SRK now but when it comes to Rahman, that whole generation venerates about him in a way that is just pure and loyal. He is the only musician SRK looks up to and waits for every album of his. Also, the complete opposite because he has the same cult as Salman, but for his humility, spirituality, talent, journey and sacredness as a person. He is at a different level. Just hear people like Shreya Ghoshal, Shilpa Rao, Arijit Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, Amit Trivedi, Javed Akhtar, Gulzar, etc speak about him, you'll realise the impact he and his music has had.

I think somewhere sometime later SRK apologised to Aish that he had other producers he had to respect as well. (His company was called Dreamz Unlimited then I think). He is pretty much the Head at Red Chillies now but in that company it was a group of people that were investors and they were worried about schedules breaking and losses as Salman used to create scenes, fights and delays on Aish's sets. So it was maybe that worry for Yash Chopra as well. And as mentioned above, people were scared that he could go to any length when he was angry. The media highlights all of this as SRK got her out, but SRK didn't have that power with YRF under Yash Chopra. Maybe now with Aditya at the helm, and his own position as a producer, he can but not in those days. SRK had the utmost respect and gratitude for him because he holds him responsible for what he is today (Darr and DDLJ). He even broke his no-kissing onscreen policy for just him.

From what I know, both were drunk and SRK made a light joke about Aish which went back to the Chalte Chalte days. That infuriated Salman and he slapped him. Even Jaya had commented that why had SRK bothered to speak about her. It was SRK's mistake and he's accepted it later as well.

Yeah, I'm not sure if they dressed him down in Andaz Apna Apna on purpose or not to fit his character. If so, he's quite brave considering his looks were part of his star image and he was going up against Aamir, who was a bigger star then, and also considered even more beautiful.

Oh, I never realized that Farah Khan's husband was the director of Jaaneemann. I really liked that movie but I do remember that it flopped/underperformed. And if SRK refused to do his next movie that would only make the tension worse so now I understand the feud here. I remember SRK and Farah Khan were at odds for a while too so I'm guessing it had to do with the husband. I liked Jaannemann but the rest of his movies don't look very good. It does sound like he deserved to be slapped by SRK. Not surprised to see that Farah sided with her husband though and said he was faultless.

Yes, the other films you mentioned like Saathiya, Guru, Jodha Akbar, Swades, etc. have wonderful soundtracks as well. My favorite of his later films is Raanjhanaa. Absolutely beautiful music with every song being a gem. I had no idea he had 17 Filmfare South Awards or that he was the third highest-selling artist in the world but that does not surprise me one bit. And I agree that it's not that he only has a few good songs per album, because each song is a masterpiece. I can see why SRK looks up to him and same with the other big stars who normally don't idolize anyone else but they do with AR Rahman.

Your explanation makes more sense now as to why SRK had to fire Aish. It always sounded to me like he was equally as angry at her as he was at Salman for some reason, and that he was punishing her for this. That was very OOC so your version makes way more sense and explains what was going on in his head at the time to make him do this and "blacklist" her from the industry. You're right that Yash Chopra was someone he respected very much especially for establishing him as such a big star so maybe he wouldn't have told him not to hire Aish, in either the romantic role or the supporting role. But we do know Aish was supposed to play Zaara and was fired from that and then was considered for Rani's role but not given that role either so that means if SRK was not behind the decision, then Yash Chopra was so maybe he did this to make things easier for SRK.

I had read about Jaya's comment about slapping SRK but I never knew she meant it about that birthday party incident. It seems OOC of SRK to be drunk and make a foul comment about another woman so I don't blame equally drunk Salman for getting enraged. Glad that incident is in the past now.

Originally posted by: RaniPreityAish

Yeah, I'm not sure if they dressed him down in Andaz Apna Apna on purpose or not to fit his character. If so, he's quite brave considering his looks were part of his star image and he was going up against Aamir, who was a bigger star then, and also considered even more beautiful.

Oh, I never realized that Farah Khan's husband was the director of Jaaneemann. I really liked that movie but I do remember that it flopped/underperformed. And if SRK refused to do his next movie that would only make the tension worse so now I understand the feud here. I remember SRK and Farah Khan were at odds for a while too so I'm guessing it had to do with the husband. I liked Jaannemann but the rest of his movies don't look very good. It does sound like he deserved to be slapped by SRK. Not surprised to see that Farah sided with her husband though and said he was faultless.

Yes, the other films you mentioned like Saathiya, Guru, Jodha Akbar, Swades, etc. have wonderful soundtracks as well. My favorite of his later films is Raanjhanaa. Absolutely beautiful music with every song being a gem. I had no idea he had 17 Filmfare South Awards or that he was the third highest-selling artist in the world but that does not surprise me one bit. And I agree that it's not that he only has a few good songs per album, because each song is a masterpiece. I can see why SRK looks up to him and same with the other big stars who normally don't idolize anyone else but they do with AR Rahman.

Your explanation makes more sense now as to why SRK had to fire Aish. It always sounded to me like he was equally as angry at her as he was at Salman for some reason, and that he was punishing her for this. That was very OOC so your version makes way more sense and explains what was going on in his head at the time to make him do this and "blacklist" her from the industry. You're right that Yash Chopra was someone he respected very much especially for establishing him as such a big star so maybe he wouldn't have told him not to hire Aish, in either the romantic role or the supporting role. But we do know Aish was supposed to play Zaara and was fired from that and then was considered for Rani's role but not given that role either so that means if SRK was not behind the decision, then Yash Chopra was so maybe he did this to make things easier for SRK.

I had read about Jaya's comment about slapping SRK but I never knew she meant it about that birthday party incident. It seems OOC of SRK to be drunk and make a foul comment about another woman so I don't blame equally drunk Salman for getting enraged. Glad that incident is in the past now.

Yeah I guess we can speculate on that. One thing I know from my relatives who work in the industry that everyone is selfish. Nobody wanted to get into a feud with Salman at the time because of various long-term and consequential reasons. Salman felt he had built Aish's career and was hell-bent on sabotaging it once she broke up with him. Maybe Yash Chopra did for himself and YRF or to make it easier for SRK who didn't want to work with Aish and displease Salman. Could be anything. I feel bad for Aish as she suffered in her peak years and I was excited about her pairing with SRK after Mohabbatein. If you see in the last 10-12 years, YRF's biggest revenue generator has been Salman with the spy-verse movies that started with Ek Tha Tiger. He probably wouldn't have done it if what happened in 2003-2004 hadn't happened.

What an album Ranjhanaa was! Even Highway that year and Tamasha the year after were mindblowing. 'Agar Tum saath Ho' is still the song on top of my playlist on Spotify. (Just got results for 2023) Too bad Bollywood ostracised him thanks to the mafia of music labels that he fought against. Rahman was the only person who asked for royalty for lyricists apart from singers long back. It's funny how in one of his own concerts, Rahman sang a different version of Dil Se Re... from Dil Se and his audiences were upset and wrote to him on twitter and instagram to please not mess with the original song, hahaha. Ae Ajnabee.. from Dil Se is still SRK's favorite song from his career.

Yup, she had to side with her hubby, that's normal. Hence there was a 7 year gap between SRK-Farah combo Om Shanti Om and Happy New Year. She went to Akshay in between and made Tees Maar Khan. Apart from a song, nothing in that movie worked and what a horrible movie she had made. She buried it with SRK and got back to a super hit movie again with Happy New Year. SRK holds Farah and Rahman with high regards because of Chaiya Chaiya and the fame that iconic song gave him worldwide.

Originally posted by: rickyproctor27

Yeah I guess we can speculate on that. One thing I know from my relatives who work in the industry that everyone is selfish. Nobody wanted to get into a feud with Salman at the time because of various long-term and consequential reasons. Salman felt he had built Aish's career and was hell-bent on sabotaging it once she broke up with him. Maybe Yash Chopra did for himself and YRF or to make it easier for SRK who didn't want to work with Aish and displease Salman. Could be anything. I feel bad for Aish as she suffered in her peak years and I was excited about her pairing with SRK after Mohabbatein. If you see in the last 10-12 years, YRF's biggest revenue generator has been Salman with the spy-verse movies that started with Ek Tha Tiger. He probably wouldn't have done it if what happened in 2003-2004 hadn't happened.

What an album Ranjhanaa was! Even Highway that year and Tamasha the year after were mindblowing. 'Agar Tum saath Ho' is still the song on top of my playlist on Spotify. (Just got results for 2023) Too bad Bollywood ostracised him thanks to the mafia of music labels that he fought against. Rahman was the only person who asked for royalty for lyricists apart from singers long back. It's funny how in one of his own concerts, Rahman sang a different version of Dil Se Re... from Dil Se and his audiences were upset and wrote to him on twitter and instagram to please not mess with the original song, hahaha. Ae Ajnabee.. from Dil Se is still SRK's favorite song from his career.

Yup, she had to side with her hubby, that's normal. Hence there was a 7 year gap between SRK-Farah combo Om Shanti Om and Happy New Year. She went to Akshay in between and made Tees Maar Khan. Apart from a song, nothing in that movie worked and what a horrible movie she had made. She buried it with SRK and got back to a super hit movie again with Happy New Year. SRK holds Farah and Rahman with high regards because of Chaiya Chaiya and the fame that iconic song gave him worldwide.

I can see Salman acting that way and feeling he has ownership over Aish and her career. Surprised he didn't do the same to Katrina but maybe because she never publicly went after him and called him names, he didn't mind as much. So you think that if YRF had retained Aish in most of her 2000 films that she was dropped from, that Salman wouldn't have worked with YRF in the Tiger movies? She did still have the successful Dhoom 2 which was the biggest hit of 2006. It must be exciting to have relatives in the film industry though and knowing all the secrets and truths.

I don't remember the music from Highway and Tamasha so they must not have left an impression on me but that may also be more based on the quality of the films not matching up to the music. I know all over the world, there's a lot of problems with music labels not paying songwriters and lyricists their worth so sad to hear this was a problem here as well. And that's funny that fans had to tell Rahman to not mess with Dil Se Re. Had no idea that SRK's favorite song from his films was Ae Ajnabee.

I never saw Tees Maar Khan and know nothing about it minus the Sheila song so I'm not surprised it didn't do well. Happy New Year was a huge hit but I don't think it was that amazing a film either, especially considering this was the movie she had been trying to make for years with SRK and Deepika. I know SRK kept rejecting it because the script was not up to par so I wonder what about the final script made him approve. Her best were definitely Main Hoon Na and Om Shanti Om and I know she said she was making a sequel to Main Hoon Na but that was years ago and there's been no progress. Chaiyya Chaiyya is my favorite song from Dil Se along with Satrangi Se...actually even as I type that I realize I have to include the rest of the soundtrack as well so I can't really pick one favorite.

Originally posted by: RaniPreityAish

I can see Salman acting that way and feeling he has ownership over Aish and her career. Surprised he didn't do the same to Katrina but maybe because she never publicly went after him and called him names, he didn't mind as much. So you think that if YRF had retained Aish in most of her 2000 films that she was dropped from, that Salman wouldn't have worked with YRF in the Tiger movies? She did still have the successful Dhoom 2 which was the biggest hit of 2006. It must be exciting to have relatives in the film industry though and knowing all the secrets and truths.

I don't remember the music from Highway and Tamasha so they must not have left an impression on me but that may also be more based on the quality of the films not matching up to the music. I know all over the world, there's a lot of problems with music labels not paying songwriters and lyricists their worth so sad to hear this was a problem here as well. And that's funny that fans had to tell Rahman to not mess with Dil Se Re. Had no idea that SRK's favorite song from his films was Ae Ajnabee.

I never saw Tees Maar Khan and know nothing about it minus the Sheila song so I'm not surprised it didn't do well. Happy New Year was a huge hit but I don't think it was that amazing a film either, especially considering this was the movie she had been trying to make for years with SRK and Deepika. I know SRK kept rejecting it because the script was not up to par so I wonder what about the final script made him approve. Her best were definitely Main Hoon Na and Om Shanti Om and I know she said she was making a sequel to Main Hoon Na but that was years ago and there's been no progress. Chaiyya Chaiyya is my favorite song from Dil Se along with Satrangi Se...actually even as I type that I realize I have to include the rest of the soundtrack as well so I can't really pick one favorite.

Back in the day, it was interesting to get secrets. However, you still got only one sided stuff so again we learned to take it with a pinch of salt. Now, after 9 years abroad, it's not the same as you lose touch, daily contact and interest too. In today's social media coverage world, everything is out in the open anyway.

I think he had moved on and forgiven/forgotten post 2004. I guess that's also when he started dating Kat after Boom released. Maine Pyaar Kyu Kia came in 2005 I think. Things that happened during Chalte Chalte were just at the peak and wrong time of that aftermath of the break-up. Hence, I feel by 2006 when Dhoom-2 released, the issue had subsided. I wouldn't say he would have not done the Tiger movies, I was trying to link it back to my point that there is a reason why producers and big banners don't spoil their relationships with star actors. In conclusion, I'd say that fiasco was a big mess that nobody wanted to be part of. If you watch Luck By Chance, it's an absolutely wonderful movie and shows exactly how the industry works.

You should give it a listen. Both are amazing soundtracks. Curated to the script and texture of the movies. Highway is about a roadtrip and self discovery and Tamasha is again about mental illness and self discovery and you'll feel it in the soundtracks. Pataka Guddi was on a loop during our roadtrip in 2014 from Manali to Leh. I didnt get/like Tamasha in 2015 but love it now with all the awareness about mental health and personality disorders. Haha, that's the problem with most of Rahman albums. You want to pick one favorite but cant.

Going back to the actual topic of this thread, even though I voted for Ranbir, I think SRK will/should win this year for Jawan. When voting, I had a recency bias towards Animal but now that's gone. After 13 years, I'm going to be rooting for SRK again.

Originally posted by: rickyproctor27

Back in the day, it was interesting to get secrets. However, you still got only one sided stuff so again we learned to take it with a pinch of salt. Now, after 9 years abroad, it's not the same as you lose touch, daily contact and interest too. In today's social media coverage world, everything is out in the open anyway.

I think he had moved on and forgiven/forgotten post 2004. I guess that's also when he started dating Kat after Boom released. Maine Pyaar Kyu Kia came in 2005 I think. Things that happened during Chalte Chalte were just at the peak and wrong time of that aftermath of the break-up. Hence, I feel by 2006 when Dhoom-2 released, the issue had subsided. I wouldn't say he would have not done the Tiger movies, I was trying to link it back to my point that there is a reason why producers and big banners don't spoil their relationships with star actors. In conclusion, I'd say that fiasco was a big mess that nobody wanted to be part of. If you watch Luck By Chance, it's an absolutely wonderful movie and shows exactly how the industry works.

You should give it a listen. Both are amazing soundtracks. Curated to the script and texture of the movies. Highway is about a roadtrip and self discovery and Tamasha is again about mental illness and self discovery and you'll feel it in the soundtracks. Pataka Guddi was on a loop during our roadtrip in 2014 from Manali to Leh. I didnt get/like Tamasha in 2015 but love it now with all the awareness about mental health and personality disorders. Haha, that's the problem with most of Rahman albums. You want to pick one favorite but cant.

Going back to the actual topic of this thread, even though I voted for Ranbir, I think SRK will/should win this year for Jawan. When voting, I had a recency bias towards Animal but now that's gone. After 13 years, I'm going to be rooting for SRK again.

Yes, all of that is true and I imagine the celebs today are much smarter about hiding their secrets, the veteran ones anyway and the new ones not interesting enough to bother with.

Oh I get your point now and yes, it makes sense that YRF would not want to anger a star of Salman's caliber in order to work with him one day. And you're also right that I'm sure he moved on (slightly) once Kat came into his life. I've never seen Luck By Chance but I think a lot of stars had cameos in that so I'm sure it's worth watching.

Seeing the Tamasha thread made me listen to some of the songs again, and yes they are very good. Wish the film was up to par with the soundtrack though. For some of these films, the soundtracks are easily the best part with the most repeat value. You can get the gist of the movie without watching it again. Tamasha was okay, I didn't hate it as much as others, but it didn't really work for me and I don't think it had a good grasp on mental illness. Shabd was a better film on that but that film was too ahead of its time and flopped.

Filmfare has always loved SRK and he's basically the face of Filmfare. There's no way they won't use his comeback year when he's being awarded everything, titled King of Bollywood, and most important person in India and on Google, to not award him another Best Actor award.

Originally posted by: RaniPreityAish

Yes, all of that is true and I imagine the celebs today are much smarter about hiding their secrets, the veteran ones anyway and the new ones not interesting enough to bother with.

Oh I get your point now and yes, it makes sense that YRF would not want to anger a star of Salman's caliber in order to work with him one day. And you're also right that I'm sure he moved on (slightly) once Kat came into his life. I've never seen Luck By Chance but I think a lot of stars had cameos in that so I'm sure it's worth watching.

Seeing the Tamasha thread made me listen to some of the songs again, and yes they are very good. Wish the film was up to par with the soundtrack though. For some of these films, the soundtracks are easily the best part with the most repeat value. You can get the gist of the movie without watching it again. Tamasha was okay, I didn't hate it as much as others, but it didn't really work for me and I don't think it had a good grasp on mental illness. Shabd was a better film on that but that film was too ahead of its time and flopped.

Filmfare has always loved SRK and he's basically the face of Filmfare. There's no way they won't use his comeback year when he's being awarded everything, titled King of Bollywood, and most important person in India and on Google, to not award him another Best Actor award.

Yes I hope so too. It has well and truly been SRK's year. Just apart from the film, the impact on the industry where he has been responsible for bringing people back to the theatres as his speech yesterday highlighted. You mentioned about the off-screen impact of awarding him BA for DDLJ, this is probably more impactful long term.

I loved Shabd. It was different. I really like Sanjay Dutt, and Aishwarya as actors. When you see past her looks (understand its really difficult because she is the prettiest and most elegant woman most of us have ever seen) she was/is a brilliant actress. (Taal HDDCS, Devdas). Even Zayed Khan appeared decent with them. But there was no market for that. Way ahead of time I agree.

If you see the wikipedia page, it says Ranbir's character in Tamasha suffers from 'borderline personality disorder'. However, this wasn't mentioned or discussed in the movie. Unlike Dear Zindagi, no therapy sessions were also shown. BPD is one of the most tabooed PDs where people are emotionally extreme and unstable and have an uncontrollable fear of rejection. So the part of the movie where Ranbir reacts after she breaks up with him is amazing for me. Beautifully handled, directed and acted by both RK and DP with ARR's music in the background. It felt too much for me when I watched but after studying about the PD, I could understand it much better.

Just to close this line of discussion, sending AR Rahman's first interview ever. With Karan Thapar after the phenomenal success of Taal. People will realise why he is idolised and top singers like Shreya, Shilpa, Arijit get tongue-tied even now in his presence. From the most difficult childhood, to disrupting and innovating Bollywood and Indian music to getting an Oscar purely on the genius of his talent. Also, what a legend like Yash Chopra had to say about him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBRg_qpTaGg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jfuwFe2t8U

Srk is not deserved for award. C d performance don't c which film is more successful .. jawaaan is more successful film of 2023 that doesn't mean Srk shud get d award . Some people r really mad they don't understand the exact meaning of best actor category .. always c d performance .. n obviously this year RANBIR KAPOOR is d right candidate he deserves for it . So filmfare award is for RANBIT KAPOOR

Originally posted by: rickyproctor27

Yes I hope so too. It has well and truly been SRK's year. Just apart from the film, the impact on the industry where he has been responsible for bringing people back to the theatres as his speech yesterday highlighted. You mentioned about the off-screen impact of awarding him BA for DDLJ, this is probably more impactful long term.

I loved Shabd. It was different. I really like Sanjay Dutt, and Aishwarya as actors. When you see past her looks (understand its really difficult because she is the prettiest and most elegant woman most of us have ever seen) she was/is a brilliant actress. (Taal HDDCS, Devdas). Even Zayed Khan appeared decent with them. But there was no market for that. Way ahead of time I agree.

If you see the wikipedia page, it says Ranbir's character in Tamasha suffers from 'borderline personality disorder'. However, this wasn't mentioned or discussed in the movie. Unlike Dear Zindagi, no therapy sessions were also shown. BPD is one of the most tabooed PDs where people are emotionally extreme and unstable and have an uncontrollable fear of rejection. So the part of the movie where Ranbir reacts after she breaks up with him is amazing for me. Beautifully handled, directed and acted by both RK and DP with ARR's music in the background. It felt too much for me when I watched but after studying about the PD, I could understand it much better.

Just to close this line of discussion, sending AR Rahman's first interview ever. With Karan Thapar after the phenomenal success of Taal. People will realise why he is idolised and top singers like Shreya, Shilpa, Arijit get tongue-tied even now in his presence. From the most difficult childhood, to disrupting and innovating Bollywood and Indian music to getting an Oscar purely on the genius of his talent. Also, what a legend like Yash Chopra had to say about him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBRg_qpTaGg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jfuwFe2t8U

That type of influence and power over audiences will be rewarded. I can even see Filmfare giving him some special award on top of the Best Actor award since they love to come up with new categories. And like you said, they sorta predicted the legacy of DDLJ when they awarded him the BA for that, so I'm sure this year will be similar.

The funny thing is I am not a Sanjay Dutt fan at all and never have been, despite him being my mother's favorite after SRK, but Shabd is one of the few films I really liked him in. Zayed Khan was also quite good in it which I wouldn't say often about him. I agree with you about Aish that many people (especially on here) dismiss her because of jealousy over her looks. This is a common misconception in films that any actress with looks can't be a talented actress and many have decried this. Similarly, if any actress shows skin and is known for being a sex symbol, she's considered a weak actress too (thinking of Urmila and how she didn't get appreciation for a long time because people only associated her with skimpy clothes and dancing, hence why even Kangana rudely called her a p*rn star).

I had no idea Ranbir's character had BPD in Tamasha. That didn't come across to me at all and I guess the film didn't mention it either. I wonder if I would have better thoughts about that movie if I rewatched it now with this context. Reminds me of Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage where Amisha's asthma is not mentioned in the movie so her asthmatic attacks seem really ridiculous without that knowledge. I actually watched the movie thinking she was developmentally challenged at first.

Thank you for those interviews! I especially loved hearing Yashji's thoughts on him.

Originally posted by: RaniPreityAish

That type of influence and power over audiences will be rewarded. I can even see Filmfare giving him some special award on top of the Best Actor award since they love to come up with new categories. And like you said, they sorta predicted the legacy of DDLJ when they awarded him the BA for that, so I'm sure this year will be similar.

The funny thing is I am not a Sanjay Dutt fan at all and never have been, despite him being my mother's favorite after SRK, but Shabd is one of the few films I really liked him in. Zayed Khan was also quite good in it which I wouldn't say often about him. I agree with you about Aish that many people (especially on here) dismiss her because of jealousy over her looks. This is a common misconception in films that any actress with looks can't be a talented actress and many have decried this. Similarly, if any actress shows skin and is known for being a sex symbol, she's considered a weak actress too (thinking of Urmila and how she didn't get appreciation for a long time because people only associated her with skimpy clothes and dancing, hence why even Kangana rudely called her a p*rn star).

I had no idea Ranbir's character had BPD in Tamasha. That didn't come across to me at all and I guess the film didn't mention it either. I wonder if I would have better thoughts about that movie if I rewatched it now with this context. Reminds me of Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage where Amisha's asthma is not mentioned in the movie so her asthmatic attacks seem really ridiculous without that knowledge. I actually watched the movie thinking she was developmentally challenged at first.

Thank you for those interviews! I especially loved hearing Yashji's thoughts on him.

You're right! I think they came up with the 'Power Award' in 2004 which SRK won in 2004(with AB Sr I think) and 2005 for his continuos big hit films. (Though Swades wasn't a hit domestically, it was still considered a landmark movie & was a big hit overseas). Let's see what award they come up with this year.

Btw, nominations are still not out.

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It worked for me tbh. I remember 4-5 years later(during the pandemic lockdowns) after watching the movie and not liking it, I was looking for something and saw an IMDB rating of 7.3 for Tamasha, something which is very high for Indian movies. (For context, Jawan is 7 and RARKPK is 6.7). So I read about it, and that's when I read about the BPD part. Had so much free time then, so watched it with that context and loved it.

Its good to know that about Aap Mujhe..so when I watch it for the first time, it'll help me understand it better. I filter 99% of what Kangana says as she says so much more than the actual topic that's important.

Yes, there are many such. Javed Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar in one interview said "There have been only 2 landmarks in Bollywood music history - first was RD Burman and second was AR Rahman". I wont bore people by sending all these links as there are 100s :) Just sending a last one for members who are not aware of the politics of music industry and Bollywood in general. Sonu himself was banned for several years for taking a stand. What a loss for us that a voice like that was suppressed! Glad that he's singing at least some songs again now.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=217820499519819

Let's hope the nominations come out soon. Eagerly looking forward this year as SRK is back!