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Shah Rukh Khan is 'last of the stars', Salman Khan is NOT underutilized; opines Mukesh Chhabra: 'Social media mein 2-4 log woh Chintu Bablu...'
Salman Khan is a legend who has delivered some iconic performances that no one can recreate, says Mukesh Chhabra. He added why Shah Rukh Khan is rightly the 'last of the stars.'
Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan are two megastars of the Indian film industry who have not just earned the love of millions of stars but have also brought the Hindi film industry to center stage. During a recent interview, popular casting director Mukesh Chhabra opened up about the narrative created that Salman is an ‘underutilized’ star. He also called SRK the ‘last of the stars.’
Mukesh was talking to Ranveer Allahbadia when he spoke about Salman Khan’s legacy and the iconic performances he gave in some of his films. When asked if he thinks the bhaijaan is an underutilized actor, the casting director stated, “Nhi bhai, unhone boht achi performances di hai. (No, he has given many great performances.)”
Chhabra, who has also directed Sushant Singh Rajput’s Dil Bechara, goes on to mention some of the best works of the actor, namely Baaghi, Patthar Ke Phool, Tere Naam, Love, Hum Aapke Hain Koun and states that there’s no one who could perform the way he did in these movies. Thinking about why people feel this way, the casting director further added that when the bhaijaan of Bollywood would want to perform, he will. In fact, he has already done it with several iconic Hindi films.
Talking about such narratives created about the megastar, Mukesh Chhabra stated that there are some people on social media who are creating them. “2-4 log social media pe Chintu, Bablu, Tinku ghoom rahe hai… (There are some random people like Chintu, Bablu, and Tinku who are creating such narratives.)”
He further stated that no one could do the “simple and honest” character he played in Bajrangi Bhaijaan or come close to his role in films like No Entry, Partner, and more. “We want such film,” he stated, adding that those films became hits despite there being any promotional strategy in place, unlike today.
Further on, in the same chat, Mukesh also talked about Shah Rukh Khan being considered the ‘last of the stars.’ When quizzed about this notion, he replied positively. Chhabra also divulged that people might think why he said this, but according to him, that’s the truth. “It’s said that the galaxy is huge and there can be many stars, but he will remain the biggest,” he stated, adding that there are many who are doing some great jobs, but no one can be ‘The’ Shah Rukh Khan.
Addressing the outsider and insider debate in Bollywood, he stated that he is an outsider and is sitting on the top. SRK is the biggest answer to the discussion, Mukesh exclaimed.
Sharing his experience of working with King Khan in Jawan, Chhabra added that one would get scared looking at the hard work he does in his movies. The actor doesn’t need to work so hard, but he does because of his passion, he mentioned. “Looking at him, one would think a person should be just like him,” the Dil Bechara director stated.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Shah Rukh Khan is gearing up to commence shooting for his upcoming action movie, King, this year. Helmed by Sujoy Ghosh and produced by Shah Rukh Khan and Siddharth Anand, it also marks Suhana Khan’s big break after her debut with Zoya Akhtar’s OTT film, The Archies. Abhishek Bachchan is also expected to play a villainous character in it.
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