Rohit Shetty, the Indian filmmaker known for working with major stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Akshay Kumar, recently shared his thoughts on stardom and the current generation of actors in an interview with Mashable India and casting director Mukesh Chhabra.
In the conversation, Shetty described the younger actors as "insecure.", reports Hindustan Times.
In the discussion, Rohit referred to Ajay Devgn as a "secure" actor who makes room for other actors to shine.
He then spoke about the younger generation, stated, “The new stars are insecure people. They are too much into social media, which is not the real world. One thing about social media is that 90% of followers and articles are paid. They need to go out in the world. Buying followers or having paid articles won’t help after two years. It will always be film-to-film. Ultimately, you will have to prove yourself on the big screen and not mobile screen.”
He went on to give a piece of advice to the young actors and said, “My biggest advice to the younger generation is never to think of any work as big or small. You just have to follow your conviction. You don’t have to discuss it with others… For example, when Salman Khan’s movies were not working, he did Jeet with Sunny Deol. He just did it as an anchor and saw it as an opportunity to move forward in his career. This quality in stars is now fading. People are scared of failure… and the moment this fear goes, there will be progress.”
Rohit Shetty’s latest film, ‘Singham Again’, has become a big hit at the box office. It is the third movie in the ‘Singham’ series and the fifth film in Shetty's Cop Universe, which also includes ‘Simmba’ and ‘Sooryavanshi’.
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