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It's hard to compete with younger actors, says Salman Khan of his Bollywood status

It's hard to compete with younger actors, says Salman Khan of his Bollywood status

But the more difficult it gets, it’s better for us, claims the actor
11 May, 2016

Think the Khans had it easy? Salman Khan just rubbished the notion in an interview with Bollywood Life.

"It’s very difficult for everyone to survive... You see so many people who have not made it. Then they [say things like], ‘You know how it works, na. They are from a filmy family, their boyfriend’s a superstar. We don’t have any support or godfather.’"

He continues, "Humara kaun sa godfather tha, yaar? Shah Rukh Khan ka kaun sa godfather tha? Aamir Khan ka support kya tha? Akshay Kumar made it on his own. Ajay Devgn is a fight master’s son, I am a writer’s son. Shahid Kapoor is a character actor’s son. Big star kids have not worked, yaar!"

The Sultan actor went on to add that how the struggle is a good thing:

"Yeh kisi ki jagir nahi hai. Fans will decide whether they want to buy that ticket or not. It was difficult for us to come into the industry and it’s equally difficult to be where we are today and it’s going to be more difficult now. The more difficult it gets, it’s better for us. We will improve our quality, our cinema."

Salman also talked about how he has suddenly become a senior in the industry:

"Today, it’s more difficult competing with the juniors. Now, phatt se, we are in the position of our seniors and the kids of this new generation are figuring out what we must have felt back then. But we are doing fine."

He went on to name a few promising stars: "I think Tiger [Shroff] is very talented, so is Sooraj [Pancholi]. Sidharth [Malhotra] is doing really well right now and Aditya [Roy Kapur]’s there, too."

Comments

Rohit May 11, 2016 12:36pm
Anyone calling Salman/Shahrukh an actor is insulting the craft of Acting......
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Leo May 11, 2016 12:41pm
LOL what a joke.. it is only true for Akshay and SRK.. Aamir and Salman hahaha they were known since childhood to every film waala!!!
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Madhusudan May 11, 2016 01:17pm
Bhaijaan forgot to mention fawad khan in young actors list.
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HellMan May 11, 2016 01:40pm
He forgot to add Ranveer Singh name....
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Raja Parekh May 11, 2016 02:12pm
These Khans are not that great actors but they are good in marketing for sure. Even lousy movies are able to break even in just first 3 days of the launch.
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Pak May 11, 2016 02:28pm
Why did he not mention Johnny Lever?
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zubar May 11, 2016 04:38pm
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Seth M Sarwar May 11, 2016 05:38pm
With time and age things change. Salman has done super as an actor and wish him good luck
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divergence May 12, 2016 12:13am
Indian cinema has deteriorated in quality, with more movies that are detached from general audience's realities, you know you release flicks all over the world. Moreover, the masala numbers etc. have also soured the movies and their ambiance. Now coming to these fewer comments, one could see how rivalries on the basis of castes, religions and resultant intolerance stigmatizes genial audiences.
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