Ranbir Kapoor is the Only Superstar in the Last 10 Years; Says Subhash Ghai

Subhash Ghai is one of the most talented  and renowned filmmakers of Bollywood, known for his films like Taal, Pardes, Karma and many more. Recently, in an interview, Ghai said that there are no more superstars anymore, and he also emphasized on the business aspect of filmmaking.

In the interview, Ghai said, “We never used to call actors by their name on the set. We would call them by their character’s name. We would call Anil Kapoor ‘Lakhan’ and Jackie Shroff ‘Ram’ on the sets of Ram Lakhan. We do this because when they shoot for the film for a year or 9 months, they get into that character, and the whole film’s team knows them by their character’s name. Characters are the most important thing in making a good story because they are telling the story.”

He further said, “The actors make their talent managers sit in these meetings, and it is because those talent managers will bring in money, deciding what all brands fit into that project. The managers also decide what kind of an image the actor will have in the project. Just to judge that, they are in the meeting. This practice wasn’t there earlier, and they were also superstars. They just had secretaries.”

“That’s why the 80s actors are still superstars like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan, and others. It is because they have come from that culture. In 10 years, who all became stars? No one except Ranbir Kapoor,” Ghai added. 

He also said, “I am very particular about actors, and these days actors think of themselves as a brand. The actor would be surrounded by talent managers who would read the script. How will you understand how the character will look on the screen by reading the script? They should ask the actors to pick a scene and act and judge whether they can do it or not.”