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'Paatal Lok' actor Jaideep Ahlawat says Ranbir Kapoor may not become as big as Shah Rukh Khan: 'The connection he has with people has played a...'
While Jaideep has worked with Ranbir in Rockstar, he shared screen space with SRK in Raees and wil reunite with the megastar in King, which also stars Rani Mukerji, Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Abhay Verma and Suhana Khan in key roles read more
Jaideep Ahlawat, who has been garnering accolades and praises for his performances and portrayals this year with Paatal Lok 2 and Jewel Thief, shared his reaction when he was asked to give his opinion on Shah Rukh Khan not being considered by intellectuals when they talk about great actors.
The versatile star called himself a 'chota insaan (insignificant person)' to give his opinion about SRK. 'Main bohut chota insaan hoon in sab cheezo k liye… ki main Khan sir ki ya Ranbir Kapoor ki popularity ko judge karu ki woh kis tarah ka abhineta hai ya kis tarah ka star hai? Mujhe aesa manna hai ki yeh koi jaan bujhke nahi hua hoga. Popularity hona, stardom hona ek alag cheez hai, usmein abhineta bhi ho sakta hai (I'm an insignificant person to talk about these things…to judge the popularity of Shah Rukh or Ranbir Kapoor , as an actor and star. I don't think it was done intentionally. To have popularity and stardom is a different matter, an actor can also be part of it),' said Jaideep while talking to The Lallantop.
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'I feel Ranbir Kapoor kamaal ka actor hai (wonderful), brilliant actor hai. Ho sakta hai ki woh Shah Rukh Khan jitne bade nahi ho (Maybe he won't be as big as Shah Rukh Khan). Shah Rukh Khan ko Shah Rukh Khan banane mein sirf abhinay nahi, woh jo ek judao hai na logon ke saath, uska bohot bada haath hojata hai. Zaroori nahi ki sirf talent k naam pe aap itne bade star hosako, ek abhinay k talent k naam pe (Only acting alone didn't make Shah Rukh Khan who he is today, the connection he has with people has played a big role. It's not necessary that a person becomes a big star only on the basis of talent, only on talent for acting),' he added.
While Jaideep has worked with Ranbir in Rockstar, he shared screen space with SRK in Raees and wil reunite with the megastar in King, which also stars Rani Mukerji, Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Abhay Verma and Suhana Khan in key roles.
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