Vivek Oberoi has raised eyebrows once again with his statement on stardom in an interview with a news portal. The actor is currently promoting Mastiii 4 . During one interview, Oberoi said the future generations might not recognise Shah Rukh Khan and the impact he has had on Indian cinema.
Discussing the unpredictable nature of fame, Vivek cited Raj Kapoor’s example, saying the audience knows Ranbir Kapoor, but not his legendary grandfather.
Netizens react to Vivek Oberoi’s take on superstardom
Netizens reacted to Vivek’s statement on Shah Rukh. One person on Reddit commented, “Vivek should be the last one commenting this! This man tries so hard to be relevant.” Another remark read, “At least they’ll ask Kaun SRK… Doubt Kaun Vivek Oberoi will even be a question.” A comment read, “I mean, people do remember Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Big B. They have transcended time to some level. Of course newer generations will keep forgetting people. But some names still stick.”
Disagreeing with Vivek’s statement, one wrote, “Not true. Stars from the 60s aren’t as well known today because Gen Z doesn’t usually watch older black and white films with poor audio quality and also Bollywood continued to peak following that era. After SRKs peak in the 2000s Bollywood experienced a huge shift and downfall, so I think future generations will hold on to 2000s Bollywood instead. It was the last period where the industry was consistently strong in terms of music and acting, and the film quality is modern enough to remaster easily.”
Some netizens came out in his support and wrote, “That’s true tho. I can barely mention over 5 biggest stars from the 60s. And the ones I know, I absolutely don’t care for. Superstardom is only for the moment.. and I doubt there will be any where we’re headed.” One added, “As a srk fan, yes he is right. People remember classical movies and if movies age well, people remember the actor too. But Bollywood has very few original classic movies, either superhit movies are copy of some other movie or they are just one time watch masala movie.”
What did Vivek say?
In an interview with Pinkvilla, Vivek said, “Which film, starring whom from the 1960s, do you ask anyone about today-nobody cares. You will inevitably be relegated to history. In 2050, people might say, ‘Kaun Shah Rukh Khan?’ (Who is Shah Rukh Khan?)”
He added, “Just as people today might ask, ‘Who is Raj Kapoor?’ You and I may call him the god of cinema, but if you ask any youngster who is a fan of Ranbir Kapoor, they might not even know who Raj Kapoor was. So perhaps history eventually relegates us all to nothingness.”