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- 'People today only know Ranbir Kapoor, not Raj Kapoor': Vivek Oberoi revisits 'people will ask who is Shah Rukh Khan in 2050' comment
Vivek Oberoi's recent statement about superstar Shah Rukh Khan sparked a debate online. Now, the actor has explained the context of his remark, while calling himself a fan of SRK.
Vivek Oberoi explained his recent controversial statement about Shah Rukh Khan (Photo: Instagram/Vivek Oberoi, Shah Rukh Khan)
Vivek Oberoi recently sparked a debate online with his remark about Shah Rukh Khan not being relevant by 2050. The actor’s statements went viral on the internet, with many fans defending their superstar’s stardom. Now, in a recent interview, Vivek clarified the context of his comment, while calling himself a big fan of SRK. While citing an example of Raj Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor, he explained the transient nature of fame. Vivek mentioned that while massive popularity fades over time, its the good deeds of an individual that reside in our hearts forever.
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During a podcast with Dr Vivek Bindra and Sharan Hegde, he said that his context wasn’t explained properly, along with the statement. “I would like to say that whoever spread this statement, I would give them 100 points for volume, because they did a great job and that too, very quickly. But for context, I would give zero..minus hundred points. Content was delivered, but context wasn’t.”
The actor further added, “For example, there was a king, he sent a messages to his advisor that ‘Don’t kill him, let him go’. But, the minister was a scoundrel, he changed his context and told the king’s soldiers to hit him and let him die. The poor man died. So, this is the problem.”
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Vivek revealed that he is a huge fan of Shah Rukh and has had a decades-long association with him. “I am a big fan of Shah bhai. And, not only as an actor, but also personal life. He has been there for me. He has given me so much love. Even today, he gives me love, blessings, and so much support. When we meet, he meets happily. He shares the joy in my success, I share the joy in Aaryan’s (Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aaryan Khan) success. So, that is the relationship we have, since decades,” he expressed.
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He gave examples of legendary superstars and explained how today’s generation doesn’t know much about them. The 49-year-old shared that its the good deeds of a person that people will remember forever. “I just said that one should do good work in life. Superstardom, money, all these things are transient. Today, Jeff Bezos was the world’s billionaire, but suddenly Elon Musk came in the picture and became the richest man on the planet. Tomorrow, it will be someone else. Once upon a time, Dilip Kumar sahab and Raj Kapoor sahab were superstars, legends, but today’s generation knows Ranbir Kapoor. They don’t have Raj Kapoor’s context,” he stated.
He continued, “So, I said that Shah bhai is a superstar, legend for our generation… for me. We are such big fans, have been watching his films since college days. But, after 25 years, will people remember him as a superstar? I don’t know. But will people remember his good deeds? He did good deeds, people remember that generationally. Even today, Jamshed Ji Tata is remembered for his good work. So, even 100 years ago, someone did a good job and left a legacy. That legacy lives longer. That was the context of my statement.”
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Vivek Oberoi’s statement about Shah Rukh Khan
Earlier, during an interview with Pinkvilla, Vivek had questioned the existence of SRK’s stardom by 2050 and said, “Which film, starring who worked in the 1960s, you ask anyone about that today, nobody cares. You will anyway be relegated to history. 2050 mein log bolenge kaun Shah Rukh Khan, shayad (In 2050, people might ask, ‘Who is Shah Rukh Khan?’, perhaps). Like people today might ask, ‘Who is Raj Kapoor?’ You and I, we 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 maybe history relegates you into nothingness.”
On the professional front, Vivek Oberoi was last seen in the historical action drama Kesari Veer. The actor has several projects in the pipeline, including, Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s pan-India film Spirit, Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana, and Mastiii 4.
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