Sooraj Pancholi Says Jackie Shroff Was Called Wooden Too
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Sunday, 20th Sept 2015, 12:03 PM IST This is what debutant actor Sooraj Pancholi had to say to everyone who said he was “wooden” in his recently released movie, “I wasn’t born when it happened. But didn’t the critics back then call Jackie uncle wooden in ‘Hero’? In fact I am told the reviews for Subhash Ghai Saab’s ‘Hero’ in 1983 were pretty unflattering.” He also mentioned, “Everyone in this country worships the past. The old ‘Devdas’ by director Bimal Roy would remain a classic until someone else does another version of the story. Then Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Devdas’ would also be considered a classic. I guess we will have to wait for another version of ‘Hero’ before we’re treated kindly.” He further defends his performance in the film by saying, “My character is inhibited and highly complex. How do we know what kind of a past he had? The chap I played is an introvert. I couldn’t have played him as loud and demonstrative.” “Nikhil Sir (Advani) had set out to make film a 1980’s blockbuster as a launch vehicle for me and Athiya. It was a job assigned to him. And according to me he did it very well. I couldn’t have hoped for a better launch,” the actor added defending his director. Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’s first Box Office mobile app from here –Android:http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS:bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp |