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Filmmaker Indra Kumar known for making movies like Beta, Ishq, Masti franchise, and Dhamaal franchise recently opened up on reinventing as a creator to stay relevant and recalled how he underestimated Shah Rukh Khan during his low phase.
Speaking about Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki’s underwhelming performance at the box office, he on the Voices of Impact with Arjun Mirani podcast, “He’s (Rajkumar Hirani) given such gems in the past, but his latest film flopped. Perhaps he was still in his old zone, I haven’t seen the film so I can’t comment. But the poor guy couldn’t avoid delivering a flop, because it happens to everybody. When he reinvents himself, I’m sure he’ll make a blockbuster again. That’s how talented he is.”
Speaking about how Shah Rukh Khan reinvented him successfully, Kumar said, “He was the king of romance for so many years. The poor guy did everything he could. He played a dwarf, for God’s sake! Nobody is as hard-working as he is. People had written him off, he had to reinvent himself in a new action avatar.”
“When I spoke to him during this time, he said, ‘Indu ji, I want to do action next, get me an action movie’. And I thought, ‘How can this guy do action? How in the world will I make an action film with him?’ But he proved me wrong,” the filmmaker recalled.
Apni mitti, apna desh kaisa bhi ho, apne liye ghar jaisa hota hai.
Jab bhi koi isey chhodkar jaata hoga.
Uska dil isi tarah ka koi geet gaata hoga.
Chal ve watna... phir milange.
Baithke lambi... baat karange. @ipritamofficial, @varungrover aur @javedali4u, so grateful for the… pic.twitter.com/lEfoeQNoce
Dunki also featured Vicky Kaushal, Taapsee Pannu, Vikram Kochhar, Anil Grover and Boman Irani among others in prominent roles.
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