Rohit Shetty is currently enjoying the success of his recent release Singham Again. The director has worked with famous 90s stars Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgan and Sanjay Dutt in his films over the years. Rohit recently criticized new “insecure” actors and claimed that 90% of his social media followers are paid. The director remembered how Salman Khan chose to be a part of Sunny Deol starrer Jeet when his films were not doing well.
During a new conversation with casting director Mukesh Chhabra for Mashable India, Rohit Shetty shared his opinion on how he feels new stars need to go out into the real world instead of getting stuck in social media. Shetty said that 90 percent of the followers and articles are “paid” and will not help his career after two years. The director stressed that new actors need to prove themselves on the big screen.
Talking about advice for the young generation, the filmmaker said that they should not consider any task as small or big. New actors should follow their convictions.
Rohit Shetty then gave the example of Salman Khan’s decision to play a role with less screen time in Raj Kanwar’s 1996 Vijay.
Shetty shared, “When Salman Khan’s films were not doing well, he did ‘Jeet’ with Sunny Deol. He did it just as an anchor and saw it as an opportunity to move forward in his career. This quality is now disappearing in stars.”
For those unaware, Jeet turned out to be a box office hit. Sunny Deol and Karisma Kapoor were in the lead roles in this 1996 film. Salman Khan played the role of Karisma’s onscreen husband. After Zeenat, Salman gave hits like Judwaa, Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya, Jab Pyaar Kisi Se Hota Hai and others.
It is noteworthy that Rohit Shetty is working with Salman Khan in his upcoming film Mission Chulbul Singham. Salman recently made a brief appearance in Singham Again.
On the work front, Salman Khan is now prepping for AR Murugadoss directorial Sikandar. The upcoming action film also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Sharman Joshi, Kajal Aggarwal, Prateik Babbar and others. It is scheduled to hit the screens on Eid 2025.
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