That ‘Babak’ actor, who had taken Rajesh Khanna-Amitabh Bachchan from Panga, told Kaka, told the average-sholay to tell a useless film

New Delhi. Bollywood veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah is not only known for his strong acting, but also for his impeccable opinion. He is one of the few artists who believe in speaking the truth without fear. Whether it is religion or politics, he speaks on every issue without hesitation. Due to this habit, he has also been in controversies many times. Today, on the occasion of the birthday of this veteran of Bollywood, Bollywood, tells you about his statement which was discussed a lot in the Bollywood corridors. Actually, Naseeruddin Shah had said that he does not consider Bollywood’s first superstar Rajesh Khanna as a superstar. According to him, he was a limited and average actor.

This story is of the year 2010 when Naseeruddin Shah made controversial remarks about Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan during a conversation with News X. Talking about Amitabh Bachchan’s filmography, he said that Big B has not done any great job during his career. Some special good films have not been made. The actor had said that he does not think that Sholay is a great film. Naseeruddin had said that Sholay is entertaining, but not great and there is definitely a difference between the two.

This statement was surprising, as ‘Sholay’ is considered the largest classic of Indian cinema. But in the eyes of Shah, it was just an entertaining film, there is no artistic miracle.

Question of ‘originality’ raised in conversation with Javed Akhtar

In a session of India Film Project (IFP), Shah mentioned the conversation with Javed Akhtar. He said that Sholay’s script has a glimpse of Charlie Chaplin to Clint Eastwood. He said that “You have borrowed every scene from someone or the other. However, Shah also believed that the scale of originality is not limited to not just copying. Just as Shakespeare was inspired by other writers, but his greatness was in presentation.

Naseeruddin Shah also made a sharp comment about Rajesh Khanna in an interview to Hindustan Times in 2016. He had said, “Rajesh Khanna’s acting was limited. He was an average and weak actor. After his arrival, the average period started in the cinema. He also said that Khanna’s thinking was not very deep and his understanding of films had dominated the entire industry.

This sharp comment by Naseeruddin Shah did not like Rajesh Khanna’s fans and his family, especially his daughter Twinkle Khanna. Twinkle Khanna reminded her father Rajesh Khanna’s contribution to cinema, calling Naseeruddin Shah’s comments derogatory.