A man is endured by people who adore him, admire him, love him and worship him. Q: What is it that has made his star appeal last?Ī: It’s the aura of the man. He wasn’t called the angry young man for nothing. He taught us to stand up against the system and be a rebel. All the fights I have had in the industry, you can blame it on him. He taught us to fight against injustice, which we took so seriously. He was an embodiment of middle-class aspirations in tandem with (writers) Salim-Javed. Bachchan gave us a lot more options in life - he showed us you can be a cop, you can be this, you can be that. Q: How does this stardom affect these boys?Ī: When we were growing up, Amitabh Bachchan brought us out of our small-town existence. That was what Amitabh Bachchan did to them and that is what Salman Khan does to them now.
So it’s about Indian cinema and (how) the stardom of certain heroes affects the north Indian middle-class boy. My impact is about the impact of cinema when I was growing up in Benares and when I came here (Mumbai) and saw people standing outside Mr Bachchan’s house. Q: Is your film a tribute to Indian cinema?Ī: Four filmmakers have made a film about what they think cinema is in their lives. Kashyap, known for films such as “Black Friday” about the 1993 Bombay bombings, “Gulaal”, and recently “Gangs of Wasseypur”, spoke to Reuters about “Bombay Talkies”, his awkward relationship with Indian cinema’s most famous actor, and why he wanted to tell this story. Kashyap’s segment focuses on fan adoration for Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan whose house is often surrounded by crowds waiting for a glimpse of the 70-year-old actor.īachchan first became popular in the 1970s as the “angry young man” of Hindi cinema and has since appeared in more than 180 films, becoming one of the most influential actors in India. It will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival this month. “Bombay Talkies”, which opens in cinemas on Friday, also features the work of Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar. India's movie director Anurag Kashyap poses during a photo call to present his latest movie "No Smoking" at the Rome International Film Festival October 24, 2007.
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