Dibakar Banerjee Says He Won't Work With Stars Like Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor Because Of THIS Reason

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Dibakar Banerjee discussed working with Indian actors, talking about their tendency to be 'still framed actors,' which he finds somewhat boring.

Dibakar Banerjee discussed working with Indian actors, talking about their tendency to be ‘still framed actors,’ which he finds somewhat boring. When asked about working with Shah Rukh Khan, he said there’s a doubt, mentioning the star’s probable reluctance for a three-month workshop. The filmmaker also talked about the changing dynamics of the ‘100 crore club.’

On the podcast Unfiltered with Samdish, Dibakar opened up on the ‘style of the star system’ and said, “Hypothetically I will tell Shah Rukh that, ‘Shah Rukh, we have to do a workshop of 3 months. He will say ‘I will do it, I’ll just come.’ And he will go (Shah Rukh), and will not come back. What does star system mean is that I am a star, and I have a scene with you. I am doing it, I am doing the scene with you. But I know that ‘150 crores’ is sitting here’. The star has this awareness, totally, in every scene. So, I mean you can see all the stars do this. Now I feel a little boredom in that.”

When asked if Ranbir Kapoor and Ranveer Singh follow the “star system,” the director said, “Totally.” He also praised Rajkummar Rao’s talent and expressed interest in working with him again. The director clarified that when mentioning stars like Shah Rukh, he wasn’t talking about their fame level but rather about individuals with a strong connection to the audience, regardless of the film itself.

Dibakar also talked about how the ‘100 crore club’ affected independent films, which were becoming popular. He mentioned that in 2010, while working on LSD, he first heard about the 100 crore club. “Around 2010, when we were working on LSD, at that time I heard the name of the 100 crore club for the first time. And it’s quite an interesting piece of cinema history, that 100 crore club and telling the audience that, ‘this film has made 100 crore, therefore you should watch this film started from somewhere around there. I remember telling Anurag at that point that something is happening and it seems that it is being told that don’t watch indie films because they make less money and watch these films because they make money.”