Big B is miffed over the incessant identity crisis that Indian actors fall prey to, in the western world. He disproves the idea of westerners calling Shahrukh Khan, the Brad Pitt of India or Aishwarya/Kareena, the Angelina Jolie of India.
Bachchan elaborates on the vague comparisons, “I fail to understand why actors in India despite making their mark across the globe, still are dragged in petty comparisons with the Hollywood actors. I mean, SRK has a definite individuality. What makes west call him an Indian Brad Pitt, when barely does anybody in rural India have a slightest idea of who Brad Pitt is?”
He goes on to add, “I’m also unable to comprehend that why Indian mainstream masala films are looked down upon, when they are the reflection of our society and also, fetch maximum business to the industry. Why don’t westerners take us the way we are and respect us?”
“I don’t approve of the fact that India still falls in the category of a developing nation. I mean, our economy is strong enough to be termed as a strong and so is our country. But west loves to underestimate us and will continue to,” he concludes.
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