‘Kaun Shah Rukh Khan?’: Vivek Oberoi says world will forget superstar by 2050, believes youngsters don’t know Raj Kapoor
Shah Rukh Khan has been a star in the movies for over 30 years now and in the last few years, many have said that Shah Rukh is the last of the stars but Vivek Oberoi believes that there is a possibility that the world might forget SRK in the next couple of decades. In a recent interview, Vivek said that after a while, one is just reduced to a footnote in history and added that while someone like Raj Kapoor is like a god to cinephiles, the current generation might not even know about him.
In a chat with Pinkvilla, Vivek Oberoi said, “Which film, starring who worked in the 1960s, you ask anyone about that today, nobody cares. You will anyway be relegated to history.” He then added, “2050 mein log bolenge kaun Shah Rukh Khan, shayad (In 2050, people might ask, ‘Who is Shah Rukh Khan?’, perhaps.)”
He then quickly brought in Raj Kapoor into the conversation and said that fans of Ranbir Kapoor might not know much about his grandfather. “Like people today might ask, ‘Who is Raj Kapoor?’ You and I, we call him the god of cinema but if you ask any youngster who is a fan of Ranbir Kapoor, they might not even know who Raj Kapoor was. So maybe history relegates you into nothingness,” he said.
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Shah Rukh Khan is one of the biggest superstars of the last few decades. The actor was last seen in three films in 2023 – Pathan, Jawan and Dunki. The three films made over Rs 2,600 crore worldwide. His next film King’s teaser was launched on his 60th birthday. The Siddharth Anand directorial also stars Suhana Khan, Deepika Padukone, Rani Mukerji, Raghav Juyal, Arshd Warsi, Abhishek Bachchan among many others.
Shah Rukh was recently seen in a cameo in his son Aryan Khan’s debut show The Ba***ds of Bollywood on Netflix, where he played a fictional version of himself. SRK also produced the show, which featured cameos of SS Rajamouli, Karan Johar, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh among many others.
