Vicky Kaushal believes Hrithik Roshan is the “last person” he can relate to in terms of stardom and popularity. In an interview with GQ India, he discussed the differences in stardom between iconic actors like Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. Regarding his own career, Vicky admitted he hasn’t achieved that level of stardom yet and thinks it will be “much harder” for his generation to attain.
During the chat, Vicky said, “I’ll tell you very frankly: Stardom is defined by the number of people who come to watch your film on day one, in a theatre—without being dependent on how good the trailer was, how fantastic the songs were, or how cool the poster was. They come to watch you. Irrespective of everything else. That’s the true definition of stardom. And honestly, that hasn’t happened to me yet. I still need to achieve that. I am not there yet.”
The actor said that traditional stardom is changing. He compared the fame of older actors like Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, and Amitabh Bachchan to Shah Rukh Khan’s. “I think the idea of classic stardom will be replaced by a different version. The kind of popularity that Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan must have seen is as different from what Shah Rukh Khan has experienced. It’s still huge but a different manifestation of the same glory. The last person I felt this way about was Hrithik Roshan. It was a phenomenon that hit everybody. Right now, there’s confusion among the younger lot. Because we see a star every week who trends and then nobody remembers them a few weeks later. For this generation, it will be much harder to attain the stardom of the past,” he said.
Vicky will star in Laxman Utekar’s period drama Chhaava with Rashmika Mandanna. He also has an upcoming untitled production by Karan Johar opposite Tripti Dimri. He will also be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love & War alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt.
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