Superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he has no plans to seek a career in Hollywood, and suggested that western cinema should learn from Bollywood the art of story-telling rather than relying too much on special effects.
Khan, who attended the Berlin Film Festival to promote his latest blockbuster Om Shanti Om, defended Bollywood movies, perceived as loud and overly melodramatic by many western audiences.
“We do express ourselves a little loudly. We wanted people to know that our movies are like this and we’re very proud of it,” he said.
Khan said he wants to help remove some misconceptions about Indian films in the west. “I may be someone to bind Europe and India through films.”
Despite the mass success and adulation he enjoys, ‘King Khan’ said Hollywood was not on his radar. “There is no place for me in the Hollywood or in the European cinema. I would like to continue to work in India and to take Indian cinema to the outside world.”
He also warned against the dangers of “films being eaten up by technology”, and suggested that the more technologically advanced western film industry could learn a thing or two about story-telling from Bollywood.
“I love Spiderman, Superman … but sometimes there is nothing beyond the special effects. Maybe our stories would be interesting to take on.”
At the same time, the Indian cinema, which has not changed very much during the last four decades, should look at the changes taking place around the world, he said.
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Well said Mr. Khan, because you are the very one who recently wanted to set-up your very first VFX studio. It is to YOUR CONVINIENCE THAT YOUR SPEAK and not the Indian Film Industry.
“At the same time, the Indian cinema, which has not changed very much during the last four decades, should look at the changes taking place around the world,” he said.