When you consider that their popularity has been on the decline and they have all been summarily dismissed as fading stars, this comeback itself becomes the stuff of mass cinema. All thanks to SRK’s Jawan, the 66-year-old Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2, the 56-year-old Akshay Kumar’s OMG2, and beyond Bollywood, the 72-year-old Rajinikanth’s Jailer. SRK’s overt political statements aside, you can’t get away from his messaging on dotage and reinventing a supposedly fading stardom. When you consider that their popularity has been on the decline and they have all been summarily dismissed as fading stars, this comeback itself becomes the stuff of mass cinema. SRK’s overt political statements aside, you can’t get away from his messaging on dotage and reinventing a supposedly fading stardom.

Source: Indian Express September 17, 2023 10:52 UTC