There has lately been a lot of hoopla about the Rs.100 crore club, but Sunny Deol, who has been active in filmdom for three decades, says the trend has been there as long as he can remember – but it was never hyped.
The 56-year-old, who debuted with superhit romantic drama Betaab in 1983, is surprised at the hype around movies grossing over Rs.100 crore.
“I don’t understand why it is hyped so much. There are films that have earned much more than Rs.100 crore, but it was never hyped earlier,” Sunny said in a group interview.
“It’s only now that people make an issue out of it. My film ‘Gadar- Ek Prem Katha’ had earned several crores. It was a blockbuster. People appreciated the work and the storyline,” he added. The actor, who also featured in hits like Ghayal, Darr and Damini, finds it difficult to get a handle on the trend of the No.1 race.
“I don’t understand why everyone wants to be on number one today. People have become insecure. The quality of work is lacking and major focus is on the money a film will earn,” he said. Last seen in 2011 super hit comedy Yamla Pagla Deewana (YDP), which saw him again teaming up with his father Dharmendra and brother Bobby after “Apne”, Sunny is not perturbed by any trend or competition.
“What people are doing today, I have seen and done all this earlier. I don’t like it (Rs.100 crore club) being hyped as if it was never there before,” he said.
“I have come back after a break. I am not seen around much now because I have not entered this racket. It doesn’t bother me,” added the actor, who will now be seen in Yamla Pagal Deewana 2, which releases June 7. Sunny is one of the those actors who made his mark as an action hero. He says that in those days, shooting stunts was a different ball game as they couldn’t fall back on high-end technologies. (IANS)