Shekhar Sumanin a candid chat, he took a shot at Bollywood’s burgeoning PR culture, calling the obsession with visibility a dangerous tendency to hold back young actors. The veteran actor spoke about actors paying paparazzi to be in the limelight. Let’s dig deeper into what he said.
Shekhar Suman talks about the rising PR culture
Shekhar Suman, in an interview with Mid-Day, pulled no punches when asked about the rising influence of the PR machinery in the Hindi film industry. He said: “This is not a healthy trend, because it is heading towards megalomania, because it is heading towards obsession, which is not good for an actor.”
As he stated, “an actor must have eyes above himself, above his person, to see the world in a different light, not only wanting to see himself all the time, everywhere”.The actor added, “‘I want to see’ is a disease, a disease that is creeping in. So they have to avoid that.”
Shekhar Suman talks about airport sightings
Addressing the current practice of actors calling paparazzi to airports and public places, Shekhar Suman said, “Most actors pay the paps to be there; they pay to write nice things about them. That’s why everyone is mired in mediocrity, and they stay where they are.”He also questioned where the actors find their creative energy when so much of it is spent on appearances. He said, “If all your energy was going to be looking around and wearing the nicest clothes and being seen in big cars and moping, then where would you have the energy, the concentration, to be an actor?”
More about Shekhar Suman
On the work front, Shekhar Suman was last seen Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’ web series. He will participate next time Shah Rukh Khanthe next action adventure, ‘King’.
