Veteran filmmaker David Dhawan He recently spoke candidly about the influence of actors in Bollywood in an interview with his son, an actor Varun Dhawan.David shared his belief that the industry has always been about actors. “Actors rule. It was the same before and it’s the same now,” he said in an interview on Radio Nasha. Varun, who is now one of the most bankable stars in Bollywood, pointed out that films like ’12th Fail’ managed to succeed despite starring Vikrant Massey, who was not considered a major star before the film. However, David quickly responded to the argument by bringing in the filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Choprathe route of “None of his films worked. He was always a good creator, technically,” David said.The discussion then shifted to Aditya Dhar’s upcoming film ‘Dhurandhar’. Varun gave the filmmaker more buzz for the film than the lead star Ranveer Singh. David agreed, saying, “It’s a triumph for director Dhurandhar.” But he also clarified that, in most cases, the actors tend to play a bigger role in the success of a film.David then explained how actors distance themselves from directors after a setback. “That’s what happens with actors, when they are working with a director and his film doesn’t work, the actors change their tune and go in a different direction. Actor ki jaat hai yeh. Actor kisi ka nahi hai (These are the actors. They are not loyal to anyone),” he said. Varun appeared a little uncomfortable in the interview but admitted, “Actors are very insecure. I can’t deny that.”The filmmaker also recalled his initial experience with the late actor Rishi Kapoor In 1992 while Bol was working at Radha Bol. According to David, Rishi initially rejected the idea of ​​collaborating with him. “Yeh kisko le aaya? Main nahi karunga (Who did you bring? I won’t.)” Rishi is said to have said.At that time, David was directing Shola Aur Shabnam, starring Govinda and Divya Bharti. Producer Nitin Manmohan, after watching parts of the film, decided that David would also direct his next project, a film for which Rishi Kapoor had already been signed.When Rishi confronted him, Nitin allegedly held him firmly and said, “You may not do it, but he (David) will.” Eventually, Rishi came on board and the two developed a close friendship over time. “After that I became Chintu ji’s favourite. But that’s the way he is. He’s a rag boy. He used to rag his own son too,” David recalled fondly.Despite his huge success with major stars in the 1990s and 2000s, David also went through a phase where actors were reluctant to collaborate with him. This frustration finally led him to direct ‘Chashme Baddoor’ in 2013, starring Taapsee Pannu, Ali Zafar, Divyenndu and Siddharth.David admitted that the film was born out of frustration. Rishi Kapoor had a small role in the film and it was said that he did not have enough scenes. “I said, ‘Karo yaar (Please do).’ He did it for me,” David shared.Explaining why he moved away from star-driven projects at the time, the filmmaker added: “I wanted to get out of that very difficult path of stardom. When someone can write a good film, why not take newcomers and work with them? Stars get in the way a lot.”David Dhawan is gearing up for the release of his next directorial venture, Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, co-starring Varun Dhawan. Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde. However, the film has been mired in controversy after producer Vashu Bhagnani filed a Rs 400 crore lawsuit against David Dhawan and producer Ramesh Taurani for alleged unauthorized use of songs from Biwi No 1 – a film produced by Vashu and directed by David.
