Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah feels biopics on musical legends Kishore Kumar and RD Burman should not be made as commercial filmmakers will end up “ruining” them.
When asked his views about a biopic being planned on Kumar, Shah said, “No it should not be made. We made one on Milkha Singh. I heard they are making a biopic on Guru Dutt as well. It will be better if they don’t make it.”
When prodded further about a proposed biopic on even Burman, the 67-year-old actor said, “It is enough if they make song and dance films. Commercial filmmakers should not touch serious subjects. Satyanash hi kar ke rakhte hai uska [They ruin them completely].”
Shah, who made his big screen debut in 1975 with Nishant, and has since went on to work in over 100 films, said he was blessed to come in the industry at a time when actors like him were needed.
“I feel blessed that I came at a time when people like me were needed in films and I started getting work. In fact my struggle was not as long or hard as that of an actor like Nawazuddin [Siddiqui] or Irrfan [Khan].
“Now they are getting success but it took a lot of time. They both struggled a lot,” he said
The Ishqiya actor will be next seen in OK Jaanu, starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor.
The film, directed by Shaad Ali, is a remake of Mani Ratnam’s hit Tamil movie OK Kanmani.
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