Javed Akhtar recounts on Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit at Expresso.
Javed Akhtar recounts on Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit at Expresso.
Factually it was Javed Akhtar the man instrumental in moulding the iconic “Angry Young Man” archetype in Indian cinema.
Addressing at the third session of Expresso, Javed Akhtar articulated the origins of the Angry Young Man, the relevance of the phenomenon in today’s times, and the absence of the contemporary woman on screen.
He went on record to say, that the The Angry Young Man is out of the scene today. But that’s precisely what Javed Akhtar mentioned at Expresso, where he was joined by his daughter and filmmaker Zoya Akhtar as they discussed their love for art, literature, cinema, and a lot more.
Articulating what it takes to be a star of a certain pedigree in today’s times, the legendary writer placed the onus on today’s society. “Who is a star?
A star has a certain image. The hero is the combination of contemporary morality and contemporary aspiration. When the society is clear about both, the writing can be great. But today, people are bored and tired with the Angry Young Man. Why? Because Amitabh Bachchan’s anger was based on deep hurt. You could see the pain in him.
Later, they forgot all about the hurt, and only focused on the anger. It became crude, and that’s when the Angry Young Man went out of the scene,” further adding that the reflection of the society wasn’t just relegated to the male superstars in the eras that followed.
On Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit, the legendary writer quoted that they didn’t get one big role. ‘Society wasn’t clear about who is a contemporary woman’
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