Does he really stand by what he preached in Rockstar – the idea that pain and heartbreak are the ultimate paths to artistic greatness, inspiring a generation of men in the misguided pursuit of suffering? “Absolutely not,” The answer comes. “There was a lot more anger in Christopher Marlowe’s life than Shakespeare, but Shakespeare is a better writer and there are many other writers who may have suffered a lot of pain but it did not become great literature. There is no arithmetical relationship between pain and art, it is beyond that. Having said that, I understand why I get blamed for romanticizing it. But again, that’s just a story. “This happened in Jordan’s life.”
While Jordan has turned into the poster child of youth rebellion, his second, more enduring creation, the song, is a symbol of self-love. how was the line “I am my favorite”Which has become an affirmation that many young people swear by? “When my daughter was growing up, I saw a paper on which she had written some things. They also contained a list of his ‘favorites’. “His name at the top? “I don’t remember, but it gave me that line that became a kind of guiding philosophy of the song.”
Whereas bright Ali’s salvation has been, he suffered a major downfall with two big misfires-when harry met sejal (JHMS, 2017) and love aaj kal 2 (2020). Both films did not get the success they expected. Trade pundits and film critics were quick to write off Ali, while fan clubs ardently tried to highlight the invisible talent behind the films. “I could see the tension among the fans who were trying to maintain my reputation. Some people were trying to convince others that JHMS was a good film. It was all very dramatic. I knew that both those films didn’t work, but thankfully I always had work and I was focused on what I had to make next and not on what I had already made.
Ali admits that when there is a divided reaction to one of his films, he always takes time to think about it. Looking back he would like to pageant In a different manner. “I made it a little heavier; I put it in a condensed way and people didn’t understand it. What I was trying to say was good, but it was a bit heavy. Should I have made it simpler? Yes. Some people say it was very smart of the people. This is not true. People are smart. I should have made a better film, a more accessible film.”
There were rumors about JHMS Shahrukh Khan took over the charge of the film, compromising Ali’s original vision. It became more about serving the star than the story. “Shahrukh never imposed himself on the film” Ali cleared the air. “But he is a big star with a huge fan base. They have a lot of expectations to fulfill and I wasn’t writing to fulfill them. I didn’t consider the scale of his stardom. Does this mean that working with a star inevitably comes with the expectation of reverse-engineering your script to accommodate their stardom? “You have to check as many boxes in your script as you can to make it work, without ruining the soul of the film. With JHMS, we need to be more clear about what he wants. It needed some more explanation, maybe some flashbacks, and a more traditional structure to work with,” Ali reflects. Well, the movie gave us “Home”And no other song will ever come close to achieving its soul-touching greatness.
