Suresh Oberoi Reveals Unknown Fact : No Heroine Wanted To Work With Him After “Shradhanjali” !!
Dive into the shocking revelation with Suresh Oberoi! After "Shradhanjali," heroines hesitated to share the screen. Uncover the untold fact, as he spills the beans on the aftermath. Explore the drama behind the scenes and discover why the industry dynamics shifted for this Bollywood star. Don't miss the exclusive insights that reveal the challenges he faced post-"Shradhanjali."
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00:00 I remember when you first came in and you were doing so many movies
00:03 everybody felt you were the next... you were...
00:08 I don't know if it's the right thing to say...
00:10 equal to the other baritone that we have in the industry
00:13 because your baritone is just as popular
00:19 it's just as...
00:20 In those days...
00:22 Everybody knows you for your voice
00:24 I took 25,000 rupees more from Anil Kapoor
00:28 25,000 rupees...
00:30 25,000 rupees...
00:31 I think it was Mahesh Bhatt
00:35 I was getting good money, good price, everything
00:39 The only thing is a few people didn't want me to work with them
00:42 Fine, it's okay
00:44 But did you ever hear why somebody didn't want to work with you?
00:48 Why don't you want to work with me? Tell me
00:51 I don't know...
00:52 Why would you not want a good actor in your film?
00:54 See, tell me something
00:55 Supposing somebody is a better actor than me
00:58 or can steal...
01:00 They call it scene steal
01:03 Something like that
01:04 If I do it, I won't be able to do it
01:06 Or there are so many other people who can steal people's jobs
01:10 Then what will they say?
01:12 No, they will say anything
01:15 They won't say, "I'm scared"
01:19 There were people like Jitinder and Mithun
01:22 They don't know anything
01:23 Maximum of Mithun
01:24 Mithun was a great dancer
01:26 He used to dance, he used to dance
01:27 I did maximum films with him
01:29 So they had no insecurities?
01:31 No, they didn't have any problems
01:33 Okay
01:34 I made a character actor because
01:37 I knew that if a film flopped
01:42 and then I had to come back home for a year or two
01:45 Who would run it?
01:47 I didn't have money from my parents
01:50 I didn't even have a house
01:52 I, my wife, my kids, my mother
01:55 So to run the house, I said first security of money
01:58 Then thinking of career
02:00 That is why I did every role
02:02 And people got confused
02:04 In spite of that, I'm grateful to Mukul
02:07 Who gave me a role like
02:10 A romantic role
02:12 Everybody said, "Are you mad?"
02:14 "You'll sing a ghazal in front of Dimble?"
02:16 I had a hit film with him
02:19 Which villain?
02:21 People said, "You're a negative actor"
02:24 After Shraddhanjali
02:27 No heroine wanted to work with me
02:30 I said, "He's such a big villain, in front of him"
02:33 "Our career will be ruined"
02:35 "We work with a hero, he's not a hero"
02:38 Oh, heroines thought you were not a hero
02:41 Because you were so effective as a villain
02:44 In Shraddhanjali
02:46 I don't know what happened with Shraddhanjali
02:48 My doctor's wife didn't talk to me
02:50 Those days I was living in...
02:53 I'm telling you the truth
02:57 I said, "Gautam, your wife came and said she won't talk to you"
03:00 "No, she saw Shraddhanjali"
03:02 Wow, but that is a compliment to you
03:05 That you were so effective in that role
03:07 I know, but what happens is
03:09 In those days, in the 80s
03:12 The image was very powerful
03:15 If you had this image, other people wouldn't work
03:18 I am grateful to...
03:21 I don't know how she agreed
03:23 Dimple, that I sing a song and she does it
03:26 I was surprised how did she say yes to me
03:29 Otherwise, no one did it in those days
03:32 You've never been one of those romantic
03:35 Shah Rukh Khan kind of...
03:38 Sing songs and impress girls
03:40 You've never been that kind of...
03:42 I always wanted to do those army type of roles
03:45 Police roles
03:47 I always wanted to do those
03:49 But I did a film with Rajshree
03:52 With the Child
03:55 I'll remember the name
03:58 Rajshree film
03:59 I did Rajshree as a lead role
04:02 You... what was it?
04:07 Without you
04:08 Without you, okay
04:10 It has everything
04:11 Comedy
04:12 There's a relationship with the child
04:14 There's a romantic scene
04:15 There are romantic songs
04:17 I did 2-3 such films
04:19 But even that film was a silo chuppi
04:23 But yet that didn't give you that hero stamp, no?
04:28 See, what you have to say is
04:30 Shah Rukh Khan, when his film Abbas Hustan ki
04:34 A little negative
04:35 And that Shardhanji, after I did it negative
04:38 People loved me
04:40 They gave me double the money
04:43 But what is it today?
04:45 People do sub-roles
04:46 At that time, when I did it
04:48 People were like, how can you do a sub-role?
04:51 How do you make a setup?
04:54 A heroine won't work
04:56 Your image is like a villain
04:57 I said, whatever it is, let me earn money
05:00 And one thing, Vinod Mehta told me
05:02 Let people say anything
05:04 You do one thing
05:06 You can just be number one in character
05:10 Don't go beyond it, that I want to be a hero
05:13 You are the best in your place
05:16 Be number one as a character
05:18 And that worked
05:20 Why?
05:21 One was Bhabhi Meri Maa
05:23 Which was played by Shashi Kapoor's friend
05:26 What a role!
05:27 And there were so many good roles in Sultan Ahmed's films
05:32 Tehzaad was so good
05:34 I mean, character actors themselves are like a hero there
05:38 You are saying, heroines don't accept
05:40 Even the government of India didn't accept
05:43 When my film was released
05:45 Which film was a hit?
05:47 Bitch Masala
05:49 They said, how can you give the best actors award?
05:53 He is not the hero of the film
05:55 So I said, they said, no one should discuss among themselves
05:58 If there is no hero, won't you get it?
06:00 Hero is the subject of this film
06:02 There is no hero in this
06:04 There is a female, Spetha Patil is the hero
06:06 I said, what will we do?
06:08 So then they all got together
06:10 And created a role that day
06:12 Of the best supporting actor
06:14 Then I got the national award
06:17 So that day I thought, everyone will get the award
06:20 Bitch Masala, that's right
06:22 Back in the 80s, 85-86
06:25 So then, if they wanted to give, they could
06:29 They could find someone
06:31 Did you feel nice winning the national award?
06:34 I started crying, I couldn't talk on the phone
06:36 I gave the phone
06:38 In those days, there were those phones
06:40 I said, why are you crying? Listen
06:42 So I got the phone from there
06:44 That you won the national award
06:46 Yeah, and then there was a radio
06:48 So I put on the radio and came to the award
06:50 I couldn't
06:52 So that was one of the highs of your career, isn't it?
06:54 Yeah, and that night I remember
06:56 Anil Kapoor called me from Shawana's house
06:59 And both of them spoke to me
07:01 And then I had a night shooting
07:03 Oh, today is cancelled
07:05 I had a bad day
07:07 That's nice of them
07:09 That kind of camaraderie was there, no?
07:11 Between you and all the family
07:13 In my house, every other day after shooting
07:15 At 12 at night, my driver used to be a cook
07:17 My boys, everything but he used to be a cook
07:19 I used to come home and cook Chinese food
07:21 How many people I used to bring for the shooting
07:24 I used to say, let's go home today
07:26 Everyone used to come and go
07:28 I had a 15-seater, this thing
07:30 I used to make everyone sit in that
07:32 Mr. Sinha used to come and go
07:34 We used to go to Danny's house every third day
07:37 And I used to be there
07:39 Without asking, I used to say
07:41 I used to know, 8 in the evening
07:43 So that was there
07:45 But after Bukul's death and all that
07:47 And also after 1985
07:49 My brother's death, I also changed
07:51 I used to be a cook
07:53 I used to be a cook
07:56 (music)