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by Bolly Ranveer: Shah Rukh Khan
The era where superstars stayed enigmatic because they weren't always available has officially ended. Even Shah Rukh Khan, despite his high visibility, is just the last of the Mohicans in this shift. The heady days of Rajesh Khanna, Dilip Kumar, and Amitabh Bachchan are gone now that audiences know your toothpaste brand, travel destinations, and every single look. That mystery is vanishing as tastes change toward constant access. Ranbir Kapoor stands out as the likely final true blue superstar precisely because he keeps a minimal public social media presence. He claims to have a handle but mostly uses it to stalk others, which feels cute, while remaining extremely disciplined and a fantastic actor who rarely appears. While fandoms will stick around and figures like Ranveer Singh can still pop up unexpectedly from trouble, the core elusiveness defining icons is disappearing. It's a two-way street where people want to know exactly where stars went on trips to Japan or what they wore. I remember dying for a glimpse of Sushmita Sen when she briefly stepped onto a balcony; that was the real power of an enduring star. THE SOFT RECORD KINDLE CAST explored this question in CONVERSATION ROOM.
Transcript (en)
Do you think an artist can become iconic when he is continuously available? Those days are gone. I think the last of the Mohicans is probably Shah Rukh even though he is very visible. But he is the last of the Mohicans. So you know the days of the heady days, the super stardom days of Rajesh Khanna, Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan that is gone. Because now everybody knows what toothbrush you are using, what brand or toothpaste you like, where you are flying off to, everywhere there are this look, that look. So that enigma of a star, of an icon, to a certain extent if you ask me, I think the last true blue star, superstar will be Ranbir Kapoor. His social media presence is very less, at least publicly. He does claim to have a social media handle but just to stalk other people. Which I find very cute. But otherwise, when you see him, it's very rare that you get a glimpse of Ranbir. He extremely disciplined he a fantastic actor like we all know So I think according to me he be a superstar who probably last But I think that whole craze of course there a lot of I mean fandom will remain You know, Ranveer Singh will get out of nowhere, he'll get out of trouble. But I think that whole elusiveness, that mystery behind a star, that is disappearing. And now with the changing tastes of the audiences, they want to know more about it. So it's a two-way street. I want to know where they went to Japan for a trip. Wow, it looks beautiful. So now, with changing times, the way you view a star has also changed. But like I said, if it's not elusiveness, it's a mystery, it's a mystery. Why was she such an enduring star? Enduring because nobody knew what she was doing. I mean, there was a reason behind that. But the point is that I wanted to see more. I wanted to get a glimpse. I remember I had gone to Rhea Raimah's house and I was dying to just get a glimpse of Sushantra Sen. You know you heard about her. She came out for a second to the balcony and I looked at her and I almost died. That's the enigma of a star.
