Dharmendra's Takes On Bobby Deol's Barsaat, Sunny Deol's Persona & Bollywood's Screenplay Dilemma

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In a Lehren Retro interview, Dharmendra reminisces about Bobby Deol's "Barsaat" and Sunny Deol's fighter ability. He also touches on Bollywood's screenplay crisis, expressing concerns about declining script quality.

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00:00 (speaking in foreign language)

00:03 I think shyness is a (speaking in foreign language)

00:11 Sonny is a fighter.

00:13 Fighter means we will fight for to win.

00:18 (dramatic music)

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00:27 He will aim to be and like he had in show and the music

00:31 company, some he said that's a little bit fighter.

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00:39 How nice they are.

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00:45 And they were so nice.

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01:07 He is also, he is very good.

01:10 (speaking in foreign language)

01:15 They understand each other very well.

01:19 (speaking in foreign language)

01:36 Right, sit properly and meet my darling, darling Rocky

01:41 who is my grandson, Sonny's son.

01:47 How are you, say hello, say hello.

01:50 You don't feel shy, no say hello.

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02:08 To look shy and play shy is more easier.

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02:31 What are your teachings for your children generally?

02:55 What I teach them?

02:56 (speaking in foreign language)

03:01 Basic.

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03:08 You should live and you should act

03:28 and you should behave.

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03:37 I'm very proud that my mother has taught me all that

03:49 in my childhood.

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03:59 They should be nice and well behaved.

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04:08 They're not proud at all.

04:20 You see, (speaking in foreign language)

04:23 they feel sometimes a bit scared,

04:25 scared of talking and opening up.

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05:37 You don't find people reacting to any happiness

05:40 or some sadness.

05:42 They're just immune.

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06:41 I pray the almighty (speaking in foreign language)

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06:55 They're really even more than that in certain places.

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07:14 They're the--

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07:31 They all, they don't dance.

07:40 And he has done a good job.

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07:47 I still think (speaking in foreign language)

08:06 You feel we can go to any height.

08:10 But they have done really good.

08:13 I'm very happy about the whole, their performance,

08:17 the direction, the music, the photography,

08:21 our locales.

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08:28 So beautiful.

08:32 (speaking in foreign language)

08:36 It's something very nice.

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08:44 It's a big, big, big budget film.

08:48 So I have, we have never spent,

08:52 we never thought we'll have to--

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09:28 True to life.

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10:25 Let me be frank, we don't have good screenplay writers.

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11:35 It's very easy to be bigger than

11:39 Rock of Gibraltar and all that.

11:41 And I'm sure, well, I'm a fighter,

11:47 same way my son, Sonny, is a fighter.

11:51 Fighter means we will fight to win.

11:55 And win is a beautiful word.

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12:03 He will do the same thing.

12:07 I'm sure he'll do the same.

12:08 But you watch him now.

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12:16 Sonny has thrown it away,

12:26 got rid of by winning an award and all that.

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12:30 I'm proud that he has won the award,

12:33 National Award, (speaking in foreign language)

12:38 Okay, all the best.

12:49 And pray for my Barsad, for my Bobby,

12:54 for my Twinkle, for the whole unit.

12:59 If this film is a hit, it is not a success of me,

13:04 it's only a success of our industry.

13:07 And I really want that love.

13:10 They have, people have showered me and Sonny,

13:14 same way I want same love for Barsad.

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13:34 It's a good song.

13:45 Then, (speaking in foreign language)

13:59 (upbeat music)

14:02 (upbeat music)

14:04 you

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