“Men’s insecurity is increasing.” Naseeruddin Shah on masculinity

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Why couldn’t Naseeruddin Shah sit through films like RRR and Pushpa?  🎥: Yuvaa, Tanejamainhoon.com

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00:00I tried to watch RRR, but I couldn't.

00:04I tried to watch Pushpa, but I couldn't.

00:07I wonder how many women liked RRR.

00:09I never go to watch such films.

00:23Our industry seems to be the only industry

00:25where the lead actor is called a hero.

00:28Commercial heroes are those who save the world,

00:31save women, save damsel in distress,

00:34fight villains, men don't feel the pain, they just speak.

00:37It's a hyper-masculine understanding.

00:38A hero is only a hero if you are that hyper-masculine person.

00:41Kabir Singh has been a big hit in the last 2-3 years.

00:45300 crores, 350 crores.

00:47Absolutely.

00:47Why? What is this fascination?

00:50Insecurity. Men's insecurity is increasing.

00:54That's why more and more effort is being put in

00:58hyper-masculinity.

01:00All the superheroes...

01:02In America, the world of Marvel is going on.

01:05All of them are superheroes.

01:06It's happening here too, but

01:08here, along with that,

01:11a film like Wednesday is also successful.

01:13Correct.

01:15In which there is no hyper-masculine hero.

01:18I agree that its premise is absolutely impossible.

01:23So, somewhere or the other,

01:24that character falls into the category of a hero.

01:27Because what he does is not possible for anyone to do.

01:31These four cockroaches were making my house dirty

01:33and today I want to clean my house.

01:35But people overlook that

01:37because he provides them with a thrill.

01:39So, I suppose this need to receive a thrill

01:43is there and will always be there.

01:46But the acceptance of smaller films like

01:53those made by Anurag,

01:55like Ram Prasad Ki Tervi,

01:57like Gulmohar,

01:58I think these kinds of sensitive movies

02:02will find their place as well.

02:04I'm pretty sure.

02:05Because I have great faith in the younger generation

02:09and I think that they are far more evolved,

02:13far more informed,

02:15and far more savvy than we were.

02:17Apart from the thrill,

02:18I can't imagine what you get.

02:22I tried to watch RRR, but I couldn't.

02:27I tried to watch Pushpa, but I couldn't.

02:32I watched Mani Ratnam's entire film,

02:36because he is a very capable filmmaker

02:38and he doesn't have an agenda.

02:40And I can't imagine,

02:45apart from the thrill,

02:47or the emotions that are hidden within you,

02:53feeding them,

02:57you get a feeling of happiness

03:00after watching it,

03:03which usually lasts for many days.

03:06I can't imagine.

03:08I will never go to watch such films.

03:11A film which women like will always be a success.

03:15And women will like the sensitive things.

03:18I wonder how many women like RRR.

03:21It would be an interesting statistic to find out about.

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