The tag of Rs 100 crore is ridiculous: Irrfan Khan
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By Puri
Actor
Irrfan
Khan,
who
has
carved
a
niche
for
himself
in
Bollywood
and
Hollywood
with
meaningful
roles,
says
he
does
not
want
to
be
tagged
as
a
star
or
get
bracketed
in
a
particular
slot.
"I
don't
apply
any
tags
to
myself.
I
don't
like
it.
I
challenge
tags.
I
don't
want
to
get
tied
to
any
tag.
I
am
an
actor.
I
just
want
people
to
see
my
films.
Whether
I
am
an
entertainer,
performer,
actor
or
star
I
don't
care
as
long
as
audience
loves
my
work," Irrfan
said
in
an
interview.
Today
when
Rs
100
crore
has
become
the
new
definition
of
box
office
success,
Irrfan
feels
this
benchmark
is
'ridiculous'
and
that
it
harms
the
purpose
of
story
telling.
"The
tag
of
Rs
100
crore
is
ridiculous
and
it
will
not
do
well
for
the
film
industry.
I
think
film-making
is
a
combination
of
creativity
and
money.
So
you
cannot
just
reduce
the
power
of
the
story
with
the
tag
of
money.
It
cannot
be
valued
just
by
tag
of
money.
It
is
not
a
share
market," the
46-year-old
said.
"If
a
film
of
Rs
100
crore
earns
Rs
200
crore
its
good,
if
a
film
of
Rs
10
crore
earns
Rs
25-40
crore
it
is
also
good.
If
a
film
recovers
the
money
and
leaves
something
for
the
audience
to
remember
then
it
is
very
good.
I
think
this
is
something
that
should
be
encouraged.
This
tag
of
Rs
100
crore
might
harm
to
story
telling,"
he
said.
Irrfan
says
the
industry
tries
to
bracket
an
actor
in
some
slot,
but
he
did
not
get
trapped
in
it.
"I
think
somewhere
the
industry
also
sees
you
as
a
product,
they
want
to
use
you
as
a
product
and
you
keep
fighting
against
it.
You
keep
trying
to
do
something
new.
I
feel
you
should
never
allow
yourself
to
get
into
any
slot,"
he
said.
The
actor
wants
the
audience
to
remember
his
films
for
the
story
it
had
and
not
how
much
business
it
did
at
the
BO.
"If
someday
my
films
earn
Rs
100
crore
I
will
still
reject
this
tag.
As
according
to
me
the
films
that
I
do
or
will
do
should
be
recognized
by
its
story.
If
it
is
just
by
the
money
it
has
made
I
think
it
is
disrespect
to
the
story
teller,"
he
said.
Irrfan
would
be
seen
next
in
Tigmanshu
Dhulia's
Saheb
Biwi
Aur
Gangster
Returns
,
Bullet
Raja,
'Yash
Raj
Films'
Gunday
and
Nikhil
Advani's
D
Day.
PTI