Naseeruddin Shah On Criticising Dilip Kumar: Was My Dream To Act With & Not Opposite Him
Naseeruddin Shah's tribute to late actor Dilip Kumar had caught quite the attention. The actor had claimed that Dilip Kumar didn't use his influence to encourage filmmakers deviating from the norm
Naseeruddin
Shah's
tribute
to
late
actor
Dilip
Kumar
had
caught
quite
the
attention.
The
actor
had
claimed
that
Dilip
Kumar
didn't
use
his
influence
to
encourage
filmmakers
deviating
from
the
norm,
but
instead
indulged
in
a
series
of
clunky
embarrassments.
The
criticism
didn't
sit
well
with
many,
who
called
out
Naseeruddin
Shah.
Now,
clearing
the
air
Naseeruddin
Shah
told
Spotboye,
"Those
who
decided
to
take
offence
at
what
I
said
about
Dilip
Saab
should
have
read
the
entire
article
and
they
would
have
realised
that
my
praise
,though
conditional,
for
his
acting
chops
was
nothing
less
than
glowing.
I
practically
ran
out
of
superlatives
when
describing
his
acting
abilities."
The
veteran
actor
added
that
he
had
no
complaint
against
Dilip
Kumar
but,
"the
reaction
of
people
who
choose
to
see
meanings
where
there
are
none
doesn't
bother
me.
I
said
what
I
had
to
say,
and
if
I
hadn't
meant
it
I
wouldn't
have
said
it."
Talking
about
the
rumours
that
there
were
problems
between
Dilip
Saab
and
himself
during
the
shooting
of
Subhash
Ghai's
Karma,
Naseeruddin
Shah
said
that
even
if
there
were
differences
during
the
shooting
days,
he'd
rather
forget
as
most
of
it
was
"invention
of
the
media
and
some
vested
interests
who
made
our
working
together
sound
like
some
sort
of
acting
duel."
However,
he
confessed
that
he
didn't
stand
a
chance
in
front
of
Dilip
Kumar's
fame.
"All
this
fanned
the
non-existent
flames
when
the
fact
was
we
hardly
even
met
including
in
the
scenes
we
had
together," he
said
and
added
that
acting
is
never
about
one-upmanship
or
a
contest
for
him.
He
was
far
from
happy
with
his
name
being
associated
with
Dilip
Kumar.
"I
have
never
denied
that
it
was
my
childhood
dream
to
act
with
and
not
opposite
him,"
he
told
the
portal.