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Scenes from movies which are pure masterclass

TM Riddle said:
That small moment when Michael is unable to locate the gun in the washroom. My heart was literally in my mouth lol.
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Don’t know why people like this film. I can see that it is highly influential but I found it a bore from start to finish.

Then GF2 was even more boring.

Curious because I loved Carlito’s Way.....
 
TM Riddle said:
Balcony scene In Schindler's list when Amon Goth wakes up in the morning and randomly starts shooting Jews just for the kicks.
Pure evil!
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Another powerful moment is when Oskar Schindler apologises for not doing enough at the end to save more Jewish victims.
 
Raging Bull - Jake LaMotta crying in solitary confinement, reduced to a truly washed up and pathetic mess of a human being.
 
Robert said:
Don’t know why people like this film. I can see that it is highly influential but I found it a bore from start to finish.

Then GF2 was even more boring.

Curious because I loved Carlito’s Way.....
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Blasphemy
 
Robert said:
Don’t know why people like this film. I can see that it is highly influential but I found it a bore from start to finish.

Then GF2 was even more boring.

Curious because I loved Carlito’s Way.....
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It's the subtleness of it, nothing OTT but fear from voice and the way actors threaten not with guns but with eyes and dialogues.

One of the best sequels as well, showing the road taken by son and father differences, son trying to be as Sicilian as he can ,and the father who was a Sicilian not from outside..

I feel you having Irish descent had a bias against Italians, not accusing you but just imo.
 
Gangs of NY scene the war between Lios father Neeson and Ddl and also when DDL breaks Lio's face.

Sixth Sense - the kitchen scene
Signs- the scene where Phoenix watches the alien on TV

It's a Wonderful Life - when everyone comes to help -climax

Dark Knight ,when Joker comes to meet the gangsters uninvited

Leo - the scene where Garyoldman kills Naomi's entire family

Sad most scenes I recall are violent

The ones that were emotional

Good will Hunting 'its not your fault'
 
Robert said:
Don’t know why people like this film. I can see that it is highly influential but I found it a bore from start to finish.

Then GF2 was even more boring.

Curious because I loved Carlito’s Way.....
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I have never met or seen anyone on the Internet or in real life who dislikes The Godfather.

You sir, are my first. :shaq
 



So I guess pretty much all of Terminator 2 :ronaldo
 
JaDed said:
It's the subtleness of it, nothing OTT but fear from voice and the way actors threaten not with guns but with eyes and dialogues.

One of the best sequels as well, showing the road taken by son and father differences, son trying to be as Sicilian as he can ,and the father who was a Sicilian not from outside..

I feel you having Irish descent had a bias against Italians, not accusing you but just imo.
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What makes you think the Irish are biased against Italians? Sounds like an American-Irish vs American-Italian issue to me.

I am pretty high on the autism spectrum so perhaps some of the subtlety you mention is lost on me. I watched GF2 but had to do it in 45-minute bursts before going off to do something interesting in between. It felt like watching a lecture delivered by a lecturer with no presentation skills. A full three hours of nothing of the slightest interest.
 
JaDed said:
It's the subtleness of it, nothing OTT but fear from voice and the way actors threaten not with guns but with eyes and dialogues.

One of the best sequels as well, showing the road taken by son and father differences, son trying to be as Sicilian as he can ,and the father who was a Sicilian not from outside..

I feel you having Irish descent had a bias against Italians, not accusing you but just imo.
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I was going to suggest perhaps desis relate more to the Godfather with the family theme and cross cultural setting, but that can't be true, the Godfather is universally acclaimed so probably just individual preference for those who don't get it.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
I was going to suggest perhaps desis relate more to the Godfather with the family theme and cross cultural setting, but that can't be true, the Godfather is universally acclaimed so probably just individual preference for those who don't get it.
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I gave this some more thought.

I am told that when people communicate you can garner information from things they don't say as well as what they do say. I would not know. I only garner information from things people do say.

An example is that scene where Michael Corleone is with the other gangster and the policeman in the restaurant. They speak Italian for two minutes - I don't speak Italian so I'm bored. Then when Michael gets the pistol, the camera looks at him for ages. People tell me he is thinking about what to do. Whereas I see wasted footage which slows the narrative down and reduces the level of tension.
 
Robert said:
What makes you think the Irish are biased against Italians? Sounds like an American-Irish vs American-Italian issue to me.

I am pretty high on the autism spectrum so perhaps some of the subtlety you mention is lost on me. I watched GF2 but had to do it in 45-minute bursts before going off to do something interesting in between. It felt like watching a lecture delivered by a lecturer with no presentation skills. A full three hours of nothing of the slightest interest.
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Robert said:
I gave this some more thought.

I am told that when people communicate you can garner information from things they don't say as well as what they do say. I would not know. I only garner information from things people do say.

An example is that scene where Michael Corleone is with the other gangster and the policeman in the restaurant. They speak Italian for two minutes - I don't speak Italian so I'm bored. Then when Michael gets the pistol, the camera looks at him for ages. People tell me he is thinking about what to do. Whereas I see wasted footage which slows the narrative down and reduces the level of tension.
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I understand your point I suppose, will keep in mind. But if you feel the scene is long then how will one appreciate the beauty of so many movies, or is it just silent scenes that you dislike?

To give you an example there are many brilliant scenes from Tarantino's movies which might feel like wasted footage?
 
Robert said:
I gave this some more thought.

I am told that when people communicate you can garner information from things they don't say as well as what they do say. I would not know. I only garner information from things people do say.

An example is that scene where Michael Corleone is with the other gangster and the policeman in the restaurant. They speak Italian for two minutes - I don't speak Italian so I'm bored. Then when Michael gets the pistol, the camera looks at him for ages. People tell me he is thinking about what to do. Whereas I see wasted footage which slows the narrative down and reduces the level of tension.
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Never heard of that condition before, but the Godfather is all about mood and poignancy, especially Pacino's character who doesn't really give much away with his words. It adds to his menace as opposed to his loudmouth brother Sonny.
 
Not from movie but from a show.

Remember breaking bad? Well watch the ending of its second last episode.

One of the best episode endings i have ever scene.

Walter has given up, his kid hates him, he cant get his money to him, and thus he accepts that he has lost. He calls the police and then waits.

As he waits he watches gretchen and elliot appear on tv and talk about their company and all. That company which walter believes he laid the grass roots for, but felt betrayed as he couldnt enjoy the power and success as his colleagues were enjoying

Then the sound track starts to play, as the sound track is playing you see gretchen talk about walter they once knew. .

The song keeps on playing and then gretchen says that she doesnt recognize the now walter white, because the walter she remember is dead. And then this expression comes on walters face. You realize this is not walter, this is heisenberg.Suddenly the sound track sounds familar and you realize that its the shows theme song that they play before the show starts but never at the ending.
For the first time ever, the fulll sound track is played.

You could now see clearly see heisenberg has taken over and we all know that when heisenberg takes over then he always have an idea.

The song continues to be played and the cops move in. As they slow enter the bar, heisenberg is vanishes. And the song plays out, indicating that show has not ended, but the finale has started.
 
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The bullet dodge scene and the fight sequence above was EPIC back in the days. Still is fun to watch.
 
JaDed said:
I understand your point I suppose, will keep in mind. But if you feel the scene is long then how will one appreciate the beauty of so many movies, or is it just silent scenes that you dislike?

To give you an example there are many brilliant scenes from Tarantino's movies which might feel like wasted footage?
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Only seen three of his - Pulp Fiction is a favourite. Didn’t see any long scenes with no dialogue - it was all dialogue.
 
"Tere Naam" movie scene when Salman Khan was crying in front of Nirjarah(The Heroine) asking her to leave..
 
Among films I have seen recently - the docking maneouvre in Insterstellar. With the thunderous Hans Zimmer organ.
 
Dawn of the men from 2001 Space Oddessy

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Major said:
Not from movie but from a show.

Remember breaking bad? Well watch the ending of its second last episode.

One of the best episode endings i have ever scene.

Walter has given up, his kid hates him, he cant get his money to him, and thus he accepts that he has lost. He calls the police and then waits.

As he waits he watches gretchen and elliot appear on tv and talk about their company and all. That company which walter believes he laid the grass roots for, but felt betrayed as he couldnt enjoy the power and success as his colleagues were enjoying

Then the sound track starts to play, as the sound track is playing you see gretchen talk about walter they once knew. .

The song keeps on playing and then gretchen says that she doesnt recognize the now walter white, because the walter she remember is dead. And then this expression comes on walters face. You realize this is not walter, this is heisenberg.Suddenly the sound track sounds familar and you realize that its the shows theme song that they play before the show starts but never at the ending.
For the first time ever, the fulll sound track is played.

You could now see clearly see heisenberg has taken over and we all know that when heisenberg takes over then he always have an idea.

The song continues to be played and the cops move in. As they slow enter the bar, heisenberg is vanishes. And the song plays out, indicating that show has not ended, but the finale has started.
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Its not a movie and am not a fan of the show but Alfie is one of my fav characters.

 
Masterclass but so scary I could not sleep after watching it

1) Kitchen and under bed scene in Sixth Sense

2) The hallway nurse and "Mrs. Clelia" in Exorcist 3

3) The rake falling in front of the surviving girl at the orange grove- last scene of Identity
 
As for pure masterclass, GF2 has quite a few of them

1) Mike closing the door on Kate after her child visitation

2) Fredo hugging Mike for forgiveness, with Mike gesturing to Al Neri to kill him

3) The ending scene with Mike having flashbacks of Don Vito's birthday

4) The courthouse scene where Pentangeli notices his brother as a hostage, and changes his statement
 
The ending scene of inception at the JFK airport with Zimmer's "time" playing in the background.
 
De nero in raging bull.
'you talking to me?"

Very poorly ripped off by amitabh bachan in i think amir, akbar, anthony lol!
 
Rewatched Godfather 1/2 - too many great scenes to list

Goodfellas - “how am I funny..funny how?!”

The Raid 1/2 - all the fight scenes

No Country For Old Men - coin toss in convenience store

RoboCop - “come quitely..or there will be...trouble”

Psycho - shower scene

Alien - chest burst scene

American Werewolf In London - transformation scene

Jaws - opening scene/“you’re gona need a bigger boat”

Rocky - training montage

The Exorcist - head turning scene

The Room - “oh hi Mark” :D
 
Captain caveman said:
De nero in raging bull.
'you talking to me?"

Very poorly ripped off by amitabh bachan in i think amir, akbar, anthony lol!
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Enlighten us how Amitabh ripped that scene, just don’t put a comment here but tell us how is it similar except that its in front of mirror.

Also it is Taxi driver
 
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JaDed said:
Enlighten us how Amitabh ripped that scene, just don’t put a comment here but tell us how is it similar except that its in front of mirror.

Also it is Taxi driver
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He may or may not have ripped off that scene but he certainly took plenty of inspiration from Tucos character. Shades of Tuco appeared in many Amitabh performances.
Not saying it’s a bad thing just pointing it out.
 
Iqbal'sh said:
He may or may not have ripped off that scene but he certainly took plenty of inspiration from Tucos character. Shades of Tuco appeared in many Amitabh performances.
Not saying it’s a bad thing just pointing it out.
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Who Tuco? Are you talking about Travis?

Dilip Kumar's Devdas was also an inspiration for Amitabh in Sharabi but tell which one are you talking about specifically? Which scene, coz it was a totally different character..

I can prove Amitabh taking inspiration from Dilip Kumar with scenes of both actors , asking the same place it here which part of Travis character Amitabh took inspiration from.
 
JaDed said:
Who Tuco? Are you talking about Travis?

Dilip Kumar's Devdas was also an inspiration for Amitabh in Sharabi but tell which one are you talking about specifically? Which scene, coz it was a totally different character..

I can prove Amitabh taking inspiration from Dilip Kumar with scenes of both actors , asking the same place it here which part of Travis character Amitabh took inspiration from.
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No I’m talking about Tuco Benedicto Pacífico Juan María Ramírez. I thought you knew your movies.
Anyway I’ve supplied with more than enough for Google to help you.
 
Iqbal'sh said:
No I’m talking about Tuco Benedicto Pacífico Juan María Ramírez. I thought you knew your movies.
Anyway I’ve supplied with more than enough for Google to help you.
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You said Tucos character, made me think of Breakingbad but got it and againt dont think so
 
JaDed said:
Can’t do better till i watched all, the thing is if Im going to be watching to look for similarities then i’m gonna find em
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I’m confused, you point blank rejected my opinion and now you claim you have not watched it all.
Watched what all? The Good, the Bad and the Ugly or Big B movies where he took inspiration from Tuco.
 
Iqbal'sh said:
I’m confused, you point blank rejected my opinion and now you claim you have not watched it all.
Watched what all? The Good, the Bad and the Ugly or Big B movies where he took inspiration from Tuco.
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Seeing all Amitabh's movies for similarities, I don’t think there were similarities in Amar Akbar Anthony , but again I have to see all of Amitabh’s but since you feel Amitabh has copied and you just want me to google and try harder I’m not sure what to say maybe I missed and all I can say is I don’t think so..
 
Poster scene from Shawshank was pure class, but since that's already been mentioned, check this one from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
 
JaDed said:
Seeing all Amitabh's movies for similarities, I don’t think there were similarities in Amar Akbar Anthony , but again I have to see all of Amitabh’s but since you feel Amitabh has copied and you just want me to google and try harder I’m not sure what to say maybe I missed and all I can say is I don’t think so..
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So you aren’t in any position to verify or contradict. In that case reply back when you have seen a few more of the Big B’s greatest movies.
 
Iqbal'sh said:
So you aren’t in any position to verify or contradict. In that case reply back when you have seen a few more of the Big B’s greatest movies.
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Still you haven’t said which ones , so weird you don’t pinpoint you just say he is inspired.

Im telling you I can pinpoint where he has taken inspiration from Dilip Kumar rather than a generic statement..
 
Let me make it easier -
Amitabhs greatest movies imo

Deewar, Trishul
The last Lear, Piku, Pink
Mili,Don,Namak Halal
Kabhi Kabhi, Milaap,Dev
Mukaddar Ka Sikandar

Now which performance of em you feel was inspired?
 
JaDed said:
Let me make it easier -
Amitabhs greatest movies imo

Deewar, Trishul
The last Lear, Piku, Pink
Mili,Don,Namak Halal
Kabhi Kabhi, Milaap,Dev
Mukaddar Ka Sikandar

Now which performance of em you feel was inspired?
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What about Sholay? It was that great we even have a poster on here named after one of the characters.
 
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Kroll said:
What about Sholay? It was that great we even have a poster on here named after one of the characters.
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I liked Gabbar and Thakur more in that..other movies I feel Amitabh Shined..

Sholay ,Anand and Shakti he got outshined..
 
JaDed said:
I liked Gabbar and Thakur more in that..other movies I feel Amitabh Shined..

Sholay ,Anand and Shakti he got outshined..
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Okay, thought you meant any significant Amitabh movie and not where he shined the most. What about Shahenshah, do you not think he shined in that one?
 
JaDed said:
Let me make it easier -
Amitabhs greatest movies imo

Deewar, Trishul
The last Lear, Piku, Pink
Mili,Don,Namak Halal
Kabhi Kabhi, Milaap,Dev
Mukaddar Ka Sikandar

Now which performance of em you feel was inspired?
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Dewaar was my favourite even though I was not born at that time but my father use to bought dvd and we(family) watched it on tv.

One of my favourite dialogues in Deewar.
 
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JaDed said:
Still you haven’t said which ones , so weird you don’t pinpoint you just say he is inspired.

Im telling you I can pinpoint where he has taken inspiration from Dilip Kumar rather than a generic statement..
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There are too many to mention, Tucos character was multi faceted and Big B took inspiration in many portrayals - not the full on Tuco character but parts of it.
For example, Tucos scene where he talks to Christ imploring him to save the life of Blondie is reminiscent of Big B in Deewar and Suhaag (I think). Big B’s loveable rogue character in many films, Shaan, Do aur do paanch to name two are straight out of Tucos characterisation in the Good, Bad & Ugly.
 
Kroll said:
Okay, thought you meant any significant Amitabh movie and not where he shined the most. What about Shahenshah, do you not think he shined in that one?
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Not a fan of that movie it was good in patches at best, plus who else will shine in that movie no one is there except him..

His two movies with Rajesh Khanna , in both he was competing at best, it could be because it was his early years, he then faced Dilip Kumar where he was always going to be second fiddle in Shakti..

In last 20 years it has only been Irfan who has come close to him in Piku, he obviously has a different range now.. but i think Rajkumar Rao ‘can’ try outshine him if they ever work together.
 
Iqbal'sh said:
There are too many to mention, Tucos character was multi faceted and Big B took inspiration in many portrayals - not the full on Tuco character but parts of it.
For example, Tucos scene where he talks to Christ imploring him to save the life of Blondie is reminiscent of Big B in Deewar and Suhaag (I think). Big B’s loveable rogue character in many films, Shaan, Do aur do paanch to name two are straight out of Tucos characterisation in the Good, Bad & Ugly.
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I’m going to rewatch those ,that could be positive inspirations as you said its not bad thing but irrespective let me look at it with that pov.
 
andy0204 said:
Dewaar was my favourite even though I was not born at that time but my father use to bought dvd and we(family) watched it on tv.

One of my favourite dialogues in Deewar.
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Deewar was my fav as well till The last Lear.. and a reply to your earlier post , I think Dilip Kumar was better than him in Shakti but thats imo.

Deewar even inspired Slum dog millionaire as per Danny himself
 
JaDed said:
I’m going to rewatch those ,that could be positive inspirations as you said its not bad thing but irrespective let me look at it with that pov.
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Funnily enough I rewatched Good, Bad & Ugly when the “resemblance” struck me.
 
Iqbal'sh said:
Funnily enough I rewatched Good, Bad & Ugly when the “resemblance” struck me.
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Years ago I had a similar moment when i was rewatching Sharabi with my parents after coming back home from hostel where I had watched Dilip Kumars Black and white movies.
 
JaDed said:
Not a fan of that movie it was good in patches at best, plus who else will shine in that movie no one is there except him..

His two movies with Rajesh Khanna , in both he was competing at best, it could be because it was his early years, he then faced Dilip Kumar where he was always going to be second fiddle in Shakti..

In last 20 years it has only been Irfan who has come close to him in Piku, he obviously has a different range now.. but i think Rajkumar Rao ‘can’ try outshine him if they ever work together.
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It's Namak Haraam where the rising of Amitabh Bacchan started and downfall of Rajesh Khanna.
 
andy0204 said:
It's Namak Haraam where the rising of Amitabh Bacchan started and downfall of Rajesh Khanna.
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Yeah but thats also Rajesh Khanna’s fault , he didn’t improve, even in Avtaar his acting is same as Amar Prem..

This is why Dilip Kumar and Amitabh are legends ..
Dilip Kumar’s vengeance roles in 80s set him apart from the more philosophical ,Lover, Socialist ones earlier on.

Rishi Kapoor has had a good second half than first.

Dharmendra outshined Amitabh In chupke chupke (Coz of the role) but never again sadly..

Vinod Khanna could always compete with Amitabh except Mukkadar ka Sikander (coz role) and somehow just decided to leave the industry open during his peak for Osho.
 
JaDed said:
Yeah but thats also Rajesh Khanna’s fault , he didn’t improve, even in Avtaar his acting is same as Amar Prem..

This is why Dilip Kumar and Amitabh are legends ..
Dilip Kumar’s vengeance roles in 80s set him apart from the more philosophical ,Lover, Socialist ones earlier on.

Rishi Kapoor has had a good second half than first.

Dharmendra outshined Amitabh In chupke chupke (Coz of the role) but never again sadly..

Vinod Khanna could always compete with Amitabh except Mukkadar ka Sikander (coz role) and somehow just decided to leave the industry open during his peak for Osho.
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How much truth was there in the stories about AB dictating who should be cast alongside him? To see Shatrughan Sinha in Shaan and Naseeb, Shashi Kapoor in Suhaag etc made me wonder if there was something in it.
 
JaDed said:
Yeah but thats also Rajesh Khanna’s fault , he didn’t improve, even in Avtaar his acting is same as Amar Prem..

This is why Dilip Kumar and Amitabh are legends ..
Dilip Kumar’s vengeance roles in 80s set him apart from the more philosophical ,Lover, Socialist ones earlier on.

Rishi Kapoor has had a good second half than first.

Dharmendra outshined Amitabh In chupke chupke (Coz of the role) but never again sadly..

Vinod Khanna could always compete with Amitabh except Mukkadar ka Sikander (coz role) and somehow just decided to leave the industry open during his peak for Osho.
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Aamir could have done that unfortunately that movie(Thugs of Hindustan) was ****.
 
Iqbal'sh said:
How much truth was there in the stories about AB dictating who should be cast alongside him? To see Shatrughan Sinha in Shaan and Naseeb, Shashi Kapoor in Suhaag etc made me wonder if there was something in it.
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No Idea, he always respected Shashi Kapoor a lot coz when he was an extra , Shashi Kapoor helped him.

During those year multi starrer movies were many in number , so not sure how much influence he had because he is in good books of everyone except Feroz Khan , they patched up only in the end.

But he defn faced lot of competition from Sanjeev Kumar but Sanjeev Kumar always was in his own world, trying to do as much different age roles as he could before dying.

Not many Indians know but Shashi Kapoor was in the Movie made on Mr. Jinnah(Christopher Lee) , also his urdu even as such was amazing, as seen in interviews but after his wife’s death he lost interest and was more into theater.

Shashi Kapoor’s best movie Kalyug ..
 
andy0204 said:
Aamir could have done that unfortunately that movie(Thugs of Hindustan) was ****.
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When i saw the director I wasn’t going to watch it, so I didn’t. I have a massive dislike for many of Yash Raj’s Current movies ,feels like Aditya Chopra has gone full on commercial after his father’s death.

I don’t think Amir can, Amir has to have control of full movie to outshine him.
 
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