Rohit Shetty slams 'insecure' young actors, calls entourage culture 'dangerous'

Rohit Shetty slammed the entourage culture among young actors, advising them to embrace failures and focus on long-term work. He cited the examples of Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan's enduring careers.

In Short

• Rohit Shetty criticises entourage culture among young actors
• He advises actors to focus less on social media
• Shetty urges actors not to fear failure

Film director Rohit Shetty has expressed his strong views on the entourage culture among the current generation of actors. Labelling them as "insecure," Shetty offered some advice, urging actors to step away from their mobile screens and "go out into the world." He also encouraged them not to fear failure.

Speaking to casting director Mukesh Chhabra for Mashable India on YouTube, Shetty said, "The new stars are insecure people. They are too much into social media, which is not the real world. One thing about social media is that 90% of followers and articles are paid. They need to go out into the world. Buying followers or having paid articles won’t help after two years. It will always be film-to-film. Ultimately, you will have to prove yourself on the big screen and not the mobile screen."

He continued, "My biggest advice to the younger generation is never to think of any work as big or small. You just have to follow your conviction. You don’t have to discuss it with others." He also urged the current generation of actors to stop fearing failure, adding, "My films Cirkus and Dilwale didn’t work, but people still remember me for Golmaal and All The Best. That’s all that matters.”

Citing the example of Salman Khan, Shetty added, "When Salman Khan’s movies were not working, he did Jeet with Sunny Deol. He just did it as an anchor and saw it as an opportunity to move forward in his career. This quality in stars is now fading.”

The filmmaker, who is currently basking in the success of his latest film, Singham Again, also expressed his strong opinion about the entourage of new-age actors.

“The teams that are formed around the new generation of stars are the most dangerous thing today. Their opinions like, ‘I don’t think you should do this’ or ‘I don’t think you should go there,’ don’t help. Ultimately, 30 years down the lane, people will judge you on your cumulative work. Nobody remembers hit or flop when you have worked for so long. Do you remember how many flops Amitabh Bachchan has had in his career? We just remember him as the brand Amitabh Bachchan because he did all kinds of roles for a cumulative 50 years," the 50-year-old filmmaker said.

Rohit Shetty's latest film, Singham Again, backed by an ensemble cast including Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Tiger Shroff, is currently ruling the box office.