Jaideep Ahlawat says Ranbir Kapoor could not grow to be as large as Shah Rukh Khan: ‘Sirf expertise ke naam pe’

Jun 25, 2025 10:21 AM IST

When requested about nice actors and fashionable actors, Jaideep Ahlawat talked about how stardom can comply with an excellent actor, too.

Actor Jaideep Ahlawat has shared he feels that whereas Ranbir Kapoor is an excellent actor, he could not grow to be as large as Shah Rukh Khan. Speaking with Lallantop, Jaideep responded to a query about his opinion on Shah Rukh not being thought-about by intellectuals relating to nice actors. Jaideep Ahlawat referred to as himself a “chota insaan (insignificant person)” to offer an opinion on this query.

Jaideep Ahlawat spoke about Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor.

Jaideep Ahlawat on stardom, fashionable actors

When requested about nice actors and fashionable actors, Jaideep talked about how stardom can comply with an excellent actor, too. He mentioned, “Main bohut chota insaan hoon in sab cheezo k liye… ki main Khan sir ki ya Ranbir Kapoor ki popularity ko judge karu ki woh kis tarah ka abhineta hai ya kis tarah ka star hai? Mujhe aesa manna hai ki yeh koi jaan bujhke nahi hua hoga. Popularity hona, stardom hona ek alag cheez hai, usmein abhineta bhi ho sakta hai (I’m an insignificant person to talk about these things…to judge the popularity of Shah Rukh or Ranbir Kapoor, as an actor and star. I don’t think it was done intentionally. To have popularity and stardom is a different matter, an actor can also be part of it).”

Jaideep compares Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor

Jaideep additionally drew a comparability between Ranbir and Shah Rukh. He added, “I feel Ranbir Kapoor kamaal ka actor hai (wonderful), brilliant actor hai. Ho sakta hai ki woh Shah Rukh Khan jitne bade nahi ho (Maybe he won’t be as big as Shah Rukh Khan). Shah Rukh Khan ko Shah Rukh Khan banane mein sirf abhinay nahi, woh jo ek judao hai na logon ke saath, uska bohot bada haath hojata hai. Zaroori nahi ki sirf talent k naam pe aap itne bade star hosako, ek abhinay k talent k naam pe (Only acting alone didn’t make Shah Rukh Khan who he is today, the connection he has with people has played a big role. It’s not necessary that a person becomes a big star only on the basis of talent, only on talent for acting).”

About Jaideep’s movies with Shah Rukh, Ranbir

In the identical interview, he confirmed that he turned down Ranbir-starrer Ramayana. Jaideep has labored with Ranbir within the 2011 movie Rockstar, the place he essayed the function of his brother.

Fans will see Jaideep with Shah Rukh in King, helmed by Siddharth Anand. The movie additionally stars Rani Mukerji, Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Abhay Verma and Suhana Khan amongst others.

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