Despite Shah Rukh Khan’s back-to-back film success, Heeramandi actor Fardeen Khan believes Bollywood comeback is a ‘young man’s game’

Fardeen Khan made his Bollywood comeback after 14 years with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi

Fardeen Khan (Courtesy: Manav Manglani)

Over the many years, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan have consistently proven that they deserve the superstar tag. The industry is still trying to find who is well deserving of the tag after them. However, Heeramandi actor is of a different opinion. He believes that Bollywood is a ‘young man’s game’ and that left him sceptical on whether people will accept him in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-helmed Netflix series. More so because he was making a comeback. Interestingly though, SRK made his acting comeback last year and had back-to-back hits.

Fardeen feels Bollywood is a ‘young man’s game’

Fardeen Khan, who made his comeback into Bollywood after 14 years, claimed that the industry is a ‘young man’s game.’ During his interview with Free Press Journal, Fardeen said, “When you come back to an industry like this, where typically it’s a young man’s game, I have massive fears but I’m taking it one day at a time.” He however did express gratitude towards people who accepted his role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi and were open to his comeback in the industry.

Fardeen on his comeback

In the same interview, Fardeen said that he did not expect it to take so long for him to make a comeback in the industry. The actor is back after 14 long years. He pointed out how filmmaking has changed over more than a decade. It was his experience of working in 27-28 movies that he carries with him.

SRK made a comeback and was successful, thrice

Shah Rukh Khan made a comeback in 2023. The King Khan was first seen in the YRF Spy Universe film, Pathaan. This was followed by Atlee’s Jawan and eventually, Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki. All three movies went on to be loved at the Box Office as well as an OTT. SRK’s last film before Pathaan was Aanand L. Rai’s Zero, which released in 2018.

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