Tiger is a huge fan of action flicks
‘Baaghi 2’ actor wonders why other actors aren’t interested in the genre
Actor Tiger Shroff, who is gearing up for the release of his film Baaghi 2, believes in the power of action movies.
The genre was popular in the 1980s and 1990s, but only a few actors are attempting it now.
Asked why his generation of actors aren’t doing as many action films, Shroff said: “I don’t know what is holding them back. I truly believe that action is [a] universal language and it has mass appeal.”
He added: “As far as I remember, all mass heroes in our industry have been action heroes. Look what Salman Khan primarily does and in my father’s [Jackie Shroff] time, Sanjay Dutt, Suny Deol and my dad, all these guys were mass heroes. So, I think action definitely appeals in our country and the whole rom-com generation... is a very urban, city, multiplex sort of flavour. But when you talk about masses... films like Sultan, Dangal and Baaghi will definitely do the run.”
Shroff is happy to be doing action films. “As far as other actors not doing action films are concerned, I know Varun [Dhawan] has done Badlapur, Sid [Sidharth Malhotra] has done some action in Ek Villain. There are hints of it, but it’s not in the pure action genre and I don’t know why people are not tapping into that,” he added. “I am happy in this space and I am happy that nobody is attempting it. This gives me a little more chance.”