Kanwaljit Singh defends Amitabh Bachchan after Naseeruddin Shah calls him a businessman: ‘I call Naseer the God of acting but…’ | Hindi Movie News – The Times of India

Actor Kanwaljit Singh has lately weighed in on Naseeruddin Shah’s remarks about Amitabh Bachchan. Shah had beforehand said that he sees Bachchan extra as a businessman than an actor, and the remark has sparked discussions in the trade.
Addressing the assertion throughout an interview with Hindi Rush, Kanwaljit Singh expressed his disagreement with Shah’s opinion. He referred to as Huge B a “very high quality actor.” Whereas acknowledging Shah’s affect in parallel cinema, Kanwaljit remarked that the actor was lucky to search out his place in that style. “Naseer was fortunate to grasp that he wouldn’t be forged in industrial movies as a result of that was the time when folks had been making parallel cinema. If these varieties of movies weren’t being made, then what?” he added. He additional said that Naseer is his “jaan,” whom he calls the God of acting.

Over the years, Naseeruddin Shah has been vocal about his views on mainstream cinema and Amitabh Bachchan’s filmography. In a 2010 interview with NewsX, he commented on Bachchan’s broadly celebrated movie Sholay, stating that Sholay shouldn’t be a nice movie however is entertaining.
Amitabh Bachchan’s profession noticed a main turnaround after a collection of field-workplace failures when he starred in Zanjeer, penned by the legendary duo Salim-Javed. This was adopted by critically and commercially profitable movies like Deewar and Sholay, incomes him the title of “Indignant Younger Man” and cementing his legacy with over 200 movies to his credit score.
On the different hand, Naseeruddin Shah emerged as a main determine in India’s parallel cinema motion, debuting with Shyam Benegal’s Nishant and later delivering highly effective performances in movies like Manthan, Sparsh, Aakrosh, and Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai.
On the work entrance, Amitabh Bachchan was final seen in the blockbuster Kalki 2898 AD and Vettaiyan, whereas Naseeruddin Shah appeared in Sonu Sood’s 2025 launch Fateh.