{"id":3938,"date":"2016-06-12T06:50:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T01:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=3938"},"modified":"2026-07-17T20:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:19:56","slug":"uday-chopra-self-awareness-bollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=3938","title":{"rendered":"What Bollywood Can Learn About Self-Awareness from Uday Chopra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">I<\/span>\u2019d forgotten I own a VCD (remember those?) of 2004\u2019s heist-action-thriller <\/p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dhoom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It caught my eye while I was in the middle of my year-end cleaning <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pov\/mumbais-new-year-tradition-chokeslamming-old-mans-effigy-ablaze\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ritual<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> last week. Perched next to the equally dusty <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Koi&#8230; Mil Gaya<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swades<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> VCDs, the film\u2019s cover stood out. As I peered at a fresh-faced Ali (Uday Chopra\u2019s character in the film), I realised that the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dhoom <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">series remains the only taste of Bollywood success that ol\u2019 Udi Chops tasted. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first time I watched <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dhoom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was with a bunch of my Class VIII <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/culture\/raksha-bandhan-school-enforced\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">classmates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samosapedia.com\/e\/chhapri\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chhapri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> matinee aisles of Chandan Cinema. Ali drew uproarious applause and whistles from said chhapris with his bantai lingo \u2013 \u201cExcuse me to please\u201d and \u201cAli toh say tum yeda hai\u201d. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dhoom <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was a hit but somehow the Chopra scion \u2013 Yash Chopra\u2019s son \u2013 couldn\u2019t quite lift the expectations we had thrust upon his brawny shoulders.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What possibly could have gone wrong? He had won the genetic <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/people\/lottery-tickets-dreams-common-man\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lottery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, was offered scripts on a silver platter, and when he made his debut, the family business was already in good hands with his elder brother and hater of public appearances, Aditya Chopra.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44134 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1546670187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"233\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some attribute Uday Chopra\u2019s below-average Bollywood success to his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/bollywood\/loveyatri-review-salman-khan-ayush-sharma\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sub-par acting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, others to his rough-around-the-edges looks, and some to his inability to work outside the Chopra clan. Despite making a dream debut in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mohabbatein<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Chopra never fully seemed to find his footing in Bollywood. After a smattering of high-profile multi-starrers that did underwhelmingly at the box office, his solo hero turns in the spunky <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neal \u2019n\u2019 Nikki<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and ambitious <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pyaar Impossible<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were also poorly received.<\/span>\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\">Chopra knows that everything in life is fleeting \u2013 success, loss, fame, notoriety.<\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, in 2013, Uday had hinted that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dhoom 3<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> might have been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/entertainment\/hindi\/bollywood\/news\/Dhoom-3-actor-Uday-Chopra-on-his-retirement-plans\/articleshow\/27404796.cms\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">his last hurrah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (he hasn\u2019t been seen on screen since), and that his acting career is behind him, choosing to focus on directing and producing instead. Which is great, and he seems to be doing amazingly for himself, with his recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x2yr3dp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emmy nomination<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But even if he does go on to reach the heights his father achieved, I believe Chopra\u2019s legacy will likely be something else: His staunch self-awareness. Chopra knows that everything in life is fleeting \u2013 success, loss, fame, notoriety. And the only way to avoid getting carried away by your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/people\/hit-hit-hurray-bollywood-success-party\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stardom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is to accept that one day it will all go away. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 46-year-old\u2019s interactions on Twitter aresn\u2019t just high AF \u2013 they are also the gold standard in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/lost-art-trolling\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to deal with trolls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you follow his Twitter timeline, you\u2019ll realise he isn\u2019t vile or nasty and that\u2019s probably because he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/trending\/trending-in-india\/uday-chopra-online-trolls-idea-reactions-5239777\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">believes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201ctrolls are people too, they have a job to do and it\u2019s ok\u201d. <\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-44137 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.arre.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/FC46D805-EDDC-4036-8FEC-810E34EF6A7E-4702-00000375A1A2CEA8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"211\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet, Uday Chopra gets the short end of the stick as compared to his far-less accomplished peers like Tusshar Kapoor or Jackky Bhagnani. A darling of the so-called anti-<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pov\/nepotism-ranbir-rishi-kapoor-karan-johar-saif-starkids\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nepotism brigade<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, his Twitter timeline is rife with unjustified remarks about his career, mindless <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somethinghaute.com\/uday-chopra-becomes-latest-victim-body-shaming\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">body-shaming<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and downright <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/heartranjan.com\/the-curious-case-of-uday-chopra\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">insensitive criticism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about his love life. And some trolls are simply loathsome. Someone called him a prostitute to which a calm Chopra replied, \u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong with being a prostitute. It\u2019s the oldest profession in the world.\u201d <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But trolls are impossible to get rid of. The joke on Uday Chopra is a timeless one and yet he takes it all with a pinch of salt. When recently asked, \u201cUday bhai, are u working on any films right now?\u201d, he responded with \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/sahilrizwan\/uday-chopra-biggest-troll\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. It\u2019s called \u2018No film<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019\u201d directed by \u201cNo one will cast me\u201d produced by the famous \u201cI\u2019m not an actor.\u201d <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My personal favourite is when he responded to a troll asking him to \u201cbe useful in life\u201d with a deadpan, \u201cThat ship has sailed.\u201d Maybe this is the nihilist in me talking, but that\u2019s the most self-effacing I\u2019ve seen anyone from Bollywood be.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-44136 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.arre.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/89D14B02-61C5-4792-8706-0D264532DD68-4702-0000037541C88460.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"196\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from the wit, it is Chopra\u2019s concerted support of causes he believes in \u2013 his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/trending\/trending-in-india\/mumbai-police-reply-uday-chopra-marijuana-tweet-reactions-5358013\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">advocacy of legalising weed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and subsequent beef with Mumbai Police \u2013 that makes him stand out in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/bollywood\/bollywoods-statues-of-unity\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">politically correct Bollywood<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This, and his ability to just be himself. \u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an industry where people are more plastic than flesh, it\u2019s no surprise that most have-beens tend to go a little overboard while holding on to what they consider \u201ctheir aura\u201d. Botched lip jobs, henna-coloured beards, forced flamboyance, and incessant selfies with more important stars, are proof. In the midst of this, we have Uday Chopra, as refreshing as a new day (NewDay Chopra?) \u2013 a man who spent 10 years of his life trying and failing as a leading Bollywood hero. Once a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/love-and-sex\/choose-not-get-off-porn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mainstream<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> masala representation of six-pack abs, he\u2019s now <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idiva.com\/news-entertainment\/shame-on-you-twitteratti-for-body-shaming-career-shaming-and-age-shaming-uday-chopra\/17071925\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">let himself breathe easy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if Uday Chopra is to be believed that his acting career is truly over, I really hope he considers a career in educating Indian celebrities and offers a crash course in \u201cHow to not take your stardom so seriously 101.\u201d That\u2019s the one role he\u2019s really winning at.<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uday Chopra\u2019s Twitter timeline is not only high AF, but it is also an insight into what his legacy is likely to be: His staunch self-awareness. 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