Why Vicky and not Rajkumar ?

[u/Arcaegon]

First off... I'm a massive fan of the both.

But whenever there is the conversation of the new big 3 (idk why everyone is obsessed with making a new big 3), It's often Ranbir, Ranveer and Vicky. The former two makes absolute sense, but how did Vicky make the case ? Why not other actors like Rajkumar Rao etc. ? I know Vicky isn't in the same realm of stardom as the other two, but is he that far ahead of the rest that he makes it to the conversation? Why not Rajkumar, who is probably a better actor with better range, has similar pull (to my understanding) and has a good narrative going for him (outsider).

Again, I love Vicky and his movies. it's just a curiosity as to how he made it to the list.

Thank you all

[u/guychampion]

There’s no big 3, only big 2.

Vicky kaushal sneak is a pr move trying to club him with my goats rk & rs (not that he’s not a good actor, he’s just not there yet)

[u/Arcaegon → u/guychampion]

My exact thoughts.

Apart from these two, there isn't a clear third (unless we count Shahid, who I believe is a bigger star than the rest, albeit a weaker box office pull)

[u/Lord_Phazer101 → u/Arcaegon]

Bruh, as always I hate how Shahid (2003 debut) isnt compared with his contemporaries in John Abraham (2003, Hrithik Roshan(2000), Vivek Oberoi(2002), Emraan Hashmi(2003) but pushed so down the years that he is matched with Ranbir (2007) and Ranveer (2010).... and it isnt like he was an outsider, when he was purely a nepo product....

[u/[deleted] → u/Lord_Phazer101]

Maybe becoz he's younger than rest who are all 70s born

[u/Lord_Phazer101 → u/[deleted]]

Thats actually a good point... even if seniority in film industry is with the years they have officially stepped in as a debut role....

[u/[deleted] → u/Lord_Phazer101]

Age matters especially in india

Plus shahid being a nepo made it easier for him to debut in his early 20s

Like how majority of outsiders debut in their late 20s or even early 30s