Action is not just about blowing up cars but more about planning and strategising, said Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, who felt that at one point the Hindi actioner became very boring because it ‘was spoon-fed and very easy’. Hrithik, with films like Dhoom 2, Bang Bang!, Mission Kashmir and Siddharth Anand's upcoming War, has redefined the genre of action in Bollywood, which was once predominant during the 1980s, 1990s and to some extent even in the 2000s.

Talking about the reason for filmmakers being apprehensive to explore the genre, Hrithik said, "It is very difficult to write an intelligent action entertainer. It is not easy. People think action is about blowing up cars. It's not. Action needs intelligent writing. Action is in the process, in planning, it's in the strategising of how the attitude of the hero comes into the piece of action, as well as the attitude of other characters.”

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The 45-year-old star, who is fondly referred to as the Greek God of Bollywood for his striking looks, called Hollywood star Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible films a benchmark."A 'Mission Impossible' is a benchmark. It's all in a very intelligently crafted screenplay and all the characters are very intelligent. They do not spoon-feed you. In our cinema, because we were so used to spoon-feeding at one point of time, our action films became very boring to watch. It was spoon-fed, very easy. It was like 'yeh kya ho raha hai sab' (What is happening?). Action was for the sake of action," he said.

The actor, who in 2017 took the third spot in the Top 10 most handsome faces in the world for the period 2016-2017, is now seeing a change in the action genre. "Now it is changing, and with War, I hope people start understanding that action needs to be devised according to the brain of the character. It has to be planned and there has to be a story in the action," Hrithik added. The budget matters too, while making a good actioner, said Hrithik. "Of course, there is the budget. You need actors who are dedicated and mould themselves into that character. That is also important," the Super 30 actor told.

Apart from Hrithik, there are actors like Tiger Shroff and Ajay Devgn, who have done complete action films in the recent past. Upon asking his opinion on a lesser number of action stars, Hrithik told, "No. I think action can be done by a plethora of actors. There are so many. Apart from Tiger, there is Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Varun Dhawan, Vicky Kaushal. There are so many actors who can do action now.”

Hrithik, whose last Bollywood outing was with the film Super 30, said he is a big fan of action entertainers. "I have been looking for doing these kinds of films ever since I did Dhoom 2. Dhoom 2, Bang Bang and now War this the genre I am most attracted to and I am aiming to do these films. But I don't get such movies much, I don't why. When I got War I got very excited," Hrithik exclaimed.

Hrithik made his debut in Bollywood in 2000 with Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai. He is one of the highest-paid actors in India. Over his 19 years journey, Hrithik has featured in films such as Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Koi... Mil Gaya, Krrish, Jodhaa Akbar, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Agneepath. Almost two decades in the industry, when asked whether he gets Friday chills, Hrithik told, “I never have had that fear. I am a little anxious to see whether the audience will react the way I expect them to react. Once I see the first copy of the film then I am at peace because then I know how the film would do. I don't have fear but the excitement and anxiousness is always there.”