Bajrangi Bhaijaan has become the fastest film to make Rs100 crore and the Monday collections were almost the same as Friday, which is unheard of. The film is on a record-breaking spree.
‘Straight to the heart’
Ask him if this film’s success is special to him and he says, “Every film doing well feels good. The only intention is to make good films. Sometimes they turn out right, sometimes they don’t. But if you have selected a film on the script level it seldom goes wrong and Bajrangi Bhaijaan was one that went straight to my heart when I heard it.”
Gimme more!
On a different note, the superstar who has done all kinds of films including action, romance, comedy and family drama, points out that now all he craves from the audience is their appreciation. “If the film works, but is not appreciated, it’s not okay. Some films do great business, but people say picture mein kuch nahi hai, kaisi chali? I would rather the film is appreciated,” he says, displaying a new mellow and mature side to him.
No action without emotion
Does that mean from now on he will do more films that are high on emotional quotient than action? “Action will never work without emotion. You are clapping only when the maar-dhaad is for revenge. In Wanted, he (Salman) was taking revenge for the wrong done to his father. In Bodyguard, the action is only 25 minutes before the climax. For me, it is not about romance, action or comedy. It has to have a beautiful story. Sometimes I get it and if I don’t, I choose the best from the lot. There have been times when I have done films for friends, which may not have had good scripts. But I worked that much harder on those and even they turned out to be hits,” elaborates Salman.
Happy with scripts
So in his next lot of films, if there’s a love story woven in a family drama (Prem Ratan Dhan Payo from the Rajshri stable), there’s also a Sultan and Dabangg 3 that will see him back in action. “I am happy with the lot of films that I am doing and the seven-eight scripts that I have in mind,” smiles Salman.
Sultan isn’t Abhimaan
Ask him if Sultan is on the lines of Abhimaan (ego issues between a couple from the same profession) with both he and the heroine playing wrestlers and he denies it. “It is nothing like Abhimaan,” he says dismissing any comparisons. And no, the heroine is not yet finalised.
