Kabir Khan: Salman’s performance in ‘Tubelight’ is five times better than ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’

Stuti Srivastava | Feb 2, 2017, 19:31 IST
Kabir Khan opens up about Salman Khan's character in the film 'Tubelight', challenges while shooting, and if there was any pressure directing the film
Salman Khan is currently working on his next with Kabir Khan titled 'Tubelight'. Set against the backdrop of the 1962 Sino-Indian War, apart from Salman the film also stars Chinese actress Zhu Zhu, and Shah Rukh Khan will be seen making a cameo appearance in the film. The film is almost in its last schedule and according to 'Tubelight' director Kabir Khan, Salman's performance in the film is five times better than his performance in 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan'.

Elaborating further on that, Kabir said, "Salman will be seen in a completely different way in the film (‘Tubelight’). If people have thought that Salman’s performance is special in ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, then his performance in ‘Tubelight’ is five times better than it. The audience will see Salman’s better performance in ‘Tubelight’."

When asked about the shooting schedule of the film, Kabir added, "A day’s shoot is left." When asked if there is pressure on him to deliver hits, Kabir opined, "I made a film and now it’s up to the audience to decide whether the film is good or bad. However, I don’t carry forward the pressure of the past film. Otherwise, I would have made another movie like ‘Ek Tha Tiger’. We have made ‘Tubelight’ and if people like the film, the business will be similar or more than ‘Bajrangi…’ and if they don’t, then it would be a bit low."

That is not it! Kabir also spoke about how difficult it was for him to shoot the film. He added, "I shot this film in Ladakh. That was the most challenging… to shoot the film in that location."

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