Salman Khan: It has been proven that no one can take stardom for granted

Salman Khan aggress that the presence of a superstar in a movie does not assure that the film will be a success. The actor said people used to say earlier, “Salman sirf khada ho jayega screen pe toh movie chal jayegi”. As his last movie ‘Tubelight didn’t do well at the box office.


“It has been proven that no one can take stardom for granted. The casting of a star doesn't mean the film will run. [The failure of] my last release proved that. So, there is a pressure [to perform] at all times.” The actor said there is pressure to perform during a certain period. He said it is proved that only a superstar cannot make the whole movie work, as he has been established as an action hero in front of his fans.


Salman added, "Whenever my fans watch my movie, they want to have a great time. With ‘Tubelight’, they were shocked. They were crying, hurt and disturbed, as they couldn't digest the fact that someone was beating their Bhai, and that I was crying. So, even though they watched it in theatres, they didn't go back again. The film lacked the repeat value that ‘Sultan’ (2016) or ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ (2015) had. That the Eid release also hit screens during the festive period was another dampener. It's a beautiful project, but it should not have released on a festival. I had warned people to not expect dhamaal and masti."


Salman Khan talks about ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, he said it wasn’t difficult to take the character of the film to the next level, "We already established the characters in our last film, so, taking them to the next level was not a problem. But, finding the right plot was. The film needs to have a soul, and that's what this one has."