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resident kitten at Mehboob Studio, Bandra
But soon you realise that Khan is part of the group. Discussing
business, chatting with friends, or just lazing around, Salman Khan is
at ease sitting out in the open. He hardly enters his van or the
air-conditioned studio, even doing this interview outside.
Rickshawwallahs who have come to drop people off and others who have
just entered are equally taken aback at seeing the star out in the open.
It's
probably this down-to-earth charm and Salman Khan's accessibility that
have endeared him to fans over the years. "I have never felt like a
star," is what he says though. Excerpts from an interview with DNA:
You
seem to be going all out to promote Wanted. Have you finally
realised the importance of marketing?
My producer [Boney
Kapoor] has spent a lot of money to make the film. He is banking
on me to promote it and ensure there is a buzz. So here I am -- making
television appearances, giving interviews, etc. I don't know much about
marketing, buddy, but I know ke agar picture kharab hai,
toh use marketing bacha nahi sakti, aur agar picture
achhi hai woh chalegi, marketing or no marketing.
The
industry is banking on Wanted to deliver...Yes,
the industry has been struck by one problem after the other recently.
First there was too much money floating around, then markets crashed,
then the multiplex strike, then swine flu. In such a scenario, we need
not one or two a number of films to do well for the rest of the year if
the industry has to tide over all these problems. And it's important for
all big films -- not just mine -- to do well, for a while.
Do
you ever watch your old films and cringe?[Laughs]
A lot of them. But when you are young, you don't know a lot of things,
which you learn as you gain some experience. For the first 13 years of
my career, I worked from sunrise to sunset. I did too many films and I
didn't always know where they were going. Now I don't even remember
locations I visited at the time, or when I shot those films.
Are
you serious?Yeah, yeah. There are times I'm watching a
movie on TV without knowing which one it is, and then suddenly I appear
on screen. It takes me a few moments to recollect which film it is. And
then it comes back, achha woh hai.
Wanted is
an action film, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna a romantic film, Veer
was a period drama, and we hear you are playing a corrupt cop in Dabang.
Are you finally experimenting with roles?I don't really
think I haven't done different kinds of roles even if that is the
perception. I have done comedy, romance, action, and emotional dramas in
the past. Aur yahaan isi genres ki picturein banti hain.
But yes, lately it's been a good time for me in terms of being offered
such good and varied scripts. I am feeling positive about these films
and happy to be working with the right people.
When a film is
narrated to me, I don't pay much attention to what I get to do in the
film as an actor but think if I'll be entertained when I'm sitting in
the audience. If the answer is affirmative, I do the film.
You
haven't done a negative role yet...And I don't think I
will.
Don't want to play the bad guy?No.
What
gives you a high as an actor?It's not the money
definitely, nor the stardom. [Thinks] I like that my films make
it easier for me to connect with people. I like going to a new place
and a complete stranger looks at me and smiles, says 'Hi'. I like that.
Do
you want to do anything other than act?I thought I did
everything else but act [laughs].
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