Bollywood megastar Salman Khan on Monday talked about pan India films and his forthcoming movie with Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi. He furthermore talked about the need for Hindi films to have ‘heroism’. Salman shared that he is doing a unique role in Chiranjeevi’s next film titled Godfather. He said, “It has been a wonderful experience working with him. I have known Chiru Garu for the longest time. He has also been a friend. His son (Ram Charan) is also a friend. He has done such a fantastic job in RRR. I just wished him on his birthday, and on the success of his film. I am very proud of him. It feels so good that he is doing so well. But I wonder why our films are not doing so well in the south. Their films are doing so well here.”
The star was talking at the IIFA Awards 2022 press conference held in Mumbai city. The awards event is slated to take place in Yas Island in Abu Dhabi on May 20 and 21. During the occasion, Salman Khan emphasized the need to make “heroism films”. He said, “They (the south Indian film industry) have always believed in heroism, so have we. When you come out of the theatre, you need heroism. Here, apart from one or two people, we are not making heroism films. We should restart making those larger than life heroism films. I am doing that only. However, I feel these days; people have become cool and think I have become clichéd.”
“Heroism always works, as there is a kind of connect, and that’s very important for (cinegoers). We’ve had this format from Salim-Javed’s times, but now they (south Indian filmmakers) are taking it to the next level. Fan following there (south India) is huge, and now I am also working with Chiru Garu. They have a different style of films, and it is very nice. If you see the Dabangg series, Pawan Kalyan remade it in Telugu. Wanted to work down south. More such films should be made. Now we are doing Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali. Such a time should come that they remake our films again. In the south, the writers are very hardworking. They make films on beautiful concepts. Even when they make small films, people go and see them. I think, here what has happened is, and people think India is from Cuffe Parade (in South Mumbai) to Andheri (suburban Mumbai) only. I, however, think Hindustan starts after Cuffe Parade and Andheri. Actual Hindustan is next to the railway tracks in Bandra East (suburban Mumbai). My films are also for them. They come with a good message too. After watching a film, people should have more blood pumping in them,” the actor added.
Salman also talked about how much he enjoys watching south Indian films, but he has not been offered one yet. He said, “When they come to me, they don’t come to me for a Tamil or Telugu film. They come to me for Hindi.”
On the work front, Salman Khan is all set to be seen next in YRF’s Tiger 3.
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