With Sikandar gearing up for a grand Eid release, director AR Murugadoss has shared his experience working with Salman Khan. The filmmaker, who has directed South Indian stars like Rajinikanth, Vijay, Suriya, and Mahesh Babu, admits that working with Bollywood superstar comes with creative compromises.
How Salman Khan Said YES To Sikandar
In an interview with PTI, Murugadoss revealed how he got Salman on board. Their first meeting happened on the sets of Holiday at Madh Island. He recalled, “I went and said hello. Then I said – I want to make a film with you. He replied – Even I want to do a film with you.”
Years later, Salman approached him for a Korean film remake, but Murugadoss refused. The director said, “I don’t want to do it. If I want to do a film with you, it has to be something which I want to write myself.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, producer Sajid Nadiadwala contacted Murugadoss as he was looking for a strong script. After months of development, the director pitched Sikandar to Salman at his Galaxy apartment in Mumbai.
Salman’s reaction was typical of his style. “Within 30 minutes of the narration, he walked away a bit, smoked, and then asked, ‘Do you know how I work?’ I said, ‘No.’ He replied, ‘I work from 2 pm to 2 am and are you okay with it?’ I was like, ‘This means he liked the script,’” Murugadoss shared.
AR Murugadoss On Why It’s Impossible To Stay True To The Script When Working With Salman
Murugadoss admitted that directing Salman was not always easy. They often had different ideas about scenes. He said, “When we couldn’t come to a conclusion, we would shoot both ways and then decide during the edit.”
He also explained that working with a superstar requires adjustments. The director added, “When you are working with superstars, you cannot be 100 percent true to the script. We’ve to compromise for the audience, for the fan base, for the opening. We cannot go with being 100 percent genuine as a director. We’ve to satisfy the fans and think about them. It is difficult to be in that zone.”
Despite the challenges, Murugadoss believes Sikandar has everything needed for a blockbuster. The action-packed film is set to hit cinemas on March 30.
(Also read: CBFC Certifies Salman Khan’s Sikandar And Its 3.38-Min Long Trailer On Same Day, Grand Launch Event NOT Cancelled)
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