Mumbai, Aug 10 : He's had four back-to-back
blockbusters and expectations from his next release "
Ek Tha Tiger" are
enormous, but
Salman Khan appears quite oblivious to the pressure and
says almost philosophically that whatever a film's fate, the audience is
always right and must be entertained.
Following "Wanted",
"
Dabangg", "
Ready" and "
Bodyguard", all of which crossed the Rs.100
crore mark at the Bollywood box office, Salman is now ready with "Ek Tha
Tiger" that releases Aug 15. He isn't nervous one bit because all he
wants to do is to entertain.
"I don't feel the pressure. If a
film doesn't do well, it doesn't do well. Let's see in the next film...
If a film is a hit, it's a good film, it is a terrific film. But if it
flops, it's a bad film. (Whatever it is), audience is always right,"
Salman, looking relaxed in a white T-shirt despite being under the
weather, told IANS in an interview.
"When I hear the script, I
just want to be entertained. I just want twists and turns so that the
audience should have some kind of entertainment - be it in romance,
action, drama or any kind of entertainment.
"When the audience
comes out of the theatres, they must say 'Wow, what a film'," he said of
what he considers his reward as an actor.
In his over two
decade career, Salman has dabbled in all genres - romance, action and
comedy. But right now, the 46-year-old, who is recovering from a flu,
admits he doesn't know what will click with the audience.
"It is a very dangerous position to be in right now because with next film, I don't know what to do.
"If
I take up action, it would be like 'Again action!' If I go for a
romantic film, then it will be like 'How is it going to work?'. If a
script comes up which has a larger-than-life character, then people will
say 'Isko koi mar hi nahi sakta hain kya (Can no one beat him or
what?)... It will get boring."
However, he only believes in following his heart and, more importantly, his passion for acting.
"It
is the passion. It's my job. I like my job, it's my hobby and I enjoy
doing it," he said. "There is always a gut feeling (that) the script
sounds superb, and so we go for it."
Salman is the rare star who
has reopened the doors for single screens in today's multiplex culture.
But he says quite categorically that he doesn't believe in the masses
and classes culture.
"I only believe that it is about being in
your comfort zone. If you have a theatre near your house and you have
been watching films there since childhood, you'll go there only. There
is no question of mass or class. One can afford and one cannot afford
multiplexes because single screen tickets are cheaper," he said.
He
is also one of the few Bollywood actors to have revived the old charm
of a theatre full of cheering, whistling and hooting audiences. He
brushes it off, saying he's just plain lucky.
"I'm just a simple
person. Logon ne sarr pe chada diya hai (People have made me a star). (I
am) just being lucky. It's just that I am in the right place at the
right times, and many a times I have been in the wrong place at a wrong
time," said the actor.
© IANS