“I am the ‘Tiger’, I can’t make excuses like ‘I am unwell, I can’t do it’,” Salman, who recently underwent treatment for trigeminal neuralgia within the US, told IANS in an exclusive interview.
“I have done every thing like running, beating, falling, jumping from one place to another…. if you're physically fit, you'll be able to perhaps do all this. But it surely takes numerous toll for your body as you might be doing the similar thing the entire day,” he explained.
Salman’s exertions appears to be paying rich dividends as his espionage romp “Ek Tha Tiger” raked in Rs.33 crore on its opening day.
Now Salman desires to return to the romantic genre.
“I am doing a romantic film soon. Action could be very tough… One has to rise up at odd hours, like early morning, to do action films, work till late night, do action in worst conditions like in hot weather, fighting on rooftops and dirty places. It's difficult,” he said.
The 46-year-old is destiny’s child. Controversy, it appears, may well be his middle name; he's neck deep in legal battles and health issues and has yet emerged box-office king with back-to-back action blockbusters – “Wanted”, “Dabangg”, “Ready” and “Bodyguard”.
All of them entered the Rs.100 crore club and “Ek Tha Tiger” is on a record-breaking spree too. After setting a brand new record by raking in Rs.33 crore on opening day, it has also smashed the weekend collection record by earning Rs.45 crore.
In Salman’s view, with the increasing collection of theatres and the upward push in ticket prices, Rs.100 crore could soon be comparable to Rs.10 crore.
“The exact collection starts from single screens and multiplexes in cities and small towns. With ticket prices and selection of theatres also increasing, the flicks tend to do an enormous amount of commercial. Soon, this Rs.100 crore might be like Rs.10 crore,” Salman said.
“And talking concerning the overseas business, who knows what business the film is precisely doing in overseas? Once the distributor starts giving actual figures, the numbers will certainly go up.”
Salman forayed into Bollywood with 1988 film “Biwi Ho Toh Aisi” in a small role as Rekha’s spoilt brother-in-law. Success was his the very next year with the 1989 romance “Maine Pyaar Kiya”.
There was no on reflection after that. He climbed the success ladder rapidly and churned out romantic hits like “Love”, “Saajan”, “Hum Aapke Hain Kaun” and “Hum Dil Chuke Sanam”.
He then did romantic comedies like “Mujhse Shaadi Karogi”, “Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya” and “Partner”. In 2009, he endorsed action with “Wanted”, the primary within the series to hit the screen. – IANS
