Salman Khan on making family films

The actor says he doesn't cater to intellectuals but prefers to do movies with 'simplicity'

New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is all heart when it comes to his massive fan-following that has only grown since his debut as a leading man in the 1989’s hit musical romance Maine Pyar Kiya. The actor usually honours his “commitment” of releasing at least one film on Eid every year. This time too, he is sticking to his promise and bringing Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai right into the comfort of the audience’s homes.

“The people who have watched Maine Pyar Kiya loved me, and they kept on loving me, and they kept on loving their husbands and their children, and their children kept on loving me. From that one fan became a family and then another unit. I’m lucky and grateful that fans have been very loyal. So, from grandparents to parents to grandchildren, I have that (following),” Salman said during a Zoom roundtable interview from Mumbai.

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Slated to start streaming on multiple platforms on May 13, Radhe features the actor as an encounter specialist tackling drug menace in Mumbai. The upcoming film, which reunites Salman Khan with his Wanted director Prabhudheva, is in the same vein as the 2009 actioner which was a major hit.

“Wanted didn’t change anything; the film that changed everything for me was Maine Pyar Kiya. Wanted was a hit film, an action film. Before that also there were enough of such films. Even in my movies, I make sure there is everything for everyone,” he added.

While his larger-than-life films, best enjoyed at the slowly disappearing single-screen theatres, are apt to be described as ‘the Salman Khan genre’, Salman Khan — the actor has some acclaimed performances to his credit in critically-successful films like Khamoshi: The Musical, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Phir Milenge and Bajirangi Bhaijaan.

The star, however, believes in retaining the “simplicity” in his films and cater to the family audience rather than trying too hard to impress the “intellectuals”. “We never know what will work, what won’t. We keep it to the simple stuff. Good versus bad, fun, humour. Maybe the intellectuals would not appreciate that but I’m no intellectual and I don’t cater to intellectuals,” he said.

The upcoming movie is another addition to his ever-growing list of cop dramas after Garv: Pride and Honour, Wanted and Dabangg franchise. Salman Khan quipped that he is “running out of professions” to play on-screen.

Asked if there was a role he would like to play in future, the star said he simply goes with the flow. “Whatever comes to me, whatever I think is fine at that point of time. I did want to do Andaz Apna Apna 2 but that script has never come about so that Aamir (Khan) and I could do it,” he shared.

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