his much awaited movie Tubelight. The
movie hits the screens on Eid this month
and the fans can barely contain their
excitement. If there is one question that has
been asked to the superstar in most of his
media interactions, then it is surely about
the records his movie will create at the box
office.
With the humongous success of Baahubali
2 in terms of the box office figures, one can
say that there is massive pressure on Hindi
films to create such record business. Salman
too is under that pressure.
Recently, in an interaction with a leading
daily, when Khan was asked about the
numbers he said, "I will tell you why
numbers have become such a big thing. The
most amazing thing about Baahubali's
success is that the Hindi audiences are so
accepting. They have made a Telugu film so
large, even though they do not know south
heroes apart from three or four of them.
South audiences know us there; yet, our
films do not do that volume of business
because their fans have an extraordinary
sense of loyalty to their actors. Fan following
is very strong if there is a Kamal Haasan
fan, then he will be a Kamal fan forever;
Rajinikanth fan will be a Rajinikanth fan for
life. We have piracy here; one should try
indulging in piracy there, fan clubs wouldn't
allow it."
He adds, "Whether a politician or the
underworld does it, they don't give a damn;
they will fight it."
Interestingly, when the star was told how
even the actors sometimes here indulge in
piracy and watch films at their home, he
said, "Yes. Hats off to the Hindi audiences.
They love movies, and go and watch English,
Chinese, and south films. A Salman Khan fan
will also watch an Aamir Khan film and a
Shah Rukh Khan film. And, if the film is good,
they will appreciate it."
Directed by Kabir Khan, Tubelight also stars
Sohail Khan and Chinese actress Zhu Zhu in
the lead. The movie releases on June 23,
2017.
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