“I have overstayed in the industry by 10 years” –Salman Khan
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Salman
Khan
has
tasted
moderate
success
with
his
last
release
Wanted
and
looking
forward
to
his
next
Main
Aurr
Mrs
Khanna.
The
Bollywood
hunk
talks
to
us
and
reveals
what
his
expectations
are
from
his
upcoming
movie.
How
would
you
describe
2009,
as
far
as
you
were
concerned,
career-wise?
2009
has
proved
to
be
a
good
year
for
me
since
my
last
film
before
Main
Aurr
Mrs
Khanna-
Wanted
has
clicked
in
a
big
way.
The
films
which
I
have
signed
recently
are
the
ones
which
I
really
wanted
to
do.
I
believed
that
all
of
them
would
do
well,
whether
it
was
Wanted,
Main
Aurr
Mrs
Khanna
or
Veer
or
London
dreams.
Why
do
you
think
Wanted
clicked
in
a
big
way?
Wanted
was
a
film
which
wanted
a
hero.
It
was
an
entirely
different
genre
of
action
film.
It
worked
because
it
projected
the
kind
of
a
hero
who
was
lost
in
the
70"s
with
who
the
audiences
could
identify
themselves
with
and
easily
relate
to.
Main
Aurr
Mrs
Khanna
is
actually
a
lesson
in
romance.
It
is
about
the
fact
that
a
husband
is
possessive,
suspicious
and
narrow
minded
unless
and
until
he
is
a
gay.
It
is
the
way
the
younger
generation
perceives
romance
in
a
cool
way.
Were
you
not
scared
about
your
teaming
with
Kareena
since
Kyonki
had
bombed?
Kareena"s
magic
is
her
spontaneity.
She
is
looking
fabulous
in
the
film.
So
what
if
Kyonki
in
which
we
had
been
paired
the
last
time
did
not
work?
I
knew
that
the
film
would
not
work
even
when
I
was
doing
the
film
but
Priyadarshan
was
not
willing
to
listen
to
me
and
asked
me
to
just
trust
him.
It
was
a
depressing
film,
not
an
emotional
film
like
Tere
Naam,
though
both
of
them
were
remakes
of
South
Indian
films.
What
is
Main
Aurr
Mrs
Khanna
about?
Main
Aurr
Mrs
Khanna
is
different
from
Wanted.
Main
Aurr
Mrs
Khanna
sets
out
to
drive
home
the
message
subtly
that
one
should
not
get
married
if
one
does
not
wish
to
remain
loyal
and
the
credit
for
making
a
marriage
work
as
well
as
the
gaali
go
entirely
to
the
girl.
Which
are
your
best
as
well
as
worst
films?
I
have
acted
in
67
films
till
date,
though
I
was
under
the
impression
that
I
may
have
acted
in
over
a
hundred
films.
My
best
films
have
been
films
which
have
created
history
at
the
box
office.
Like
Maine
Pyar
Kiya,
Hum
Aapke
Hain
Kaun,
Karan
Arjun,
Sanam
Bewafa,
Partner
and
now
Wanted.
If
you
ask
me
the
films
which
I
want
to
forget,
here"s
the
list.
They
are
Nischay,
Jagruti,
God
Tussi
Great
Ho
and
two
films
of
Sawan
Kumar-
Chandramukhi
and
Chand
Ka
Tukada.
Why
do
you
think
some
films
of
yours
did
not
do
well?
You
start
a
film
with
the
eight
intentions
but
then
somewhere
it
goes
awry
at
times
when
the
producers
do
not
want
to
spend
as
they
had
planned
initially
when
they
launched
the
film
and
your
film
goes
for
a
toss.
Why
are
you
averse
to
watching
the
original
films
when
you
set
out
to
act
in
their
remakes?
I
do
not
make
it
a
point
to
watch
the
original
Tamil
or
Telugu
versions
of
the
Hindi
films
which
I
set
out
to
do
because
I
do
not
want
to
be
subconsciously
influenced
by
the
acting
style
of
the
regional
actors.
I
saw
parts
of
the
original
Telugu
version
of
Wanted
in
which
Mahesh
Babu
had
acted
and
not
Pokkiri
the
Tamil
version
in
which
Vijay
had
acted.
You
seem
to
take
up
films
with
both
veteran
as
well
as
new
directors.
Why?
If
I
have
acted
with
a
new
director
like
Prabhu
Deva
in
Wanted
or
Prem
R
Soni
in
Main
Aurr
Mrs
Khanna,
I
am
now
also
acting
with
a
war
horse
like
Anil
Sharma
in
Veer.
Both
new
as
well
as
veteran
directors
have
their
own
plus
as
well
as
minus
points.
When
I
heard
Prem
R.
Soni"s
script,
I
realized
that
it
has
been
written
coolly,
eschewing
any
kind
of
melodrama.
Prem
is
competent
director
to
watch
out!
Anil"s
forte
is
lavishness.
His
shot
taking
also
is
excellent
and
is
good
at
emotional
scenes.
However,
I
have
to
take
care
that
his
film
dos
not
look
like
a
70"s
film,
because
he
belongs
to
the
old
school.
There
is
this
allegation
that
you
do
not
plan
things!
Yes.
I
admit
I
have
never
planned
my
career.
I
have
done
films
at
times
even
out
of
emotions
without
thinking
about
the
pros
and
cons
of
doing
them.
I
have
never
ever
had
any
kind
of
strategy
or
approach
when
I
decided
to
take
up
a
film.
Isn"t
it
scary
to
compete
with
two
more
releases
on
Diwali?
Yes.
I
admit
it
is
very
scary
when
I
realize
that
my
films
like
Main
Aurr
Mrs
Khanna,
London
Dreams
and
Veer
are
awaiting
almost
back
to
back
releases
this
year,
one
after
them
other,
but
I
am
not
unduly
worried
because
I
play
different
characters
in
all
the
films.
If
Main
Aurr
Mrs
Khanna
is
a
romantic
comedy,
London
Dream
is
a
youth
oriented
musical
while
Veer
is
an
out
and
out
period
caper.
You
do
not
seem
to
be
too
keen
on
doing
any
art
film!
I
am
sure
about
one
thing.
That
is
I
do
not
want
to
preach
as
an
actor.
I
am
here
to
entertain.
I
do
not
want
to
do
art
films
which
bore
the
audiences
to
death.
I
want
to
give
back
to
my
fans,
who
have
made
me
a
big
star
by
doing
meaningful
films
which
entertain
them.
How
happy
are
you
with
the
way
your
career
has
shaped
till
date?
I
couldn"t
have
asked
for
more
from
God.
I
came
around
the
time
when
Jackie
Shroff
and
Sanjay
Dutt
had
come
into
the
industry.
I
think
frankly
I
have
overstayed
in
the
industry
thanks
to
my
fans
and
producers,
by
about
ten
years.