I
Failed
As
A
Filmmaker
In
Ek
Tha
Tiger
In
the
interview,
Kabir
is
quoted
as
saying,
"I
think
I
failed
as
a
filmmaker
in
Ek
Tha
Tiger.
For
me,
a
good
film
is
where
I
strike
a
balance
between
quality
on
the
face
of
it
and
reading
between
the
lines.
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan
did
that
for
me."
The
Reason
Why
He
Doesn't
Repent
Doing
Ek
Tha
Tiger
"I
do
not
repent
doing
Ek
Tha
Tiger
as
my
working
relationship
with
Salman
actually
began
there."
His
Equation
With
Salman
Khan
"He
possesses
boundless
humility
despite
the
superstardom.
With
him,
it
was
never
it's
my
way
or
highway."
On
Why
He
Didn't
Want
To
Direct
Tiger
Zinda
Hai
"If
I
had
done
Tiger
Zinda
Hai
with
him
(Salman),
it
would
have
amounted
to
banking
on
a
successful
franchise.
I
am
not
ready
to
conform
to
the
Bollywoodisation
of
all
my
craft
yet."
On
Doing
A
Film
With
Hrithik
Roshan
Kabir
denied
that
he
has
signed
Hrithik
Roshan
for
a
film.
A
Sneak-Peek
Into
Salman
Khan's
Role
In
His
Upcoming
Film
Tubelight
The
Firstpost
interview
further
quoted
Kabir
hinting
at
Salman's
role
in
Tubelight.
He
said,
"The
war
is
just
the
backdrop.
It
is
not
even
the
setting
so
it
is
not
really
a
war
film.
The
setting
is
remotely
away
from
the
war
site.
We
do
not
explore
why
the
war
happened,
how
it
happened.
There
is
just
one
character
who
goes
to
the
war."
Shahrukh
Khan's
Cameo
Is
An
Integral
Part
Of
The
Story
In
Tubelight
The
filmmaker
added
that
Shahrukh
Khan's
cameo
in
Tubelight
isn't
just
a
publicity
gimmick.
Talking
about
it,
he
said,
"If
you
see
the
film,
you
will
realise
that
the
role
demanded
a
superstar
presence.
It
is
crucial
to
the
plot,
changes
the
entire
plot
and
Shah
Rukh
fits
the
bill."