"Salman and I cracked London Dreams in 20 minutes"- Vipul Shah
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It's
a
known
fact
that
when
it
comes
to
Salman
Khan,
he
is
good
when
he
wants
to
be
good
and
comes
across
as
plain
lazy
when
he
opts
to
do
so.
We
saw
his
former
self
in
Wanted
where
he
ate
up
the
screen
with
his
performance.
On
the
other
hand,
audiences
had
the
misfortune
of
seeing
his
opposite
persona
in
Main
Aurr
Mrs
Khanna.
So
what
kind
of
Salman
did
Vipul
get
in
London
Dreams?
After
all,
for
the
filmmaker
who
has
only
worked
with
Akshay
Kumar
as
the
leading
man
in
each
of
his
films
in
the
past,
it
was
a
matter
of
creating
a
tuning
with
someone
who
is
known
for
his
performance
varying
as
per
his
liking
of
the
project.
Well,
if
Vipul
Shah
is
to
be
believed,
Salman
Khan
wanted
him
to
drive
the
entire
show
and
followed
his
vision
while
coming
up
with
his
own
interpretation,
as
required.
Joginder
Tuteja
catches
up
with
the
man
who
is
riding
high
on
the
success
of
four
back
to
back
hits
-
Aankhen,
Waqt
-
Race
Against
Time,
Namastey
London,
Singh
Is
Kinng
-
and
is
now
opening
a
new
chapter
in
his
life
with
a
dramatic
romantic
musical
London
Dreams
with
Salman
Khan,
Ajay
Devgn
and
Asin
Thottumkal..
Did
you
ever
worry
that
from
which
side
of
the
bed
would
Salman
wake
up
on
the
first
day
of
the
shoot
of
London
Dreams?
[Laughs]
There
wasn't
anything
like
that.
Once
you
sign
an
actor,
you
know
what
to
expect
and
how
to
get
that.
Also,
the
fate
of
any
film
can
be
known
in
the
first
few
hours
of
the
first
day
of
shooting
itself.
My
experience
tells
me
that.
You
get
to
know
if
an
actor
is
trying
to
be
dominating.
Or
if
he
doesn't
quite
turn
out
to
be
the
person
that
you
were
expecting.
You
also
start
getting
worried
about
the
fact
that
whether
your
decision
has
backfired.
Both
an
actor
as
well
as
the
director
may
not
be
able
to
pinpoint
the
exact
pain
area
but
yes,
the
first
few
hours
are
very
crucial
in
a
relationship.
Given
the
fact
that
Salman
is
going
all
out
for
the
promotion
of
London
Dreams
as
well,
just
as
was
the
case
with
Wanted,
I
guess
it
can
be
safely
assumed
that
it
was
a
good
beginning
after
all
for
your
relationship
with
him.
[Smiles]
That's
true,
both
of
us
cracked
the
essence,
spirit
and
treatment
of
London
Dreams
in
first
20
minutes
itself.
I
remember
the
scene
that
was
required
to
be
shot.
It
featured
Salman
and
Asin
in
front
of
a
lit
up
Eiffel
Tower.
While
I
was
reading
the
scene
to
him,
he
was
quietly
listening
to
me.
Once
I
was
through,
he
just
said
one
thing
to
me
which
gave
me
quite
a
high.
Something
like
this
coming
from
a
man
who
has
been
a
leading
man
for
20
years
now
was
wonderful.
And
what
exactly
did
he
say?
He
said
-
'Vipul,
I
always
believe
that
if
the
director
can
read
the
scene
with
absolutely
correct
pitch
and
intensity,
the
actor
finds
it
good
to
go
from
there
on.
So
this
is
the
way
we
would
go
from
here.
You
read
every
scene
to
me
and
tell
me
how
you
want
it
to
be
performed.
I
would
then
further
interpret
it
and
take
it
on
from
there.'
He
was
all
for
the
movie
from
there
on.
How
did
the
scene
eventually
go?
He
did
it
in
absolutely
the
same
manner
as
I
had
envisaged
and
came
up
with
a
bang-on
performance.
From
there
on,
we
didn't
have
to
discuss
anything
other
than
the
scenes
to
follow.
The
entire
shooting
from
there
on
went
smoothly.
How
about
Ajay?
He
is
also
quite
intense
once
the
camera
starts
rolling.
Do
we
get
to
see
trademark
Ajay
intensity?
That's
right,
you
will
actually
get
to
see
Ajay
in
the
kind
of
performance
for
which
he
was
roped
in.
I
also
have
to
highlight
another
facet
of
his
acting.
Since
he
is
also
a
director,
he
is
very
clear
about
what
a
filmmaker
would
be
expecting
from
him.
Also,
he
is
technically
one
of
the
strongest
people
I
have
come
across.
He
knows
everything
about
filmmaking
and
that
reflects
in
his
act.
He
is
very
knowledgeable
and
visualises
everything
about
the
scene
before
coming
up
with
his
take.
Since
I
had
such
experienced
men
on
board,
I
didn't
have
to
do
much
explanation
for
him
on
a
scene
to
scene
basis.
You
aren't
coming
alone
though.
There
is
Aladin
along
with
you
and
Ajab
Prem
Ki
Ghazab
Kahani,
Jail,
Aao
Wish
Karein,
Tum
Mile,
Kurbaan
and
De
Dana
Dan
following
in
weeks
to
come.
Isn't
that
scary?
As
I
said
earlier,
it's
an
unfortunate
clogging
of
films.
I
still
wish
to
see
a
silver
lining
though.
See,
if
there
are
back
to
back
four-five
good
films
then
it
only
gives
audiences
some
enthusiasm
to
see
more
films.
They
start
feeling
that
since
this
week's
movie
was
good,
let
me
check
out
the
release
of
next
week.
It
makes
him
gain
confidence
about
quality
of
cinema.
However,
the
moment
he
catches
a
bad
film,
he
starts
wondering
if
shelling
out
money
again
would
be
a
good
idea.
This
is
why
I
sincerely
hope
that
all
the
newer
movies
are
good
films
and
they
perform
well.
When
Wanted,
in
spite
of
being
in
the
running
for
so
many
weeks
now,
is
still
going
strong
despite
competition,
then
why
can't
others
too
follow
suit?