Director
Kabir
Khan,
who
is
looking
forward
to
the
release
of
Ek
Tha
Tiger,
admits
that
there
were
"issues"
between
him
and
leading
man
Salman
Khan
but
insists,
if
an
actor
does
not
have
any
suggestions
to
offer
then
he
is
brain
dead.
"When
we
started,
there
were
lots
of
discussions
on
how
we
would
go
head.
Everybody
cannot
be
on
same
page,
as
two
people
visualise
things
differently.
Yes,
there
were
issues..
you
want
to
call
it
interferences
or
problems
or
part
and
parcel
of
the
creative
process,
is
something
I
cannot
say," Kabir
told
PTI.
"There
can
never
be
a
film
without
issues.
There
has
to
be
issues,
discussions
and
arguments
about
characters
and
scenes.
Only
then
you
get
a
good
film.
For
me
the
issues
are
very
important
and
are
part
of
filmmaking
process," he
said.
The
director
admits
he
used
suggestions
from
Salman
considering
his
24
years
of
experience
in
the
industry.
"I
used
to
reach
out
to
Salman
for
suggestions,
because
I
feel
if
your
main
star
is
not
giving
you
at
least
ten
suggestions
a
day
then
you
are
in
trouble.
As
either
the
star
is
brain
dead
or
he
is
not
interested
in
the
project
and
doing
it
just
for
money,"
Kabir
said.
"Any
two
creative
people
will
not
look
at
it
a
scene
in
same
way.
It
took
15-20
days
for
us
(Salman
and
me)
to
come
on
same
page.
On
day
one,
our
vision
was
farther,
the
more
we
shot
the
closer
the
vision,"
he
said.
Kabir
feels
Salman's
presence
in
the
film
will
definitely
help
them
get
a
good
opening
at
the
Box
Office
but
the
rest
lies
with
the
content.
"Salman
can
get
me
a
great
opening
at
the
Box
Office,
no
doubt
about
it,
but
after
that
it
is
just
me
and
the
film
that
I
have
made.
I
have
a
feeling
that
the
film
will
have
a
long
run
at
the
theatres.
I
feel
it
has
the
strength
to
go
a
long
way," he
said.
Releasing
August
15,
Ek
Tha
Tiger,
is
Kabir's
third
directorial
venture
after
Kabul
Express
and
New
York.
The
film
produced
by
Aditya
Chopra,
will
see
Salman
playing
a
role
of
a
RAW
agent,
opposite
his
former
lady
love
Katrina
Kaif.
Kabir
says
both
Salman
and
Katrina
were
always
the
first
choice
for
this
film.
"Salman
was
the
obvious
choice
for
the
film.
He
has
larger
than
life
appeal…,
we
needed
a
larger
than
life
superstar
to
play
a
larger
than
life
legend
in
the
film.
I
think
no
one
can
play
this
character
of
Tiger
other
than
Salman.
Like
there
are
how
many
actors
in
the
industry
who
you
would
call
Tiger
and
not
feel
cheesy
about
it.
Salman
as
Tiger
is
perfect,"
Kabir
said.
"Katrina
was
somebody
for
whom
I
was
writing
this
character
of
Zoya.
I
had
Katrina
in
my
mind
while
writing
it.
I
have
shared
a
brilliant
working
relation
with
her
while
doing
New
York
and
I
was
happy
with
what
she
has
brought
to
the
table
for
the
film,"
he
said.