Actor Salman Khan has responded to accusations made by ‘Sikandar’ director, AR Murugadoss, that he has been arriving on the movie set late at night. During the ‘Weekend Ka Vaar’ episode of ‘Bigg Boss 19’, comedian Ravi Gupta asked Salman about the films he regrets doing.
The actor stated that there was no such film among the new ones. He said, “Nayi mein se koi nahi hai log kehte hain Sikandar par main nahi manta, uska plot bahut achha tha (I don’t regret doing any film in the recent times. People do say it can be Sikandar, but I don’t believe that. The plot of the film was good).”
He further said, “Lekin kya hai na main set pe raat ke 9 baje pahuchta tha, toh usme gadbad ho gayi. Meri pasliyan tooti thi, isne jo hamare director (AR Murugadoss) sahab hain unhone ye kaha. Lekin unki picture (Madharaasi) abhi ek release hui hai jisme actor 6 baje pahuchta tha (I used to arrive on sets by 9 PM and that created issues. This is what the director said but my rib was broken. Recently, another picture of his was released, and the actor of the film used to reach the set by 6).”
“Toh pehle toh ye picture thi Murugadoss aur Sajid Nadiadwala ki. Uske baad Sajid pahle kalti, Murugadoss wapas se hat gaya wahan se seedha South mein picture ki (Initially the film belonged to Murugadoss and Sajid Nadiadwala but later Sajid escaped. Then, Murugadoss also left and made a film in South),” Salman went on.
The ‘Sikandar’ actor also took an indirect jibe at Murugadoss’s last release, ‘Madharaasi’ and emphasised, “‘Madharaasi’ karke picture unhone direct ki hai jo ki release hui, bahut badi film hai aur utni hi badi.(smiles), Sikandar se badi blockbuster (He has directed a film called Madharaasi. It is a very big and a bigger blockbuster than Sikandar).”
Murugadoss, in an interview with Valaipechu Voicem while referring to Salman had shared, “It’s not easy to shoot with a star. Even day scenes, we have to shoot at night because he turns up on set only by 8 PM. We are used to shooting right from early mornings, but that’s not how things work there.” He stated that it also affected the other actors on set, adding, “If there were four kids in a scene, we would have to shoot with them at 2 AM, even if it’s the shot of them returning from school! They would become tired by that time and usually dozed off.”
‘Sikandar’ also featured actors Rashmika Mandanna, Sathyaraj, Sharman Joshi, Kajal Aggarwal, Prateik Babbar, Jatin Sarna, Sanjay Kapoor and others in key roles. The film was produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and released on March 30, 2025.
Salman will next be seen in director Apoorva Lakhia’s ‘Battle of Galwan’. The actor portrays the role of Colonel B Santosh Babu, who played a significant part in the 2020 Galwan Valley clash between Indian and Chinese troops.
‘Battle of Galwan’ is scheduled to release in 2026.
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