‘You don’t romance your enemy unless you’re bond’
20 Nov 2008, 0000 hrs IST, OMAR QURESHI , TNN

Salman Khan sauntered into the studio like Alex, the hungry lion, from Madagascar and smirked at me like I was a pure sirloin steak.

But t’was too late to back out. I sat back warily as the good-looking Yuvvraaj of the moment stretched lazily before settling down for our first ever interview – after an era of knowing each other, almost. It makes for a rocker — uh, huh, for the readers I mean. Read on …

Surprise! Surprise! That Salman was coming together with Subhash Ghai only now? Their first film together after a Karz kinda lifetime?

Not really. Aamir still hasn’t done a film with Subhashji. Sometimes it takes success to get people together, sometimes not. In retrospect, I am glad that Subhashji’s offer came now and not three films earlier — as all of them were flops. This is what I don’t like about the industry, your body of work could be vast and impressive — phir ek aadhi picture nahin chalti, and they write you off. This is Subhash Ghai we are talking about; how can we ever forget the blockbusters he’s dished out over the years? SG and I hope to recreate that magic. And yes, everything is big about Yuvvraaj — its cast, its budget, its maker, its scale — even its expectations.

Any Friday fears? How do critics affect you?

Critics? Who follows critics? If critics could make good films then I’d give them credit for their judgment. Unki khudki picture pitt-jaati hai, so they don’t have the right to comment on our films. I don’t believe in ratings. Strangely, whenever my movies have been thoughtlessly criticized, they’ve gone on to become huge hits.

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