Salman Khan Opens Up About The Failure Of HERO
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Thursday, 1st Oct 2015, 7:17 PM IST Salman Khan’s production venture ‘Hero’ failed to make a mark at the box-office. And recently, the superstar openly spoke up about the film’s failure. The superstar said, "The film has done well for itself. Our main intention was to launch Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty, which we have achieved. Both of them are safe. We made 36-38 crores. As producers, we did whatever we could do, we did not leave any stone unturned, but sometimes it clicks, sometimes it doesn’t." "The music was fabulous, action was outstanding — even the way it was shot — the casting of the girl and boy was fantastic. It had the plot of Subhash Ghai-Jackie Shroff’s 'Hero'. It was a simple love story. What else do you need in a romantic film? However, many people said the first half was good, but second half, they felt story nahi hai. There was action, romance, drama — one can’t do more than that. For whatever reasons — it’s their choice — the Mumbai and Delhi multiplexes didn’t get the audiences. They felt purani ‘Hero’ hai, same cheez hai. If those metros had come in, we would have been rocking," he added. However, he blames himself for not concentrating on the film. When he was asked if the film could have been better if he had directed, Salman said, "(Laughs) Nikhil (Advani) has done his best. First, I was busy with 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' and later 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'. By the time I got the material... I sat on the edit. I should have been overseeing it from before, seen the rushes because small, small things have been missed. It’s nobody’s fault, though. If it is anybody’s, it’s mine because I had taken the responsibility towards Sooraj and Athiya. I should have been a hands-on producer, but I left it to Nikhil, who is good. However, in trying to make the film look good, he lost that earthy charm. Sometimes, the visuals overtook the emotions. But we will definitely work together again." Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’s first Box Office mobile app from here –Android: http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS: bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp | |||||
