With his upcoming movie 'Sultan' scheduled for an Eid release, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has pushed the peddles with the film's promotions. Also in news recently for his insensitive comments, Bhaijaan sure knows how to keep the paps busy.
Playing a professional wrestler in the film, Sallu underwent a rigorous training to master not only the perfect bod but also scenes for the shoot. "You need to have a certain physicality to train to be a pehelwan. Aamir Khan (who plays yet another wrestler in his next project) and I both have trained extensively to look the part. You look like a fraud if you don't train properly. If I had to pick up a 120 kilo person, I would have to do it 10 times for it to be shot in five different angles. In a wrestling match, it happens only once or twice," he said.
Talking about director Ali Abbas, he said, "Ali didn't know anything about bodybuilding, I don't think he has once gone to a gym in his entire life. So while shooting he wanted a different body type every 20 days. He sometimes wanted me to play the young bit, sometimes the old bit, sometimes he wanted the fit bit, and sometimes the unfit bit. In a span of two months he wanted four body types."
"It is the most difficult film I've ever done. There is no appreciation for the physical hard work that you invest in a film, today the technology has gone so far that even if you are not fit, one can use technology to make you look fit. I saw a film of mine, and I saw a close up and that is when I said to myself 'gaya bhai tu'. When I'm not liking the way I'm looking, how is anyone else going to like it. Everyone fears losing stardom, I would be lying if I said otherwise. It is not the stardom that I fear losing, it is the love and respect. One day it hits you that suddenly it’s all over. But then you should be that man who knows how to deal with it. I have seen my father go through it twice in his life, I myself have gone through that. I think life is more than just being a star or a hero in movies.”
