Salman Khan has a large fan following, and his followers are all the time desperate to see him on-screen, whether or not by movies or cameos. Not too long ago, Atlee shared some attention-grabbing behind-the-scenes anecdotes of working with the celebrity when he got here to shoot his cameo for the Varun Dhawan-led Child John. The filmmaker revealed that Salman sat like a lion, explaining his grand presence on set as he had enjoyable and even teased Atlee by calling him Bruce Lee’s brother.
In an unique interplay with Pinkvilla, Atlee revealed they deliberate to get Salman Khan on board for a cameo over a cup of causal espresso. He stated that he shared the thought with the movie’s co-producer Murad Khetani that wasn’t recognized to Varun but. So, they casually deliberate to method the actor for it in a while.
Nonetheless, to the Jawan director’s shock, the subsequent morning, Khetani knowledgeable him that he had already visited the celebrity at his dwelling. Inside minutes, the celebrity agreed to do the cameo.
The thought was thrilling for Atlee however made him nervous as a result of that they had not ready the scene for Salman Khan’s cameo. Nonetheless, he was grateful for the actor’s generosity and agreed to it.
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Given the second’s significance, the filmmaker wished every part to be excellent and checked all of the preparations himself. “Contemplating an enormous celebrity like Salman Khan was coming, I needed to be very accountable. I wished every part to be excellent,” he defined.
Nonetheless, Khan effortlessly made them comfy and trusted them, eradicating all their worries and nervousness. Atlee stated, “We deliberate to go and clarify the scene to him, however Salman sir stated, ‘Why do it’s important to clarify? I am going to come and do it, no drawback.’ I’ve by no means seen a celebrity like that.”
Atlee, who has labored with Shah Rukh Khan and distinguished actors within the South Indian movie trade, admitted he had by no means seen any celebrity who did not ask questions and trusted them to such an extent.
On the day of the shoot, the filmmaker was once more shocked when he punctually got here on the name time however realized he was late for the reason that Tiger 3 actor arrived half an hour early on the units.
“I used to be 20 minutes late to the set as a result of we known as Salman Khan at 1:00; he got here by 12:30, so I got here at 1. I got here on time, however he was 20 minutes earlier than me, and he was sitting like a lion,” Atlee stated, highlighting the spectacular presence of the celebrity.
Khan, recognized for his fun-loving nature, additionally had a enjoyable banter on the set with Atlee and different solid members. Varun Dhawan chimed in and revealed that Salman Khan teased the filmmaker by calling him Bruce Lee ka bhai Atlee, which left everybody laughing and total introduced a optimistic vitality to the shoot.
Sharing particulars concerning the cameo, Atlee, who produced Child John, revealed that they shot an motion sequence with Khan and guaranteed followers they might like it. He said, “We captured a strong four-to-five-minute sequence. In my language, it is ‘paka mass,’ pure leisure.”
In the long run, the filmmaker hinted at the opportunity of increasing Salman Khan’s function sooner or later, mentioning that the celebrity has an epilogue within the movie. Possibly that may be Child John 2; we do not know,” he teased, leaving followers excited.
Regardless of their enjoyable, Atlee expressed his honest gratitude to Salman Khan, who took day out from his busy schedule for the cameo. He admitted that they had a number of enjoyable collectively on the set, which has elevated followers’ expectations of seeing it.
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