Mumbai: Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya has delivered several blockbusters such as ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’, ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!’, ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’, and ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ with Salman Khan.
The director wants to team up with the ‘Sikandar’ actor once again, but says it is quite challenging to find a character which is relevant and fresh for the actor.
The filmmaker further revealed that though he had a plan to make an action film with Salman, he dropped the idea as he couldn’t find the right character for him.
“There are some subjects that you are not able to take it forward, you are unable to crack the climax or get the character, so till all of this does not come together, it doesn’t make sense to make a film,” Sooraj was quoted as saying by PTI.
“I’ve barely made seven films, but this is what I’ve decided to do, and till the time I don’t feel convinced I won’t make it. So, I’m so happy that Salman Bhai is with me, and today to make something relevant and fresh for him at his age is a bigger challenge,” the filmmaker added.
Salman’s recent projects ‘Sikandar,’ ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’, ‘Radhe’, ‘Dabangg 3’, and ‘Race 3’ failed to impress audiences.
However, Sooraj believes that Salman will soon make a huge comeback.
“I think it happens in everyone’s life… it is just that he is a celebrity, that’s why he gets so much attention. But everyone should be allowed to make a mistake, to learn because that is what his life is,” he said.
“We have to allow each other to, we should not be so harsh. He is such a good person, he is so strong that he is going to come back in a very big way,” the director added.
On the work front, Salman is currently busy shooting for Apoorva Lakhia’s war drama, ‘Battle of Galwan’, while Sooraj will be working on a family drama starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sharvari.