Salman Khan: Today Filmmakers Have A Different Understanding Of India

Bollywood star Salman Khan during the 68th Filmfare Awards 2023 press conference took a jibe at the young actors in the Hindi film industry stating how the ‘five of them’ (Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan) will give them a run for their money. 

Salman said that he and his contemporaries are not giving up so easily. Naming himself, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and Aamir Khan, he added, “We will make them run for their money. We are not retiring anytime soon. Our films also work and so we hike our fees. Seeing that, they also increase their fee even when their films are not working.”

Salman Khan also said that he has been hearing it for a long time that Hindi films are not working. However, he reasoned that the wrong films are being made and hence they fail at the box office. 

“Today filmmakers have a different understanding of India. They feel it’s from Andheri to Colaba. The filmmakers that I have met and interacted; they are too cool. They make that kind of content. However, Hindustan is way different. They start from the east of the railway stations,” he shared.

Salman Khan also stated that while he is talking about content, his film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is up for release. “I hope my words don’t come to bite me. Bhari nahi padhna chaiye… People shouldn’t question what kind of a film have I made. It is releasing on April 21 and I hope everyone likes it,” he quipped.