Bollywood and South cinema director AR Murugadoss recently gave an interview, in which he directly blamed Salman Khan for the failure of Sikandar. After this statement of his, AR Murugadoss blames Salman Khan has become headlines in the media. He attributed the biggest reason for the film’s failure to be Salman Khan’s delay during the shooting of the film.
Murugadoss interview: The Reality Of Late Shoots
AR Murugadoss candidly told in the interview that “It’s not easy to shoot with a star. Even day scenes we have to shoot at the night because Salman Khan turns up the sets”. The director also said that he and his team are used to shooting early in the morning, but such an unconventional schedule disturbed everyone. Especially for the child actors, it was even more challenging.
Salman Khan’s Clarification For Late Timing and Discipline
In a recent interview with India Today, Salman Khan clarified this. He explained that he is simply “different”, and he is considered a disciplined actor in the industry. He further added that as soon as the camera rolls on the set, his priority is to stay on the set and he never goes back to the vanity.
Salman said that “Having worked on 100+ films, I’m disciplined, dedicated, and prefer staying on set rather than going back to my vanity once the cameras roll”.
What is the real reason behind Sikandar’s failure?
AR Murugadoss did not blame the shooting schedule alone for the failure of the film. He said that while making the Hindi version of the film, he had to face many challenges like: language barrier, emotional depth, and missing of a strong storytelling. He further said that I did not execute the film well, due to which even due to the original script, Sikandar did not have the same thing that Ghajini and Holiday had.
Fans Mixed Reaction Over AR Murugadoss Blames Salman Khan
Some supported Murugadoss’s comments, but some fans criticised him a lot. Fans said that the film is one of the worst films of this year and some compared it to this TV serial.
Conclusion
AR Murugadoss Balmes Salman Khan this statement is incomplete, while the director has clearly said that the reason for Sikandar’s failure was late shoot schedule, language and poor execution. Salman defended his discipline, but the real reason was the film’s poor story and poor execution.
