Salman Khan, who made his acting debut with the 1988 film Biwi Ho To Aisi, has starred in so many movies over his three-decade-long career in Hindi cinema. Over the years, Khan has played a diverse range of characters in movies belonging to different genres. While some of his characters clicked with the audiences, others failed to leave any impact.
Recently, Khan opened up about the most challenging character that he has played in his career. Surprisingly, it was not his role in Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) where he had to perform a series of jaw-dropping action sequences. Khan, in fact, revealed that it was his character in the 2016 blockbuster film Sultan which he felt was the most challenging role to play.
Talking about his role in Sultan, where he played a wrestler, Salman Khan told an Indian daily, “That has been my most challenging film so far, physically. I had to lose weight and then gain weight, and the cycle continued.”
The superstar went on to add that it was physically very demanding for him to play Sultan Ali Khan in the film. “When I was not shooting, I would be in the gym. It was physically demanding and thus, the most challenging as an actor.”
In Sultan, which also starred Anushka Sharma in the lead role, Salman Khan was seen in the role of a wrestler who goes from fit to unfit. But circumstances force him to get back into shape within a short span of time and participate in a high-profile wrestling tournament. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Sultan was one of the biggest hits of 2016. After the humongous success of the film, Salman Khan and Ali Abbas Zafar collaborated on Tiger Zinda Hai and Bharat (2019).
Meanwhile, Salman Khan is busy filming the third instalment of Dabangg (2009). Also starring Sonakshi Sinha, the much-awaited crop drama, Dabangg 3, is set to enter theatres on 20th December, 2019.
Saif Ali Khan's hospital trip was a mess, from a sleepy attendant to insisting on a stretcher.
He just ignored everyone telling him to use a wheelchair when it was time to leave.
His own mother, Sharmila Tagore, is still annoyed he did not listen to her.
A chilling detail: his son Jeh was nicked by the knife too during the chaos.
Right, so Saif Ali Khan is talking about the knife attack now. He is actually talking about it. He is filling in the blanks from that night at his Bandra home, the one that ended with him in surgery. And he is explaining that moment he left the hospital, no wheelchair, no ambulance, just walking. It was a conscious choice after the knife attack, his way of saying he was still on his feet.
Saif Ali Khan says he wanted to walk out of hospital to show fans he was fine Instagram/saifalikhanpataudiworld
What exactly went down that night?
He saw the man standing over Jeh’s bed, armed. During the struggle, the assailant’s knife even nicked his young son Jeh. The attacker managed to stab Saif six times before fleeing.
Saif Ali Khan opens up about the night he was stabbed and his shocking hospital decisionInstagram/saifalikhanpataudiworld
Why did Saif Ali Khan deny a wheelchair after the attack?
The hospital scene was weirdly placid and almost sleepy especially the emergency area. He knew the second he walked in, he would require a stretcher. But the attendant on duty just offered a wheelchair. He had to argue, “No, I think I need a stretcher.” The guy was not really getting it. In the end, Saif said he had to snap the guy to attention by stating his name and calling it a medical emergency. That is when everything kicked off.
That initial refusal of aid, bizarrely, set the tone. Later, after a week in hospital and surgery, he was again faced with the wheelchair question for his discharge. “It just did not seem to be necessary.” He could move, though in pain. So why would he pretend otherwise?
Here is the thing: everyone had an opinion. Someone said to take an ambulance, and another insisted on the wheelchair. The media was camped outside, curious and waiting. His own instinct cut through the noise. He figured, why feed the panic? Why have his family, his fans, seeing him wheeled out or driven away in an ambulance?
He decided the right message was the simplest one: just walk out. Show them you are upright and okay. It was a picture message, literally.
Of course, the plan backfired a bit online, with some calling the whole thing fake. His mother, Sharmila Tagore, certainly thought he had made a mistake, telling Twinkle Khanna that if he had just listened to her and used the wheelchair, “there would have been no controversy.” But for Saif, the intention was only to reassure.
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