Now Salman wants to go back to the romantic genre.
"I am doing a romantic film soon. Action is very tough... One has to get up at odd hours, like early morning, to do action films, work till late night, do action in worst conditions like in hot weather, fighting on rooftops and dirty places. It is difficult," he said.
The 46-year-old is destiny's child. Controversy, it appears, could be his middle name; he is neck deep in legal battles and health issues and has yet emerged box-office king with back-to-back action blockbusters - Wanted, Dabangg, Ready and Bodyguard.
All of them entered the
Rs. 100 crore club and Ek Tha Tiger is on a record-breaking spree too. After setting a new record by raking in
Rs. 33 crore on opening day, it has also smashed the weekend collection record by earning
Rs. 45 crore.
In Salman's view, with the increasing number of theatres and the rise in ticket prices, Rs.100 crore could soon be equivalent to Rs.10 crore.
"The exact collection starts from single screens and multiplexes in cities and small towns. With ticket prices and number of theatres also increasing, the films are likely to do a huge amount of business. Soon, this
Rs. 100 crore will be like
Rs. 10 crore," Salman said.
"And talking about the overseas business, who knows what business the film is exactly doing in overseas? Once the distributor starts giving actual figures, the numbers will definitely go up."
Salman forayed into Bollywood with 1988 film Biwi Ho Toh Aisi in a small role as Rekha's spoilt brother-in-law. Success was his the very next year with the 1989 romance Maine Pyaar Kiya.
There was no looking back after that. He climbed the success ladder rapidly and churned out romantic hits like Love, Saajan, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun and Hum Dil Chuke Sanam.
He then did romantic comedies like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya and Partner. In 2009, he endorsed action with Wanted, the first in the series to hit the screen.
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