Tiger Zinda Hai’s Azaan: Salman Khan has a great writer inside him and his one-liners are outstanding

Actor Paresh Pahuja says he was thrilled at the opportunity to work with Salman Khan, but was nervous too.

It was nothing short of a dream come true when actor Paresh Pahuja got to make his Bollywood debut in Salman Khan-starrer Tiger Zinda Hai where he played the role of one of the RAW agents, named Azaan. While there definitely would have been excitement to work with the star, the actor says he was “nervous” too.

Actor Paresh Pahuja played the role of one of the RAW agents in Tiger Zinda Hai.

“When I got this film, I had very mixed emotions. I was obviously thrilled but nervous too. I’ve revered him [Salman] all my life. But that equation really helped me play Azaan. I’m the youngest one in the team, so the way Azaan [my character] was in front of Tiger [Salman’s character], it was exactly how I am in front of Salman sir in real life,” says Paresh, adding that he always used to daydream about working with Salman while watching his films in Chandan, a single screen theatre in Mumbai.

Asked if there were moments where Salman helped him get a take right or gave suggestions to do things in a certain way, Paresh says, “He stayed back for my close ups just to give me cues. I mean you’re “The Salman Khan”. He told me a few things about screen acting, which surprised me. Very little changes have such a huge impact on the screen. And he’s very impromptu. So, we used to improvise as well. Salman sir has a great writer inside him and his one-liners are outstanding,” adds Paresh.

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