Salman Khan: I had to make the notebook

Salman Khan's next production, The Notebook, is a love story set in Kashmir. Nitin Kakkar's management marks the beginning of Pranutan, daughter of Mohnish Behl, with Zaheer Iqbal.

During a media conversation during the promotion of the film, Salman spoke at length about The Notebook, his acting career and the current situation in Kashmir. Here are excerpts from the conversation:

Q) As a producer, what were your creative contributions in The Notebook?

When the film arrived, I knew it was a good movie. It happened a long time ago and I had to do it, but then my image changed. So, I could not. For example, when Subhash Ghai sir came to see me with Yuvvraj, I said that I wanted to do Hero. But later, we launched Sooraj (Pancholi) with that. So, it's not because we have scripts that pile up that I do not want to do it. These are the movies I really wanted to do but I was not able to do for a variety of reasons.

Moreover, each script is written by dad (Salim Khan). We tell him what is the plot. Then we show him the end of the races. He tells us what to keep, what to remove and what exactly would work.

Q) What advice would you give to today's actors?

Avoid trouble. But you never know, you may avoid problems, but they cause you problems.

Q. You pay particular attention to the music of your films.

Yes. It has always been a constant for us. Hero and Loveyatri both had good music. We want if anyone hears our songs, even once, they are hooked. So all the songs in this movie are excellent too. There is a kind of reminder value. "Bumro Bumro" was a success at the time, but now it sounds even better.

Q. What do you like more, produce or play?

I love both. But there is more work in the production of a movie. Because when you're a producer, you have to be active. Of course, the team takes care of the monetary part and the other problems, but watching the screenplay and the music takes a lot of my energy. Because I work too, and then I have to look at that too. I also look at the rushes and the modifications.

Q. Would you also say a movie at some point?

I wanted to start my career as a director, but it did not happen. Thanks my God! I have a sense for good scripts, but just when you think you know the formula, fate comes and slaps you. And then we have you guys, one thing that's wrong and you know. You flopped my Rs 140 crore film, Tubelight!

Q. You have played in good romantic movies during your acting career.

Until you do not have a love story, the movie will never work. You may have a good story, but I think it's important to have a great story of love in this regard. In The Notebook, beauty lies in the fact that they fall in love with the eyes not of everyone but of their heart.

Q. You have launched several actors. What do you see in the actors who makes you throw them?

I have always believed in one thing. If you take a double look at someone, you know that he has something special. If you have entered a place and no one has noticed you, forget it.

My father said to me, "When you enter a place, do not do anything openly for people to notice you. Do not be noticed. Without you trying, people should notice you. There should be some curiosity about you, and when they ask you, they should know that you are my son. But it took a good four years. So I started coaching, doing weight training, doing modeling, and then people noticed me.

So I'm looking for what I did not have in my childhood. They make me notice them. It's a good quality to have.

Q. With all the attention you receive, does it become overwhelming at some point?

Yes, something becomes overwhelming. Sometimes I just do not want to get attention, but I get it anyway. It concerns me. I have to sacrifice my privacy, but it may be a good thing.

Q. Who would you consider your teacher / mentor?

My father. In fact, more than my father, it's my mother. From my dad, I had a sense of script and everything. But it was my mother who taught me to be morally correct, ethically correct and mostly correct.

Q. With the kind of experience you have in movies, do you now warn the fate of a movie?

No, nothing. As for Tubelight, I did say that we should not publish Aid. Because the people who come out of their homes on Eid are people who throw a "pillar" and make a "masti". They really want to have fun. An exit from Eid should be a celebratory film. We knew what the script was and I knew that this movie should not have been published on Eid. But we did not want to give up the festive outing either. People went to celebrate Eid and went out crying. So, I still think that Tubelight should not have come out on any festival. He should have gone out regularly on Friday. Now that people watch the movie by satellite and digitally, they love this movie.

Q. You have a bigger picture than life. Do you think that, for this reason, your audience does not allow you to experiment with your roles?

Have you ever seen in an audience hall? If I had this larger than life image, I would never need to be there. So, no, I do not have a bigger picture than life at all.

Q. There are rumors that you are going to create web content.

Web series, but the series are clean. I do not like garbage going on. I was asked to do something on the digital platform and I did not say no. My content is going to be Hum Aapke content type Hain Koun. I am all for the clean content for the web.

Q. Notebook celebrates love – love in Kashmir and love between two people who do not know each other. But, at this moment, love is very far from Kashmir.

When we heard about this, he just killed us. The backdrop of this film is exactly the same. The children come and go with their guns.

Q. The notebook also deals with education in Kashmir. To what extent is education important for changing the situation in Kashmir?

Everyone gets an education, but it is important to receive the appropriate "taleem" (training). The boy who did this must also have received an education, but maybe his principles were wrong. It is of the utmost importance that we get the right "tale" with the right education.