EXCLUSIVE: ‘I wish to have fun Salman Khan’s stardom on huge display screen’: Ali Abbas Zafar on reuniting along with his Sultan

Ali Abbas Zafar and Salman Khan have collaborated on movies like Sultan, Tiger Zinda Hai and Bharat. The director-actor duo journey on a one hundred pc success file and over time, there was fixed conjecture about their fourth collaboration. In an unique interview with Pinkvilla, Ali confirmed that he’s certainly planning a movie with the celebrity, however its too quickly to touch upon the timelines. Speaking concerning the mixture, Ali says, “God has been type that my identify is there with him as a mixture of actor and director. I’ve at all times stated that he’s an enormous star and I like him as an individual.”

The director provides, “What I like doing with him is have fun his stardom on the massive display screen and that’s what quintessential cinema followers need. Over a time period, administrators have usually celebrated huge stars on the display screen and the viewers has given loads of like to them. With Salman sir, I wish to write characters which stand as much as his persona on display screen.” Ali reveals that the 2 determined to take a break after Bharat, however with 3 years because the launch, a reunion is due. “I at all times informed myself, when Salman sir and I reunite, it must be that movie the place folks say that the character stood as much as what we’ve got carried out in previous.”

So what’s the established order on their fourth movie? “Nicely, I’m engaged on a personality in the meanwhile. As soon as that’s prepared, I’ll share it with Salman sir. Then transfer on to writing. As soon as he’s pleased with the movie, we shall be again collectively inshallah. It’s all work in progress in the meanwhile.”  However does he work on characters earlier than scripts for Salman? “Sure, as a result of he’s so huge with the viewers. It’s not price making a movie with him till and until you discover that proper character who does some form of justice to his persona. The character and movie must look humongous – one thing that the followers look forward to.”

Ali concludes, “It additionally must be a narrative that calls for his presence as a result of his diaspora of the viewers is so enormous – be it in India or Worldwide belts. That’s the place a serious quantity of my work goes and that’s what I’m engaged on. Let’s say, I’m within the strategy of locking a narrative that warrants his presence.”

Whereas there’s nonetheless a while to get issues rolling on the Salman Khan movie, Ali is presently engaged on the pre-production of Bade Miyan Chote Miyan with Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff. It’s confirmed for a Christmas 2023 launch.

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