By Hindustan Times
Actor-producer Arbaaz Khan will soon make his debut as a director with the discharge of his next production, Dabangg 2, on December 21. The promos of the Salman Khan-starrer was received well.
But a undeniable rumour concerning the actor having ghost-directed the film has irked Arbaaz. “It’s all rubbish,” says the first-time director. “Salman has to do his work — acting, fighting and dancing. Will he do this or will he direct? We make an excessive amount of out of the truth that he has suggestions. He has his tackle how he desires to do scenes, that is fair.”
According to Arbaaz, every actor gives suggestions when they’re shooting. And he feels there’s no harm in hearing what they need to say. “There’s no ego here. The film is being made because Salman is starring in it, so if he suggests something, I do consider it,” says Arbaaz.
Do such aspersions bother him? “No. They might matter if there has been any truth to them. Many directors face this situation,” says Arbaaz, adding that once Aditya Chopra directed Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), rumours suggested that Yash Chopra ghost-directed it. When Karan Johar made his first film, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), people insinuated that Adi had helped him and so on.
“Bhai hai toh kya hua (so what if he’s my brother)? At the sets of my film, Salman is a particularly successful actor and i'm a debutant director.”
