- By Tanya Garg
- Wed, 07 May 2025 01:27 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Kabir Khan and Salman Khan collaborated for two of the biggest projects in the Hindi cinema industry - Ek Tha Tiger and Bajrangi Bhaijaan. However, did you know that the superstar and the filmmaker did not always get along? Kabir Khan talked candidly about his collaboration with Salman Khan in a recent interview, acknowledging that there were some creative disagreements on the Ek Tha Tiger sets.
Kabir Khan talked about how Aditya Chopra urged him to collaborate with Salman Khan on a movie. He said it was rather natural for him to go from directing a big-name actor to creating documentaries and low-budget movies.
Kabir Khan said, "He (Aditya) told me, 'Kabir, making a film with a big star is a different beast and a different kind of film altogether, and I feel that you can now step up to that.’ Then we wrote Tiger. I never consciously thought that I would have to do something in a specific way just because Salman was in it. It’s just that the storyteller in me wanted to do certain things because I knew he could carry it off. In a certain sense, fan service also starts to come in when you have a star in front of you and you know you can do all these things with someone of Salman’s calibre," while talking to IndiaTv-ShowBiz.
Kabir Khan went on to say that he and Salman had 'a lot of tussle' when they got together on the set. The well-known director claimed that it was only his third picture while Salman Khan was at the peak of his career.
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The filmmaker continued, "It was also his first time working with Yash Raj Films, and it was a new territory for him — action, and we were trying to make it international, so a lot of churning happened. Sometimes I had to pull him down and stop him from going overboard; sometimes he was pulling me up to do more. Some discussions were amicable, and some left one of us sulking. Even though Tiger was not completely in my control, I feel that something interesting happened between the two of us — the energy that formed between us."
About Ek Tha Tiger
Ek Tha Tiger was the YRF's debut installment in the spy universe. The 2012 movie also satrred Katrina Kaif, Ranvir Shorey, Roshan Seth, Girish Karnad in significant roles. It was Yash Raj Films and Salman Khan's first joint venture, and it was a huge commercial success, grossing Rs 320 crore at the box office globally.
