Nikkhil Advani’s fallout with Karan Johar after Kal Ho Naa Ho was one of the top controversies in Bollywood. Advani recently revealed that Salman Khan played a pivotal part in his life after he walked out of Dharma Productions. He also called him ‘messiah’ in the Bollywood industry as he was the first one to approach him. The director also shared that Salaam-e-Ishq was the outcome of his arrogance. As people doubted him Kal Ho Naa Ho was not directed by him. He tried to prove by directing Salaam-e-Ishq that he was capable of doing a multi-starrer movie. 

In an interview with Galatta Plus, Nikkhil said “Salaam-e-Ishq was an outcome of arrogance that, ‘Okay, people feel that I have not directed Kal Ho Naa Ho, I’ll direct six love stories. One will be a Mani Ratnam type love story, one will be a Gulzar type, one will be Karan Johar type, one will be a Kundan Shah type’. So, I said I will direct six love stories. Sunil Manchanda (producer) gave me the option. He said, ‘Let’s make something like Love Actually’.”

He added, “Salman Khan prides himself on being the messiah of the industry, so the minute I walked out of the doors of Dharma Productions, I got a call from Salman saying, ‘Come and meet me’. (He then said) ‘Now you will work for me, you will make a film for me’. And I appreciate that. I did Hero because Salman called me up, even after I started D-Day. After D-Day, the next film I did was Hero. Hero and Katti Batti were two big flops, one week after another.”

Nikhil Advani has been known for directing movies like Chandni Chowk to China, Batla House, D-Day, Katti Batti, Delhi Safari, Satyameva Jayate and Patiala House to name a few. 

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