FAILURE MADE ME APPROACHABLE AND PATIENT: SAJID
Sajid Khan says after 20 years of poking fun at others, it was only fair that he was at the receiving end of severe backlash; feels he is more sorted now
Filmmaker Sajid Khan, who recently announced his next directorial — the fourth instalment of the Housefull film franchise, says that ever since the release of his last film Humshakals (2014), he is a changed person. As the actor turns 47 today, he talks about how failure has been a good teacher to him.
“I had become arrogant and stupid. I wish I was more cunning, then I wouldn’t have said half the things I had said to the media. It (failure) just brought me down to earth. I eventually learnt that there is more to life than box office figures and box office numbers, and there is nobody who is infallible,” says Sajid, who will ring in his birthday with a casual dinner with close friends, and nothing “fancy”.
Besides Humshakals, his 2013 film Himmatwala also did not impress the audience. He has a theory behind what led to the debacle of the projects. “The truth is that for 20 years I made a career out of making fun of people’s films, their songs, and their acting prowess. So it was only fair that the media and certain people in the film industry gave it back to me. I was criticised even during Heyy Babby (2007) and Houseful (2010), which were declared hits, but Humshakals and Himmatwala weren’t. I just took it and kept quiet,” he says.
Sajid started his career as a stand up comedian, and eventually turned into a full time filmmaker. He is coming back in front of the audience as a changed person now. “Most of the times we speak from the brain, and are calculative. I speak from my heart and that is what always gets me in trouble. When you speak from your heart, you end up putting your foot in your mouth,” he says, before adding, “My experiences have now made me a little more easier, and lot more approachable. I don’t panic now.”
I had become arrogant and stupid. I wish I was more cunning, then I wouldn’t have said half the things I had said to the media. Failure humbled me
SAJID KHAN, FILMMAKER