‘I AM NERVOUS JUST ABOUT ANYTHING NOWADAYS’
Salman Khan, who had a session at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, showed a more humble side of himself, even as ready wit sparkled in his replies
It was a candid Salman Khan that the audience saw at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2017 (Nov 30-Dec 1), held in New Delhi. His frank replies brought forth quite a few laughs, even as the actor himself struggled a little with his sore throat, the result of a viral infection.
Beginning with apologising for his voice, the actor humbly declared that he was not “fit” to be on a platform that had speakers who were “so wellread and dignified”.
At the session, moderated by journalist Shekhar Gupta, Salman was asked about the debate on him being one of the most misunderstood actors. He replied with a smile, “For the last 25-30 years, I’ve been hearing that I am the most misunderstood person there is. Yeh misunderstanding kaise tees saal se ek aadmi kayam kar sakta hain? But, if someone is saying that you are misunderstood, that means he understood me. He [has] totally got it. Otherwise, how’d they say I am misunderstood?” The reply got loud applause.
Afterwards, HT asked Salman if he enjoyed the summit session as much as the audience did. He said, “I don’t know about the audience, but I really did. I was really nervous... [Shekhar Gupta] was really kind with his questions, and I really enjoyed answering them.”
Dabangg Khan and nervous? Did we hear that right? “I am nervous just about anything nowadays,” he said. Isn’t that being rather too cautious? “Yes, I would rather be cautious than being sorry now,” came the reply.
On screen, Salman is ready to deliver what he is best known for — his Christmas release, Tiger Zinda Hai, would be a surprise for Indian viewers, said the actor, and praised his co-star Katrina Kaif, his rumoured ex, saying “this is her best work”.
If the summit made Salman nervous, a different kind of stage makes him happy. His globetrotting Da-Bangg – The Tour is coming soon to Delhi. “It’s a tremendous amount of satisfaction performing in front of a live audience,” he said. Nothing to be nervous about there.
For the last 2530 years, I’ve been hearing that I am the most misunderstood person there is
SALMAN KHAN ACTOR