“I got scared when I started playing my character in Antim”, says Salman Khan
On the film’s success, Salman Khan as of late had an interaction with the media, where he uncovered to ETimes that he was nervous with regards to playing a cop in ‘Antim’, which is a particularly unique role when compared to the cop roles that has played in the past.
ETimes asked the actor whether he got nervous with regards to portraying his role in ‘Antim’, which had subtle yet powerful influences. Reacting to this question, Salman said, “I knew in my head what I wanted to do with the character. I wanted to play it exactly how it was narrated to me. Mahesh also had the same thought. But when I started playing the character, I got scared, ki yaar main kucch kar nahi raha hoon (I’m not doinganything). But then I drew confidence from the fact that Aayush was playing his character in the way that I thought I should play mine. And if I would play my character that way too, then uska character marta tha (would get quashed). Both of us could not have played our characters the same way. Aayush plays a powerful man but he has got that anger in him. My character in ‘Antim’ sports a smile. Paani bhi fekega toh haske phekega (Even if he’d exercise his authority, he’d do it with a smile). So he knows his power. Even when he is having a conversation with the politicians, he will still have a smile on his face. That is the way I portrayed my character. It was good fun.”
ETimes further asked as to whether Salman gave any inputs to the character he’s playing on-screen. The actor replied, “Mahesh and I, both had our inputs. I am playing an inspector and a Sardar in the movie. So I needed to be careful about my role. Be it any community or culture, I have to be careful about playing the respective role. You’ve got to respect the community and glorify them in the right manner. I’ve done that in all my films.”
