June 19, 2017
Actor Sohail Khan, who will be seen
with his superstar brother Salman Khan in the forthcoming movie
"Tubelight", says he never felt overshadowed by his sibling on screen.
In "Tubelight", they are playing on screen brothers.
Asked if he had any pressure to match up his performance and screen
presence with Salman, Sohail told IANS here: "No, I never felt
overshadowed by (Salman) bhai, because in this film, he is not playing
'The Salman Khan'. Maybe in audience's mind, he is a hero, but he did
not act that way.
"In fact, I believe that whether it is Salman Khan or even any
character actor, you should not compete in a scene to get more eyeballs
or feel insecure. The moment you try any of that, you spoil the scene.
I, as an actor, only focus on my part. The rest automatically falls in
place," he added.
While the film is an emotional journey of two brothers, and the story
is set in the 1960s, according to Sohail, director Kabir Khan has
created a beautiful world that played an important part in helping them
execute their performance.
"When we went to the set, we felt like we are standing in the 1960s'
era. For a performer, that is important. Kabir has an eye for detailing
and the team of production and set designers also have done a great
job. Since I am a film producer too, working with this kind of a good
filmmaker makes me learn so much that later I utilise it in my
productions," Sohail said.
Having made his acting debut with the film "Maine Dil Tujhko Diya",
Sohail has produced films like "Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya", "Maine Pyaar
Kyun Kiya?", "Partner" and "Jai Ho", apart from being a director.
Sohail has grown up in a film environment -- his father is veteran
scriptwriter Salim Khan, and most of his family members too are
associated with the movie business.
Can he still watch a film like a common audience member since he is
very much an insider in the process of filmmaking?
"Oh yes, absolutely. I always judge a film on its overall impact at the
first place, because I see no point of scrutinising a film by some of
its parts. What if the story is not good, but the cinematography is?
What if the acting is good but the film does not create any impact or
give the audience a ‘paisa vasool' experience?
"What if the music is good but the scenes are bad? For me, a film is
good, if it is overall good and give you (audience) a wholesome
experience," said Sohail.
"Tubelight" is releasing on Friday.