Remember the famous one-liner from the grinning lips of Amrish Puri (Indian cinema’s finest villain) as he wickedly mouthed ‘Mogambo khush hua’ (Mogambo feels happy) in that science-fiction classic ‘Mr. India’. Well, now that Mr. India 2 is being made (I hope that’s not a news to you) I wonder if Salman Khan would do justice to his character. After all, he is playing a villain on the lines of Mogambo in this huge project that will be a sequel to the original blockbuster.
Though, Salman obviously has the talent (he is not there in the industry for 20 years just for nothing) but he has to dive into the role of a perfectionist to pull this one off. He does have the charisma but it would be a challenge given that he has never ever played a negative character of such a huge magnitude.
In fact, the producer Boney Kapoor oozes in confidence as he says, “I am also bringing down foreign technicians to do Salman’s look. He will be seen in a negative role that will be remembered for a long time. It’s also something he has never been attempted on this scale before. Even for us, it will be a big challenge to project Salman as a negative character.”
Now, will Salman deliver this time? Surely, he needs a biggie in his kitty as his star power is fading with age and advent of new breed of actors. And he, too, knows that a big award is missing from his cabinet. Enough of SRK and Aamir! Let’s see some Salman Khan power now. Hopefully, his fans would scream ‘Hum khush hue’ after coming out of the theatres.
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