If I write, it will be a tribute to my father: Salman Khan

Acting in an on-screen adaptation of a novel, Salman was asked about turning to writing. Having won admiration for his painting skills, Salman said his maiden work if he ever turns an author will be a tribute to his father Salim Khan.

Having won admiration for his painting skills, Bollywood actor Salman Khan said his maiden work if he ever turns an author will be a tribute to his father Salim Khan.

Replying to a query on whether he had any plans to turn an author, Salman said, “Everything is possible in this lifetime. Who knows what will happen tomorrow?”

“If at all I write, it will definitely be a tribute to my father Salim Khan,” he said.

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The actor is playing Chetan Bhagat’s role in ‘Hello’ which is an on-screen adaptation of the latter’s best-selling novel ‘One night @ the Call Centre’. The movie is a tale about the events that takes place in the lives of six persons working in a call centre one night.

“When Atul got me the script I had already read the book, so it was only a matter of which part I will play. I preferred Chetan’s role, that of the narrator. In the film I am actually the narrator of the whole story that unfolds overnight,” he said.

On being asked whether he took any advice from Chetan for the role, Salman said, “Chetan is a very talkative person. It’s difficult not to listen to him.”

Directed by Atul Agnihotri, ‘Hello’, which also stars Katrina Kaif, Sharman Joshi, Gul Panag, Sohail Khan, Eesha Koppikar, Amrita Arora and Arbaz Khan, will hit the silver screen on October 10.

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Apart from ‘Hello’, Salman will also be seen Subhash Ghai’s musical ‘Yuvraaj’ and Samir Karnik’s ‘Heroes’ later this year.