‘Addressed Salman Khan as Shah Rukh Khan on first day of Salaam-E-Ishq,’ recalls Nikkhil Advani: ‘The whole set was quiet’

Nikkhil Advani said that whole set went quiet after he addressed Salman Khan as Shah Rukh Khan on the first day of Salaam-E-Ishq.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | Updated: August 20, 2024 09:40 PM IST

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Nikkhil Advani addressed Salman Khan (left) as Shah Rukh Khan (right) on Salaam-E-Ishq sets.

Nikkhil Advani, whose latest film Vedaa is currently in theatres, has previously spoken about his fallout with Karan Johar after the success of Kal Ho Naa Ho and in a recent appearance during the promotions of his film, Nikkhil shared how he made his next film, Salaam-E-Ishq, with Salman Khan. Nikkhil called Salman the “messiah” of the film industry and shared that after his fallout with Karan, Salman backed him and promised to star in his next movie. But on the first day of the shoot, Nikkhil had a major faux pax moment.

On his appearance on Aapka Apna Zakir, Nikkhil said that on the first day of the shoot of Salaam-E-Ishq, when they were doing the muhurat shot, Nikkhil had a lot of crew members on the set. “500 junior artistes, 200 dancers, Bosco-Caesar (choreographers), Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra. Salman was standing there and I was looking at the monitor and I said ‘Shah Rukh, ready?'” he recalled. Nikkhil had previously directed Shah Rukh in Kal Ho Naa Ho. He had previously assisted Karan Johar on Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, which also starred Shah Rukh in the lead role.

Nikkhil said that as soon as he addressed Salman as Shah Rukh, the whole set went quiet. “Salman gave me a look and the whole set went quiet. Then he said, ‘Yeah Karan, I am ready,'” he recalled.

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Nikkhil Advani, in an earlier chat with Galatta Plus, said, “Salman Khan prides himself on being the messiah of the industry, so the minute I walked out of the doors of Dharma Productions, I got a call from Salman saying, ‘Come and meet me’. (He then said) ‘Now you will work for me, you will make a film for me’. And I appreciate that.” He explained that this was also why he directed Sooraj Pancholi’s Hero years later. “I did Hero because Salman called me up, even after I started D-Day. After D-Day, the next film I did was Hero. Hero and Katti Batti were two big flops, one week after another,” he recalled.

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