Salman Khan on perception that he doesn’t work hard on set: ‘They think I drink coffee, look here and there, leave’

Talking about how he has to maintain a disciplined lifestyle and put in a lot of hard work before reaching the set, Salman said, “I don’t see you guys catching me anywhere, no parties and nothing. I shoot and I go back home. All the discussions that I have are either on Being Human, which is mostly about family stuff, friends and movies. The hard work is done at home with the director. That’s why on the set it is perceived as, ‘This man comes, looks here and there, drinks coffee, gives the shot and leaves.’ But all the work has been done before I land up on the set. I don’t believe in going out and gossiping, bitching about people and following the box office numbers of other films. I don’t believe in that.”

In an earlier interview with Bollywood Hungama, Kubbra Sait, who starred in Salman’s 2011 film Ready, spoke about how the actor reached on set at 2 or 3pm while everybody waited for him since morning and immediately announced lunch break. She said, “Finally Salman Khan walks in, then he flexes his muscles and says ‘lunch break.’ Subha se sirf do apple khaye the maine socha ‘lunch he kar lete hai (I’d just eaten two apples all day, and even though I was wondering when work would start, I thought let’s eat).’” 

Tiger 3, co-starring Katrina Kaif, has achieved success with a global collection of Rs 420 crore. However, despite being Salman’s most significant hit in the last six years, the film couldn’t meet the anticipated box office success due to its hefty budget of Rs 300 crore. The film will face further competition from Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal and Vicky Kaushal’s Sam Bahadur, which will hit the theatres on December 1.