Quotes of the day

Dancing at weddings
So you don't mind dancing at weddings?

I don't. Even you would, if you made the kind of money I did. Only no one would want you to. Ha!

On screenplay
Shahrukh said that screenplay-writing was being treated as a science all over the world except India, where it was still seen as art. Filmmakers treated the audiences in the same manner as three or four decades earlier, whereas viewers were much sharper now and screenplays could be crisper. It was important that filmmakers gave due respect to viewers.

He also stressed the need for aggressive marketing at international film festivals, adding that a film short listed for the Oscars needed full support despite the controversies that surrounded every selection. ‘Controversies are good, because they show there is a lot of diversity in our cinema, but once a film is selected, we should back it up.’


SRK-Salman issue
How come he is generous in his praise of Salman when, after their fallout, Salman was vocal about his feelings even though he, Shah Rukh, kept quiet?

“I don’t like talking things private to me. I’m talked about because I’m emotionally not available to everyone and that disturbs them. They have the right to talk and I have no issues,” he said. Throwing further light on the spat, he added, “I think like a father would whereas Salman thinks like a son. That’s okay. We are two different kind of people. We had nothing in common. We think differently.” But, in flashback mode, SRK revealed, “Salman and I had some really good times together. Strangely, these memories are fading away. So I’m sure even the bad memories will fade.”

Would they work at a reconciliation?

He refused to be drawn into a commitment, but said, “We are both happy in our own worlds. If it happens — good; if it doesn’t happen, — very good. Not being friends doesn’t mean Salman and I are great enemies.”