Salman Khan starrer Wanted completed 15 years earlier this week on September 18. The film is credited for reviving the massy hero-oriented action films in Bollywood at that time. Directed by Prabhu Deva, it also starred Ayesha Takia, Vinod Khanna, Prakash Raj, Mahesh Manjrekar, among others. It was the official Hindi remake of the Tamil hit Pokkiri (2007) made by Prabhu Deva himself.
15 years of Wanted EXCLUSIVE: When Salman Khan comforted his ‘hyper’ fan who fainted at seeing him
In an exclusive chat with Bollywood Hungama, the screenplay and dialogue writer of Wanted, Shiraz Ahmed, shared his experience of working with Salman and recalled an unforgettable incident during the shoot.
Speaking on his experience with the star, he said, “It was quite an experience. In spite of being such a big star, he sits down and discusses his character. He also collaborates in the dialogues. He knows what he is doing. He knows if he does something on screen, where its impact would be. At times, directors might feel why he is doing a certain thing. But when its result is seen during the edit, it is realized that this man understands this massy genre so well.”
Ahmed added, “He comes from a film family. His father (Salim Khan) has written such iconic massy films. So, it is inside his blood. You interact with him and realize the way he looks at things. He has a very commercial point of view. It’s fun working with him and a great experience.”
Shiraz Ahmed also said that he attends the shoot of all the film he writes and also gets involved in the making process. Wanted was the first time he was working with Salman and he was stunned after witnessing the superstar’s fan following. “We were shooting at a court in Hyderabad. It had a long wall, yet people climbed onto it to catch a glimpse of his. We wondered how they got there,” he said.
Ahmed recalled an incident involving of one of Salman’s female fans, whose excitement at looking at her favourite star got the better of her. “A girl breached the security and entered the shoot area,” he said. “She just had a look at Salman bhai and fainted! She went unconscious. Then she was revived and had to be calmed down because she had become very hyper. He (Salman) then spoke to her nicely and signed autographs for her. In those days, there only used to be autographs.”
Because of this incident, the crew of Wanted decided to shoot at smaller railway stations between Mumbai and Panvel, so that they don’t have to deal with large crowd of fans. However, even while shooting at one such small station, a massive crowd gathered to have a look at Salman. “There was a sea of people. You have to see this to realize the level of fan following and stardom this man has,” said Shiraz Ahmed.
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