Salman Khan reveals SRK’s cameo scene in Tubelight in an exclusive interview to UC News

-Dabang Khan also reveals the pet name given to him by his little co-star, Matin Rey Tangu

-Interview comes on the sidelines of UC News collaboration with SK Films for Tubelight

In a recent interview with UC News, Salman Khan revealed details of Shah Rukh Khan’s cameo in his much awaited movie, Tubelight. Fans of these two Bollywood heartthrobs, will be delighted to see them coming together on the screen after a long gap. Salman said, “This is a very important part, where Laxman starts getting the belief back and that is where Shah Rukh’s character comes in and he is like a magician and gives Laxman all the power. This is what the whole character is and then from there his (Laxman) belief, and his self- confidence reaches another level.”

The interview comes on the sidelines of UC News, part of Alibaba Mobile Business Group, with over 100 million monthly active users in India and Indonesia, collaboration with SK Films to promote the most awaited movie of the year- Tubelight.

Salman also shared details about his new co-star Matin Rey Tangu who loves calling Salman as ‘Bibing Salman’. He said, “He is like one of the amazing kids I have ever met. He is superb and on a different level. He calls me Bibing Salman which means older brother. He’ll call everyone ‘Uncle’ but he’ll call me Brother.”

Here are some interesting aspects of the interview where Salman shared details about his character and more in movie Tubelight, which is awaited for a release tomorrow.

Who Salman Khan thinks would have played Laxman’s character

“Aamir hasn’t played the character like that but Aamir is really good. Hritik has done it, so Hritik would be a good choice. And Akki (Akshay Kumar). Anyone would have done this. I’m sure if they would have accepted the role, they would have done full justice to the role. It’s just that I am locked up with Kabir.”

Playing a role opposite real life brother- Sohail Khan

“When I looked at the script - I knew Sohail would be fit to play the character. But the director (Kabir) wanted a big star to ensure that the chemistry is right. And one day, I told him- What do you think about Sohail for the role? And he was like - Nahi Nahi, we need a star. And then I told him - this is the best thing because then I do not have to worry about getting the bonding and chemistry. With Sohail opposite to me, there was no acting involved, it was just heartfelt.”

The Salman Fans

“It is these 50 people or 150 people and millions of fans who make you what you are, but as an individual personality, you only see 5-7% of me on screen.”

You can also see the interview in detail: Part 1 and Part 2

UC News also employed an innovative strategy for movie promotion by launching an engaging digital game on UC News and later promoting the movie at Times Square in New York. The game invited users to join Salman’s squad to find his brother by uploading their images on UC News and sharing with friends. The game registered over 2.3 million page views while over 1 million users participated in the game (in just 5 days) to help Salman find his brother. After receiving 1 million shares, the poster of the movie was featured at New York’s Times Square where the selected fans pictures were put together with Salman Khan and Sohail Khan’s poster. UC News has also released an exclusive behind the scene from Tubelight on June 21, 2017.

Tubelight, slated for June 23, 2017 release, is set against the backdrop of the 1962 Indo-China conflict and also features Sohail Khan, Chinese actress Zhu Zhu and late Om Puri playing pivotal roles in the film. As Tubelight’s official Trending partner, UC News has helped makers of the movie promote and reach out to a large base of its loyal users across India.

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