Salman Khan and Kabir Khan made for that dynamic-duo when we thought of strong actor-director pairs. However, reports now suggest that post the 'Tubelight' spat, the two aren't on talking terms even. As per a report, a close friend of Salman's told a leading daily that the superstar isn’t on talking terms with Kabir anymore.
A source said, “The differences between them have been brewing for some time now. ‘Tubelight’ was the end of their friendship. Salman and Kabir had heated arguments over how the film and its characters needed to be treated. There were stand-offs in full view of the entire unit, where Kabir would not give in to Salman’s suggestions.’’ The source further stated, “We can comfortably assume that Ali Abbas now occupies the place in Salman’s professional and personal range that Kabir occupied earlier. Ali is more open to Salman’s suggestions than Kabir was. Ali and Salman have worked on two blockbusters ‘Sultan’ and ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’. And if their third film together, ‘Bharat’, is a smash success, Ali Zafar would be one-up on Kabir, since his last film with Salman, ‘Tubelight’, didn’t work.”
Also, buzz was that Kabir had recently approached Salman for a fourth film together but the actor showed absolutely no interest in the project. About his association with Salman Khan, Kabir had earlier said, “I think it's just mutual respect for each other's work. He sees something in me and he feels that I will bring something to a character, and I see him as a performer who can bring so much to a character I write. So, there's mutual respect. That's the reason why the two of us try and do something new when the two of us get together."
Well, we hope all falls into place soon.
