Chetan Bhagat Word Hit On Salman Khan
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 19-07-2014
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The offer to write the screenplay for Kick came from Sajid Nadiadwala, who was one of the producers on the movie adaptation of author's Two States. Sajid makes his debut as a director with Kick.
Another reason that attracted Bhagat to the project was Salman Khan's name. The actor had a cameo in 2008 movie Hello, based on Chetan's One Night At The Call Center.
"Sajid Nadiadwala had liked the story of Two States and he was looking to turn director with a dream project featuring Salman Khan. He asked me to write the script. Another reason that attracted me to the story was that it matches with Salman's personality.
"The character in the film does everything for a high. That's something which matches with Salman's personality. He is a man of moment and he lives from the heart and so is the character in Kick", Chetan told PTI in an interview.
When asked whether screenplay writing will overtake his writing job, Chetan said he rather saw it as an "extension and a learning experience". He also enjoyed collaborating with other writers on the movie.
"I want to expand my horizon as a writer. I had other offers earlier but I declined them because I primarily want to remain an author but between books I can write screenplays. My next novel, a love story between a rural boy and an urban girl, will be out soon", he said.