AR Murugadoss opens up on capturing Sikandar amid dying threats in opposition to Salman Khan: ‘The safety was tightened’ | Bollywood
Mar 19, 2025 07:36 PM IST
Salman Khan-starrer Sikandar shall be launched in theatres on March 28. Director AR Murugadoss opened up on working with safety on the set.
Salman Khan’s subsequent launch Sikandar is among the most anticipated movies of the yr. In a brand new interview with The Occasions of India, director AR Murugadoss opened up concerning the intense capturing means of the movie, which concerned quite a lot of ‘excessive safety’. Sikandar is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. (Additionally learn: Sikandar Naache: Salman Khan will get his dance swag on, grooves with Rashmika Mandanna in energetic quantity)
What Murugadoss stated
Opening up concerning the expertise of working with Salman, Murugadoss stated, “Salman sir is totally completely different. The dimensions of Sikandar was huge, we regularly had scenes with 10,000 to twenty,000 individuals on set. Managing such massive crowds required excessive safety and intense coordination. Our schedule was so demanding, and it grew to become extra hectic with the menace.”
‘Our organic cycle went on toss’
He went on so as to add, “Put up that, the safety was tightened and the checking of all the additional artistes on set would take 2-3 hours every day. Their entries and exits took main of our days and we’d usually begin the shoot late and ended late by wee hours of the morning. Our organic cycle went on toss. However as soon as we tailored, it grew to become a routine, and the set had a really constructive power.”
Salman has confronted a number of threats, prompting heightened safety measures round him. Final yr on November 5, the Mumbai Police had obtained a menace message in opposition to Salman Khan allegedly from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The menace message gave the actor two choices apologise or pay ₹5 crore to remain alive.
AR Murugadoss is finest identified for steering Tamil and Hindi movies similar to Ghajini, Thuppakki, Vacation: A Soldier Is By no means Off Obligation and Sarkar. The movie additionally stars Kajal Aggarwal and Rashmika Mandanna. The plot of the movie is being saved underneath wraps. The movie is backed by Sajid Nadiadwala’s banner, Nadiadwala Grandson Leisure.

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