Mumbai: Producer-director Atul Agnihotri sayshe would never make a film without his superstarbrother-in-law Salman Khan.
"I have reached out to Salman for support. I would neverdo a film that will not have Salman in it. He is an importantpart of my life. His guidance, support, instinct is somethingthat matters to me the most. He has an eye for talent and whynot use this as a resource," Atul, 43, told PTI.
"It is always a great advantage to have him as a family.You definitely get access to him. He is a great actor, starand a wonderful human being. There are no disadvantages,"he added.
Salman had first heard the script of O Teri, followed byAtul, who eventually decided come on board as the producer ofthe film."I look at it as his good advice. I took this projecton his insistence is a wrong thing to say. We heard thescript, liked it and it was a right script for me to back,"Atul said.
Salman will be doing a special song in O Teri for whichhe has already shot."We wanted to do something that will be worthy of hiscontribution. We wanted something that should have a shelflife," the filmmaker said.
When asked if it is easy to convince Salman to come onboard, Atul said, "I do get an access to communicate with himeasily. I have an opportunity to talk and discuss things withhim more often. I love and respect the advantage that I have.But I should satisfy his requirement, that is important."
Atul added a few elements in O Teri to make it moreentertaining."I tried to add scale to the film like action, song,dance, thrill, etc and make it into a good entertainingpackage for the audience," he added.
Starring Pulkit Samrat, newcomer Bilal Amrohi, SarahJane Dias and others, O Teri is slated to release on March28.
"I have reached out to Salman for support. I would neverdo a film that will not have Salman in it. He is an importantpart of my life. His guidance, support, instinct is somethingthat matters to me the most. He has an eye for talent and whynot use this as a resource," Atul, 43, told PTI.
"It is always a great advantage to have him as a family.You definitely get access to him. He is a great actor, starand a wonderful human being. There are no disadvantages,"he added.
Salman will be doing a special song in O Teri for whichhe has already shot."We wanted to do something that will be worthy of hiscontribution. We wanted something that should have a shelflife," the filmmaker said.
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Atul added a few elements in O Teri to make it moreentertaining."I tried to add scale to the film like action, song,dance, thrill, etc and make it into a good entertainingpackage for the audience," he added.
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