Salman Khan: My Dad Wanted MeTo Become A Cricketer

In a recent interview, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan revealed that his father Salim Khan wanted him to be a cricketer. Salman, who played a wrestler in his latest flick Sultan, has said that the former crickter Salim Durani was hired as his coach. “My dad wanted me to play cricket. That could have happened easily but I just didn’t see myself going for cricket practice at 5:30 in the morning. This life is as it is difficult for me, cricket would have been very difficult,” Salman said.

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"Salim Durani was hired to be my coach. First day, he saw me play, I played very well. Second day, I did really well so he called my father the third day and said your son has got a very bright future. That is the day I realised, my father came to see me play.. so I should play really badly," said the superstar at the launch of tennis star Sania Mirza’s autobiography “Ace Against Odds.”

"Reaching school used to be a big problem itself. At 9 I used to attend my first lecture. So I used to wake up at about 8:30 AM and barely manage to reach school on time. Now before school, it was this... I actually wanted to be a director,” the actor added.

On work front, Salman Khan’s latest release Sultan is breaking all the records. The actor will next be seen in Kabir Khan’s Tubelight. The film's lead actress has not been announced yet but as per reports, the lead actress will be required only for the second half of the film. Tubelight will be shot extensively in Mumbai and Ladakh.