Jackie Shroff is looking forward to the release of Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer Bharat as the actor is playing Salman’s father in the film. It is a very poignant and pivotal role as the entire premise of the film is based on the father-son relationship. In a recent interview with a leading daily Jackie spoke about Salman and how the superstar is like a son to him and how he would ask producers to cast him in films back in the day.

He told the leading daily, “I used to click Salman’s pictures during Falak (1988) and I used to carry his pictures in my pocket asking producers to cast him. (I asked) KC Bokadia,Subhash ji...to cast Salman in their films. I did that for him also. Mujhe lagta tha ye baccha star banega...abhi mauka mila hai bacche ko ki mera beta banane ka (I felt this kid would become a star one day, now I got a chance to make that child my son in a film). He was a baccha for me, for me he is still a baccha (He was a kid to me and remains the same even today).”

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Jackie reminisced about the good old days and spoke about his relationship with Salman that goes before he became a superstar. He said, “He was my big fan and he liked my jeans, my boots. He thinks I am god. For him to play my son in Bharat, it is important he looks up to me. If he can’t look up to me, he can’t play my son or he has to be a very good actor. I am happy to play his father. I have a cameo like they always take me, Dhoom, for instance, with its dialogue ‘Haath nahi chodhna saath nahi chodhna’. Similarly, my role in Bharat is like the film’s spine. It’s like a spine that stays throughout the film.”

Bharat is slated to release on June 5 and is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. Besides, Jackie, Salman and Katrina the film also stars Disha Patani, Tabu, Sunil Grover, Sonali Kulkarni, Nora Fatehi and Aasif Sheikh.

(Source: Hindustan Times)