Salman Khan is Not Only 'Scared of Losing Stardom' But Also...

Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan said that he fears losing stardom, a status has achieved in his over 25 years of career. But what pacifies him is the thought that life is more than being a screen hero.

When asked about his stardom during a media interaction, Salman said: "Everyone is scared of losing stardom. I would be lying if I say no. It's not just the stardom. It's that love, it's that respect."

"Suddenly, it all gets over. That is one quality you are working so hard for and suddenly something happens and you are not the liked person any more. That bothers everyone," said Salman.

However, Salman feels a person should be strong enough to face it.

"You need to be that man who could take that. I have seen my father (Salim Khan) go through it. He has gone through it twice in his life. I myself have gone through that. I think life is more than just being a hero and star in movies. I think it's a lot more than that," said Salman.

Salman, who is the star of blockbuster films like Dabangg and Bajrangi Bhaijan, realises that now is the time when he has to work harder.

"One has to work hard at this point of time only because all our seniors left at this time only. By this age, almost everyone left the industry. I saw a close-up of mine in one film, and I was like, 'What is this? When I am only not liking it how others are going to like it?'," he said.

That's when he started training towards a fitter self.

"We have to put ourselves through pain and torture so that somebody appreciates it," added the actor, who sports a chiselled physique for the role of a wrestler in his next movie Sultan.

Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Sultan also features Anushka Sharma and releases on Eid.

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