Salman’s theatre chain for small towns ‘Salman Talkies’ on the cards

In addition to balancing his roles as an actor and producer, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has been working on his to launch his own theatre chain named ‘Salman Talkies’.

Now, in a recent interaction with ETimes, the actor got candid about officially launching his own theatre chain in India. For the unversed, Salman had planned to launch Salman Talkies a few years ago. When asked about it, the actor confirmed that the plan is still in works.

“Yes we had plans to open up theatres. We planned to open them up, hopefully, it’ll be sometime soon. It is still in the works. We were planning it but everything was put on hold (owing to the pandemic). Slowly we will get back to it, but definitely someday,” Salman Khan said.

The actor’s plan was to open the theatre chain in tier 2 and 3 cities and not in metros like Mumbai. “We had planned to open them up in smaller towns where people didn’t have access to theatres. Not here in cities like Mumbai,” Salman added.

The news of Salman Khan first planning to launch his own theatre chain had surfaced in 2018. Back then, the actor while speaking to Mumbai Mirror had said, “I had a lot of plans for the theatre chain but it’s taking me longer because I need to be very careful. There are a lot of logistical details involved so that the project doesn’t shut down.”

Khan met with several producers, distributors, and exhibitors for this pet project in order to solidify his plan and gain a better understanding of the market’s workings. According to reports, the actor will launch the project in Maharashtra first, then expand it to other states over the next ten years, according to a report of Pinkvilla.

Salman will soon return to the big screen with his home production ‘Antim: The Final Truth,’ which also stars his brother-in-law Aayush Sharma.