(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) After making his fans dance on his party track Hangover and making his fans go gooey with his latest romantic song Main Tera Hero, Salman Khan says he sings merely for fun.
"I'm singing for fun and I can't sing to save my life. If you ask me to sing the song right now, I will not be able to do that. It doesn't sound the same, but when I'm in the studio, when they (the composers) sing every line in front of me, I can mimic that and I can sing it," Salman said in Gurgaon on Saturday.
"But in that case also if you ask me to go back to the line after 10 minutes, I will not be able to sing it. I need somebody to sing that line for me then I can sing it - that is the way I sing," he added.
The 49-year-old, who was in Gurgaon to promote his production venture Hero along with its lead pair Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty, showcased his witty side during a press meet.
The Kick star left everyone guessing when he said: "I concentrate on that thing... and get in the feel of the romantic song automatically."
"I concentrate on 'sur'... they may go off sync, but technicians manage and take care of it. But the feeling is important and then the song is pretty okay," said the actor, who looked casual in a jeans and black t-shirt.
Salman also noted that it was the urge to relate with the song, character and film that made him turn into a singer.
"The audience gets to know that the song is done by some other singer in a film. I thought I might as well have my own song and so there is some association with that," he said.
He also said that says he is not launching Suniel Shetty's daughter Athiya and Aditya Pancholi's son Sooraj because they are "star kids", but due to their talent and passion for acting.
"People are saying that we have launched them (Athiya and Sooraj) because they are star kids. But it is not like that. I have many friends, who have children, but I have not launched them. And a lot of parents come and ask me to launch their children.
"So, we are not launching them because the are Aditya and Suniel's kids. I have seen Athiya and Sooraj's work and they are brilliant and good in what they do. They are very sorted," Salman said.
The 49-year-old actor, who is going all out to promote the film, went on to note that "if you see the film trailer or see them talking during an interview, you feel that they mean what they are saying." Taking a dig at himself, Salman quipped: "They are sensible unlike their producer, who at time goes off."
However, it was not a cakewalk for Athiya and Sooraj to grab their debut film as Salman puts it: "Halwa nahi tha."
"They had to undergo several tests and auditions from action to dancing to acting. After all that they were finalised," said the Kick star.
The close bond shared between the three was quite evident at the press conference as the trio joked and shared their experience of working together.
Salman introduced them to the media as "Athiya ma'am" and "Sooraj baba".
The debutants have often expressed their gratitude towards Salman for guiding them in public.
And Salman also hopes the debutants get a strong foothold in the industry.
"I think both of them should do really well and grow bigger and get better with each film and every year," said Salman.
Directed by Nikhil Advani, Hero is a remake of Subhash Ghai's 1983 film of the same name and will hit screens on September 10.
Salman also shared trivia related to the film, saying that he had suggested Ghai remake Hero with him as lead when the director had gone to the actor to narrate Yuvvraaj.
"Subhash came to me with a film and narrated it to me. I said 'sir, don't do this movie with me, but let's do Hero, which he had made a long time ago. I even suggested some changes and said 'we can make a modern movie'. He said 'no' and we did Yuvvraaj."
"But after sometime, I saw Sooraj. He was working with me on Ek Tha Tiger and I thought I should cast him before Aditya Chopra sees him," Salman quipped, adding: "I thought that Hero was good enough for me to do and Hero is good enough for Sooraj baba to do."
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