‘Salman Khan was cycling, exercising on set despite broken ribs’: Sikandar co-star defends actor from director’s allegations | Bollywood News
5 min readMumbaiUpdated: Mar 10, 2026 11:27 AM IST It’s almost a year since AR Murugadoss’ action thriller Sikandar released in cinemas, but there’s still no answer as to why the Salman Khan star vehicle didn’t work at the box office. Made on a reported budget of Rs 200 crore, it managed to earn only Rs 176 crore at the worldwide box office. While Murugadoss blamed it on the actor’s lack of punctuality and commitment on set, Salman claimed his allegations were rather convenient. Now, Salman’s co-star Jatin Sarna, who played a taxi driver in the film, has come out in his defense. “I seriously can’t pinpoint the failure on any one thing. I just know that everyone was working hard. I call Salman sir Seth. So, Seth is very hardworking. He used to come on time and work very hard. The director’s vision was shaping up very well at that time. If you analyze it that way, it’s a very wonderful story,” Jatin told The Lallantop. He also recalled how much of a support …
