Scriptwriter Salim Khan is back in action and this time for his son's next film "Sher Khan". The veteran writer says it's time to pass on the legacy and that he has a certain ammount of experience that his son Sohail Khan is using for his directorial venture.
He will officially supervise the scripting of "Sher Khan", which will star his son Salman in the lead role, while Sohail will wear the director's hat for the first time for the film.
"Jo maine seekha hai, jo haasil kiya hai woh deke jaana hai. (Whatever I've learnt I have to pass on). It's up to my children if they want to learn from my experiences or not. My advantage as a writer is that I've matured with the years. Stars get old, writers mature. So I guess I have a certain wisdom of experience that Sohail is using," said Salim Khan.
Two writers - Rumi Jaffery and Dilip Shukla - are on board for the film and Salim saab will be billed in the credit titles for his special creative contribution.
Salim Khan, who churned out hit scripts like 'Haati Mere Saathi', 'Zanjeer', 'Sholay' and 'Deewar' with Javed Akhtar, says he is lending his experience to his sons.
"I am there in the scriptwriting process of Sher Khan expressly to point out their mistakes, not to breathe down their necks. I don't want to take away the credit from whatever those kids are doing," he said.
"I am a farmer by nature. I like to nurture talent as much as trees. You must have seen when saplings are planted, protection is placed around the saplings to keep them away from predators. I am like that protection for these children who are doing Sher Khan, athough I've to admit they're capable of looking after themselves."
Apparently in the past on some occasions when Salim Saab's suggestion was not accepted by Salman and Sohail the films bombed.
"I don't want to make them selfconscious by constantly questioning them. They are capable of looking after
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