Salman Khan Fans Slam AR Murugadoss Over His Comments On The Actor After ‘Sikandar’ Flopped
AR Murugadoss recently opened up about the challenges of working with Salman Khan on ‘Sikandar’, sparking backlash from fans who accused him of shifting blame for the film’s failure.
When acclaimed filmmaker AR Murugadoss teamed up with Salman Khan for ‘Sikandar’, expectations ran sky-high. After all, the director had delivered ‘Ghajini’, Aamir Khan’s breakout mass hit, back in 2008. Fans hoped he would now revive Salman Khan’s box office form after a few underwhelming performances. However, the film failed to meet expectations – both critically and commercially – prompting renewed debates online. And a recent interview from AR Murugadoss has added fuel to the fire.
Speaking with Valaipechu Voice, AR Murugadoss reflected on his experience shooting ‘Sikandar’, admitting, “It’s not easy to shoot with a star. Even day scenes, we have to shoot at night because he turns up on set only by 8 PM. We are used to shooting right from early mornings, but that’s not how things work there.”
This disruption, he added, impacted the rest of the cast. “If there were four kids in a scene, we would have to shoot with them at 2 AM, even if it’s the shot of them returning from school! They would become tired by that time and usually dozed off,” the director said.
These comments didn’t go down well with Salman Khan fans, who took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to defend the actor and slam the director.
One user wrote, “#ARMurugadoss does not acknowledge his failure. While his claims against the actor may hold some truth, but as director you r the captain of the project. If you can't control ur cast, then the responsibility lies with you. Prod, Director and the lead actor all r responsible IMO.”
#ARMurugadoss does not acknowledge his failure. While his claims against the actor may hold some truth, but as director you r the captain of the project. If you can't control ur cast, then the responsibility lies with you.
— Satya Sanket (@satyasanket) August 19, 2025
Prod, Director and the lead actor all r responsible IMO.
Another one added, “A Good Director Should Accept the failure instead of blaming others I am highly Disappointed on #ARMurugadoss who is blaming #Salmankhan for the movie failure..Was it salman bhai who wrote the script,action sequences,VFX it was production team and you it's clearly your fault.”
Some fans dissected AR Murugadoss’ track record itself. “Sikandar didn't work #Salman is responsible. Darbar didn't work #Rajinikanth is responsible. So for @ARMurugadoss, blaming actors is better than making a good story,” one user said.
Sikandar didn't work #Salman is responsible.Darbar didn't work #Rajinikanth is responsible
— Akash (@Xyne_Op) August 19, 2025
So for @ARMurugadoss blaming actors is better than making a good story. https://t.co/ih712h8kyK
“No doubt Salman was too bad in Sikandar but script itni waahiyat aur direction itna ghatiya tha ki movie De Niro & DiCaprio ke sath bhi disaster hi hoti. So putting all the blame on Salman alone, doesn't make any sense! Murugadoss himself struggling for a Hit since last 11 years,” another comment read.
Another Salman fan tweeted, “Even if Tom Cruise had played the lead, this film would still have failed because there was nothing enjoyable in it. The truth is you failed as a director and missed the chance to deliver a real cinematic experience. So stop blaming #SalmanKhan and move on.”
‘Sikandar’ marked AR Murugadoss’ comeback to Hindi cinema after nearly a decade. Despite its Rs 200 crore budget and a starry cast including Salman Khan, Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj, Sharman Joshi, and Prateik Babbar, the film only managed to collect Rs 185 crore worldwide – falling short of expectations despite the scale and hype.
