'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' Is Less A Film, More A Mission Message

Salman Khan films, we know by now, are not mere movies. They are events, around which festivals just happen to occur. In jail or outside, on bail or not, the star has a fan base, which turns out to watch any film he stars in, regardless of the director, the co-actor, the location. 

But there is always a formula which works, which usually ticks off the following boxes: Villain has to be twice the size of Salman ("otherwise there is no fun in beating him up at the climax"), the signature dance step has to be a Dad-dance ("something I usually observe at weddings or parties"), and the clothes have to be everyday ("something people actually wear"). The observations in quotes are from Salman himself to me once describing some of the many reasons why his films work at the box office.