Salman Khan borrowed Mahesh Manjrekar s son s mannerisms to play Tubelight

Salman Khan s Tubelight performance is already being talked about for its projection of unconditional all-sacrificing innocence. But guess from whom Salman sought inspiration to play Tubelight? His buddy Mahesh Manjrekar s son Satya, who incidentally makes his debut as a leading man in the Marathi film FU (Friends Unlimited).

Satya, it seems, is a simple all-heart kind of boy. And when Salman approached his character in Tubelight Satya immediately came to his mind. Says a source close to the project, Salman is very close to Mahesh and his family. And he s very fond of Mahesh s son Satya because he sees an innocence in the boy that is rare in today s generation. Salman had released Satya s film s first look and Salman s friend Iulia has sung a song in Satya s film Salman called Satya home to observe him for Tubelight. The boy thought Salman was calling him home to offer him a role. Salman then explained gently to the boy that he wanted to base Tubelight on Satya s character.

Many sessions went into the superstar observing and imbibing Satya Manjrekar s walk and talk, and that s how Tubelight was born.