Shahrukh is most welcome on my show Salman Khan

Looking super cool in white T-shirt and blue jeans with white shades Salman Khan had the media eating out of his palm. His tongue-in-cheek remarks and mock anger endeared the gathering. All set to woo audiences with the second season of Dus Ka Dum the actor flew in directly from a shoot in UK to address the media. In a free wheeling chat Salman speaks up about his show, his personal life and even Shahrukh Khan! Presenting Salman as usual straight from the heart. What changes can people expect from the second season of Dus Ka Dum? Technically we are going to follow the same format but this time there will be more fun and enjoyment. I will treat all the guests as I treat others at my home. Actually a host sometimes never gets to know what exactly people want from him. So people are welcome to tell me about their expectations and new ideas for the show. It is heard that you have increased your price? Looks like you haven’t heard of recession. I have in fact taken a cut. Who will pay me more? Normally second seasons of reality shows don’t work. What’s your take? I think it’s wrong. I guess that KBC’s second season was more popular than the first one. But surely I will try my best to make it more popular than the first season and will try to attract more and more people, because success of a show is in the people’s hand. But the last season of DKD was a hit because of the celebrities and not because of the contestants? No, I would disagree with that. Infect I was against having celebrities in the show but then I realised that a normal contestant plays for himself but these famous persons play for the charities. And they also help increase TRPs which is good for any show. What kind of people would you love to see in the show? Well, people are people and I would love to see every kind of person in the show. Actually there are auditions being taken to shortlist those people who can play well and also entertain. Which celebrities would you like to have on the show? I would love to see Sunny Deol, Dharmedra ji, Sanjay Dutt. And what about the actresses? I would love to have Madhuri and Sridevi come to the show. What are you watching on television these days? I sometimes watch Balika Vadhu. It’s great and has a unique concept. I loved Avika Gaur so much in the show. I would love to invite her in the show but unfortunately she is below eighteen and cannot be allowed as a contestant. Are you satisfied with today’s era of television? Well partly I am not. I adore Doordarshan’s guidelines. They still follow some ethics. Nowdays there is a lot of nudity on television and people think that they are going western and becoming modern. But there is a difference between becoming modern and going western and people should know it. If you were not a host and would have been invited as a guest? Well, I would have surely come if Sony had promised me some winning amount. (Laughs). But whatever I would win I would have given it to my charity ‘Being Human’. Do you think people take you wrong sometimes? Yes, they do because they are misguided. And I think Dus Ka Dum is a great platform to show the real Salman Khan. What if Shahrukh is invited to the show? Well, Shahrukh is most welcome on my show. It’s the channel who invites the guests not I. It will be his good fortune if he comes. And why doesn’t anyone mention Aamir Khan? He is hugely successful at the box office. In fact his episode on Dus ka dum was my favourite. Paanchvi Paas bombed whereas Dus ka dum is coming with season two? It’s sad that his( SRK) show didn’t do well. I feel everyone must do well and be successful. The more the industry grows its better for us and for the media. Nowadays you are being linked to many new women.. Its you guys who are planting these stories. I think the media prays that I go and bash someone or break up with someone. Who are these ‘sources close to the star’s family’ that you guys refer to? They seem to be closer than my seven family members who I live with. You campaigned for many but ultimately did not vote. Why? I only campaigned for friends. I didn’t vote as I was shooting for Veer in UK. Had I come it would have been a big expense for the producer. Yes, had I been in Mumbai and not voted that would not be right. I think the Government should make voting compulsory. Also voting for the sake of showing-off is not my idea of doing things. Are you following the IPL? No, I am not but my father and brother are definitely following it.