On the surface, there’s little in common between Southern matinee idol Mohanlal and Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. The latter is a gleaming muscled hero strapped with an amazing star power, while the more rotund Lalettan (as he is fondly referred to by his fans) is known for his intense acting. However, tabloid! saw a striking resemblance in the way they go about work on Sunday morning, on set with Lal and Meera Jasmine in Dubai as they filmed scenes for their drama Ladies And Gentleman at the IMAX Meydan. The set visit came close on the heels of observing Salman Khan as he shot his Bollywood action drama Mental in Dubai earlier this month, and this reporter felt a sense of déjà vu. Both have a no-fuss aura around them and nail their scenes in two takes. Re-take isn’t a word in their vocabulary.

 

“They don’t drag a scene. The make decisions swiftly and I like that,” Ladies And Gentleman director Siddique told tabloid!. Before he began work on Malayalam drama Ladies And Gentlemen, Siddique directed Khan in 2011 blockbuster Bodyguard -- making him an authority on both actors “If there are re-takes it’s mostly because of some technical fault and not because of the artist,” he said. The scene filmed on Sunday wasn’t too dramatic or complicated by movie standards. The on-screen couple played by Jasmine and Lal, playing a successful businessman, Chandrabose, enter a cinema somewhere in Europe to enjoy a movie date. But while watching an Indian film (yes, creative liberty states that Indian films are popular in Europe), Lal’s character receives a phone call and exits the cinema. His on-screen partner is troubled at her husband’s distracted, work-is-life attitude.