About his character Radhe, Salman says, "You know, school teachers would taunt you to cut your hair? They would say, 'Hero banta hai!' Well, I play that small-town hero with long hair. The wannabe Salman Khan, probably. With the hair comes the attitude, intensity and romance. I play Radhe, the local hero."

Contrary to the hard-hitting promos of the film, Salman assures he does not play an anti-social character in Tere Naam. " I am not a goonda in the film. I play a very 'correct' person. Though I am jobless, I would do anything to protect family and friends."