In an old interview, Salim Khan opened up about his son, Salman Khan's controversies and reacted to the latter's ugly spat with Vivek Oberoi over Aishwarya Rai.
Salman Khan is one of the most humble actors in Bollywood. The superstar enjoys a huge stardom and holds a special place in the hearts of his fans. Despite his stature in the film industry, the actor is still unmarried. He was once madly in love with actress, Aishwarya Rai, and the duo was hailed as couple goals among their fans. However, their relationship hit rock bottom, and they parted ways on an ugly note. Since then, Salman dated many divas, but remained single till date.
Salman Khan earlier made headlines for his ugly spat with Vivek Oberoi in 2003, Vivek. For the unversed, Vivek, who was dating Salman's ex-girlfriend, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, held a press conference against Bhaijaan, accusing the latter of threatening him. In the same interview with Zoom, Salim Khan talked about the feud and jokingly mentioned that someone took Aishwarya away, and Salman and Vivek remained where they were. In his words:
“There is no logical or rational solution to emotional problems, and both Salman and Vivek have been emotional. Years later, they will realise that they fought over a stupid thing. Koi aur le gaya, koi aur chala and yeh wahi ke wahi hain.”
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Salman Khan later also fell into the black buck controversy and was also charged with illegal use of arms. Salman’s father, Salim, who is also an astrologer, made a prediction about his son during the interview, stating that Salman’s life would change for the better after 2009. The doting dad was quoted as saying:
“Salman will soon be out of the problems he is surrounded by. He is destined to. From 2009 onwards, times will change for the better for him. If Salman has to get married, it will happen in a year or two; otherwise, chances are bleak. While I love all my children equally the attention, right now, is on Salman because he is going through a difficult time in his life.”
Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan were once in a strong relationship after they worked together in the film, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999). But soon their relationship hit rock bottom as Salman allegedly cheated on Aishwarya. After breaking up with Salman, Aishwarya started seeing her Kyun! Ho Gaya Na, co-actor, Vivek Oberoi. Multiple reports claimed that Vivek once revealed that Salman had threatened to kill him after drunkenly calling him 41 times. After that, many blamed Salman for ruining Vivek's career in Bollywood.
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Once, in a throwback interview with The Times Of India, Aishwarya Rai revealed many shocking reasons behind her break-up with Salman Khan. She had shared that Salman used to call her after their break-up and talk rubbish. Not just this, the actress also revealed how he suspected her of having affairs with her co-stars and even allegedly physically assaulted her. In her words:
“Salman and I broke up last March, but he isn't able to come to terms with it. After we broke up, he would call me and talk rubbish. He also suspected me of having affairs with my co-stars. I was linked up with everyone, from Abhishek Bachchan to Shah Rukh Khan. There were times when Salman got physical with me, luckily without leaving any marks. And I would go to work as if nothing had happened.”
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