Salman Khan is one of the most loved stars in the country. His fans worldwide address him with the cute nickname, 'Sallu' . However, did you know that the name had a Jackie Shroff connect? The Dabangg actor, revealed an interesting detail about the same.
During a 2012 promotional event for his film Ek Tha Tiger, Salman opened up about his nickname, Sallu. He revealed that his real name, Salman Khan was given to him by his parents, and he loved it. The Tubelight actor, had also said that 'Apna Bhidu', aka Jackie Shroff, had given him the pet name. In his words:
"Whatever the fans have given has been accepted now. I don't know who said Sallu...I think it started with Jackie. After that one day I met Jackie Shroff ji, he said that whom were I talking to. Later I came to know that I am him."
Jackie, earlier in an interview with Bombay Times, had revealed that he knew Salman when he was a model. Salman was also Jackie's assistant director, who handled his clothes and boots while shooting for Falak in 1988. 'Jaggu Dada' used to look at, 'Sallu' as his little brother. The veteran actor, used to show his photographs to the producers he was working with. Salman had got his break in Bollywood because of KC Bokadia's brother-in-law. It was Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) that catapulted Salman to fame. This is how the friendship between Jackie and Salman started.
In the same interview, Jackie mentioned that both of them are the same and that nothing has changed. Jackie still likes to consume his daal , chawal and ghee . About Salman, he felt that the actor had a pattern and he continued to work in the same. Jackie had revealed:
"Insaan basically badalta nahi hai. I don't think he has changed. We continue to call each other Jaggu and Sallu. The day he calls me 'Mr Shroff', I will know that our equation has changed."
Jackie, in an interview with Peeping Moon, said that he was aware that the age gap between him and Salman is only 10 years. He said that they had started their careers almost around the same time, but he never had any issue playing Salman's dad. This was because he treated the actor like his, 'bachcha '.
Salman, who is known as the 'Sultan' , ' Tiger' and 'Dabangg' of Bollywood is known as 'Bhai ' of the Hindi film fraternity. His fans, the common man, all refer to him as, 'Salman Bhai' . During an earlier interview with Bollywood Life, Salman had revealed that his brother Sohail calls him 'Bhai' and due to the same, even his friends started calling him 'Bhai' . Ever since, then whoever sees the actor, calls him 'Bhai '. In his words:
“From Salman, Salu, to Salle, to Sallu Bhai, to Bhai was quite a journey”.
Isn't it interesting to know how Salman Khan got his nickname 'Sallu' from Jackie Shroff!
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