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Salman Khan
Salman Khan

SALMAN KHAN
BORN LUCKY

He’s Bollywood’s bad boy. A brat. Brash and brazen. Salman, I’ve heard often enough, hates journos. He can be insufferably rude. But that doesn’t prevent me from wanting to unravel the enigma. This Khan’s always excited my curiosity, my interest. Perhaps because I so rarely get to read or see his interviews. The chance to interview him is even rarer. When I landed the opportunity there was no stopping me. I dashed across to keep an appointment with the recluse and after an hour in his company found him to be sensitive and intelligent with a delicious sense of humour. Very different from the fiercely frowning, darkly scowling man I’d been expecting to encounter. He had me in splits with his wisecracks and for all his success was surprisingly down-to-earth. Fiercely protective about family and friends and bitterly resentful that he’s so often been misunderstood, misquoted and misrepresented. Relieved that despite being painted as the devil’s advocate he has managed to hold on to the love and admiration of his fans.

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