12 Things You Didn't Know About Salman Khan

Published: Friday, August 1, 2014, 18:10 [IST]

There are ample reasons to love the handsome bachelor Salman Khan. The actor is now ruling the box office as well. After the release of his new movie, kick, Salman Khan became the first Bollywood actor to give 7 back to back 100 crore films.

As the Kick actor is ruling the industry at the moment with two hit movies released in 2014; Jai Ho and Kick, here are some interesting things you did not know about Salman Khan. For example, Salman Khan does not like to carry a cotton handkerchief. He prefers malmal handkerchief.

Did you know Salman Khan was offered Baazigar before Shahrukh? However, Salman doesn't like to play negative roles so he rejected the legendary role which changed the fate of Shahrukh Khan. Another interesting thing about Salman Khan is, he is also a scriptwriter. We all knew about his interest in painting and singing. However, multi-talented Salman has also written scripts of movies like Veer, Baaghi and Chandramukhi.

We decided to take a look at the interesting facts about Salman Khan that you must know. Take a look...

Interesting Things You Didn't Know About Salman Khan:

He never reads movie reviews

Salman is not bothered about what reviews he gets on his films. Whether the movie is a hit or a flop, the no-care attitude makes Salman the fearless actor of Bollywood!

Doesn't watch Katrina's film

Salman doesn't watches his alleged girlfriend's movies unless he has starred in them.

Rejected Baazigar

Salman doesn't like to play negative roles so he rejected the legendary role in Abbas-Mustan's Baazigar, which changed the fate of Shahrukh Khan.

Was jobless after Maine Pyaar Kiya

Salman who became a sensation with Maine Pyaar Kiya was jobless for 6 months after the movie released. Now the actor has completed 25 years in the industry!

His real name is...

Like many Bollywood stars, Salman Khan is just a stage name. His real name is, Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan.

Not cotton but malmal handkerchief

Salman loves soft malmal handkerchief and not the cotton ones.

Car Mania

We all know that Salman Khan loves bikes. But Sallu bhai also loves to drive cars like BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Land Cruisers. Moreover, he has also gifted many expensive cars to his co-stars like Katrina Kaif and recently, Jacqueline Fernandez.

Did not use his father name

Salman is the son of famous Salim Khan. However, during his struggling years, Salman never used the name of his father. He did not go as a celebrity kid but as a struggling actor to audition for movies.

Career Launcher

Salman is well known for launching the career of many Bollywood stars. From Himesh Reshammiya to Katrina Kaif, Salman is the man in need is the man indeed.