Salman
Khan
is
well
known
to
have
a
soft
heart
beneath
the
tough
exterior
he
loves
to
portray
--
sometimes
which
lands
him
in
trouble.
An
eyewitness
from
the
Dabanng
sets
says,
"About
eight
months
ago,
Salman
Khan
had
asked
his
driver
Ashok
Singh
to
leave
his
work.
Salman
had
felt
that
his
driver's
behaviour
hadn't
been
appropriate.
Salman
has
faithful
old-time
retainers
working
with
him
for
years.
In
fact,
Salman
has
been
so
attached
to
Ashok
that
when
the
driver
got
married,
Salman
had
even
gifted
him
a
flat
for
the
newly
wedded
couple
to
stay
in.
So
when
Ashok
behaved
in
a
manner
that
irked
Salman,
the
actor
felt
very
let
down
and
asked
him
to
leave."
However
what
Salman
wasn't
prepared
for
was
that
his
ex-driver
Ashok
would
land
up
on
the
sets
when
he
was
shooting
and
create
and
an
emotional
scene
there.
"Salman
was
seated
with
his
group
while
shooting
for
Dabanng
in
Wai
when
Ashok
came
in.
Initially,
when
Ashok
sent
word
that
he
wanted
to
talk
to
Salman,
the
star
ignored
him.
Finally
after
a
lot
of
coaxing
and
wheedling,
Khan
agreed
to
meet
him
and
called
him
to
his
room.
Ashok
broke
down
in
tears
saying
ever
since
he
had
left
Salman,
his
life
had
been
in
a
mess.
He
begged
for
his
job
back.
Salman,
who
is
still
irritated
with
Ashok's
behaviour,
said
he
had
another
driver
and
wasn't
looking
to
replace
him.
But
the
truth
is
with
Salman
--
one
never
knows.
Tomorrow
he
just
might
take
Ashok
back."
A
source
close
to
Salman
says,
"Yes.
It's
true
that
Ashok
had
come
on
the
Dabanng
sets
but
bhai
is
a
very
nice
person.
Today
Salman
might
ask
someone
to
leave
and
tomorrow
if
he
feels
bad,
he
might
take
him
back." Salman
Khan
remained
unavailable
for
comment.
Story first published: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 9:35 [IST]