It's
known
to
all
that
Salman
Khan
and
Jackie
Shroff's
friendship
goes
a
long
way.
The
latter
has
known
Salman
right
from
the
time
when
the
superstar
took
his
first
baby
step
in
showbiz
as
a
model
and
then
as
an
assistant
director.
Later,
the
duo
went
on
to
work
together
in
films
like
Bandhan,
Kahin
Pyaar
Na
Ho
Jaye,
Veer
and
the
recently-released
Radhe:
Your
Most
Wanted
Bhai.
In
a
recent
interaction
with
a
leading
tabloid,
Jackie
opened
up
about
his
equation
with
Salman
and
how
he
considers
himself
instrumental
in
Salman
getting
his
first
break
in
Bollywood.
He
also
recalled
the
time
when
Salman
Khan,
as
an
assistant
director,
was
in
charge
of
his
clothes
and
boots
on
the
sets
of
his
1988
film
Falak.
Jackie
was
quoted
as
saying
"I
have
known
him
as
a
model
and
then
as
an
assistant
director,
who
handled
my
clothes
and
boots
when
I
was
shooting
for
Falak
(1988).
He
used
to
look
up
to
me
and
is
like
my
little
brother.
When
he
was
an
AD,
I
used
to
show
his
photographs
to
the
producers
I
was
working
with.
Finally,
KC
Bokadia's
brother-in-law
gave
him
a
break
in
Bollywood.
It
was
Maine
Pyar
Kiya
(1989)
that
catapulted
him
to
stardom,
but
I
feel
that
I
was
instrumental
in
him
getting
a
break
in
the
industry."
He
further
added,
"Toh
aise
dosti
shuru
hui...
well,
dosti
itni
nahi
hai
ki
(This
is
how
our
friendship
started...
Well,
our
friendship
is
not
such
that)
we
are
very
close,
but
he
keeps
coming
up
with
films,
aur
jab
bhi
kuch
bada
aata
hai
toh
(and
whenever
anything
big
comes
up)
he
thinks
of
me
first."
Salman
Khan
and
Jackie
Shroff
recently
shared
screen
space
in
Prabhu
Deva's
Radhe:
Your
Most
Wanted
Bhai.
The
action
thriller
features
Salman
as
a
police
officer
who
sets
out
on
a
mission
to
bust
the
drug
mafia
while
Jackie
essays
the
role
of
his
boss.
After
a
year-long
delay
owing
to
COVID-19
pandemic,
the
film
got
a
cross-platform
release
on
Eid
this
year.
Within
hours,
it
was
leaked
on
piracy
websites,
prompting
Salman
to
issue
a
strict
warning
in
which
he
warned
those
who
are
pirating
his
film
by
saying
that
the
Cyber
Cell
will
take
action
against
them.
Despite
all
the
flak
in
terms
of
reviews,
the
Salman
Khan-starrer
is
having
a
successful
run
in
theatres
overseas.