I Won’t Take..: Salman Khan Says Was Compensated With Hefty Money After Being Snubbed For Best Actor Award

Salman Khan Filmfare awards: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan attended the upcoming Filmfare Awards 2023 press conference in Mumbai on Wednesday. The star looked dapper in a black suit and also candidly interacted with the media. Note, Khan will be hosting the award function. He also made some shocking revelations about losing the 'Best Actor' award for his debut movie, Maine Pyaar Kiya.

SALMAN KHAN ON BEING SNUBBED FOR THE BEST ACTOR AWARD

During the press conference for the announcement of the 68th Filmfare Awards, Salman Khan recalled an old incident and said that the Filmfare team had promised him the best actor award. He added that he was invited to the ceremony, but the award eventually went to Jackie Shroff.

In a video shared by a paparazzo account, Khan is seen speaking about losing awards and how he dealt with it. He said, "I always lost. I was never interested in awards. Till today, I'm not. I'm interested in rewards. And the rewards are the love and the respect that I get from my fans, Hindi film audiences and the people of this country." Watch the video here.

SALMAN KHAN REFUSED TO PERFORM

Further narrating the displeasing incident, Khan said, "I won't take the name of the editor, but it was just after Maine Pyar Kiya so you can figure out who it was. So I was told I should come for Filmfare awards and that the award was going to be given to me. So I went there with my father and the whole family. Then nominations were announced."

"Best actor goes to... Salman Khan... I stood up and another name was taken and then another name was taken. And the award went to Jackie Shroff. My dad said, 'Ye kya hai?'"

The Dabaang star was to perform that night for the first time, however, he refused to do so. He stated, "I went backstage and said, 'This is something I cannot do because this is not done. I don't care at all.' Then the editor was like, 'But you'll have to perform.' I said, 'No, I cannot.' And he then told me, 'I'll pay you for this performance.' I took a substantial amount at that time and it was five times more than what they offered to me (laughs)."

Well, Salman Khan doesn't need any awards or affiliations to be called the best in the industry, as he already got immense love from his fans.