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‘Drunk’ Kiran Kumar sat on road at 2:30 am in front of Salman Khan’s Being Human: ‘Was pretty high, thanked Salim Khan’

Veteran actor Kiran Kumar spoke about legendary writer Salim Khan being kind to him during the early days of his career and offering him roles in his films.

Salman Khan with father Salim Khan. (Pic: Salman/Instagram)

Stories of legendary screenwriter Salim Khan’s generosity aren’t rare. In a recent interaction, veteran actor Kiran Kumar spoke about Salim Khan, of the screenwriting duo Salim-Javed, being kind to him during the early days of his career and offering him roles in his films. Kiran didn’t just appreciate Salim but also sang praises for the entire Khan family, calling them humble and welcoming.

Speaking to Kunickaa Sadanand on her YouTube channel, Kiran shared that his father, Jeevan, known for playing Narad Muni in 1950s films, was friends with Salim. Kiran recalled how it was on Salim’s recommendation that his father sent him to a boarding school, where he learned discipline. After returning to Mumbai, Kiran continued his association with the Khan family. He acted in many Gujarati films, but when he wanted to transition to Hindi films, it was none other than Salim who offered him a small role in one of his films.

Speaking about it, he said, “Salim saab is my guardian angel. I would often go and meet him over coffee. When his son Sohail Khan made his directorial debut with Auzaar, I acted in his film. I have acted in many films with Salman also.”

He added, “It’s very rare to find a family like them. Every member of that family is terrific and the superstardom of Salman Khan is because of the good karma of the whole family, and Salman himself has a golden heart, and the credit goes to Salim Khan.”

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Kiran admitted he never mustered the courage to thank Salim Khan for all the favours he had done. But one night, while drunk, he found his own unique way of showing gratitude. Sharing the incident, he said, “Salim Khan has done a lot of favours for me. One day I was coming from a party and I was pretty drunk. On the way, I saw a hoarding of Salman Khan and Salim Khan outside the outlet of their brand Being Human. I was pretty high. It was 2:30 am in the morning, I got out of my car and I sat on the stairs of the store and I thanked Salim Khan’s hoarding.”

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