Salim Khan on defending son Salman Khan during controversies, court cases: ‘I would protect him but I don’t approve of…’

In a recent interaction, Salim Khan stated that he loves his sons unconditionally and feels compelled to defend them during the tough phases of their lives.

Salim Khan opened up on defending Salman Khan.

Salim Khan has always protected his son, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, even during the worst controversies of his career. In a throwback interaction, Salim was asked about his parenting approach. The filmmaker and writer admitted that he has never indulged in false humility with his kids. He also stated that he loves them unconditionally and feels compelled to defend them during the tough phases of their lives.

The veteran screenwriter told Zoom in an old interview, “I have never indulge in false humility because I think false humility is worse than conceit. Every time Salman has made a mistake… they criticise… but what do they expect me to say? That he deserves it. Because love is unconditional. I cannot say that Salman you have to be perfect in this thing or Arbaaz you have to do a thing like this then only I will love you. They are my children. I love them and I would defend him, I would protect him but at the same time I don’t approve of some things that he does.”

Salim recounted an example of Salman’s clash with filmmaker Subhash Ghai when the two got involved in a brawl at a party where Salman slapped the Taal filmmaker. Salim said he asked Salman to seek an apology. He explained, “After the fight, the next morning when I was having my tea, he came to me and told me about the incident. I asked him if he realised it was his mistake, and he admitted that he was at fault and blamed alcohol for the fight. I advised him to pick up the call and apologise to Subhash, and he did it.”

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Salman has faced many controversies in his life. He got into an ugly spat with Vivek Oberoi over his relationship with his ex-girlfriend Aishwarya Rai. In 2002, Salman’s white Toyota Land Cruiser crashed into the American Express Bakery on Hill Road in Bandra, Mumbai, killing one person and injuring four others. The actor was arrested for the hit-and-run case but was released on bail. He was acquitted in the case by the Bombay High Court in 2015, saying that “prosecution has failed to prove the charges against Khan on all counts”.

While shooting for his 1998 film Hum Saath Saath Hain in Jodhpur, Salman was accused of poaching three chinkaras and a blackbuck.

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