Salim Khan scolded Salman Khan in front of Smriti Irani for stealing his car: ‘I was just standing there, he called him useless’

Politician and actor Smriti Irani recalls meeting Salim Khan for the first time, and how he was busy scolding Salman Khan for being a troublemaker.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | Updated: October 11, 2025 08:54 PM IST

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Smriti Irani recalls meeting writer Salim Khan for the first time. (Photo: Express Archive)

Politician and actor Smriti Irani has had one of the most unique careers. Before she was juggling acting and politics, Smriti’s first connection to the world of acting was through her husband, who was classmates with Salman Khan. The former minister of education recently shared an interesting anecdote about meeting Salim Khan for the first time and how it was nothing like she expected.

In an appearance on Mashable India’s YouTube channel, Smriti shared that her husband, Zubin Irani, was her bridge to Bollywood and said, “At St Xaviers, Salman and my husband were classmates. So the first time Zubin took me to introduce me to Salman, Salim Khan was there. He said, ‘Tumko malum hai tumhare mia sahab mere bete ke saath kya karte the? (Do you know what your partner and my son used to do?) They used to steal my car and drive off. Nikamme hai dono (Both of them are useless). I was just standing there silent, and both Salman and my husband were looking down.”

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She also recalled meeting Shah Rukh Khan, thanks to her husband and shared, “I met Shah Rukh courtesy of my husband. He knew him, so I would pester him many times to ask Shah Rukh for an interview. He actually first told me that ‘Listen, don’t get married. Main bata raha hoon tujhe mat karna shaadi. (I am telling you, don’t get married.)’ I was like, ‘Bhai, too late.’”

She also revealed that her first experience of working on a set in front of the camera was in a Shah Rukh Khan film with Juhi Chawla and Aditya Pancholi. Recalling her experience on set, she said, “There was a movie with Shah Rukh and Juhi Chawla that Aziz Mirza had done. That was my first shot ever, and I was just a silhouette. That was the first time I had faced the camera. I was wearing the black dress that Manisha Koirala was wearing in the movie with the song ‘Raja Ko Rani Se Pyaar Hogaya’ (Akele Hum Akele Tum). They told me to wear the dress and just stand there.”

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