Scriptwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar was one part of the hit screenwriting duo in the 1970s. He was a frequent visitor at Salim Khan’s home as the two worked together and gave Hindi cinema some of its best scripts in their 11-year partnership. During a recent interaction, Javed shared anecdotes about Salim’s three sons and actors - Salman, Arbaaz and Sohail.
While talking to Arbaaz Khan during his chat show ‘The Invincible with Arbaaz Khan’, Javed said, “You have always been my favourite child. I have loved you and I have remembered you so clearly when you were three years old, four years old, you were always a charmer.”
Javed said that he saw Salman as a ‘shy kid’ as he never used to talk to the guests who came to his house. He added, “Salman was a very shy boy. He was a very reticent boy, chup rehta tha, durr rehta tha, mix up nahi hota tha kisi se, betakalufi se baat nahi karta tha kisi se (He always stayed quiet, never mixed-up with people, never got informal with people).”
Javed said that Arbaaz was always a “seducer” who would “charm” all the guests who would come to their house. Hearing this, Arbaaz also remembered the times when he used to play chess with Javed and it was the lyricist who taught him how to play the game. Reacting to this, Akhtar joked, “Mujhe maloom tha isme akal hai isliye isko sikhaao (I knew this one has brains, that’s why I taught you).”
Salman Khan is the eldest of the Khan brothers and Sohail Khan is the youngest. All of them have starred in Bollywood films and have even turned producers. However, it is Salman who is the most successful out of the three brothers. Their father Salim Khan was always confident that Salman will make it big in the film industry.
