Sajid Khan reveals Salim Khan helped him after his father death

• Sajid Khan has revealed some intriguing information regarding his personal life.
• The filmmaker disclosed Salman Khan’s father, Salim Khan, had provided him with financial support during a trying time.
• With Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan is credited with writing some of the highest-grossing Bollywood films.

The reality TV contestant and Bollywood producer Sajid Khan has revealed some intriguing information regarding his personal life. The “Housefull” filmmaker disclosed Salman Khan’s father, Salim Khan, had provided him with financial support during a trying time.

“Imagine a 14-year-old running around in a rickshaw to relatives’ houses so he may arrange money for his father’s last rites. Ki daddy off hogaye hai kuch mil sakta hai kya (My dad is no more, may I get some money)?” recalled Sajid. He went on to reveal how one of their relatives had asked his servant to lie to him, ‘Tell him I am not at home’. Sajid Khan further added, “My father died in front of me because of alcohol. His liver burst, his eyes and mouth were bleeding. The only person who actually helped at that time was Salman Khan’s father, Salim uncle. He came to the graveyard and handed me some cash and hugged me. With that money, I bought ration for two months and paid my electricity bill.”

With Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan is credited with writing some of the highest-grossing Bollywood films. This hitmaker duo has been behind blockbusters like ‘Seeta Aur Geeta’, ‘Zanjeer’, ‘Sholay’ and ‘Deewaar’ among others. When the veteran was asked about the dearth of good scripts now, Salim Khan had told BT, “Today writers don’t read. When I came from Indore (Akhtar came from Bhopal) to Bombay to become an actor, I soon realised that acting would not take me to the peak. I turned to scriptwriting. A public library in Mahim became my second home. I read books and watched films voraciously.”