“Salman Khan is a lion-hearted man,” says Mithun Chakraborty; speaks about their brother-like bond : Bollywood News

Mithun Chakraborty, the legendary Bollywood actor, recently spoke about his close bond with fellow actor Salman Khan. The two actors have shared a great friendship for several years, and Mithun recently opened up about their relationship in an interview. He recalled knowing how he first came to know of Salman Khan as the son of legendary screenwriter Salim Khan.

“Salman Khan is a lion-hearted man,” says Mithun Chakraborty; speaks about their brother-like bond

It all happened during his interaction with Pinkvilla, where he appeared for the promotion of his son Namashi Chakraborty’s debut film, Bad Boy. He asserted, “You will fall in love with him (Salman) at first sight. He was the assistant director of one of my films. He would sit with me. I really liked him.

He further added, “When I first came to know of Salman, he was not Salman Khan, he was Salim Khan’s son. Salim ji is the one who struggled for me. Once he looked at me and told me, ‘You have such charm on your face, why don’t you become an actor?’ He tried to get me cast in a film a lot. But destiny didn’t support me at the time. I can never raise my head in front of Salim ji.”

He continued and said, “Salman respects me like an elder brother and we have a lot of fun when we meet each other. We share a lot of secrets. He sometimes acts smart but he doesn’t know what will happen if I open my mouth. People just misunderstand him but he is a lion-hearted man.”

Having said that, it is worth mentioning here that Mithun and Salman have shared the screen space for multiple projects including Kick, Veer, Yuvraaj, and others. On the professional front, Mithun will be next seen playing a cameo in Bad Boy, while Salman Khan is currently making news for his latest release Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan.

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