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My son was being targeted because of his 'brat' reputation: Salim Khan
Vickey Lalwani,Mumbai Mirror | Dec 7, 2013, 12.00 AM ISTREAD MORE Salman Khan|bollywood news
A file photo dated October 6, 2003 of Salman Khan shows the actor being escorted by police personnel after a court appearance in the 2002 hit-and-run case
On Thursday, a Sessions court ordered a retrial in Salman Khan's 2002 hit-and-run case and set a December 23 date for the commencement of the trial. In the fresh trial, the actor will be charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
When TOI caught with Salman's father Salim Khan at his Bandra residence on Friday afternoon, the house was calm. Neither Khan nor Salman's mother Salma or his brother Arbaaz and sister Alvira seemed anxious.
Salim Khan started the chat by questioning, "Why is this a hit-and-run case? Did Salman run away from the scene of crime? Was he absconding? Did he apply for anticipatory bail? It was simply an accident."
He insists that this is the price celebrities pay for being famous. "My son was being targeted because of his reputation of being a 'brat'. But he has changed," asserts Khan, pointing out that when he was arrested the family wasn't allowed to meet him.
"He wasn't given any special treatment during those 18 days and was even refused mosquito repellent when in jail." He admits that the family has full faith in the country's judicial system of India. "The fear of danger is more than the actual danger," he reasons and the co-writer of films like Sholay and Deewar goes on to narrate a story.
"A man challenged his rival to a duel. The fight was scheduled for the following morning. But the duel didn't happen because the man who had called it was thinking about the fight so much that he had ended up fatally stabbing himself."
What is reassuring is that the industry has been with the actor through the crisis. "I think every filmmaker knows that every film is a gamble," says the industry veteran. On his part he says that Salman has stopped driving cars, "He only rides a bike."
When TOI caught with Salman's father Salim Khan at his Bandra residence on Friday afternoon, the house was calm. Neither Khan nor Salman's mother Salma or his brother Arbaaz and sister Alvira seemed anxious.
Salim Khan started the chat by questioning, "Why is this a hit-and-run case? Did Salman run away from the scene of crime? Was he absconding? Did he apply for anticipatory bail? It was simply an accident."
He insists that this is the price celebrities pay for being famous. "My son was being targeted because of his reputation of being a 'brat'. But he has changed," asserts Khan, pointing out that when he was arrested the family wasn't allowed to meet him.
"He wasn't given any special treatment during those 18 days and was even refused mosquito repellent when in jail." He admits that the family has full faith in the country's judicial system of India. "The fear of danger is more than the actual danger," he reasons and the co-writer of films like Sholay and Deewar goes on to narrate a story.
"A man challenged his rival to a duel. The fight was scheduled for the following morning. But the duel didn't happen because the man who had called it was thinking about the fight so much that he had ended up fatally stabbing himself."
What is reassuring is that the industry has been with the actor through the crisis. "I think every filmmaker knows that every film is a gamble," says the industry veteran. On his part he says that Salman has stopped driving cars, "He only rides a bike."
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