Mithoon and Salman get into verbal spat at award show

At a recently held award function there was a war of words between Salman Khan and singer-composer Mithoon Sharma; an altercation which was witnessed by hundreds, including Bollywood's A-list. The actor, who was hosting the show, interrupted Mithoon's acceptance speech to point to a piece of paper stuck to his backside.

This did not go down well with Mithoon who was onstage to accept an award for the song ' Tum hi ho meri aashiqui' from 'Aashiqui 2'. He shot back saying that this was bound to happen thanks to the dull evening and Salman's long speeches. Salman flew into a rage and ordered Mithoon out, saying, "Chal jaa. Nikal yahan se." Then Mithun fired the salvo: "Sir, main aap se nahin darta."

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An eyewitness said, "Salman's prank backfired totally. He looked very flustered. This was the last thing he expected. Nobody challenges Salman Khan like that in public. Seeing that the situation was snowballing into an ugly incident, Salman went up to Mithoon and hugged him lightly."

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Despite the spat, Mithoon looked calm and Salman too continued hosting the show as if nothing had happened. When contacted, Mithoon said, "I didn't tell Salman that he was boring us with his speeches. I cannot say that to any senior actor like Salman."

However, Mithoon did not deny that Salman did direct him to leave the stage or that he retorted by saying that he is not scared of the star.

It's better than getting Slapped 😉