Salman Khan gifts his designer watch to Sidharth Malhotra

Salman Khan is really impressed with Sidharth Malhotra's performance in Ekta Kapoor's just-released thriller 'Ek Villain'. And as a token of appreciation, the star has gifted his designer watch to the actor.

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On Saturday, at a party hosted by Sidharth at his apartment to celebrate the film's success, Salman who was the special guest arrived with Jacqueline Fernandez, the leading lady of his upcoming film Kick. Salman took the guests present in the room, that included Ekta Kapoor (producer of Ek Villain), Karan Johar, Shraddha Kapoor, Ayan Mukerji, Riteish Deshmukh , Tanuj Garg (Balaji's CEO), Mohit Suri, by surprise when he slipped the expensive watch off his wrist and hand ed it to Sidharth.

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Revealed an eyewitness present at the party, "Salman walked up to Sidharth and hugged him. He then patted the young actor on his back before taking off his watch and gifting it to him. An embarrassed but elated Sidharth didn't know which way to look!" Not so long ago, Salman had gifted a watch to Rajat Arora, the dialogue writer of his upcoming film Kick.

A source close to star told Mirror, "Salman loves to motivate new kids on the block. This time it was Sidharth's turn."