Has SRK-PC attained the status of Salman-Aish - Page 3

One November night in 2001, Salman reached Aishwarya's apartment in a fit of fury. Eyewitnesses say he kept banging the door of her 17th-floor apartment for hours. Some say he even threatened to jump off the roof of Gorakh Hill Tower if Aishwarya did not let him in.

Such was the rage of Salman that none of the neighbours dared to intervene or call the cops. The drama continued until 3 o'clock in the morning; Salman's hands were bleeding by then from beating on the door. Eventually, Aishwarya had to open the door and let him in.

In an interview to The Times Of India on February 12, 2002, Salman admitted to the above-mentioned incident:

'The incident is true, but it was overhyped by the media. I have a relationship with Aishwarya. If you do not fight in a relationship, it means you do not love each other. Why would I squabble with a person who is a stranger to me? Such things happen between us only because we love each other. Now, even the police have barred me from entering that building.'

Some reports claimed that it was Aishwarya's father Krishnaraj Rai who reported the incident to the police. Salman confessed during the interview that Aishwarya was not returning his expression of love in kind, and that was what had caused him to grow violent.

Soon, news appeared that Salman has created a ruckus on the set of Aishwarya's movie Kuch Naa Kaho. Abhishek Bachchan was acting opposite her in the movie. Salman reportedly went on a rampage during the shooting and even damaged Aishwarya's car.

Aishwarya appeared at the 2002 Filmfare Awards function with a fractured arm. The black glasses she wore during that evening only fanned the rumours that Salman had assaulted her physically. She clarified during an interview to Filmfare in May that year:

'Why don't people believe that I fell down the stairs? The same media portrayed me as a strong woman. Now it wants to paint me as a helpless one. I would never tolerate nonsense behaviour. '

However, Aishwarya had a slightly different story to tell after breaking up with Salman. This was what she said during an interview to The Times Of India on September 27, 2002:

'After we broke up, he would call me and talk rubbish. He also suspected me of having affairs with my co-stars. I was linked up with everyone, from Abhishek Bachchan to Shah Rukh Khan. There were times when Salman got physical with me, luckily without leaving any marks. And, I would go to work as if nothing had happened. Salman hounded me and caused physical injuries to himself when I refused to take his calls.'

This clearly illustrates that Aishwarya's patience with Salman had run thin by now. In another interview to The Indian Express, she made it clear that it was all over:

'I stood by him enduring his alcoholic misbehaviour in its worst phases and in turn I was at the receiving end of his abuse (verbal, physical and emotional), infidelity and indignity. That is why like any other self-respecting woman I ended my relationship with him.'