Salman Khan on his court case: Whenever there's a hit-and-run that hap

If there is one news about Salman Khan that
refuses to die down then it is surely about
his alleged involvement in the 2002 hit-and-
run case. Though the actor has been
acquitted from the case by the High Court,
his name often crops up regarding this case
whenever it is discussed.
In an interview with a daily when the actor
was asked about these ghosts of his past,
he spoke about it candidly.
Since Khan has been a role model to many,
he was asked if it is fair for kids and adults
to idolize him owing to his past. To this
Salman said, "Everybody has a past. Does
that make you a bad person for life? In my
case, there is deliberate malice. When people
go after you for something you have not
done, it's bad. Next thing you know you are
running around courts and people are
judging you."
He adds, "For 20 years. 20 years is a long
time, man. It's a lot of years. It takes a toll on
you and your family. The financial toll on our
family because of the cases has been huge.
When I was a nobody I had nothing.
(Pauses) When I become somebody, I got
the magistrate court. When I become slightly
bigger, I got the High Court, then. And now
when I am in this position, I have the
Supreme Court."
Quiz him if these ghosts of past will ever
leave him and Khan asserts, "It will leave me.
It's God's way of anchoring me down. If
these things didn't happen, I would have
lost the plot by now. That's how I see it. It's
my journey and whatever it takes, I will go
through it. Thankfully, I have family and
friends who've stood by me and pointed out
whatever happened wasn't correct. I don't
have any ghosts. These ghosts have been
created by people who are running
businesses on them. There are so many
incidents like mine that happened and
nobody ever talks about them. Whenever
there's a hit-and-run that happens
anywhere, they drag me into it all over
again. I mean, what the hell, come on, man.
How much will you go on and on..."
Salman Khan further explained, "The High
Court looked into it and they came up with a
verdict which says that nothing of that sort
ever happened. Ye sab galat hi hai. The
courts said it. But what about the 20 years?
What about it? Mere toh wo gaye na? And
there's nothing to compensate for that.
Nothing at all. And during all this, when I am
seen doing a comedy show, or romancing
beautiful women, or just laughing, they go
like, "Look at this brat. He doesn't care. He is
indifferent to what happened." And I am
like, dude. It's my bloody job. I have to do it
no matter what. I have to do it to sustain
myself and pay my lawyers. If I don't do it,
where is the money going to come from?"
Interestingly, many still think that Salman got
away from this case because he is an actor.
But the actor disagrees. He says, "Which is
not at all true. It's not true. It's all nautanki
(mischief). Even now there are 5 out of job
people who'll show up on television to
debate my case.Some for, some against. It's
ridiculous. None of them would have
happened if I wasn't a star. None of it."

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When I was a nobody I had nothing. (Pauses) When I become somebody, I got the magistrate court. When I become slightly bigger, I got the High Court, then. And now when I am in this position, I have the Supreme Court."