It would not be wrong to say Salman Khan has won numerous awards, but he did have an unfortunate first-time experience at an award ceremony. At the launch of the 68th Filmfare Awards, Salman Khan revealed how he was nominated for ‘Maine Pyaar Kiya’, and was promised an award. However, he ended up not getting the award and made sure the organisers cough up five times what he would usually charge for a performance.
“I was nominated and the then-Filmfare editor called me to say I will be winning it, and I should come. I went there with my family and the nomination was announced. However, it was Jackie Shroff, who won the award. I was to also perform that night and I was really angry that they lied to me, so I refused to perform. Jackie was damn good but I felt betrayed,” he revealed.
He added that the editor then offered to pay him a substantial amount but zeroed on five times of what he offered. The actor said that he even went ahead and told Juhi Chawla and Akshay Kumar about it. “I told them I have gotten money, and they should ask for it as well. That was the first time someone paid for a performance. Earlier they would get us to perform by tempting us with awards. Since then, performing has helped us make money,” Salman said.
Lastly, he said that for him getting the love and respect of fans is more worthy than awards. He signed off, “There are so many awards at home. My dad has worked for so long. I mean we have used awards as door-stoppers when the hinge broke. And when we did not have enough space, we would give it to others. That’s how life is. For me, I come to award shows, perform and host and leave the rest to the audience. It’s also been so long and I feel the younger generation should get these awards. That’s their journey and it will motivate them.”
