{"id":220736,"date":"2025-10-17T17:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/220736\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T17:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:38:08","slug":"my-dad-is-a-muslim-my-mother-is-a-hindu-when-salman-khan-called-himself-insaan-spoke-about-being-misunderstood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/220736\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018My dad is a Muslim, my mother is a Hindu\u2019: When Salman Khan called himself \u2018insaan\u2019; spoke about being misunderstood |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u2018My Salman Khan<\/a>, fondly known as Bollywood\u2019s Bhaijaan, is one of the most loved and popular stars of Hindi cinema. Adored by millions, he has won hearts with his charm, screen presence, and memorable roles. But behind the glitz and glamour, his life has been full of ups and downs.But as glamorous as it looks from the outside, Salman<\/a> insists that his life has been quite the opposite, simple, hardworking and often misunderstood.<\/p>\n

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Salman Khan on his life and beliefs<\/p>\n

Back in 2017, in a chat with Hindustan Times, the ‘Dabangg’ actor opened up about his life and beliefs. Sharing an honest reflection, he said, \u201cI had the most boring life; it was your fraternity (media) that made it interesting\u2026 If one had to come and live my life, that person would find it boring and hectic.\u201dKhan further added, \u201cMy dad is a Muslim, my mother is a Hindu and I call myself \u2018insaan\u2019, a human being.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salman Khan explained decades of misunderstanding<\/p>\n

Over the years, Salman Khan has often faced controversies. However, he believes the image created does not truly represent who he is. The ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ actor remarked, \u201cFor the last 30 years, I am told I am misunderstood. How can someone be misunderstood for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salman Khan on his hardworking career<\/p>\n

Talking about his career and how early he started working, Salman Khan said, \u201cThe kind of life I have led is the kind everyone has led. I have been working from the age of 15-and-a-half and for 24 hours a day, seven days a week till \u2018Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam\u2019, \u2018Biwi No 1\u2019 and \u2018Kuch Kuch Hota Hai\u2019. I have worked all my life. The rest you hear is because people are running their own shows\u2026 It\u2019s a hardworking life I have led.\u201dDespite being one of Bollywood\u2019s biggest stars, Salman Khan described his lifestyle as simple and disciplined. \u201cWhatever else you hear around, (I feel) many people have many shops to run. So, had all that you all (journalists) have written about me been true\u2026 I feel embarrassed. I live in a one-room apartment. It\u2019s a nice, hard-working man\u2019s life that I have led,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Salman Khan on struggles with court cases<\/p>\n

At the time, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan<\/a>‘ was dealing with multiple court cases, and he admitted that it did affect him. Yet, he continued working, believing that he had to keep going. \u201cIt\u2019s my living,\u201d he said simply.Explaining the emotional contrast between his work life and personal challenges, the actor revealed, \u201cThings get weird when I have a verdict coming. A day before, if I have a film promotion, I\u2019m dancing and smiling on stage. Now, that performance is seen by prosecutors, and they think that I\u2019m putting up an act when I am in court, too. But when I am in court, I am genuinely scared. But it\u2019s hard for people to get the job that we actors do.\u201dKhan further added, \u201cI have to smile, go to interviews, romance on-screen even if I am worried about my court cases.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salman Khan on the work front<\/p>\n

Salman Khan was last seen in A. R. Murugadoss\u2019s \u2018Sikandar\u2019 alongside Rashmika Mandanna. The film added yet another feather to his long list of successful projects. He is currently hosting the latest season of the popular reality show \u2018Bigg Boss\u2019. The superstar is also gearing up for his next big project titled \u2018Battle of Galwan\u2019. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Salman Khan, fondly known as Bollywood\u2019s Bhaijaan, is one of the most loved and popular stars of Hindi…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220737,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[134425,64,63,134426,10059,4057,447,134,134424,74115,42382,8141,4149,134427],"class_list":["post-220736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-a-r-murugadoss","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bajrangi-bhaijaan","tag-bigg-boss","tag-bollywood","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-hindu","tag-muslim","tag-rashmika-mandanna","tag-salman","tag-salman-khan","tag-salman-khan-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}