Salim Khan on Salman Khan: It is said about Bollywood’s Dabangg actor Salman Khan that he has given the maximum number of back to back blockbuster films. These days his luck is not with him because Salman’s last few films were flops but it is expected that Salman will make a comeback with ‘Sikander’ which will be released in Eid 2025. However, there was a period in the 2000’s when 1 out of 10 Salman films was a hit. When no one was liking Salman’s work, Salman’s father Salim Khan had made a prediction about him.
Salim Khan is a veteran writer of the film industry, who is generally known by the name of Salim-Javed. The duo of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar have written the stories of blockbuster films like ‘Deewar’, ‘Sahaag’, ‘Sholay’, ‘Zanjeer’. What prediction did Salim Khan make about his son Salman?
What was Salim Khan’s prediction on Salman Khan?
Many years ago, when Salman Khan’s films were flopping, Salim Khan had reached the show ‘Just Pooja’ of Zoom channel. During this show, host Pooja Bedi talked to Salim Khan a lot and also asked many questions. When Pooja asked Salim Khan do you believe in astrology? On this Salim Khan says, ‘I believe that astrology gives some sign for the future. I have seen many results myself. I believe because my father also believed in it. And there have been some predictions which came true.
On this Pooja asks, ‘So what would you like to predict about Salman?’ On this Salim Khan says, ‘Salman’s horoscope has been shown and he will soon come out of these problems. Its good times will come from 2009 onwards. After this, when Pooja asked about Salman’s marriage, Salim Khan said, ‘If Salman gets married in 1 or 2 years then it is fine otherwise its chances are very less.’
Did Salim Khan’s prediction come true?
In the 2000s, Salman Khan had dozens of films out of which only films like ‘Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge’, ‘Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya’, ‘Tere Naam’, ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karogi’ and ‘Partner’ were hits. Apart from this, films like ‘Garv’, ‘Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega’, ‘Yuvraj’, ‘Phir Milenge’, ‘Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha’, ‘Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge’, ‘London Dreams’, ‘Baabul’, ‘Main Aur Mrs Khanna’, ‘Shaadi Karke Fas Gaya’, ‘Mr. and Mrs Khanna’ and ‘Veer’ were flops.
In 2009, Salman’s film ‘Wanted’ was released, through which Salman got a superhit film after many years. After this, Salman’s time changed and films like ‘Dabangg’ (2010), ‘Bobbyguard’ (2011), ‘Ready’ (2011), ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ (2012), ‘Dabangg 2’ (2012), ‘Kick’ (2014), ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ (2015), ‘Sultan’ (2016), ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ (2017) and ‘Bharat’ (2019) were superhits and some were blockbusters.
After Corona, Salman Khan’s flop films started coming. Films like ‘Radhe’, ‘Antim’ were released in 2021 which were flops. ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’ released on Eid in 2023, which was a flop. The film Tiger 3 was released on Diwali in 2023 itself, which was a hit.
