Bollywood veteran writer Salim Khan was recently awarded a special honor at the News18 Shosha Reel Awards. During this honor, the entire award show was seen standing up and greeted Salim Khan with applause, causing him to become emotional. Arjun Kapoor, who is hosting the award show, reached the stage and touched Salim Khan’s feet and took blessings, while Abhishek Bachchan hugged him and expressed respect.
Arjun Kapoor and Salim Khan relationship
On this occasion, Arjun Kapoor’s touch of Salim Khan became special, because the relationship between Arjun and Khan family has been said to be tense for a few years. Earlier Arjun, Salim Khan and his son Salman Khan were very close. But after the divorce of Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora, Arjun began dating Malaika, making the Khan family distance from them.
What did Arjun Kapoor say?
Arjun Kapoor told the media after the honor ceremony,
“Salim Saheb is the real hero of our cinema. His stories have given a new direction to Indian films. It is a matter of pride for me to touch his feet. He is an inspiration for us.”
Why did Salim Khan get this honor?
Salim Khan is one of the greatest writers of Bollywood, who along with Javed Akhtar formed ‘Salim-Javed’. The pair wrote historical films like ‘Sholay’, ‘Wall’, ‘Zanjeer’, which gave a new dimension to Indian cinema and gave birth to the image of Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Angry Young Man’.
Best actor and actress award winner
Award shows were awarded in several categories at the award show.
- Karan Johar received the Best Director (Popular choice) award for ‘Rocky and Rani’s Prem Kahani’.
- Aditya Roy Kapoor was chosen as ‘The Night Manager’ and Sonakshi Sinha was chosen as the best actor and the best actress in the OTT category for ‘Dahad’.
