When you think of Salman Khan, the first word you associate with the actor is ‘Bhai’. But how did he get the name? Salman laughs as he narrates the story of how he came to be called Bhai, and how it puts him in embarrassing situations now.
“Earlier the word Bhai had a Dabangg connotation. It was a negative one,” he says. “The term Bhai would be connected to the underworld.”
But the term came about because of Salman’s younger brother, Sohail Khan. “Sohail calls me Bhai, and all his friends started calling me that. And now even seniors have started calling me Bhai. So, from Sallu, to Salle, and Sallubhai to Bhai, it has been a pretty good journey,” he smiles.
The actor is made to blush when pretty young things call him that. “But it also depends,” he laughs. “Some people you really like… and then suddenly ‘Bhai’! The word Bhai doesn’t really sound good. Well, I’ve crossed 50 and it’s very upsetting. But I guess you need to handle it.”
