This actor used to help Salman Khan during Struggle days
New Delhi:
Salman Khan is one of the superstars of Hindi cinema. However, few people will know that Salman Khan struggled a lot in his early years and he openly told the fans about this. He faced many difficulties when he was new in Bollywood. While many new artists often struggle without any support, a co-actor helped Salman Khan. In a conversation with Karan Johar, Salman Khan told how actor Kumar Gaurav, who was a star in the 80s, assisted him in his early days. Salman Khan told that Kumar Gaurav once gave him his new jeans, when he needed it the most. He remembered that at that time he had nothing much in the case of clothes and this move of Kumar Gaurav left a profound impact on him. Salman told that he can never forget the generosity of the actor.
He further explained how he often used to go to Kumar Gaurav’s house and then Kumar Gaurav used to give him new clothes. Salman Khan jokingly told how he used to return from Kumar Gaurav’s house with a bag full of jeans. There was not only Kumar Gaurav, who helped Salman Khan during the struggling years. Salman Khan’s actor Sunil Shetty also helped. In a separate conversation, Salman Khan had told that Sunil Shetty gifted him a shirt and a purse when he was struggling. Salman Khan told about this during IIFA 2022. He had told how the help given by Sunil Shetty was invaluable during his initial career.
Please tell that Kumar Gaurav made his debut with Vijayta Pandit in 1981 with a love story. He is the son of actor Rajendra Kumar. In his early career, films like Teri Kasam, Star, Naam and Kant got success. However, after 2002 he left Bollywood. Now he runs a construction company.