New Delhi: For years, rumour mills have thrived on the purported rivalry between Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. Both the stars have chose never to comment on it. Probably they never felt the need to validate their friendship and let film journos earn their bread and butter by writing gossip columns.
At the 22nd edition of the IIFA Awards at Abu Dhabi, where both the Khans are present, asked who is behind him? Salman said that only one man is behind him and his name is Shah Rukh Khan.
Salman also quipped that Shah Rukh has been after him for a long time. He gave a shoutout to Shah Rukh’s upcoming films at the event.
During the award ceremony, IIFA hosts Ritesh Deshmukh and Maniesh Paul asked celebrities in the audience a question, “Who is behind Salman?” Salman was also hosting the ceremony with the duo. While actor Kriti Sanon said ‘the audience’, singers Yo Yo Honey Singh and Guru Randhawa said ‘angels’.
In a video shared by a fan account, Salman said, “Mere piche ek aadmi hai aur uska naam hai Shah Rukh Khan. Aur yeh kabse mere piche hai, kabse. Kyuki kya haina ki Mannat ki jo building hai woh Galaxy ke piche hai. Agar us taraf se dekhoge toh woh bohut aage hai (There’s only one man behind me and his name is Shah Rukh Khan. He has been after me for such a long time. It is because Mannat is behind Galaxy. If you look from the other side, it’s way ahead).”
Salman Khan also shared his excitement for Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film with Atlee, Jawan. Salman took to his social media platforms and wrote, “Mere jawaan bhai ready hai,” and tagged Shah Rukh.
