Salman Khan opens up about his time in jail; ‘I Couldn’t Do Anything About It’

During his debut podcast appearance on nephew Arhaan Khan’s podcast, Dumb Biryani, Salman Khan talked about his time in jail. He also spoke about the importance of hard work and discipline, adding that making excuses-like being “too tired or needing sleep” – only acts as barrier to success.

He said, “I am tired.’ No, get up. No matter how tired you are. ‘I don’t get sleep’. Don’t sleep. Do something; you’ll automatically go to sleep. So I don’t understand these things.”

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The Dabangg actor further explained, “I sleep for an hour and a half or two hours, and then someday, once a month, I sleep for seven hours. Somedays, I’ll get a five-minute break between shots, so I’ll sleep on the chair. In places where I cannot do anything, like when I was in jail, I slept. I couldn’t do anything about it… When it comes to your work or family, the effort that you have to keep on putting in… you just need to be there for friends and family and work.”

Salman was imprisoned due to his alleged involvement in a 1998 case related to illegal hunting of blackbucks. In 2006, he was sentenced to five years in prison, though he was released on bail shortly after, he was sentenced to jail again in 2018 for a related case. However, he was once again released from jail on bail in just a few days.

On the work front, Salman will be soon seen with Rashmika Mandanna in Sajid Nadiadwala’s Sikandar, which is being helmed by A R. Murugadoss.