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Here's why Salman is
controversy's favourite
child in Bollywood
S
alman Khan may be a hero in reel life, but his controversies in real life have seen him being tagged a
'bad boy'. Here are some instances when Salman
got into trouble Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is always in the news, but many times it's for all the wrong
reasons. Over the years he has developed a reputation
of being controversy's favourite child in the industry. He
reiterated that image on Tuesday after stoking another
row with his statement that he "felt like a raped woman"
during Sultan's shooting. This statement raised a public
and media storm with commoners and authorities both
upset. The National Commission for Women (NCW) demanded an apology within seven days from the Bollywood superstar. Salman Khan finds himself in the midst
of a controversy yet again! The 50-year-old star, who
made the comments during an interview with an entertainment website to promote his latest film 'Sultan', said,
"When I used to walk out of the ring, after the shoot, I
used to feel like a raped woman. I couldn't walk straight."
But this is not the first time Salman has been in the eye
of a storm. Here are some other instances when Bollywood's 'bad boy' has sparked outrage with his behaviour
or comments.
Salman Khan in 2002 hit-and-run case
An allegedly drunk Salman Khan reportedly rammed his
car into the American Express Cleaners at Bandra, running over four people and killing one in the process. His
bodyguard, Ravindra Patil, had said at the time, "I can't
drive, it was Salman." Salman's lawyers claim he was
neither driving nor drunk. The homicide charges against
Salman were dropped after Ravindra died in 2007. On
December 2013, the court ordered a fresh trial on the
ground that witnesses had not been examined in the
context of aggravated charge of culpable homicide,
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