Salman Khan's dad Salim recalls his interfaith marriage to Salma

Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan recently discussed his marriage to Salma Khan in an interview with his son Arbaaz Khan He shared that before they officially started dating he wanted to meet Salmarsquos parents because he felt it was wrong to keep their meetings a secretWhen he finally went to her house he joked that it felt like all the Maharashtrians in India were there which made him very nervousSalman Khans dad Salim recalls his interfaith marriage to SalmaView this post on InstagramA post shared by Salman Khan beingsalmankhanAs per ETimes he recalled ldquoBefore our courtship I told Salma I want to meet your parents as hiding and meeting is a wrong thing So when I went to her house I felt all the Maharashtrians from India were there chuckles I was very nervous about seeing so many peoplerdquoSalim Khan explained that at first Salmarsquos father was concerned about their different religions However Salim assured him that this wouldnt be an issue They eventually got married but Salmarsquos father didnt visit them for ten years Salim also discussed his marriage to Helen noting that Salma was the first to accept her He mentioned that managing such relationships in real life is challengingView this post on InstagramA post shared by Salman Khan beingsalmankhanHe continued ldquoMy fatherinlaw told me that I was a nice guy but religion was the problem I was 24 at that time I then told him lsquoDoctor sahib meri aur aapki beti ke 1760 problems ho sakte hai but religion will never be one of themrdquoView this post on InstagramA post shared by Salman Khan beingsalmankhanView this post on InstagramA post shared by Salman Khan beingsalmankhanSalim Khan married Sushila Charak who later became known as Salma Khan in 1964 They had three sonsmdashSalman Arbaaz and Sohail Khanmdashand two daughters Alvira and Arpita His love life took a turn when he fell for Helen a famous actress and dancer and married her in 1981Work frontOn the work front last month midday reported that Salman Khanrsquos Sikandar will go on floors around June 27 Salman to serve some stunts May 24 With three weeks to go itrsquos time for the leading man to gear up for director AR Murugadossrsquo action entertainer Sources tell us that the superstar is set to head to Chennai this week as part of the filmrsquos hard prep On the agenda are extensive fight rehearsals and rigorous training Over his threedecadeplus career Khan has been no stranger to action But we hear the actordirector duo jointly decided to have rehearsals since the film has many action sequences and more importantly because they have been imagined in an exaggerated and dramatic style as found in many south movies