He was gifted an Audi but it was a Herald and Fiat that stole the show. Here’s a tidbit of nostalgia from an emotional Salman Khan, who was presented with an Audi Q7 by the German car manufacture for using it in his last hit film Bodyguard.
While Khan was being handed the keys, he waxed nostalgic and later, when we asked him what he was thinking, he said, “I was thinking of my first car, a Herald, which Mr Rishi Kapoor had used in the film Zamana written by my father. After the shooting was complete, I got the car for myself. It was in terrible shape. There was no flooring board and the brakes weren’t working so we stacked stones inside to keep the car from rolling when we parked it.
“Next, I had a bike assembled. I bought some parts from stuntman Dilawar Khan and some from my friend Salim, who also used to do stunts in films. The bike took eight months to be assembled. One day, when Salim spotted me riding on the bike, I told him that this was the bike he had contributed to with some parts. The very next day, the bike was gone. Salim had used it for a stunt at Film City and it was R.I.P.”
Next, Khan says, he bought a “Mercedes-shaped Fiat”. He reveals, “I swear I pushed the car more than I drove it. It was the same car that was used in Maine Pyar Kiya. Later, when I was shooting Baghi, Sohail sold that car. But I don’t think aisa kuch hoga with the Audi Q7.”
