Salman Khan is 52-years-old and still regarded as an eligible bachelor. The entire country is obsessed with the question that when will the actor settle down. The actor is also taken as a man-child especially when he gives out blatant and insensitive comments on rape victims and goes on to body shame women on national television. So obviously, the man who goes on to romance actresses half his age hates being called ‘uncle’.
During the recent shoot of an episode of Dus Ka Dum 3 which is hosted by Salman, one of the questions that popped up to a contestant was, “How many women scold someone for calling them ‘Aunty’?” That is when Salman revealed that he hates being called ‘Uncle’. He shared that he has trained all his friends’ children to not to call him that. However, it must have been difficult for the kids to call someone their father’s age by name so they resorted to calling him ‘Uncle’ in a funny way that Salman had to find ways to overcome that.
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As reported by a leading daily, a source from the show’s set said that the superstar disclosed that during get-together with friends he warns their kids that if they call him ‘Uncle’ he will stop meeting them. Now, that is some grave warning as Salman ‘Uncle’ is extremely popular with the kids. However, we are amused by this piece of news and would love to find out what the actor’s real-life nephews call him? After all, wouldn’t it be weird calling your father’s elder brother by name?
Apparently, Varun Dhawan who stepped into Salman’s shoes for a remake of the 90s hit Judwaa had said previously that Salman was upset when he had addressed him as ‘Uncle’. when he was a kid. The incident happened during the trial of Judwaa in 1997, when Varun was only seven years old. Varun had said, “I went for trial (Judwaa) and I called him Salman uncle and he got very upset. He told me, 'I will slap you if you call me that. Call me Salman bhai. I don't care if you are David Dhawan's son. I won't allow you inside the theatre if you call me ‘uncle’.”
