“You should paint my love It’s the picture of a thousand sunsets It’s the freedom of a thousand doves Baby you should paint my love……”

Oh yeah the passionate romantic MLTR (Miachel learns to Rock) number must be playing in the ears of Sonakshi when Bollywood macho hunk Salman discovered the painter in the wannabe Bollywood bala who makes her debut with Salman in ‘Dabangg’.

The wannabe B-town lovely took to paint brush and canvas all thanks to Bollywood closet painter Salman Khan who taught the lass to get out of her comfort zone and move beyond sketching.

Confirms Sonakshi “I’ve done fashion designing so I knew how to sketch. Using the paintbrush was something I dreaded. But Salman helped me overcome this fear and taught me to paint.”

Sonakshi whose first painting was a woman with a cross had Salman Khan mighty impressed with her initial attempt. Being a quick learner Sonakshi painted much on the lines of Salman’s style.

“I’ve incorporated a lot of his (Salman’s) style into mine. The day I put my own ideas on canvas my painting will look different from his.” adds Sonakshi.