“I don’t mind doing a film with Aishwarya,” said Salman Khan in a television interview yesterday. When prodded further as to whose mistake it was in his relationship with the Miss World, the temperamental star stated that he doesn’t believe in badmouthing anyone so he is ready to take all the blame. He also said that he shares a warm and cordial relationship with all his ex-girlfriends. To which the aggressive journo sniggered, “Except one….”

Somehow after watching the half an hour long interview one gathered an impression that one of the biggest stars ever of Bollywood is naïve at heart. And very simple. A reclusive star is made to sit on the Hot Seat to boost the TRPs of a show hosted by not an entertainment specialist, but a political journalist. All the uncomfortable personal questions (Especially related with Aishwarya Rai) that have been done-to-death are thrown at him and little time space is given to Salman the star and the actor. Khan politely answered all the questions and kept smiling even when he looked uneasy due to the cheesy questions like “How many girlfriends have you had so far?”

When asked why the two King Khans that complete the trio of superstars (Aamir and Shahrukh) never supported him when he was in messy situations, Salman replied, “Everyone has their own problems. It’s not as if they don’t call. They do call me. But I myself tell them that don’t come out in support of me for you might land in trouble yourself. When I am out of this mess I myself shall come and meet you.” And what about the image that one is a king, the other a badshah, what are you? “I am the joker of the pack.” But a joker is very crucial in a pack of cards. “That’s a different way of looking at things,” Salman Khan smiled.

The good part about this Salman Khan that I witnesses yesterday was that he seems much more relaxed than before. He was polite, humble and courteous. But maybe he should draw a line when it comes to discussing his personal life in the open. For example when asked about Katrina Kaif, his current girlfriend who was the first to join him in Jodhpur when he was jailed for five days few months ago, he replied that he doesn’t wish to speak about her. “Whenever I’ve spoken about people it has become jinxed.”

IndiaGlitz wishes Salman Khan happiness in his personal and professional life.