4 minutes of readingNew DelhiUpdated: February 5, 2026 01:47 pm IST
There was a time in The life of Salman Khan. When he was known as the ‘party animal’ and during this era, the actor was known for being a superstar who loved his nightlife. He was also known for being quite generous when it came to hosting elaborate parties, but he was also the star who loved treating others. In a recent interview, Malini Agarwal, also known as Miss Malini, recalled an incident from this time where Salman entered a nightclub on a weekday and paid for everyone present. Not only that, he also handed out bottles of champagne to all the guests at the club.
Speaking to YouTube channel InControversial Podcast, he recalled: “On a random Tuesday, my friends and I were at a club called China House and around 2:15 on a Tuesday, the lights came on, so we thought maybe it was closing, so we were paying the bill. As we were walking out the door, suddenly the lights went off and the music came back on. So we were like, ‘What happened?’ and Salman Khan came in.”
As soon as Salman entered, the atmosphere of the place changed and now it had turned into a party. “He said, ‘Take away everyone’s credit cards, I’ll pay for everyone.’ And he started handing out bottles of champagne to people,” she recalled.
Malini shared that this was before the era of smartphones, so she took some pictures with the Kodak camera she was carrying. “This was before smartphones and I had a little camera. There’s a series of pictures of us looking at him, the back of his head, us pointing at him, him turning around and looking a little confused and then us, holding a bottle of champagne. This would have been a video today, but it was four very poorly shot Kodak shots,” he shared.
Salman remains one of the biggest stars of Indian cinema today. His last few releases have not been able to do much at the box office, so fans are eagerly waiting for his next release – Apoorva Lakhia’s The Battle of Galwan. The war drama will premiere on April 17.
After the release of the film’s trailer, detractors expressed their disappointment with Salman’s performance in the short clip. However, he later closed them. when he attended an ISPL event and said: “Ab kisi ko ye samajh mein aata hai ki ye romantic look hai, lekin Colonel hoon bhaiya. Aur ye Colonel ka look hai, jo ki samajhta hai ki apne team waloon ko, apne jawanon ko kaise hosla dena hai.(Now some might think this is a romantic look, but I am a Colonel. And this is the look of a Colonel, who knows how to cheer up his team, his soldiers.) Then he let out a roar, in the manner of a typical soldier, and added: “Iss sabka koi matlab hai nahi, iss mira ka koi matlab hai nahi. Toh aise hi chalta aaya hai aur aise hi chalta rahega, aap sabki dua se.” (None of this is necessary. It has always been this way and will continue to be this way, with all its blessings.)