Published 16:27 IST, April 6th 2020
Watch: Salman Khan says, 'Three weeks since I saw my father, COVID has scared us all'
'Hum toh darr gaye (we got scared). I have not seen my father since three weeks. We are here and he is alone at home (Galaxy Apartments),' Salman said.
- Entertainment News
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Superstar Salman Khan on Monday said the Coronavirus pandemic has terrified him and it has been nearly three weeks since he last met his father, writer Salim Khan. Salman, who is currently at his Panvel farmhouse, shared a video on Twitter along with his actor-brother Sohail Khan's son, Nirvan, and said they had gone to the farmhouse for a few days, but had to stay there because of the nationwide lockdown.
"Hum toh darr gaye (we got scared). I have not seen my father since three weeks. We are here and he is alone at home (Galaxy Apartments)," he said in the video.
Quoting a dialogue from Bollywood classic Sholay, penned by his father Salim and Javed Akhtar, Salman said, "You remember the dialogue, 'Jo darr gaya samjho woh mar gaya' (the one who gets scared, dies), it does not apply here in this situation. We are sacred and bravely admit that. Please don't be brave in this situation."
The 54-year-old actor said the dialogue which suits the current times is, "Jo darr gaya samjho woh bachch gaya (the one who gets scared, saves himself)."
"And also save the lives of others around him. Moral of the story: We are all scared," he added.
Coronavirus in India
On Monday morning, 33 more cases were detected in Maharashtra, taking the state tally up to 781. The death toll due to novel Coronavirus rose to 109 and the number of cases in the country climbed to 4,067 on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry. While the number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 3,666, as many as 291 people were cured and discharged, and one has migrated, it stated. The total number of cases includes 65 foreign nationals.
(With PTI inputs)
Updated 16:27 IST, April 6th 2020