The actor opened up on Bigg Boss 20 about doubting his ability to host the show due to media scrutiny, crediting his father Salim Khan for urging him to stay true to himself.
Salman Khan has spoken candidly about a pivotal moment in his career — his decision to host Dus Ka Dum, during a recent episode of Bigg Boss 20. The actor admitted he nearly turned down the offer, citing overwhelming negativity surrounding him at the time. "I was not going to do it kyunki itni negativity chal rahi thi mere khilaaf," he said, referring to media scrutiny over personal and professional matters.
The controversies included court cases, relationships, and widespread tabloid coverage. "Har akhbaar kholo, har TV channel, matlab achha-khaasa tabiyat se mazze leke bajaya jaa raha tha," he recalled, describing how every outlet seemed to amplify the drama.
It was his father, writer Salim Khan, who offered the crucial perspective. Asked whether he trusted his own personality, mind, heart, and upbringing, Salman said yes. And that advice became his anchor. "My father told me just be yourself in the show," he remembered.
That choice reshaped his relationship with audiences. He noted that viewers began seeing him not as an actor from films like Maine Pyaar Kiya or Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, but as a person. "In that one show they got to know who I was. Samjhe aap. Maine Pyaar Kiya bhul gaye woh..." He compared the shift to Amitabh Bachchan’s deep association with Kaun Banega Crorepati, suggesting Dus Ka Dum became a defining chapter in his public identity.
The experience, he said, cleared the image that had been built through years of media narratives. "Joh meri image bani thi media mein, that was cleared in one episode."
His message to current Bigg Boss contestants? Stay authentic, even under fire. The conversation comes amid ongoing tensions, Imam Siddique recently called out Salman’s reference to him as "defamatory and factually incorrect," demanding clarification.
No official release date for the next season of Bigg Boss has been announced yet. But the reflections are already echoing across social media, where fans are revisiting Dus Ka Dum’s legacy and debating the power of self-representation in the face of public judgment.
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