Salman Khan has spoken openly about the physical cost of Sultan — and it wasn’t just the stunt work. In a raw, unfiltered moment on Koffee With Karan 9, the actor revealed he suffered a hernia, shoulder damage, knee and back injuries, trigeminal neuralgia, and even an aneurysm during filming. The toll? A body that no longer fits the image fans remember from his peak. 'My head was broken,' he said. 'And this all came up from Sultan.' No euphemisms. No deflection. Just a man acknowledging the price of pushing himself past limits, and the weight of being a role model. He admitted the shirtless moment on Bigg Boss 20 wasn’t a choice, but a response to relentless trolling: 'For the people who have been die-hard fans of shirtless me… it was unfair on them.' He didn’t justify his current physique. He simply said it’s not a performance anymore. Not for the camera. Not for the fans. And yet, when critics mocked him, he did what he does best: turned the lens back. On Weekend Ka Vaar, he stripped down, challenged the trolls to keep going, and dropped the line: 'Pehle apne aap ko dekho.' The message wasn’t about fitness. It was about accountability. About who gets to judge whom. Now, with health issues laid bare and the industry watching, the real question isn’t whether he’ll return to form, it’s whether anyone still believes in the myth of the untouchable star. Or if we’re finally ready to see the man behind the legend.