Salman Khan opens Koffee With Karan Season 9 with a ghost story. Not the kind you’d expect from a man who once said his body wasn’t a performance anymore, but something far stranger — something that happened in a bedroom he shared with a presence he never saw. The episode dropped on Jio Hotstar Thursday morning, and right out of the gate, Salman admitted to feeling ‘someone’ behind him in a room where he’d stay only with company he’d never laid eyes on, just heard, just felt. 'Sirf suna hai, mehsoos kiya hai peeche,' he said, voice low, almost amused. The lights flickered. Cupboards opened. Music played on its own. In the bathroom, he swore he could hear fidgeting. He didn’t panic. Just asked, quietly: If you’re really beautiful, show yourself. A line that landed somewhere between charm and confession. Karan Johar leaned in. 'So it was haunted?' Salman shrugged. 'Not haunted. Just… there.' The moment wasn’t framed as fear. It was wry, almost flirtatious. As if the spirit had been invited to the party. And then came the twist: Karishma Kapoor, his co-star and real-life partner, walked in for a surprise cameo. The episode’s first guest, the first shot, the first laugh, Salman Khan, back on the couch, not with a film or a fight, but with a whisper from the past. The house? The same one where Karan once pitched Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. The room? Still small. Still full of echoes.