Salim Khan along with Javed Akhtar made the legendary screenwriter duo 'Salim-Javed', who gave Hindi cinema a long list of hit movies. No wonder, Salim always knew what's important in order to be an actor or successful in the business. He knew what it took, thus he always was critical of his son Salman Khan in his struggling days. In a recent interview, actor Adi Irani has opened up on an incident which took place in front of him, as he had visited Salman Khan's house.

He spoke about how Salman is a wonderful human being during a chat with Filmymantra Media. He said, "Vo rowdy aur attitude logon ke lie nahi tha, vo apni life apne hisaab se jeena chaahta hai (his attitude and rowdy behaviour wasn’t for people, he wanted to live his life). If he isn’t in the mood for something, he won’t do. He wasn’t arrogant, it was his childishness. What all he did in that childish behaviour was termed as arrogant, that’s what I feel. Jo galat tha vo galat tha (what’s wrong is wrong), but it’s not like he was doing purposely.”

He revealed that Salman knew that he wasn't as good an actor as Shah Rukh Khan but he carved his own niche. "That child belongs to the filmy family, his father is Salim Khan! What a man he is. He is a great man, Salman also is a very good person. He has worked a lot on himself. He knows one thing which is very important for someone to know, ‘You should know yourself’. One should know if he is a good actor, mediocre or not a great actor. But, you have to know yourself, whatever you feel. I am not a great actor, so I cannot be Shah Rukh Khan. I cannot reach that level, I will make my own mark. That’s what Salman Khan did," said Adi.

Adi knew Salman because of his ex girlfriend who was very good friends with Salman. Thus, he often visited the actor's house. "I knew Salman since the time he was not even in films. My ex-girlfriend used to take me to Salim Khan’s house, she was a good friend of his. I used to meet him and have food there. Salim Khan ji jo karte the Salman ke saath mai, I used to think how can someone do this to his son (The way Salim Khan would treat Salman Khan, I would wonder how someone can do do this to his son)? Salman was very much interested in working out. So while he was exercising, Salim ji used to say in front of me, ‘Dekho unko actor banna hai, inko lagta hai body banaane se actor bann jaayenge. Acting ke lie kya kya karna padta hai’ (He wants to become an actor by only focusing on his physical fitness, one has to do much more), ” he said.

This would make Salman frustrated, however, Salim would say that to him only to motivate him further. "Salman used to think and even say, ‘Kya hai mera baap aisa bolta hai mere baare mai help karne ki jagah?’ (Why is my father behaving this way instead of helping me?). My girlfriend said that this is psychology, he is doing all this so that he gets motivated by stubbornness to prove himself to his father. And, that’s what happened," he said.