Aayush Sharma Recalls Salman Khan Cracking A Joke With Sister Arpita When He First Met The Superstar

Aayush Sharma recently reminisced about his love story with Salman Khan's sister, Arpita Khan. He also recalled his first meeting with the superstar and how it became memorable.

“We met as friends. She thought I came from a politically connected family, but the truth was, I was broke,” Aayush told Cyrus Boacha on his podcast. The actor continued how their love story blossomed. “Over time, we grew close. She went through a breakup, I went through one too, and somehow our broken hearts found each other. That's when we decided we wanted to get married,” he shared.

Aayush Sharma's First Meeting With Salman Khan

Initially, Aayush and Arpita kept their relationship a secret until one day, while they were watching a film in her room, Salman Khan unexpectedly walked in on them. Aayush recalled, “I genuinely thought I was going to get beaten up. But he was very calm and civil about it.”

Soon after, Arpita informed Aayush that Salman was eager to meet him, leading him to replay his answers in his mind. “I kept thinking, what do I even say to him? I couldn't go there pretending to be successful,” Aayush mentioned. “So when he asked what I do, I told him honestly — that I was a struggling actor, that I hadn't achieved anything yet, and that I was considering opening a restaurant so that I could continue living in Mumbai.”

“He looked at me and said, ‘You can become an actor.' That was the most beautiful moment of my life till then. No casting director had ever said that to me. No one believed in me — and here was one of the biggest stars in the country saying it after meeting me just once,” Aayush elaborated on how Salman's faith in him gave him a pure dose of motivation.

Aayush then admitted that Salman was also blunt about the former's appearance, “He told me, ‘You're in a bad state. You look like sh*t, you're not trained enough. Just going to acting school won't help. You need to work on multiple things." He continued, “I told him my father was still taking care of my expenses. I barely earned Rs 20,000–Rs 30,000 a month.”

In response, Salman jokingly asked Arpita, “Kahan sey leke aai hai tu isko (Where did you find this guy)?” Aayush said.

In November 2014, Aayush and Arpita got married in a grand wedding and are blessed with two kids, Ahil and Ayat.