File photo of Salim Khan, Salman and Sunil Gavaskar at PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony in 2014
Highlights
- Salim Khan he would be honoured if he was nominated to the Rajya Sabha
- He also added he would 'have to think' because of his age
- Salim Khan formed a hit jodi with lyricist Javed Akhtar through the 1980s
Actor-scriptwriter
Salim Khan says being nominated to the Rajya Sabha would be a 'great honour' but he has not been approached for this by any political party.
Salim Khan, father of actors Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan, tweeted that he had not been offered a seat in the Rajya Sabha by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
The 80-year-old, who formed a successful
jodi with lyricist Javed Akhtar, wrote scripts for Bollywood films including
Haathi Mere Saathi,
Seeta Aur Geeta, Zanjeer, Sholay and
Mr India.