Over the years, Salman Khan He has established himself as one of Bollywood’s biggest action stars, from gravity-defying jumps to intense on-screen fight scenes. While audiences often cheer for bigger moments than they experience in theaters, the actor recently revealed that some of those sequences were going to turn into real-life accidents.In an interview with Variety India, Salman Khan spoke candidly about the emotional and physical pressure of shooting high-risk action sequences, revealing that some of the stunts left him genuinely scared and vulnerable.
Salman Khan recalls his incredible jump of 80 meters during Jaagruti
The actor recalled that while shooting for the film ‘Jaagruti’ in Udupi, he had to jump from an 80-metre mountain for an action scene.Salman shared that initially the jump looked manageable from the bottom, but things turned scary when climbing to the top. Unlike normal stunt setups that used one or two safety boxes, this sequence required three layers of boxes along with a mattress because of the dangerous height.Recalling the moment, Salman said, “There was an 80-meter mountain with a stomach. So when I saw it from the bottom, I thought, yes, I can do this jump. Earlier, we used to go out like one or two boxes to jump on top, but this jump was a height. Like, they put three layers of boxes on top of me and a mattress.”Also, when he reached the top, he noted that the landing area looked impossibly small from that height, and he completely reconsidered the exploit.“So I said, ‘I’m here now’, and I went up. From then on, I couldn’t see the boxes because my stomach was there. I had to jump according to my opinion. I wasn’t going to do that jump, but the crowd was already gathered. So then going down and saying I’m not going to do this jump, Salman would admit very badly that it would be my ego.”The actor added that things took a dangerous turn when he slipped while jumping.“When I look at the boxes, from that height it looked like a matchbox. As I had to jump, I ran, came, and slipped on the gravel. My hair grazed the mountain rock, and I fell,” he recalled.
Patthar Ke Phool left Salman Khan breathless
Salman Khan also spoke about another scary incident near Mount Mary in Mumbai while shooting for ‘Patthar Ke Phool’.The sequence required him to skate at high speed before jumping through stacked crates. In the first attempt, the actor failed to remove the obstacle properly. Determined to get the shot right, Salman decided to try again, but the second attempt turned out to be even more dangerous.Recalling the mishap, he said: “Then I said, I’ll do it again. The camera was on Mount Mary Road. So I had to come all the way, there’s a building called Balmoral Hall, I started skating from there.”However, Salman soon realized that he had picked up too much speed while skating.“And I realized that I had gathered too much speed, and I was going to run over everything. So I took that jump, and I could see the boxes going by. Then I could see the road, and I landed in a ditch next to the camera,” he said.The impact of the fall was so severe that the actor struggled to breathe afterwards.“And after that, I couldn’t breathe for about a minute and a half because of the impact on my back,” Salman revealed.
Salman Khan talks about the fear behind action sequences
While Salman Khan has performed many action scenes throughout his career, the actor’s revelations offered an insight into the dangers and emotional pressure that actors face while shooting sequences.Despite the fear and risk, Salman admitted that factors such as public expectation, professional commitment and personal ego sometimes pushed him to commit mistakes he doubted would have happened.
