‘Vodka never stopped flowing at Salman Khan’s party, Russians were rolling down stairs; Bhai was rock-solid’: Radhika Rao, Vinay Sapru recall epic bash

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Radhika said, “There were people who rolled down the steps; Russian crew members. When they came the next day, half of them were late, half of them were holding their heads. Russians are very disciplined, they don’t like to be unprofessional. They said that the most shameful thing was that Salman never even swayed. He was standing like a rock. They said, ‘All of us were rolling down, throwing up, and he was also drinking with us but nothing happened to him’.”

Vinay said that Salman showed up to work the next day, and didn’t seem at all bothered by the party. And because he was ready to work, everybody else had to pull up their socks. Salman’s father, the legendary writer Salim Khan, once revealed that Salman has had his struggles with alcohol. “Whenever Salman feels an urge, he pours out a drink and keeps the glass in front of him, but doesn’t take a sip. He just sits with it, and after a while, the urge subsides,” Salim Khan told The Times of India many years ago.

Actor Sonu Sood recently recalled a story about Salman trying to spike his drink at a party; Sonu is a teetotaler. “I don’t drink at all. Many co-stars have tried to make me try alcohol ki ‘Isko aaj try karva ke rahenge‘. Many have tried spiking my drink secretly. Salman bhai ko bada shauk rehta tha, kehte ki, ‘Ek kaam kar zara, Red Bull ke andar daal ke laa thodi (Mix some alcohol in Red Bull)’,” he told Jist.

Filmmaker Anil Sharma, who worked with Salman on the film Veer, said that the actor enjoys a drink in the evenings. “People say that he is a drunkard and he goes to parties. These are all nonsense claims. Salman may have a drink or two to relax in the evening like any other person, but he is only focused on his work,” he told ETimes. Radhika and Vinay also praised Salman’s intelligence when it comes to his work, and said that the actor is often the smartest person on set.