Salman Khan’s First Expensive Purchase Was Not For Himself But For THIS Important Person

Salman Khan is one of the most loved actors in Bollywood and, while he is now among those who draw some of the biggest paychecks, there was always a beginning. If we tell you that there was a time when today’s superstar couldn’t even buy a watch without taking a loan, you might not believe it, but that’s the reality. In a recent chat, Salman revealed the first expensive thing that he bought from his salary and shared that it was a Rolex watch he got for his father, but that too on loan.

Speaking in an interview with Variety India, Salman Khan was asked about the first expensive thing that he bought with his money. The actor recalled, “The first expensive thing I bought was a Rolex watch for my father, which, when I started wearing watches again,

he gave me to wear. When I got the watch, I didn’t have the money for it, but I liked it for my father. At that point in time, it cost something like nine lakh rupees. I had four, rest I got as a loan. When I gave it to my dad, he said, ‘You haven’t even started working properly, and you started doing all these things. Do you think of yourself as some king?’ While he wasn’t in favor of me getting that watch, he later called it a piece of jewelry. When I started wearing watches, he gave me this one.”

We often see Salman wearing different watches, and the one with Lord Rama’s murti got the most attention on social media. Talking about whether he has a watch collection, the actor shared, “I had stopped wearing watches for the last 26-28 years of my life. Now, if you see me wearing a watch, those aren’t always mine. They belong to friends; I take them to try on, wear, and then they go back to them. So this whole thing that he’s got a collection of so many watches and so much… I just have that one Rolex. The rest all belong to my friends.”

Salman Khan’s Work Front

Meanwhile, on the work front, Salman Khan will next be seen in the movie Maatrubhumi. Directed by Apoorva Lakhia, the film is produced by Salma Khan under the banner of Salman Khan Films. He also has Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.’s next project, in which he is reportedly going to play a superhero. Salman Khan is expected to begin shooting the film around October-November 2026, after completing his work on Vamshi Paidipally’s film. The movie is scheduled for release during Eid 2027.