Bobby Deol reveals how Salman Khan helped him get movies during his struggling days, and why he calls him 'mamu'

Mumbai, November 2

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On the second episode of Karan Johar’s popular chat show ‘Koffee with Karan Season 8’, actor Bobby Deol talked about superstar Salman Khan’s relationship with the ‘He-Man’ of Bollywood Dharmendra.

Bobby graced the ‘Koffee’ couch with his brother Sunny Deol.

During a conversation with KJo, Bobby said, “Salman has always been there. He is completely in love with my dad. The bond they share is just amazing, he has so much respect for him. He has this obsessive love for my dad and my family. He is one guy who has got no insecurity.”

Bobby also revealed how Salman helped him during the period when he was struggling and how ‘Race 3’ happened to him.

Bobby shared, “One day Salman told me ‘When my career was struggling I climbed on your brother (Sunny Deol) and Sanjay Dutt’s back and moved forward, So I told him ‘Mamu (what  Salman and I call each other), let me climb on your back’. So then he remembered that and then after a couple of years after that I got a phone call from him and he said Mamu will you be willing to take your shift off? Then I said Mamu I would do anything, so that’s how I got ‘Race’.”