Salman Khan is currently in discussion about his upcoming film 'Sikander'. Even though the teaser of the film has been released now, Bhaijaan has set the atmosphere long back. Everyone knows that Salman's father Salim Khan has been related to the film industry. He has been an excellent script writer, about whom he gets to hear all the stories in the film world. Many funny facts related to his professional life are found to read and hear, but today we are going to tell you an anecdote that you hardly know about.

Do you know that Salim Khan's name is also Shankar. There is also an anecdote connected behind how he got this name and who gave him. This was revealed by Salim Khan himself during an interview. Salim Khan had told how he got this name after marrying a Hindu woman Sushila Charak.

Salim Khan himself revealed behind this name

Salim Khan married Sushila Charak in the year 1964. After this, he married his second marriage to Helen in 1981. Sushila Charak, Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan are the mother. After Nikah, Sushila's name was changed to Salma and Shankar became Salim Khan. Salim Khan spoke about this in Arbaaz Khan's show. When Arbaaz asked him the truth behind the name Shankar, Salim Khan said, "After marriage, your mother became Salma from Sushila and I became Shankar. At that time, only your grandmother was the person who was in support of our marriage. "

Salman Khan's grandmother gave the name

Salim Khan further said, "The rest of the family were against our marriage. She used to call me Shankar Maharaj with love. Whenever I used to go to meet him, she never used to call me Salim. She used to say that my Shankar came, she always used to call me by saying this. Then my name became Shankar from Salim. " This name of Salim Khan is rarely mentioned. It is only those people who are close to them.