Salman Khan reveals on The Great Indian Kapil Show his look from Tere Naam was impressed by APJ Abdul Kalam

Jun 21, 2025 05:56 PM IST

Salman Khan spoke about Tere Naam on the primary episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show’s season 3 on Netflix and stated this.

Actor Salman Khan’s haircuts and outfits have been fairly the inspiration for his followers by way of the years. But one look that appears most memorable needs to be his lengthy hair parted down the center within the 2003 movie Tere Naam. On The Great Indian Kapil Sharma Show season 3 on Netflix, Salman revealed that this former Indian President was the inspiration for the look. (Also Read: Salman Khan’s bodyguard pushes away Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan at Sitaare Zameen Par premiere. Watch)

Salman Khan in a nonetheless from the 2003 romantic drama, Tere Naam.

Salman Khan reveals inspiration behind Tere Naam look

In Tere Naam, Salman performed a jobless rabble rouser referred to as Radhe Mohan who is perhaps a rowdy himself however likes doling out his personal type of justice. However, the look was impressed by somebody who’s on the alternative finish of the spectrum of Radhe – former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam.

On the primary episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show, the actor shared, “Ye jo Tere Naam ka jo look hai, woh really impressed tha Abdul Kalam saab se aur uss dauran I feel Rahul Roy ka bhi similar coiffure tha. I believed ki jo small city hero hota hai na, unke humesha lambe baal hotey hai. The yesteryear heroes all had lengthy hair, toh waha se ye aaya tha. (My hair in Tere Naam is impressed by Abdul Kalam sir, even Rahul Roy had the identical coiffure. I believed a small city hero would have lengthy hair like this. The yesteryear heroes all had lengthy hair, which impressed me).”

The third season of The Great Indian Kapil Show kicked off with Salman as a visitor on 21 June.

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Tere Naam, directed by Satish Kaushik, is a remake of Bala’s 1999 Vikram-starrer Sethu. Bhumika Chawla made her Hindi debut with the movie. The movie was a reasonable success on the field workplace, with criticism for the best way Radhe treats Bhumika’s character, Nirjala, however Salman’s efficiency is taken into account the most effective in his profession.

After the 2023 movie Tiger 3, and cameos in 2024 movies Singham Again and Baby John, Salman starred in AR Murugadoss’ Sikandar this 12 months. He will quickly star within the Saudi Arabian-Egyptian movie 7 Dogs, which additionally stars Sanjay Dutt. He has but to announce his upcoming tasks.