Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai reportedly dated each other from 1999 to 2002. Though briefly, their relationship became an infamous talk of the town for decades to come. With Aishwarya publicly claiming that she suffered physical and mental abuse, the internet often finds time to revisit the saga.
It was very recently that Rai¡¯s old video of receiving the?Best Actress award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam surfaced. In the viral clip, she can be seen allegedly with a soft cast on her arm and bruised eyes which she tried hiding with coloured glasses. The video made its way to Reddit and people spoke about how badly the actress had to suffer when she was with Salman Khan.
One user commented, ¡°That¡¯s so horrible. classic case of domestic violence where the woman needs to hide and make excuses to protect herself, and the abuser gets away with everything. I¡¯m glad she left him.¡± Another added, ¡°Salman Khan just boils my blood. Domestic violence, murder - he¡¯s done it all. My heart goes out to victims like Aishwarya.¡±
The third one commented, ¡°She was in such a fucked up mental space! Physical abuse on one side and the fear of what he¡¯d do next, what drama awaits you and its repercussions are beyond fathomable. She¡¯s such a strong woman for even showing up that day.¡± Another said, ¡°Bhoi the toxic one with a golden heart. can¡¯t believe he¡¯s not in jail and he still got Stans¡±
In a 2011 interview with Bombay Times, Khan admitted, ¡°Yes, yes, there is truth (in these reports). But they are all exaggerated. I'm having a relationship with her. But if you don't fight, there's no love. I will not fight with an outsider. Whatever fighting and possessiveness is there from my side and hers is all out of love¡ But I banged my car. I have now been told by the cops not to go to her building.¡±
Just a recap, as per Bombay Times, On one of the November nights of 2001, eyewitnesses around Aishwarya Rai's house saw a dark day when Khan let loose and banged the actress¡¯ door non-stop. He even threatened her that he would jump off the 17th floor of Gorakh Hill Tower if Rai didn¡¯t let him in. Khan eventually managed to enter her flat around 3 am and what happened to Aish was in the public eye during the award show.
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