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Salman Khan may be one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, but the actor says the first luxurious thing he ever purchased after entering films was for his father, veteran writer Salim Khan . And to buy it, he had to borrow money.

In a recent conversation with Variety India, Salman recalled taking a loan to purchase a Rolex watch for his father at a time when he had barely started earning.

‘I didn’t have the money for it’Sharing the story behind the expensive gift, Salman revealed that he could only arrange a part of the amount himself and borrowed the remaining money.

“The first expensive thing I bought was a Rolex watch for my father. 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.”

However, the gesture did not immediately impress Salim Khan, who questioned Salman for spending so extravagantly early in his career.

“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?’”

Salman added that although his father was initially unhappy, he eventually became fond of the watch and even described it as “a piece of jewelry.”

Years later, the same Rolex found its way back to Salman.

“When I started wearing watches, he gave me this one,” the actor shared.