Salman Khan greeted veteran cinematographer Nadeem Khan at a polling booth in Mumbai on Monday. His kind words for the veteran won people's hearts
Salman Khan and Nadeem Khan
On Monday, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan arrived in style to exercise his rights at a polling booth in Mumbai's Bandra amid the ongoing fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Clad in his signature style t-shirt and denim, Salman snapped at a polling booth in Mount Mary Convent school in Bandra West. The superstar was also seen interacting with other citizens at the booth.
In a sweet gesture, Khan stopped and greeted veteran cinematographer Nadeem Khan who was wheelchair-bound. Salman Khan was seen interacting with a fragile-looking Nadeem. The actor was heard telling the cinematographer, "You are the best cinematographer in India".
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This gesture by Salman Khan won over netizens. "A man with a golden heart" wrote a netizen commenting on the video where Salman can be seen talking to Nadeem Khan.
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Earlier in the day, Salman Khan's parents, Salim Khan and Salma Khan cast their votes.
Shutterbugs snapped pictures of the pair at a polling booth in Mumbai.
#WATCH | Film Producer and Veteran Actor Salim Khan and his wife Salma Khan arrive at a polling station in Mumbai, to cast their votes for the fifth phase of #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/OpudRJpqXl
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2024
A few days ago, Salman had shared a post on X and encouraged people to step out of their houses and cast their vote. Salman informed all that he would be voting on May 20 and expects everyone else to do so for their motherland.
His post on X read, "I exercise 365 days a year no matter what, and now I'm going to exercise my right to vote on the 20th of May no matter what. So do whatever you want to do man, but go and vote and don't trouble your Bharat Mata. Bharat Mata ki Jai (sic)."
Other stars, Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra, Rajkumar Rao, and Janhvi Kapoor, were also seen at various polling booths across the city.The fifth phase of the elections covers six Lok Sabha constituencies in Mumbai: Mumbai North, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South, and Mumbai South Central. Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Kalyan, Palghar, Bhiwandi, and Thane are also goiing to the polls in this phase.
Maharashtra, with 48 Lok Sabha seats, is the second-largest state in terms of parliamentary constituencies after Uttar Pradesh.
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections, being held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, have seen key contests across states. The final results are scheduled to be announced on June 4.
(with inputs from ANI)
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