Actor, director and producer Sohail Khan reveals that his father, Salim Khan wanted one of his sons to become a cricketer.

“Abba wanted one of his sons to become a professional cricketer. He used to visit Khar gymkhana with us. Unfortunately, we didn’t play a professional cricket but we have a great love for this game,” said Sohail on Monday at the launch of Tony Premiere Leagues Upcoming Cricket Season.

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Earlier in an event, superstar and Sohail’s elder brother Salman Khan also said that father Salim Khan wanted to see him play cricket for the country. The “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” star said he used to play cricket fairly well but the day his father came to see him, he intentionally gave a bad performance.

Asked if he wanted to make a biopic of a cricketer, Sohail said: “Every era has got a living legend, Don Bradman, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and now Virat Kohli. They all have beautiful stories. I don’t know if I can play any of them but yes I like to direct or produce any of them.”

About Shahrukh Khan’s cameo in Salman’s forthcoming “Tubelight”, Sohail said: “I don’t have any clue about that. If it happens, it will be great for the film that two friends are coming together.”

The war drama revolves around a man from India who falls in love with a girl from China and is directed by Kabir Khan.

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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has, again, found himself in a middle of a controversy, after making an alleged derogatory remark on women. Salman was quoted saying that he felt like ‘a raped woman’ while shooting one of the scenes in his upcoming movie Sultan.

Salman’s comment has faced such a fury that National Women’s Commission (NWC) has termed his statement ‘reprehensible’. The NWC has even asked Salman to make a public apology for the remark, and explain his statement within seven days.

After all the storm following Salman’s remark came into light, first it was father Salim Khan who came in for his son’e defence on Twitter.

The Sultan has maintained silence on the issue, and is yet to issue any statement, but his brother Arbaaz Khan has come out in his defence. Arbaaz said that Salman’s statement has been misinterpreted and his brother will issue clarification, if required.

“There are some things which we say while talking but we should look at the intention – why was it said? I definitely have no doubt that whatever Salman said, the intention was not wrong,” Arbaaz said, during the launch of the logo of his new film Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai.

Meanwhile, Salman has got a mixed response on the micro-blogging site Twitter. Film director Vivek Agnihotri wrote that there is no need to, while other users said Salman was misquoted in the media.