Salman Khan’s COMMENT on Aishwarya Rai & Abhishek Bachchan goes VIRAL amid their divorce rumours

Amid the ongoing divorce rumors about Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a video of Salman Khan, Aishwarya’s ex, has gone viral.

The old video is gaining renewed attention. In it, Salman speaks openly about his past relationship with Aishwarya, who is now married to Abhishek. His honest yet respectful comments have caught the interest of viewers, showing a more thoughtful and mature side of the Bollywood star.

Salman Khan’s comments on Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan’s marriage go viral amid divorce rumours: ‘She is someone’s wife now…’

Salman Khan, in an old interview that resurfaced recently, addressed his past relationship with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. While he chose not to comment on allegations of abusive behavior, he expressed happiness for Aishwarya’s marriage to Abhishek Bachchan.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, married to Abhishek Bachchan since 2007, was once in a much-talked-about relationship with Salman Khan in the early 2000s. While they’ve mostly stayed quiet about their past, Salman opened up about their relationship and Aishwarya’s marriage to Abhishek during an interview.

During his appearance on Aap Ki Adalat, the actor was asked about allegations of abusive behaviour during his relationship with Aishwarya, Salman responded, saying, “What can I say about that, sir? I believe personal lives should remain personal. If I defend myself, it would mean denying that someone was once an important part of my life.”

Salman went on to share his best wishes for Aishwarya and praised Abhishek, saying, “The best thing to do is stay silent. It’s been years now. She’s happily married into a wonderful family, and I am very happy for her. Abhishek is a great guy. As an ex, you always want the other person to be happy—it also helps ease any guilt you might feel.”

This old interview clip has resurfaced amid rumors about trouble in Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai’s marriage. Speculation began earlier this year when they attended Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding separately—Aishwarya with daughter Aaradhya and Abhishek with his parents and sister. The rumours grew stronger when Abhishek didn’t publicly wish Aishwarya on her birthday.

Despite the ongoing rumours, neither Abhishek nor Aishwarya has addressed the speculation, leaving fans to wonder about the status of their relationship.

Salman Khan’s Comment On Aishwarya & Abhishek’s Marriage Goes Viral Amid Divorce Rumors

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan got married in 2007, they also have a beautiful daughter Aaradhya. For the past few months, there have been rumors about their separation. It also made headlines that Abhishek is having an affair with actress Nimrat Kaur which was spread on social media.

Amidst all these, a few fans linked the old flames Aishwarya and Salman Khan. The duo parted ways long back, almost two decades ago. The reason for their breakup often becomes a point of discussion.

Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai’s love story

Reports suggest that Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai came closer during the shoot of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. During an interview, Somy Ali shared that Salman and Aishwarya had grown close during the shoot. Somy Ali was in a relationship with Salman at that time, she disclosed that servants from Salman’s home used to inform her of Aishwarya’s presence. She ended her relationship with Salman after that.

Before dating Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai was allegedly in a romantic relationship with Salman. It is known that their relationship ended in 2002, with various speculations about why they parted ways. However, neither of them opened up about their dating life or addressed what ended their relationship. Rumors were circulated that Aishwarya was physically abused by Salman.

Salman once talked about Aishwarya’s marriage to Abhishek on the popular Indian TV show, Aap Ki Adalat in 2010

In his discussion with the show host, Rajat Sharma, Salman Khan answered some of the most important controversies around him. Rajat also questioned Salman about the speculations that he had broken a windowpane at Aishwarya’s place and harmed himself.

The actor raised his hands and said he didn’t know what to say. He revealed that one’s personal life is one’s private matter. He said:

“Uske baare mein kya kahu sir. I just wish that, you know, I believe in one thing your personal life is your personal life. If I go to defend this, then sir, somewhere someone was a part of your life and you’d be denying it.”
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Salman Khan spoke about Aishwarya Rai’s marriage to Abhishek Bachchan

In the same conversation, the superstar opened up about Aishwarya’s marriage to Abhishek Bachchan. Salman said that the best thing he could do was stay silent and say nothing on the matter. He expressed that Aishwarya is now someone’s wife, and he is delighted for her. Salman said he believes Abhishek is a great man, which is all he could wish for. He shared that when a relationship ends, one doesn’t want their partner to be sad; instead, they want them to be happy. He expressed:

“The best thing to do is stay silent. Itne saal beet gaye hai, you know, she is someone’s wife, married into a big family. I am very happy that she is married to Abhishek. I think Abhishek is a great guy. This is the best thing any ex-boyfriend would want. You don’t want, once your friendship is over, you don’t want that person to be miserable without you. You want that person to be really really happy without you. So that, ek selfish reason bhi hogya, there’s no guilt on your head. But it’s the best way to see it. That’s how I feel.”

Take a look at the video clip

Salman Khan’s interview resurfaced on the internet

The speculations of Aishwarya and Abhishek’s separation rumors started when the two attended the Ambani wedding separately. Abhishek Bachchan and the Bachchan family also didn’t wish Aishwarya on her birthday in October 2024 publicly. Amid all this, the video of Salman Khan lauding Abhishek Bachchan resurfaced and quickly went viral.