I was not worried: Salman Khan on blackbuck poaching sentence

The actor was also asked about his opinion on the recent incidents of child abuse and harassment

MUMBAI: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was asked if he was worried about the money riding on him while he was caught up with the court proceedings in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case. He counter-questioned, "Did you think I was going to go in forever?"



During the trailer launch of the multi-starrer action film on Tuesday, a journalist asked Salman if he was concerned about the Jodhpur blackbuck verdict which came just after the last schedule of Race 3 where a huge amount of money was riding on him.

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Even before the journalist finished asking the question, the anchor of the function interrupted, saying no questions on the Jodhpur case and the Karnataka election will be entertained and told the journalist to return the microphone.

Meanwhile, Salman asked the journalist, "Did you think I was going to go in forever?"



As the journalist replied "No", Salman promptly said, "Thank you, because I was not worried."

Salman was accused of hunting and killing blackbucks in Rajasthan in 1998 when he was filming for Hum Saath Saath Hain. He was convicted and spent two days in prison before being released on bail.

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The Sultan actor also talked about how people need to stand up against barbaric incidents like the Kathua and Unnao rape and murder.

The actor was asked about his opinion on the recent incidents of child abuse and harassment that has taken place.



"I think whatever is happening with children is wrong. I think we should stand on this and get this stopped," Salman told the media.

The trailer launch was attended by other actors of the film like Anil Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Bobby Deol, Saqib Saleem along with director Remo D' Souza and producer Ramesh Turani.

The film Race 3 is releasing on June 15.

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