A video of Salman Khan from 'Bharat' premiere recorded on Tuesday night at PVR Phoenix mall shocked everyone in which the superstar is seen slapping a guard hard on his face and the reason cited was the guard manhandling some young fans around him. The video went viral soon after and made headlines on the news portals as well as channels. Bodyguard Shera was also accompanying the actor when this happened.


The fans gave mixed reactions to Salman's actions with some calling him "arrogant" and the others praising him.

Here's how social media users reacted on Salman slapping a guard for manhandling young fan in a viral video from ‘Bharat’ screening

And now more details from the incident have come out. A source informed Bollywoodlife, "What happened was rather unfortunate. Salman Khan has given strict instructions to his team to be extra careful with kids and senior citizens. He makes sure no one behaves badly with them. There was a frenzy and some people got quite uncontrollable. When he saw what happened he got upset. The guard was a part of his team but now he has been removed. His team has strict instructions on how to behave with kids and seniors. This upset him instantly."

The shocking video was shot by a fan present at the location and was shared by the official Instagram handle of a portal but was removed in a few hours too. But by then it had been downloaded and re-produced on all social media pages including Youtube, Twitter, Facebook.

Watch it below: 



Undeterred with this incident, on the other hand, Bhaijaan's fans have just given him the biggest gift of his career by making 'Bharat' his all time biggest opener as the film collects a whopping 42.30 cr on Day 1 at the Box Office. Salman also took to his social media profile a while ago to thank the audience for the love.

‘Bharat’ biggest opener of Salman Khan’s career, Actor thanks fans with a heartfelt note! Film earned 42.30 cr at Box office on DAy 1