Saudi Arabia offers Bollywood star, Salman Khan, a ‘Personality of the Year Award.’ Saudi Royal advisor, Turki Alalshikh, gave Salman Khan the award.
Salman Khan shared the photo of receiving the award at the Joy Awards, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on his Instagram account. He captioned the post, “My brother Bu Nasser … it was lovely meeting with you .. @turkialalshik.”
Back in December, Salman Khan performed in Saudi Arabia with other A-list celebrities including Shilpa Shetty.
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Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Aayush Sharma performed at the stage to a jam-packed audience. Khan also performed on his super hit songs in Riyadh. Shilpa Shetty was also part of the Bollywood group invited to perform in Saudi Arabia. Jacqueline Fernandez was also expected to join the actor, however, she could not fly to Saudi Arabia due to a case. The tour was named Da-Bangg tour.
Other Indian celebrities included Saiee Manjrekar, Manish Paul, Prabhu Deva, Sohail Khan, Sunil Grover, and Kamaal Khan were also part of the tour. Salman Khan performed songs from his career-defining films like Dabangg, Maine Pyaar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun’ and ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karogi’.
The videos of his performance made rounds on social media. Regarding her performance, Shilpa Shetty Kundra said, “I started my career in show business with Salman, and today I am doing my first live show after nine years. I am so happy to be a part of Riyadh season, it is like a homecoming for me.”
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Moreover, the handprints of Salman Khan were added to a Wall of Fame in Riyadh. On his Instagram account, Salman Khan shared the video of a meeting with Saudi Royal Court Advisor Turki Alalshikh.
Alalshikh is the Saudi adviser in the Royal Court as well as the presiding Chairman of the General Authority for Entertainment. In the caption, Salman Khan wrote, “Lovely meeting you my brother…. @turkialalshik”. The video was originally shared by the Saudi adviser on social media.