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On Twinkle Khanna and Kajol's show, Salman Khan addressed the trend of senior actors being paired with younger heroines in Bollywood films. He shared his perspective on why this pairing is common, sparking a discussion about the industry's casting choices and the limited opportunities for senior actresses to be paired with younger actors. "For a freshness in a film, that’s when you take up somebody else," said Salman.

Salman Khan, who was joined by Aamir Khan in the episode, was asked by Kajol, "When the hero romances a younger woman, it’s called ‘cinema magic’. But when an older heroine romances a younger man, it’s called ‘bold’. Why do you think that is?" Aamir Khan said that for him, casting “should be done based on requirement".

Salman then said, "See, depending, like there was Sridevi. If she’d have kept on working, she could have still done. Madhuri can still play if there’s a role. If there’s a younger girl and if an upcoming star or a star or the producer or the director says, ‘Mujhe ye chahiye (I want him).’"

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Khan said, "Ab itna kaam kar liya hain hum sab logone ki wo jodi purani lagti hain (We have worked together so much now that the pair looks old). So for a freshness in a film, that’s when you take up somebody else whom you have not worked with that much." Kajol interrupted, "It doesn’t work in the opposite way, though."

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The Sultan star said, “But aesi script hi kitni aati hain aap logo ke paas (But how many such scripts do you guys get)? I don’t think if the film is good and the story is woven around something like that, an older woman and a younger man, I don’t think anyone would mind that."

Reflecting on his past relationships, Salman Khan said, "When a partner grows more than the other partner, that is when the differences start coming in; that’s when the insecurity starts setting in, so they both need to grow together. Both need to get off each other’s backs. I believe that." Interrupting Salman, Aamir questioned him about his past relationships. Reacting to his query, Salman said, "Yaar nahi jama toh nahi jama. (If it didn’t work, it just didn’t work out.) If there is anyone to blame, I am the one to blame." Sharing his wish to have a child someday, the Sultan star said, "Children, I will have, one day, soon. It’s just that eventually one will have kids, but let’s see."