On Salman Khan's birthday, filmmaker Karan Johar shared an anecdote about the superstar and why he agreed to play a supporting role in the latter's debut film ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ in 1998. Karan took to Instagram, where he shared a picture of Salman Khan as Aman from the romantic drama, which also stars Rani Mukerji, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. The filmmaker penned a heartwarming note to wish the ‘Dabangg’ star.

He wrote, “#25 years ago I was at a party lost and confused... A massive movie star came up to me and asked me why I was standing by a corner ... I told him I had been to several actors for a part but was politely rejected ... the superstar's sister is close to me so he graciously said she had spoken highly of my script and that I should meet him the next day to narrate the film to him.”