"First look at your own face and your own body."
Salman Khan delivered a powerful message against online trolling during the Weekend Ka Vaar episode of Bigg Boss 20 this week.
The 60-year-old host used the occasion to address contestant Scout over his comments that had encouraged his gaming community to troll him.
Scout appeared visibly apologetic as Salman questioned the reasoning and mentality behind encouraging such behaviour on a public platform.
Salman then turned the conversation into a broader and deeply personal statement about the culture of trolling.
He said: “What do you want to troll? And why do you want to troll?
“What is the mentality? It has happened with me too.
“He has become fat. Now come, troll me.”
In a dramatic and defiant gesture, Salman then removed his hat and jacket on stage before adding:
“Come troll me.”
He went further by removing his makeup on stage as well, showing his bare face to the audience and repeating: “Come troll me now.”
The moment was striking in its directness and captured the actor’s frustration.
Salman then directed his message squarely at the people who make such comments about celebrities.
He said: “It’s amazing. First look at yourselves.
“Whatever comments you make about someone, first look at your own face and your own body before doing this.
“Look at your parents first, look at their health, and then make these comments.”
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He distinguished clearly between trolling and genuine concern, acknowledging that certain comments come from a place of care.
He said: “I can understand someone saying, ‘Bhai, you have lost weight, or you have put on weight, we are worried.’ I understand all that.”
Salman also extended the conversation beyond himself to address the trolling that targets others in the film industry, including his family.
He said: “But making fun of Sohail, Varun and everyone in the industry. Go ahead, troll as much as you want.”
On the recurring criticism about his clothing choices and repeated outfits, Salman was equally direct and unapologetic.
“I even wear torn shoes, and next time I’ll wear those too. It’s the same thing — ‘They have worn this dress again.'”
The actor also addressed the constant online commentary about his shaved head, revealing a deeply personal reason behind the look.
“People say, ‘I have gone bald. This is the look for the film.”
“And the real reason is that a friend of mine passed away about two months ago. Then they say, ‘I’m undergoing a transplant.'”
Salman Khan spoke about how the impact of online trolling extends far beyond celebrities to ordinary people who may not have the resilience to withstand it.
He warned that many individuals who are on the receiving end of sustained online attacks end up going into deep and debilitating depression.
Rather than resorting to personal attacks, he said, people should simply choose not to watch a film they do not enjoy and move on.
