Bollywood actor Salman Khan was in attendance at the opening ceremony of the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) that began at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was present at the event. During his speech at the ceremony, Salman Khan said that he felt small after visiting Mamata Banerjee's house and that it was smaller than his residence in Mumbai.
Speaking at the ceremony, Salman said, “When I was invited by Didi to her house, my only thing was, ‘I really want to see if her house is actually that small.’ Is it smaller than my house or not? One day, Anil Kapoor called me to his home. He said, ‘Let’s go to the first floor.’ But there were also four other floors. I think now it has become even bigger. I asked him if he had called me to make me feel jealous of his house. Coming back to Didi, I am jealous that her house is actually smaller than mine.”
He added, “When Shatru sahab (Shatrughan Sinha) comes to my house, he has a big problem that he doesn’t find space to sit. I have one room, one small kitchen and a bedroom, which is very important because we can’t sleep while standing. I am jealous of the fact that how can somebody (Mamata Banerjee), who is in such a position, have a house that is smaller than mine. I don’t wish for a smaller house but she has given me a big complex. It only shows how simple people are and we don’t need that much.”
The opening ceremony saw Anil Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Sonakshi Sinha, Mahesh Bhatt, and several others in attendance. ALSO READ: Kolkata International Film Festival 2023: Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor groove with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, watch
