Salman Khan struck up a nice camaraderie with his co-prisoner Mahesh

Salman Khan’s stint in prison had been the talk of the town for a number of weeks. Just to refresh your memories, I would like to feed you with the recap that how Salman was behind bars on a number of occasions for allegedly killing a Chinkara deer while shooting for ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain.’

During this days in the cage, Salman struck up a nice camaraderie with his co-prisoner Mahesh Kumar Saini and now that Mahesh is a free bird (out of the jail), he gives us a few unknown tit bits about Salman’s life inside the prison.

Reflecting back on those days of darkness, Mahesh narrates, “On the first day, he was tense. I was the jail monitor, so I chatted with him and took him for a prison tour. Salman is addicted to coffee. He wanted one cup every hour. He hardly ate anything except the chocolates his brother Sohail had given him. He had many visitors. The ones I knew were his sister Alvira and brother Sohail. On the second night, I made soya bean and we ate together.”

Mahesh also recounts how they entertained themselves by bending the jail rules. “We managed to sneak in dumb bells for him though they are not allowed. On the second day he was feeling bored. I arranged a carrom board for him and even a chess board.”

But, that’s not all. Salman who is known for his generosity gave Mahesh Rs 20,000 as a friendly gesture when Salman got the bail. However, the modest Mahesh refused to accept the money and so Sallu promised him a job whenever Mahesh gets his liberty.