Salman Khan predicted Sonakshi and Zaheer Iqbal’s romance, couple reveals

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha and her husband Zaheer Iqbal have revealed that actor Salman Khan was the first to sense their growing relationship, long before they acknowledged it themselves.

Speaking on a talk show hosted by Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi, Sonakshi said she first met Zaheer at one of Salman Khan’s parties.

She recalled that Salman repeatedly hinted he could see a connection between them, even though both insisted at the time that they were just friends.

According to Sonakshi, Salman once told her that one day the couple would break up and both would come to him separately to share their side of the story. She said the comment surprised them because they had not publicly admitted they were in a relationship.

Zaheer confirmed the story, saying he had never discussed his relationship with Salman but believed the veteran actor had figured it out on his own. He recalled Salman casually remarking during a trekking trip that “everything is visible,” without asking any questions or offering further explanation.

Despite Salman’s prediction that their relationship might not last, the couple said events unfolded differently.

Sonakshi and Zaheer dated privately for nearly seven years, appeared together in the 2022 film “Double XL,” and married in an intimate ceremony in Mumbai in June 2024. They remain happily married.