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Time of India
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Salman Khan built his first ‘jugadu' bike in two months; friend threw it into Film City lake: 'Took it away when I was asleep'
Salman Khan built his first 'jugadu' bike over nearly two months using a 125 CC engine and parts from friends. Despite his effort, his friend Salim took the bike while Salman slept and used it for a film stunt, ultimately driving it into a lake at Film City where it remains. Salman Khan recently made an appearance at a Mumbai event for the Indian Supercross League, where he serves as the brand ambassador. During his interaction with the media, he shared a memorable story about building his very first motorcycle all by himself over a period of more than a month. The bike, however, met an unexpected fate when his close friend and fellow actor Salim Khan , affectionately known as Ding Dong, accidentally drove it straight into a lake located at Film City. Choosing to Build His Own Bike in College During his college days, Salman wanted to own a bike, but unlike many young people who buy new ones, he chose to build his own. To do this, he teamed up with his childhood friend and actor Salim Khan, a bike enthusiast involved in providing stunt bikes for movies, and a stuntman named Dilawar Khan , whom Salman referred to as his cousin. Dilawar owned a garage in Maharashtra, and together they gathered and assembled the necessary parts to create Salman's custom motorcycle. Salman's Recollection of Building the Bike In an interview with India Today, Salman fondly talked about his friend Salim, who acted alongside him in films like 'Baaghi' and 'Jagruti'. Salman said, 'You remember that friend of mine? The Salim who used to be in movies with me earlier. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Eine zielgerichtete Strategie für Ihre finanzielle Zukunft eToro Click Here Undo He was in Baaghi and Jagruti. He was a hero as well. He used to have bikes and did bike dealings. He had this engine just lying there.' He also mentioned Dilawar Khan, a movie stuntman, and recalled, 'So I picked up the engine from Salim, I went to Maharashtra garage to pick up tires from there. I made the whole bike myself.' The Hard Work and Loss of His First Bike Khan explained that while his father's car was being painted, he worked on assembling the bike, which took him about a month and a half. After finally riding it, Salim happened to pass by and showed interest in the bike, recognizing the engine he had given Salman earlier. The next day, Salim took the bike away because he supplied motorcycles for stunt sequences in films. He lent it for a movie scene, and unfortunately, the bike ended up submerged in a lake at Film City. As a result, Salman only got to ride the bike once despite all the effort he had put into building it. More Details About the 'Jugadu' Bike In an interview with NDTV, Salman Khan shared an interesting anecdote about his first motorcycle, which he described as a 'jugadu bike.' He recalled assembling it himself using a 125 CC engine, old Bullet tires, and a frame from another motorcycle. The entire process took him about a month and a half, with occasional help from a cousin who owned a garage. He mentioned that the engine had originally come from his friend Salim. After completing the bike, Salman was once seen riding it on Carter Road, where Salim recognised the engine. Later, when Salman was asleep, Salim took the bike without informing him. The next day, Salman was puzzled to find the bike missing, only to be told that 'Salim baba' had taken it. When he confronted Salim, he was told that the bike was needed for a film stunt at Film City lake. Apparently, the bike was used in the stunt and never returned—it might still be lying somewhere in Film City.
India Today
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Exclusive: Salman Khan recalls building his own bike, doing stunts for Bobby Deol
Salman Khan recently opened up about his deep-rooted love for bikes and performing his own stunts, sharing a fascinating story from his early days that not many know. In a candid conversation with India Today, the superstar revealed how he once built a bike from scratch, only to ride it just once before it was taken with India Today exclusively at the launch of Season 2 of the Indian Supercross League, Salman recalled his first encounter with bikes. He recalled, "One of my friends, Salim - who was in films earlier, including 'Baaghi', 'Jagruti', and 'Hero' - used to deal with bikes. I saw a bike engine lying around and decided to assemble the whole bike myself. There was this stuntman, Dilawar Khan - both he and Salim have passed away now."advertisementHe continued, "So, I picked up the engine from Salim, went to Maharashtra Garage, and got the tyres from there. I built the entire bike. My dad's car was being painted at the time, so I took the mudguard and tank from there and used them for the bike. It took me about a month and a half to put it all together. The day I finally rode it, Salim saw me and said, 'That's the one you built from my engine.' The very next day, he came and drowned it in the Film City lake. That was the end of that bike. I got to ride it just once, after one and a half months of hard work," he laughed. When asked if he ever performed bike stunts in his films, Salman said, 'Yes, I have. But mostly, I trained at Juhu Beach. Bobby Deol, Dharmendra's son, was training back then too. Bobby was not so interested in training; he wasn't too keen on jumping off ramps, so I'd step in because I liked doing it. When Bobby would leave, Tinu Verma would make me do the stunts and also practice. We practiced horse riding and biking. Even today, we have ramps at the farm, and I ride down dams and dirt tracks.'While Salman's love for motorbikes is no secret, he also highlighted a larger issue - India's lack of proper infrastructure for motorsports.'I think there's a huge scope for sports in our country. India is so heavily populated and has the highest sales of motorcycles and scooters. But there's no place for young kids or guys who love bikes, riding, motocross, or supercross. There's no infrastructure, no league for them to be part added, "If they want to train, they have to go abroad. Why? We can have the facilities here. We can have leagues, train the riders, provide them with motorcycles, and the proper setup. At least then we can aim to win world championships from India.'Salman Khan will be seen next in 'Battle of Galwan'.- EndsMust Watch
India Today
18-05-2025
- India Today
As another Gujarat family dies at US border, why ‘America at all costs' still lures
The blue expanse off the coast of San Diego turned into yet another scene of heartbreak on May 5 when a fishing boat overloaded with hopeful migrants capsized in rough waters. Among the victims was a Patel family from Ahmedabad: Brijesh Patel, wife Jagruti, and their children Prince (14) and Mahi (10). The children drowned, Brijesh slipped into coma while Jagruti remains Patel family's story began like of many others in Gujarat: a modestly successful business, aspirations of a better future, and a growing sense of desperation after financial setbacks during the Covid-19 pandemic. Last October, Brijesh informed relatives he was visiting London with his family. No one knew it was an attempt at illegal entry into the United States via Mexico, a route fraught with peril and controlled by ruthless human tragic deaths reveal that despite the Donald Trump administration's hard crackdown on illegal immigrants already in the US, the multi-country human trafficking network continues to thrive, finding families ready to pay a fortune for a shot at life in the US—the deportations and long wait for asylum Patel family reportedly paid Rs 2.6 crore—Rs 65 lakh per person—to traffickers in Kalol, Gujarat, for the dangerous crossing. On that fateful day, as their boat neared the California shore, it overturned in the surf. Emergency responders recovered three bodies, including of Prince. Mahi's body was never found and she is presumed drowned. Brijesh and Jagruti were pulled out of the waters in critical tragedy is the latest in a grim series of deaths involving Indian families, particularly from Gujarat and Punjab, risking lives to realise the 'American dream'. In January 2022, four members of another Patel family, from Mehsana in Gujarat, froze to death in a blizzard at the Manitoba border while trying to cross from Canada into the Patel, wife Vaishali, 11-year-old daughter Vihangi and three-year-old son Dharmik were from Dingucha village. Their bodies were found frozen in a field near Emerson, Manitoba, just 12 metres from the US border. Their story made international headlines and led to convictions for two human traffickers in January 2022, at least 11 Indians have died attempting to enter the US illegally, with nine Gujaratis vanishing last year on the Caribbean route. The pattern is clear: families, often from rural or semi-urban backgrounds, are drawn into the web of traffickers by promises of a better life, only to face unimaginable dangers en route.A study published by the Johns Hopkins University crunched official data to reveal that the number of Indians apprehended while illegally crossing over to the US had skyrocketed by 40 times in just four years—from around 1,000 in FY2020 to a peak of 43,000 in FY2023, and 40,000 in 2023 peak significantly exceeded the previous high recorded in 2018 when 9,000 Indian nationals were apprehended crossing the US border. Prior to 2010, the total number of Indian border encounters never exceeded 1,000 in a following such tragedies have revealed well-organised smuggling networks operating out of Gujarat and Punjab. These networks charge exorbitant sums, arrange fake documents and coordinate perilous journeys through multiple countries. In the San Diego case, five Mexican nationals were arrested and charged with 'bringing in aliens resulting in death' and 'for financial gain'.Indian authorities have stepped up crackdowns in recent years. Dozens of traffickers have been arrested in Gujarat, Punjab and other states, but convictions are rare. The complexity of international smuggling operations and the reluctance of survivors to testify make prosecutions difficult. However, the increasing international cooperation and high-profile cases have put more pressure on Indian law enforcement to act Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration has made the US border even more perilous for migrants. Policies include increased border patrols, stricter visa scrutiny and faster deportations for those caught living illegally. Between February and March 2025, 636 Indian nationals illegally living in the US have been deported to these, three US planeloads carrying 341 individuals arrived between February 5 and 16. Union minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh informed the Lok Sabha in March that the rest arrived on commercial aircrafts—55 via Panama and 240 on separate US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities have informed India that 295 Indians have been detained and their final orders of removal from the US are awaited, while it is learnt that another 18,000 individuals have been identified by ICE for measures have not deterred desperate families but instead pushed them towards riskier, and more expensive, routes controlled by criminal and recent studies warn that such hardline policies as in the US now often backfire, driving up the cost of human trafficking and increasing the likelihood of tragedy. Human traffickers adapt quickly, finding new routes and methods while migrants, undeterred by the dangers, become more vulnerable to exploitation and the impact on families is devastating. Survivors face trauma, legal limbo and financial ruin. Communities in Gujarat and Punjab are left grieving, often in debt from the sums paid to traffickers.'The drowning deaths of these children is a heartbreaking reminder of how little human traffickers care about the costs of their deadly business,' said US Attorney Adam Gordon after the San Diego tragedy. 'We are committed to seeking justice for these vulnerable victims, and to holding accountable any traffickers responsible for their deaths.'Despite repeated warnings, the cycle of hope and heartbreak continues. Until economic opportunities improve at home and international cooperation dismantles trafficking networks, desperate families will continue to risk everything for a chance at a better life. Far too many have already paid the ultimate to India Today Magazineadvertisement
