Mumbai: Bollywood star Salman Khan has given up smoking and drinking alcohol, mainly due to health concerns, says a media report.
The report said, the star stopped puffing on cigarettes and became a teetotaller because of the recent health scare, because of which he had to go to the US for treatment.
The report quoted one of his friends as saying: “Salman bhai is in his prime. He is enjoying success like never before and has become extremely disciplined.
"After his health scare around a year back due to trigeminal neuralgia (nerve pain), Salman does not want to hamper the recovery process any more.
"That's why he decided that he would quit smoking and drinking.”
It has been nearly five months now that Salman has not had a smoke or a drink, the report says.
The report quotes a source as saying: “Salman is also making sure that he finishes his films as per schedule and is always present on the sets on time.
"He is also taking keen interest in every aspect of the film making including the promotions which he never did earlier.
“Salman's illness scared everyone around him and his family. He now does not want to do anything that will upset his family members and quitting drinking and smoking is the first step towards that.”
Interestingly Salman, has apparently found an innovative way to get rid of the habit. Word is that Sallu holds a cigarette in his hand but puffs on it without actually lighting it.
After he throws it away, the staff goes and retrieves it and the cigarette is then re-used to do the same.
