Overview
- Salman Khan announced on Instagram that close friend Sushil Kumar had died and called him a brother of 42 years, without sharing a cause of death.
- He praised Kumar’s resilience, writing that his friend lived with courage and “fought death like a heavyweight champion.”
- Khan rejected standard condolence phrasing, saying he had “no tears,” would not say “RIP,” and refused to call his friend “a body.”
- The notes mixed grief with familiar humor, including lines about cigarettes and whisky and a playful mention of speaking to Kumar’s wife.
- The tributes spread widely online with fans and film peers sending condolences, as outlets also noted SVC63 is now filming with Nayanthara and Maatrubhumi has been postponed after reported changes.