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Salman Khan’s recent appearance at the Joy Forum 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has stirred up quite a buzz online — not for his films this time, but for a single remark that social media can’t stop discussing. A video from the event has gone viral, showing the actor mentioning “Balochistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan" in a way that many users claim appeared to separate the region from Pakistan.
The moment came as Salman spoke about the global appeal of Indian cinema and the growing presence of South Asian communities in the Middle East.
The viral clip that started it all
In the video, Salman says, “Right now, if you make a Hindi film and release it here (in Saudi Arabia), it will be a superhit. If you make a Tamil, Telugu, or Malayali film, it will do hundreds of cro