Trust Salman Khan to do the unthinkable. While most actors would think twice before packing up an important shooting schedule to please a cluster of clamouring kids, Salman did not hesitate to do just that.

On Tuesday, Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan abandoned his patchwork shooting for his period film Veer at the Khans’s farmhouse in Panvel and rushed to Mumbai to entertain kids at a children’s event.

On Tuesday late evening, while in the middle of the shoot, Salman received a call. When he hung up, he called for his car and informed the crew that he had to leave immediately. Fearing a family crisis, unit members rushed to his side only to be told that he needed to drive back from Panvel to a gymkhana in Mumbai to entertain a large number of kids.

A charitable organisation had organised a children’s nite at the gymkhana. The kids had been constantly asking for an appearance by their favourite star, Salman Khan, but the organisers ignored their request. However, during the event, on Tuesday evening, the kids became adamant and refused to perform on stage until Salman uncle was called to dance with them. In desperation, one of the organisers somehow got hold of Salman’s number and called him up.

A close friend of Salman said, “Salman is always doing such things. He simply stopped shooting, got into the car and rushed from his farmhouse in Panvel to entertain about 400 kids who had gathered to sing and dance on stage.”

Although Salman has been associated with the organisation, which does events for kids, he doesn’t believe in shirking work. He had initially begged off coming to Mumbai, saying it would take him many hours to reach Khar even if he stopped the shooting immediately and left. He only relented when he heard that the kids had refused to perform without him.

The friend added, “When he heard how desperate the situation was and that the kids refused to go on stage without him, Salman immediately left Panvel, leaving director Anil Sharma and the rest of the crew open-mouthed in disbelief. Salman slept in the car until he reached the venue where the kids were waiting for him. He danced on stage for a good hour and then drove back to his shoot.”

No wonder this Khan continues to be a favourite among kids.