4 min readMumbaiMay 16, 2026 03:21 PM IST After Sanjay Dutt, if there was one actor known for his physique in the early 1990s, it was Salman Khan. Over the years, the actor has built a larger-than-life image around fitness and bodybuilding, even training several newcomers, including Hrithik Roshan, during their early days in the industry. Despite that reputation, Salman recently opened up about some of the dangerous stunts he performed in films that nearly cost him his life. ‘My hair grazed the rock of the mountain’ In a conversation with Variety India, the actor recalled a risky stunt from the film Jaagruti. “There was an 80-foot mountain with a stomach. So when I saw it from down, I thought, yeah, I can do this jump. Earlier, we used to get like one or two boxes to jump on, but this jump was a high jump. Like, so they put three layers of boxes for me and a mattress on top. So I said, ‘I’ve arrived now,’ and climbed up. From there, I couldn’t see …