Salman Khan's Raksha Bandhan celebration highlights religious harmony

Bollywood actor Salman Khan celebrated the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan with his family in Mumbai on August 28, 2026, in a gathering that drew widespread attention online due to a prominent piece of artwork in the background. The celebration, which honors the bond between brothers and sisters, featured Khan’s sister Arpita Khan Sharma performing traditional rituals, including tying a rakhi, a protective thread, on his wrist. Videos and images shared by Arpita Khan Sharma on her social media accounts showed her performing an aarti, a Hindu prayer ritual, before applying a tilak to Khan’s forehead and securing the rakhi.