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Why has Salman Khan never married? What he said on Koffee with Karan's final season

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Salman Khan opened Koffee with Karan's final season with Karisma Kapoor, joked about a 'longest living affair' and said he's single by choice.

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[Tea · Bollywood] "Why Salman Khan never married" is one of India's evergreen searches, and it's back on Google Trends India this week (500+). The reason is Koffee with Karan. The talk show's ninth and final season opened with Salman on the couch, reunited with his 90s co-star Karisma Kapoor.

Here's what was reported from the episode and its promos. We're sticking to what was said on the show.

The premiere

According to X news summaries, the final season premiered on October 14 on JioHotstar, after 22 years on air. Salman appeared alongside Karisma Kapoor for an episode full of 90s nostalgia, which fans described as two old friends catching up after years apart.

The "affair" quip

The line everyone clipped came from a rapid-fire round. Salman joked about their "longest living affair." It was banter between two co-stars who made several films together in the 1990s, delivered for laughs. It wasn't a revelation about their private lives, and it was reported as a playful quip.

Single by choice

On the question fans have asked for decades, the summaries say Salman described himself as staying single by choice, and said he'd still like to have children someday. That's about as direct an answer as he has given on a talk show, and it's why the episode sent searches up again.

The classic Karan question

In a promo, host Karan Johar revived one of his signature cheeky questions about Salman's love life. Salman shot back with a grin: "Control yaar, Karan." It's the kind of deflection fans know well, and it got the laughs it was meant to get.

Other moments

The episode wasn't only about romance. Salman praised fellow stars Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor and Ajay Devgn, and shared a tender photo and caption about his 91-year-old father, Salim Khan. He also joked about hosting his own "Koffee With Salman." Fans called the duo the "coolest" and said the episode had a nostalgic, drama-free tone.

Why the question never goes away

Salman Khan is one of Bollywood's biggest stars, and he's been the subject of romance headlines for much of his career. That's made his single status a long-running talking point. He has rarely explained it at length, which is why each talk-show appearance gets picked apart for clues. This one gave fans a short answer: it's his choice, and family is still something he thinks about.

What we're not doing

We're not speculating about past relationships or repeating old tabloid lists. If Salman wants to say more, he knows where the couch is.

Watch it

Koffee with Karan season 9 streams on JioHotstar. More celebrity-interview recaps are in our Bollywood tag.

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