Sometimes, the most unforgettable moments happen by complete accident—like the time I unknowingly snapped a blurry, awkward selfie with none other than Salman Khan. Here’s how it happened.
Create an extremely ordinary and unremarkable iPhone selfie that looks like a quick accidental snapshot. The photo should have slight motion blur, awkward framing, and uneven lighting from streetlights or indoor lamps—some areas may be mildly overexposed. The selfie should appear as if it was taken absentmindedly while pulling the phone from a pocket, with no clear subject or composition.
The main character in the photo should be my own face (please ask me to upload an image). Standing next to me should be Salman Khan, both caught in a casual, imperfect moment. The background should depict a lively street at night, featuring neon signs, traffic, and blurry figures moving by. The overall style should be intentionally plain, random, and poorly composed, like a spontaneous, authentic iPhone selfie gone wrong.
Sometimes the most unforgettable memories come from the most forgettable photos. That’s exactly what happened to me the night I unintentionally captured a selfie with none other than Salman Khan. And no, it wasn’t posed, edited, or even focused properly—it was a blurry, poorly lit, completely ordinary iPhone selfie that I didn’t even mean to take.
It all began on a typical evening walk down a buzzing street in Mumbai. The night was alive with neon signs, honking traffic, and the blurred energy of people rushing past. I had just taken my phone out of my pocket, possibly to check a message, when my finger brushed the camera button. Click. I didn’t even notice until later that a picture had been taken.
When I finally looked through my gallery later that night, I saw it: a slightly overexposed, awkwardly angled selfie. My face was half in the frame, with a weird expression, thanks to the surprise motion blur. The lights from streetlamps created strange shadows and overlit patches in the background.
And then I saw him.
Standing casually next to me, not looking into the camera either, was Salman Khan. Yes, the Bollywood superstar himself. Dressed low-key in a hoodie and jeans, he blended almost too well into the chaos of the street. It was the most accidental photo I’ve ever taken, but also the coolest.
What made it even better (or worse, depending on how you look at it) was how terrible the photo was in every technical sense. It wasn’t centered. My face wasn’t fully in the frame. The composition was nonexistent. But that’s what made it feel real—like a spontaneous moment in life that didn’t need filters or flash.
I didn’t ask for this picture, and Salman definitely didn’t pose for it, but something about that randomness made it more authentic than any red-carpet photo. It wasn’t a fan moment—it was just a life moment.
There was no time for retakes or angles or perfect lighting. It was a photo that captured a brief moment of coincidence. And honestly, that’s the charm of it.