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The most bankable actor, who chose to celebrate his birthday in a quiet way with his family, was wished by his Bollywood friends on the micro blogging site Twitter.
From Priety Zinta, Sonakshi Sinha, Sophie Choudry, Farah Khan, Aftab Shivdasani, Sonu Sood to Dia Mirza, all his friends took to Twitter to shower their affection on the ageless star.
The ‘Dabangg’ actress Sonakshi Sinha tweeted, “Happy birthday Pande ji.”
Meanwhile Salman’s close friend Priety Zinta wrote, “Hey Salman, “Here's wishing u a very very Happy Birthday! May all things wonderful big and small always come ur way. Love ya."
Interestingly Sonu Sood who had shared screen space with Salman in Dabangg in a negative role wrote, “Wishing my bro Salman Khan a very happy birthday. Will see you today at the farmhouse bhai. Keep ruling.”
And choreographer- filmmaker Farah Khan wished him wealth and love in his life.
“Happy birthday to one of the most misunderstood person I know. Happiness, health, wealth success, and lots of love,” Farah tweeted.
Salman chose to celebrate day with family
Salman, who had apparently planned to celebrate his birthday in Dubai, changed his plans in the last minute due to his health problems.
As the actor has undergone surgery for trigeminal neuralgia few months back, the actor preferred to celebrate his birthday in Panvel farmhouse with his family and few of his close pals.
“Salman bhai doesn't like shor-sharaba. His birthdays are usually spent at home with his family. A few friends come visitng. That's all," said the source.