For all those who have been comparing Kabali with Sultan, here comes an out of box-office verdict.
The latter beat Rajinikanth on day four, after the southern superstar had conquered the weekend.
While Kabali was killed in the last scene of the movie (at least in the Indian version), Salman Khan has got a fresh lease of life.
Bhai, who was accused of killing a blackbuck and a chinkara in Rajasthan in 1998, is no longer "endangered".
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"Hanuman ji hain na," India's Bajrangi Bhaijaan's more pious fans may well exclaim. With Salman given the benefit of doubt, the more boisterous Bhai fans will be in the mood to croon "Baby ko case pasand hai''.
The verdict also showed that the Bombay High Court (which acquitted Salman in the hit-and-run case) and the Rajasthan High court are in the Hum Saath Saath Hain mode.
Anyone who questions the verdict can go, fly a kite.
Bhai, thank God hamara kite endangered nahi na!
The verdict proved that Salman is (Being) Human.
He went through the trials and tribulations of a system where he had to even go to jail for a few days, on charges that have not been proven in court now.
Who will return Bhai those days, those call sheets, those tears? India's judicial system, Tere Naam.
All you Sultan baiters, you are Wanted. Be Ready for a Kick from bhai.
There is a lesson in the two verdicts.
The Mumbai administration and the Rajasthan wildlife department should look to teach traffic rules on the roads and inside the forest.
Because when Ek Tha Tiger gives a commitment to be on the prowl, he does not even listen to himself.
Bhai, can't wait to see you on Bigg Boss Season 10. Commitment hai na?
After the Mumbai verdict, Bhai's loyal army blamed the homeless people who slept on the footpath, arguing that in that space you are "bound to die a dog's death''.
I can safely guess that the chinkara and black buck got shot from across the border by the Pakistan Army. The buck stops at Nawaz Sharif's table.
Though the Bishnois, the complainants in the case will go to Supreme Court, Salman Khan has earned a breather.
With this Dabangg verdict in his favour, Salman will go from season to season on Bigg Boss and give us a record-breaking Dabangg 3 for more Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo. After all, Bhai is worth a million bucks.
The nation, meanwhile, will want to know which hashtag are you on: #MainePyarKiya OR #MainePyarKyunKiya?