Will Salman Khan be the face of autism?

Actor Salman Khan, who is known for his philanthropic ways, endorses a lot of good causes and looks like he might just take up another. This time it has to do with autism.

The actor, who runs his own NGO, was recently at an awards function to honour people for their contribution to philantrophic work. During the course of the event, he was left stumped when he was asked  to be the face of autism in India.

A source, who was present at the awards function, lets us on to the details. “It all started when a lady came up on stage to receive an award in recognition of her work for autism. She has been travelling abroad to lend support and spread awareness about the health condition, a mission she set upon when her son was diagnosed with autism. In her speech, she happened to mention that a celebrity lending their face to the cause would make a difference. She then turned to Salman and asked him if he would take up the cause. Salman was caught completely off-guard at first, but quickly recovered and responded with, “Yes, I will’”.

Was he serious about it? Well, it does look like Sallu was serious about endorsing autism in India, as he did make a statement on national television about doing so at the awards function.