Salman Khan was seen posing with veteran Hollywood star Anthony Hopkins at Saudi Arabia's Joy Awards 2024 on Saturday, January 20. Salman was honoured at the event, which marked his second time at the Joy Awards in Riyadh, where he was invited by the dignitaries to be a special guest. Pictures and videos of the actor from the event have been doing the rounds on social media.

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In one of the viral photos and videos, Salman was seen with the 86-year-old star Anthony Hopkins. Hopkins, who has won two Academy Awards for Best Actor for The Silence of the Lambs and The Father, received the Lifetime Achievement award at the star-studded event. The Oscar-winner took to his Instagram Stories, shared the photo with Salman Khan, and wrote, "It was an honour to meet you @beingsalmankhan #JoyAwards #RiyadhSeason". 

The screenshot of the Hollywood star's Instagram Story went viral on social media leaving fans stumped and excited. One of them wrote, "Bhai ka jalwa (the stardom of Salman)", while another wrote, "Whatever you say, Bhai has got that image and power. Everywhere he goes, he is respected." "Well there would've been plenty of articles if there was someone else but Salman Khan is literally just build different", read another comment.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Salman was recently seen in the spy thriller Tiger 3. Directed by Maneesh Sharma, the YRF Spy Universe film also featured Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi. Shah Rukh Khan was also seen reprising his role as Pathaan in the brief explosive cameo. The action-packed entertainer earned Rs 283 crore net in India and Rs 464 crore gross worldwide, as per the industry tracker Sacnilk.READ | Not Salman Khan, this actor was Rakesh Roshan's first choice for Karan Arjun with Shah Rukh Khan