Salman Khan breaks down in court; fans cheer outside his Bandra residence

As the Bombay HC gave out its verdict in 2002 hit-and-run case against Salman Khan, the Bollywood actor broke down inside court, oblivious to the fact that hundreds of his fans swarmed his residence Galaxy apartments cheering over his acquittal.

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The actor himself drove about an hour to court from Karjat Studio where he was filming his next movie Sultan. Salman's father Salim Khan was photographed leaving Galaxy Apartments earlier. Salman's sister Alvira and faithful bodyguard Shera were also in court.When the High Court pronounced its verdict at about 1.40pm, just his pregnant sister Arpita was present in the house.

By afternoon, a small crowd of fans (who converged here from far distant places) had joined the banks of media cameras and crews amid high police presence.

Even as of now, the crowd milling about on the road outside Galaxy Apartments is still relatively small but is steadily swelling. Salman, who will be 50 later this month, will likely come home to a rapturous welcome today. The actor's neighbours can also expect a traffic jam on the street.

In May, when the Sessions Court convicted Salman, Galaxy Apartments was crowded with celebrities visiting the actor. The VIP visitors included Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Hrithik Rosan, Preity Zinta and Sonakshi Sinha. On Thursday morning, Mumbai politician Baba Siddique was the sole arrival.