{
  "id": 4147835,
  "title": "‘Most secular video’: Salman Khan-Arpita’s Rakhi celebration with a Jesus painting is viral",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/most-secular-video-salman-khan-arpitas-rakhi-celebration-with-a-jesus",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T08:34:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/salman-khan-arpitas-rakhi-celebration-with-a-jesus-painting-is-viral-most-secular-video-10854428/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Salman Khan celebrated Raksha Bandhan with his sisters Alvira Agnihotri and Arpita Khan Sharma, and videos of his festivities have gone viral on social media. During a paparazzi sighting, Salman was seen holding his rakhis. Another clip showed Arpita tying a rakhi to her brother in front of a Jesus painting, which drew attention from fans. In a video, Salman was photographed with a rakhi on his wrist and a tilak on his forehead, as he smiled and waved at the photographers. The most attention-grabbing moment was a recreation of Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper behind them, featuring Jesus in the center and Apostles surrounding him. Fans took to X to comment, calling the video the most secular celebration on the internet, with one user noting that Arpita's marriage to Aayush Sharma, a Hindu man, and Salman's own interfaith relationship made it so. Arpita's daughter Ayat also tied a rakhi to Arhaan Khan, the son of Arbaaz and Arhaan's half-brothers Nirvaan, further highlighting the interfaith celebration. Both the Khan and Kemmu families shared photos from their Raksha Bandhan celebrations on social media, with Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kemmu's daughter Inaaya joining the festivities with their brothers.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Salman Khan celebrated Raksha Bandhan with sisters Alvira and Arpita.",
    "Arpita tied rakhi to Salman in front of a Jesus painting.",
    "Celebration described as \"most secular video\" on internet."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}