Actor Arjan Bajwa was so inspired by Salman Khan's gesture of donating blood that he decided to do the same for his birthday Sep 3.

Arjan, who rose to limelight with Madhur Bhandarkar's "Fashion", kicked off his day by donating blood at a Mumbai hospital. He even delayed his shooting for Hema Malini's directorial venture "Tell Me Oh Khuda" for the special gesture.

"I attend my friends' birthday parties which are very common but doing something for others is what I had always thought of and what better than donating blood? And when I saw Salman Bhai doing it for humanity, it gave me a boost and motivated me to start my birthday in a useful fashion, " Arjan said.

"I met Salman Bhai recently at IIFA this year and I am a big fan of him like many others in our film fraternity. He is a true icon." he added.