This comment made Sanjay Leela Bhansali go quite weak in the knees. Reports are that he was quite hurt as Salman Khan is amongst his best friends, and they have worked together too with the movie Hum Dil Chuke Sanam being one of the most popular hits.
Reportedly Sanjay Leela Bhansali said that if his best of friends would come out with such comments then he would rather leave the industry.
There also is Hrithik Roshan who feels that a star of Salman Khan's stature should be humble and spread love rather than say such things which do nothing but hurt other's sentiments. Especially considering the fact that Sanjay Leela Bhansali is such a big name in the industry, he should be respected at all costs, rrespective of the fact whether his films did well or not.
Salman Khan who is considered one of the most iconic figures in the B town industry is of course always taken seriously whenever he makes certain observations or passes any sort of comment, but with such statements one only hopes that the damages are repaired soon without much ado about the comments.
The fact that all three Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali are big names in Bollywood no one would want to see them at loggerheads for such matters.