Trust Salman Khan to do things differently. At the launch of the first look of his new film Bodyguard, Salman took a backseat and let his real life bodyguard of 15 years, Shera, take centre stage. Sonil Dedhia gets into conversation with Shera, real name Gurmeet Singh, as he talks about his association with the superstar and making his debut in Bollywood.

We generally don't see bodyguards in the forefront. This is the first time ever. It's a big honour for me. I never even dreamt about it. I have been with Salman bhai for 15 years but I never imagined that I would be given such a big opportunity. How did you get associated with Salman Khan?

I own a security company called Tiger Security that supplies bodyguards to a lot of actors. Sohail Khan called me when he needed security for Salman's overseas tour.  I met him and he was so impressed with me that he insisted I go with Bhai (Salman Khan) and that is how my journey with him started.   Tell us something about yourself. My real name is Gurmeet Singh. My father gave me the name Shera because when I was born I was very healthy and grew up to be a strong boy.