Actor Salman Khan uploaded a picture of his meeting with Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu on his social media account on Wednesday.

The actor uploaded a picture with Mirabai, who won a silver medal for India in the 49 kg catagory in women's weightlifting.

Salman captioned the image as: "Happy for u silver medalist @mirabai_chanu ... lovely meeting with u...best wishes always!"

Mirabai reposted the tweet and wrote: "Thank you so much. @BeingSalmanKhan sir. I am a big fan of you and it was like a dream come true for me."

Mirabai had also met cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and posted a picture with him on Wednesday.