Salman Khan Zone | Latest News | Upcoming Movies | Wallpapers | Filmography | Photos

Exclusive: Salman & Katrina Kaif in Ek Tha Tiger photos

2011-05-04T15:23:00.001+05:30

It's finally official! Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif have teamed up for Yash Raj Films' next film titled Ek Tha Tiger. The romantic-thriller will be directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra. Yash Raj Films chairman Yash Chopra said, “Everyone knows my association with Salim saab, having worked together on Deewaar, Trishul and Kaala Patthar

Dabangg first day box office collection report

2010-09-11T07:35:00.002+05:30

The Salman Khan starrer Dabangg has opened to a phenomenal response at the box office.

The movie opened to 100 per cent occupancy across single screens in India. On the other hand, in multiplexes too, the response has been heartening with approximately 80 - 100 per cent occupancy.

Dabangg has taken a thunderous bumper opening all over India and it is pretty clear that it is going to be the first or second biggest first day in the history Hindi cinema. Dabanng to be number one will have to cross the Three Idiots day one figures. The day one territorial numbers of Three Idiots that Dabangg chases are below.

Mumbai - 5.22 crore

Delhi/UP - 2.39 crore

East Punjab - 1.10 crore

West Bengal - 72 lakhs

Bihar - 18 lakhs

CP Berar - 53 lakhs

CI - 48 lakhs

Rajasthan - 68 lakhs

Nizam - 70 lakhs

Mysore - 60 lakhs

Tamil Nadu/Kerala - 20 lakhs

Assam - 13 lakhs

Orissa - 7 lakhs

TOTAL - 13 crore

As per early indications many of these day one circuit records of Three idiots are going to fall but it will be Mumbai collections that will determine whether Dabangg crosses Three Idiots. Three Idiots was just out of this world in the Mumbai circuit especially in Mumbai city and Pune and if Dabanng can get to within 10% of Three Idiots Mumbai figure of 5.22 crore it is likely to become the biggest opener ever.

Salman Khan Gives Green Signal To Andaaz Apna Apna 2

2010-07-01T11:16:00.001+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan is one actor who stands by his producers and directors in need. This time veteran Producer Vinay Sinha approached the actor to work with him. It has been heard that the veteran producer has been going through a bad patch and when he approached Salman to do a film with him, the actor immediately agreed.

Salman met the producer and they had lengthy discussions as to the script of the movie. Finally they both settled on the sequel of their 90’s hit Andaaz Apna Apna. The film starred Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Karishma Kapoor and Raveena Tandon in the lead and was directed by Rajkumar Santoshi.

Since Salman and Aamir have taken their relationship forward and have been bonding together of late, they have shown interest in working together too. Hence producer Sinha now plans to approach director Rajkumar Santoshi and Aamir Khan for the remake. Producer Sinha says “Yes I approached Salman and he agreed immediately. I was touched by his gesture. I plan to approach Rajkumar Santoshi and Aamir now. Hope everything works out fine.”

The producer further adds that “in case things do not work out with Rajkumar Santoshi and Aamir Khan, I will have to rework on the project and approach other directors and actors for the same. But for the time being I have only Salman and Aamir on my mind.”

And he have not yet decided any actresses in the Andaz Apna Apna Sequel, lets see who will be the actresses in the film, i guess Zareen Khan and Katrina Kaif what you think who will be the actresses in the film???

Salman forces Mahesh Manjrekar to break his promise

2010-06-30T14:12:00.001+05:30

Mahesh Manjrekar had vowed to give up acting but his new best-friend Salman Khan keeps coaxing him back to the camera. For Salman's home production Dabanng, Manjrekar stepped into the role of debutante Sonakshi Sinha's father on Salman's say-so. That was meant to be Manjrekar's swan song as an actor.

But now he has again been persuaded to face the camera with Salman for Anees Bazmee's Ready. The funniest part of the director's enforced career as an actor is, he doesn't know what his role in Ready is.

Says Mahesh, "Salman said you have to do it. I know I decided I won't be acting anymore. But you can't say no to Salman. He said, 'You're in Ready and you're part of my family in the film. Beyond that, all I know is I play a positive role for a change."

Katrina arranges special screening of Raajneeti for Salman's family

2010-06-29T10:39:00.001+05:30

For those who think Katrina has severed all relations with Salman Khan and his family, there is news. Recently she arranged a show of her latest hit Raajneeti for Salman's dad, the renowned scriptwriter Salim Khan and the entire family...Minus Salman who maintains his clean slate vis-à-vis Katrina's work.

He has not seen a single film of hers.

After tweeting to the entire world that he would definitely like to see Raajneeti and raising Katrina's hopes that he'd finally watch one of her films, Salman stayed away from the special screening of Raajneeti while the rest of the family saw and enjoyed the film.

Director Prakash Jha confirms that Salim saw the film in a show arranged by Katrina. "Salim Saab was full of praise for Raajneeti. He specially praised the dialogues which coming from him was a great compliment. Earlier Salim Saab had said what he and Javed Akhtar Saab wrote as a cop's story in Zanjeer was nowhere near the authenticity of my cop's story in Gangaajal. He's a generous man."

Salim Khan's generosity was also evident in the call he made to Katrina praising her mature and restrained performance in Raajneeti.

About arranging the special show of Raajneeti for Salman's family after they've apparently split, Katrina sighed, "I wish all these speculations on my personal life would end. Salman's family is the only family I've known in Mumbai. That can't change. Of course I wanted Salim Saab to see Raajneeti for very special reason. He has seen my struggle in Bollywood from the start. He's very proud of me."

Salman Khan donates computers to NGO

2010-06-21T12:14:00.003+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan has always made headlines be it for his brash behaviour or for his merciful deeds. The superstar who has a golden heart has proved it yet again by purchasing 25 computers for kids residing in an NGO in Bandra on hearing that they were keen to learn computers but did not have adequate facilities.

The superstar in his latest philanthropic deeds donated 25 computers to the Saint Catherine's Home in Bandra. The institution helps the cause of young children by providing them with free education and shelter.

Salman has been making it a point to visit Saint Catherine's Home twice a month, where he interacts and plays with the children. On one of his visits he learnt that the children were keen to learn computers but the institution didn't have enough of them for everyone to work on. This is when Salman did the needful.

David shelves Amar Akbar Anthony, starts Partner 2

2010-06-09T18:06:00.002+05:30

Salman Khan's ambitious plans to bring all the three Khan brothers together in a modernized remake of Manmohan Desai's Amar Akbar Anthony has fallen through.

While most other problems of remaking such a popular film could be surmounted, the one hurdle that no one could find a way out of was to make Salman step into the Big B's shoes without looking presumptuous.

The Khans and David Dhawan had planned to cast Arbaaz, Sohail and Salman as Amar (played originally by Vinod Khanna), Akbar (played by Rishi Kapoor in Desai's film) and Anthony (played by the Big B). While re-casting the first two actors was a breeze, getting Salman to do the Big B's role proved impossible.

Apparently, Salman himself begged off from the huge responsibility. Admitting that the remake of Amar Akbar Anthony is now a dead project, David says, "It was just impossible to do it again. Can you imagine anyone else except Mr. Bachchan as Anthony Gonsalves? It's role he has made his own for as long as time exists."

With Amar Akbar Anthony shelved, the sequel to the 2007 blockbuster Partner is now being revived by the Khans in right earnestness. A story idea has finally been cracked and Partner 2 is to go on the floors early next year in lieu of Amar Akbar Anthony.

Dhawan admits Partner 2 is on the way, "We've got an idea and we're developing it. While the core cast of Salman and Govinda will remain all the other actors will change."

Winners of the 2010 IIFA Awards

2010-06-09T18:03:00.001+05:30

Vidhu Vinod Chopra produced Bollywood movie 3 Idiots has walked away with 14 Awards at the IIFA Awards 2010. Love Aaj Kal and Amitabh Bachchan's Paa have managed to win 3 awards each while Aladin bagged 2 awards.

The Following are the winners of IIFA Awards 2010:

Best Film - Vidhu Vinod Chopra - 3 Idiots
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male) - Amitabh Bachchan - Paa
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female) - Kareena Kapoor - 3 Idiots & Vidya Balan - Paa
Best Direction - Rajkumar Hirani - 3 Idiots
Best Performance in a Comic Role - Sanjay Dutt - All The Best
Best Performance in a Negative Role - Boman Irani - 3 Idiots
Best Performance in Supporting Role (Male) - Sharman Joshi - 3 Idiots
Best Performance in Supporting Role (Female) - Divya Dutta - Delhi 6
Best Debut of the year (Male) - Omi Vaidya - Jackie Bhagnani
Best Debut of the year (Female) - Jacqueline Fernandez - Mahie Gill
Best Playback Singer (Female) -Kavita Seth - Ek Tara (Wake Up Sid)
Best Playback Singer (Male) - Shaan - Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh (3 Idiots)
Best Music Direction - Pritam - Love Aaj Kal
Best Lyrics - Swanand Kirkire - 3 Idiots
Best Story - Abhijat Joshi, Raj Kumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra - 3 Idiots
Habitat For Humanity Ambassadorship - Salman Khan
IIFA outstanding contribution to Hindi Cinema (Male) - J. Om Prakash
IIFA outstanding contribution to Hindi Cinema (Female) - Zeenat Aman
Outstanding Achievement by an Indian Internationally - Anil Kapoor
IIFA Green Global Award - Vivek Oberoi

Technical Awards Winners

Best Screenplay - Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra (3 Idiots)
Best Cinematography - C.K. Muraleedharan (3 Idiots)
Best Dialogue - Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi (3 Idiots)
Best Background Score - Sanjay Wandrekar, Atul Raninga, Shantanu Moitra (3 Idiots)
Best Editing - Rajkumar Hirani (3 Idiots)
Best Sound Recording - Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Nihal Ranjan Samel (3 Idiots)
Best Song Recording - Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Sachi K Sanghvi (3 Idiots)
Best Sound Re-recording - Anup Dev (3 Idiots)
Best Choreography - Bosco Martis, Caesar Gonsalves (Love Aaj Kal)
Best Costume Designing - Anahita Shroff Adajania, Dolly Ahluwalia (Love Aaj Kal)
Best Art Direction - Sabu Cyril (Aladin)
Best Special Effects (Visual) - Charles Darby - Eyecube Labs (Aladin)
Best Action - Shyam Kaushal (Kaminey)
Best Make up Artist - Christien Tinsley, Domini Till (Paa)

Farah Khan snubs SRK, casts Salman in OSO sequel

2010-05-27T10:24:00.001+05:30

Farah Khanand Shahrukh Khanare no longer good friends. Though they claim to be friends, truth is that they are rivals more than friends. Farah Khan’s inclination towards Shahrukh Khan’s enemy is a proof of this. Now-a-days, Farah Khan bonds with Salman Khan.

Their friendship was quite visible at a dance reality show on TV where Farah Khan appeared as a judge and Salman Khan as a special guest. On that show, the camaraderie between the two was seen. On the show, Salman joked about him being the first choice for Farah's directorial ventures, ‘Main Hoon Na’ and ‘Om Shanti Om’ and Farah posed to be serious and she was quick to admit that it was true. Farah then assured Salman to be in both the sequels.

Though it was said in a joke, it did not impress SRK. When media caught King Khan and asked him to comment of Farah-Salman’s latest comment on his films, he preferred to ignore them and did not comment on the issue.

Sources present at the venue narrates, “One look at SRK and you could tell he was miffed. He had been in a good mood, answering all our queries, but just when someone touched upon the Farah-Salman chapter, the smile on Shah Rukh’s face faded.”

Salman Khan’s film Qaidi No 210 in trouble

2010-05-24T10:47:00.001+05:30

A powerful star like Salman Khan is not someone the industry likes to trifle with. A producer, who wanted to chronicle the dark side of the star’s life in his film, found this out the hard way.

A month ago, producer Ranjit Sharma announced a film Qaidi No 210, which would show Salman’s days in jail for the chinkara hunting case. Chirag Patil, the son of cricketer Sandeep Patil, was to play Salman.

Of course, when Salman heard about this, naturally he made discreet enquiries about the film. And not surprisingly, the film has run into trouble and is unlikely to ever be made because the star enjoys the industry’s goodwill.

The lead actor Chirag and director Vicky Ranaut have walked out of the film. We also hear that Ranjit Sharma is untraceable. A source says, “He is in Jodhpur but his phone has been switched off.”

Chirag admits, “I don’t think that I’ll do this film. Sharma has been out of touch. The director Vicky Ranaut also didn’t convey any concrete plans about the project. I am only starting my career. I don’t want to start off by hurting anybody or doing anything stupid. I am happy with my two films Dev Anand’s Charge Sheet and Smita Thackeray’s Raada Rocks.”

Chirag also confessed that his father had told him to be careful before going ahead with this film. He says, “He did caution me. We’re close friends with Salman’s family.”

Director Ranaut also says that the main reason he left was that the film was portraying an uncomfortable slice of Salman’s life. “You know, Sharma was not even telling me the story. When I consented to do the film, he didn’t even tell me that he had Salman’s story in mind. Finally, I told him that I am not interested.”

The producer decided to go ahead with another director. Ranaut adds, “I think he has approached another director, Satyajit (child artiste in Shakti Samanta’s Anuraag, Punit Issar’s brother-in-law). And then I think that Salman asked Satyajit, ‘Who is this Ranjit Sharma who is gaining mileage using my name?’”

The latest is that Satyajit too is not doing the film. He was extremely frank and forthcoming, “I am certainly not doing Ranjit Sharma’s film on Salman Khan. Sharma is a fraud. I don’t trust him.”

When asked if Salman had asked him to not go ahead, Satyajit did not deny that the star had contacted him before he quit the film. “Salman sent me a text saying that I should meet him before taking a decision. Apparently, he didn’t like the idea of me doing this film. I quit soon thereafter. So, we didn’t reach a stage where my meeting with the star happened.”

Salman can breathe easy as the industry isn’t too keen to rake up his past.

Salman Khan the IIFA Charity Initiative brand ambassador

2010-05-13T12:54:00.000+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan has been named the brand ambassador of the IIFA Charity Initiative, which includes housing, literacy and rehabilitation initiatives for the people in the Northern and Eastern regions of Sri Lanka. This is a part of the IIFA Weekend being held in Colombo from June 3-5.

"I am happy to be the Ambassador for change and believe that it is crucial to make a difference and contribute to this worthy cause," said Salman Khan.

Also, a charity cricket match will be held between Indian celebs and Sri Lankan cricketers on June 4 as part of the 'cricket for change project' under which former child soldiers will be rehabilitated.

In a partnership, IIFA and Habitat for Humanity will adopt and rebuild village housing with the proceeds of the cricket match being donated for this cause.

Salman Khan to launch Being Human watches soon

2010-05-11T18:29:00.001+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan has been wearing the Being Human Watches for over a year now. He has also presented the watches to many of his friends and relatives. But they are not officially available in the market.

On May 22, Salman Khan and his family will be in Dubai to launch the designer range of Being Human watches. He wants to follow it up by a launch in India and then London.

For my charity
Salman doesn't believe in taking money from people for his charitable organization. He wants to make products and raise funds through them. After launching his range of designer shirts at the couture show last year, he will now launch the exclusive Being Human luxury designer watches at a fashion show in Dubai. His brothers Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan along with sisters Arpita and Alvira, might attend the event.

It is learnt that the actor has personally supervised the design of the watches. An insider says, "The watches will be of international standards, but not priced like them."

Salman was upset on learning that his Being Human t-shirts were copied and sold on Linking Road in Mumbai. He hopes the same does not happen to the watches.

Salman Khan to endorse Ching's Secret noodles

2010-05-06T15:32:00.001+05:30

Bollywood never had it so good. Gone are the days when the hunky-dory models and good looking 'models' were a salable hot property in the glitzy world of advertising and commercials. The current trend has seen these professional models being replaced by either cricketers or films stars.

If sources are to be believed, then, the news is that superstar Salman Khan has been chosen as the brand ambassador for Ching's Secret noodles, for an undisclosed but astronomical sum of money. While Salman Khan will be busy promoting the said brand, readers may recall ('the irony', for obvious reasons) that it was Shahrukh Khan, who was promoting pasta of yet another leading brand Sunfeast.

Now, it is to be seen if Salman manages to rub his magic on the sales registers of the said brand.

Vivek Oberoi locked himself due to Salman Khan

2010-05-05T14:54:00.001+05:30

Hahahaha! You know bollywod actor Vivek Oberoi locked himself in his vanity van for more than an hour when he came to know that Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan was standing just outside. Incident took place when Vivek Oberoi and Salman Khan landed up at the same venue coincidently.

Hence, when Vivek came to know that Salman is standing outside his vanity van, he preferred to stay indoors rather than facing Salman Khan. Interestingly, Salman has not forgiven the incident when Vivek alleged that he had threatened him on call.

In the recent times, Vivek has tried many times to convince Salman that it was his mistake and he has realized it, however Salman is in no mood to spare Vivek. The Salman Khan continues taking his sweet revenge by ignoring Vivek on such occasions.

Stills: Salman Khan serenades Sonakshi Sinha

2010-05-03T13:31:00.002+05:30

Dancing around the trees or cavorting in front of snow-capped mountains is passé for Bollywood’s onscreen couples. Now, they dig for a touch of ‘realism’ in their romance.

Last week Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha shot for a dream song sequence at Dubai’s Metro Station for Arbaaz Khan’s home production Dabangg. The scenes canned showed Salman and Sonakshi entering the station, buying the tickets and waiting for the train. But Salman is left behind and only Sonakshi boards the train.

“We wanted to keep it realistic. Very real. I play a corrupt cop from a small village in Bihar and Dubai was a perfect location because it’s a perfect blend of the east and the west,” Salman Khan told a few reporters late on Saturday.

The shoot was originally supposed to be held in Switzerland, but was shifted to Dubai because of the disrupted air traffic due to Iceland’s volcano.

However, shooting at Khalid bin Walid station in Dubai was a cakewalk for the crew.

“We shot on all the three levels: near the ticketing counter, at the station and there is a scene where Sonakshi gets into the train leaving me behind. We are not running around trees anymore, now we are doing it around trains,” Salman told the reporters.

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif voted hottest Bollywood couple

2010-04-29T15:34:00.001+05:30

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif may be tight-lipped about their relationship status, but they have been voted the hottest couple of the decade in a poll by MSN India that also declared superstar Shah Rukh Khan the actor of the decade.

The two have beaten the likes of Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai, Bipasha Basu-John Abraham and Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor.

MSN India had conducted an online poll and invited its readers to vote for their favourite Bollywood actors under various categories as part of their Decade Special for Bollywood.

Of the 38,648 readers who responded for ‘Hottest couple of the Decade’ category, 36 percent opined that Salman and Katrina made for a greater couple than Abhishek-Aishwarya who got 27 percent votes, followed by Bipasha and John with 13 percent votes while Kareena and Saif got only six percent votes.

Katrina also topped the ‘Hottest Body of the Decade’ poll with 33 percent votes and proved that her curves are more attractive than Bipasha, who got 13 percent votes, Aishwarya Rai Bachcan (10 percent) and Priyanka Chopra (9 percent).

For the ‘Actor of the Decade’ poll, Shah Rukh topped with 29 percent votes followed by Aamir Khan with 26 percent and Amitabh Bachchan with 16 percent votes.

Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Aag’ was voted ‘Flop of the Decade’ and it won hands down with 48 percent votes followed by ‘Drona’, ‘Love Story 2050′ and ‘Tashan’.

Salman Khan supports kids scoring less marks!

2010-04-27T10:59:00.000+05:30

Salman Khan is one person specially known for his generous heart. Interestingly, the actor also supports the person who tries hard but fails to score good marks.

Such people might not have anyone to still encourage them everytime but Salman asks them to keep a cool attitude and work for future.

Salman says, “The guys who didn’t get good marks this year, for them there is next year and life, no stress boss, enjoy the grind. I have gone through it too.”

Salman Khan makes VEER available for blind fans

2010-04-23T19:12:00.001+05:30

Eros International's VEER, a love story set in the historical context of the British rule in India has resulted in modern day British-Indian collaboration, making VEER the first movie in India to have an audio-description (AD) track in Hindi on its DVD. The aim is to ensure that no fan of Salman Khan remains untouched by the charms of this romantic action movie.

UK-based Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) worked with Eros International to achieve this milestone after its research among blind or partially sighted people of Asian origin in the UK and India found that over 70 per cent of respondents were more likely to watch Bollywood films if AD in Hindi was provided.

AD is as important to blind and partially sighted people as subtitles are to those with hearing impairments. It is almost like an observer narrating a story to the viewer, an additional commentary that fits between passages of dialogue to describe action sequences, body language, costume and scenery - allowing the viewer to understand exactly what is happening on screen.

Pranab Kapadia, Head of International distribution at Eros International says: "We are extremely excited to join hands with RNIB and present the first of its kind film DVD with the epic VEER having Audio Description for the blind or partially sighted fans of Indian cinema. We strongly believe in our social responsibility and this is our humble attempt in initiating a step that we believe will benefit consumers largely".

Stephen King, RNIB Director of International Affairs says: "RNIB has worked with the Bollywood industry to bring the benefits of audio description to new audiences. The decision by Eros to include audio description on its DVD release is momentous, transforming the experience of blind and partially sighted Bollywood fans watching films at home, not just in the UK but internationally. Our research tells us that fans want AD on Bollywood films and RNIB hopes that other distributors will follow the lead of Eros."

Film fan, Naseem Rehman, from Coventry says: "I love Bollywood films, but I don't often go to the cinema because I find it difficult to follow all the action on screen. I've also got three young children and having audio description on DVDs that I can enjoy at home with my boys will be fantastic. I'll be able to watch with them and know what they are seeing too, without needing someone to explain the action to me."

VEER from Eros international is directed by Anil Sharma and produced by Vijay Galani movies. The film stars Salman Khan, Zarine Khan, Sohail Khan and Liza Lazarus. The DVD will be available world wide from March 8, 2010 and it will carry a Hindi audio description track. The AD track has been produced at Red Bee Media Limited which has offices in UK, Australia, France, Spain and Germany.

Eros International, international distributor of Bollywood films, is also exploring the possibility of making DVDs for ever green classics such as SHOLAY, WAQT and DEVDAS available to blind and partially sighted audiences across the world.

RNIB's campaign for AD has resulted in several major distributors of Hollywood films releasing their DVDs with an AD track in the UK. Now, for the first time, the DVD of a Bollywood film with an AD track in Hindi will be made available worldwide.

VEER DVD hits stores on 24th April 2010.

Ash forces Salman to change his Switzerland trip

2010-04-23T16:20:00.000+05:30

The volcanic eruption in Iceland that has caused chaos all over the world by affecting air travel, had now affected Salman Khan's Dabanng. Yes, the ash could has played havoc.

Producer Arbaaz Khan explains, "We were to fly today to Switzerland to shoot for a romantic song sequence choreographed on Sonakshi Sinha and Salman but now thanks to Eyjafjallajokull (the name of the Icelandic glacier where the volcano erupted), we have had to shift our venue to Dubai."

Sohail and Arbaaz leave for Dubai today for a recce. "We tried working out the flights to Switzerland till the last moment but it just wasn't happening. We had Salman's dates and didn't want to waste them by postponing the schedule.

“Dubai was always an alternate plan and it worked, so now we are going there. It's an emotional storytelling romantic song filmed on Sonakshi and Salman travelling in a romantic situation, and can be shot anywhere from Ladakh to Switzerland or Dubai."

Salman, Sonakshi and the unit join Arbaaz and Sohail tomorrow in Dubai. The call to go to Dubai to shoot was taken five days ago and necessary arrangements were made.

Salman Khan cover on Men’s Health Magazine

2010-04-22T11:20:00.002+05:30

Bollywood macho man Salman Khan on the cover of Men’s Health magazine latest issue. Salman is 42 years old, but looking very handsome and fit for health. Salman some tips like “The showstopper said it all fashion looks best when you’re fit and know your own personal style”. Check out here exclusive Salman Khan on Men’s Health magazine photo.

Salman Khan turns a villain 3D film

2010-04-22T10:49:00.000+05:30

SFX was far from developed back when Mr. India was made. Despite the lack of special effects, the film was a visual delight, thanks to some brilliant camera tricks. However, the sequel, which is being made now, is going to not just have the best special effects but also be shot in 3D.

Boney Kapoor, who is making the film right now, believes that 3D would be a wonderful experience, given the subject of the movie. He admits that they have been considering the idea for a while now, but things were finalized only a few days ago.

Anil Kapoor and Sridevi, who were the leads in Mr. India will be reprising their roles in the sequel too while Salman Khan will be playing the villain. Anil and Sridevi last appeared together in the 1997 movie, Judaai.

The budget of the film is about Rs.100 crore, seeing as the technology that is being used and also because foreign technicians will be doing Salman’s look in the movie. The makers hope Salman’s negative role creates a history of sorts in Bollywood.

Boney thinks it will be a challenge for the team, as Salman has never done a negative role before. There will also be a young couple in the film. Though Boney hasn’t decided on who will play the couple, he states that there is a possibility of them being known faces. Two writers are working on two different scripts for the film. Boney will be choosing one of them.

Salman Khan's Dus Ka Dum 3 starts from 4th September

2010-04-17T15:31:00.002+05:30

The channel and Salman’s fans, both are waiting for the third season of ‘Dus Ka Dum’, the game show on Sony TV. Rumors where out regarding the launch of the show in the July but Salman himself cleared the air with his one tweets which says “Dus Ka Dum season 3 starts from 4th September.”

A source informs, “Dus Ka Dum will start after the finale of Indian Idol which is going to start from 26thApril that will take almost 3 months to wind up.

As the channel don’t want to run two reality shows at the same time there will be a gap between the end of Indian Idol and start of ‘Dus Ka Dum’. Even though the talks about the format are going on, the basic of the show will be the same.”

“The celebrity guests and Bollywood biggies will be the zest of the show once again like the season 1 and season 2, ” adds source.

So get ready for ‘Dus Ka Dum’ season 3 which starts from 4th September 2010.

Salman's Dabbang has baddie Murli

2010-04-13T09:58:00.003+05:30

Bollywood baddie Murli Sharma, who’s known for being extremely choosy about his roles, is doing a small bit in the Salman Khan starrer Dabbang being produced by Arbaaz Khan.

Well, one reason is he knows Arbaaz closely and guess what the other reason is? The actor is a Salman Khan fan himself. So when Arbaaz asked him to do a guest appearance he jumped at it… “There was no way I could say no to Arbaaz and I wanted to work with Salman Bhai…I missed out on Wanted because of date issues…It was so wonderful working with him…he is so cool….” Says Murli.

He is working on Tees Maar Khan and Golmaal 3 currently and is eagerly looking forward to films like Lamha, Saloon, Raftaar, Hook Ya Crook, Laxman Rekha…and a couple more…phew that’s quite a bit we must say!

Salman Khan doubles his fee for Dus Ka Dum 3

2010-04-12T12:38:00.002+05:30

Since a hoard of Bollywood bigwigs are hopping on to the small screen these days, guess they could get some motivation from Salman Khan as he’s already a rage on TV. Well, according to the most recent buzz, Salman Khan has been roped in by a TV channel for the third time for hosting the upcoming season of hit show ‘Dus Ka Dum’. And that’s not all, for ‘DKD Season 3’, Sallu has been signed on for twice the fee that he was paid for the last season of the show.

Sources reveal that Salman, who got about Rs 80 lakh per episode, for 25 episodes of the show last year, has apparently been signed on for an amount between Rs 1.25 crore and Rs 1.5 crore.

Confirming the news, sources from the channel told a news daily, “Salman will absolutely get more this year and he deserves it too. The channel at this moment, needs his support. His show has brought the channel decent TRPs and viable star value.

The ratings of most of their other shows are only just impressive. So, getting him back is the need of the hour.” The show is probable to go on air between July and August.

Salman, Aishwarya, Katrina: Most searched Bollywood Stars in Google

2010-04-10T11:02:00.002+05:30

Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Katrina Kaif has taken the honors for being the most searched Bollywood celebrities in google for the first three months of 2010.

It is amazing to see Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Katrina Kaif appear in one headline as if there is a triangle love story involved here. But fans need not worry for any controversy as this is something that all fans can be proud of.

Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Katrina Kaif beat out Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar to be the most searched celebs. The thing that worked for them was their huge fan following overseas that catapult them to the top.

We hope they can rule the standings for months to come and give some more ammunition for their fans to brag about.

Salman Khan: Zara Nachke Dikha or Dus Ka Dum?

2010-04-05T15:50:00.001+05:30

While it’s no surprise that many Bollywood stars have refused offers from television channels in the past, it’s usually because the star doesn’t want to be part of it. Salman Khan must have never imagined that he would have to opt out of a show on one channel because a competing channel didn’t like the idea.

It transpired that Salman was approached by a particular channel to judge a dance reality show, Zara Nachke Dikha, but another channel, which airs his game show Dus Ka Dum, had strong reservations about the move.

A source said, “Salman spoke to the channel that airs Dus Ka Dum but they were unwilling to let Salman be seen on a competing channel. So they politely but firmly told Salman to forget about judging Zara Nachke Dikha. The actor had no choice but to comply.”

Vasudha Jha, a senior official of the channel that will air Zara Nachke Dikha, said, “Yes, we couldn’t get Salman. Though he was pretty excited about the offer, he had to check with the channel that airs Dus Ka Dum. They said they could only allow it if Zara Nachke Dikha goes on air after the next season of Dus Ka Dum winds up. Waiting that long was not possible. Right now, we are in talks with Preity Zinta and Saif Ali Khan.”

However, Ajit Thakur, an official of the channel that airs Dus Ka Dum, denied that Salman had spoken to them about Zara Nachke Dikha. “But yes, we do have a certain amount of exclusivity on Dus Ka Dum, since it is a very big show,” he said.

Salman Khan on CineBlitz Magazine

2010-04-05T12:13:00.003+05:30

Bollywood's most sexy and handsome person Salman Khan cover on CineBlitz Magazine latest issue of April 2010 month. CineBlitz Magazine talk about Salman “The many faces of Salman Khan and other Bollywood stars like Preity, Nana and Dharmendra. Check out here exclusive first look Salman Khan on CineBlitz Magazine.

Deepika Padukone opposite Salman Khan in Partner 2

2010-03-31T18:47:00.003+05:30

It is going to be Deepika Padukone opposite Salman Khan in Partner 2.

The actress has been selected to play the lead role in the film opposite the superstar Salman after she expressed her desire to work with him.

“Who doesn’t want to work with Salman Khan? He is one of the best looking actors in the film industry and I love the way he performs on the screen as well. It will be good fun to work with him,” says the actress Deepika.

Salman Khan in Ashutosh Gowarikar movie with Vimala Raman

2010-03-31T13:24:00.002+05:30

Asin has already arrived while Trisha is on her way. Now, the beeline of south actresses headed for Bollywood has got another name added: the Malayalam actress Vimala Raman.

Rumour has it that Vimala will make her Bollywood debut in a film opposite none other than Salman Khan. The film is titled ‘Ambapali’ and is a remake of a yesteryear south movie of the same name.

Renowned Bollywood director Ashutosh Gowarikar will reportedly direct the flick, but an official confirmation of this is still awaited from the director.

Meanwhile, sources close to Vimala Raman say that the actress is ecstatic at the prospect of making her Bollywood debut and that too opposite a heartthrob like Salman.

All the best to her.

Salamn Khan's hair style tips for his assistant

2010-03-31T12:59:00.004+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan continues to surprise. This Bollywood superstar may look like he doesn’t care about anything in the world but he has a lot of gyaan.

He was recently discussing women’s hair-dressing secrets with one of his aides. And he had details on everything from relaxing to re-bonding.

And even the latest smoothening hair tactics. He actually surprised a female assistant by telling her, “Why don’t you get yourself a Brazilian blow dry? That is the latest hair trick. These girls -Katrina, my sister Arpita and all of them have got it done. It’s a hair smoothening treatment that is better than even the re-bonding.”

Salman Khan is in no mood to leave the chair

2010-03-29T13:09:00.002+05:30

Whether or not his films are hits, Salman Khan is one actor who has never had a dearth of fans.

And despite the great fluctuations in his career graph, Sallu does not seem to be in the mood to vacate his place any time soon.

“There are a lot of superstars who have had their stardoms and then they move out. Then somebody else comes. But right now we are sitting on the chair and holding it till some good enough guy comes in and takes it over. Till the time your fans don’t move from you to somebody else, why would you leave the chair!” asks Salman.

However, he has a different definition of stardom. “Everyone sees a little bit of me in them. They feel they can emulate something from me - be it dancing, acting or body.

That’s what makes fans feel that the star is like their friend and a common man who has been given an opportunity to be on screen,” he explains. Well, that’s what is called ‘being Salman’.

Salman Khan -Sonu Sood fight it out for Dabangg Movie

2010-03-27T11:45:00.002+05:30

First it was Ranbir Kapoor who had his torso/abs contoured and hand-painted during Saawariya by his ever-helpful co-star Salman Khan.

Now it is Sonu Sood who got the same personal attention from Bollywood Superstar Salman. While shooting the tricky bare-bodied climactic combat scene in Wai for Dabangg, Salman personally supervised his screen-adversary Sonu Sood's torso tanning.

Says Sonu, "Everyone knows when two guys do an action scene especially if they're bare-chested, they work out harder before the sequence to make sure each one's body is in the best shape."

Salman has not only exercised rigorously for the climactic fight but he has also made sure Sonu Sood looks his best on camera.

Says Sonu, "We've been shooting the hand-to-hand combat for a fortnight now, every day Salman has been making sure I'm as comfortable with the action director S Vijayan's instruction as he is."

He continues, "We've been shooting in the heat on a set depicting a warehouse and our fight is a free-for-all. We first combat with fists and then any weapon, instrument, hard object we can lay our hands on. .It's the most dangerous fight Salman and I have done. Salman made sure I was comfortable and as protected and safe as possible."

Best of all, the star gave Sonu Sood a lotion to highlight and contour his torso muscles.

Says Sood, "It's a suntan lotion which makes the abs glisten on camera so that your muscles look more contoured. Salman told me to apply it and my body looks better on camera than ever before."

Interestingly, Salman did the same to Ranbir Kapoor when the debutant shot the 'Jab Se Tere Naina' number in a towel for Saawariya. In fact Salman was not even required for the Saawariya song. He had nonetheless come on the sets and personally painted Ranbir's torso with the lotion before the song was shot.

That explains Ranbir's contoured torso muscles in the towel song when in fact he has a wiry physique.

Says Sonu Sood, "Unlike Ranbir who was in a towel the audience will see me and Salman like two rustic Biharis in Pyjama -kurtas. Salman plays a cop who thinks he's the unchallenged law of the region. I challenge him to a fight. We both slip off our kurtas and fight in full public view. As the fight gets more vicious the crowds are scared away .Only me and Salman are left, fighting. It's the most realistic climactic fight we've ever shot."

Salman Khan's jail life on big screen (in a upcoming movie)

2010-03-25T16:08:00.001+05:30

Films based on real life incidents is not new in Bollywood but a film on Superstar Salman Khan's jail life will be different all together. The latest news is that Ranjit Sharma is making a film titled Qaidi No 210, based on actor's stay in the jail in connection to the infamous chinkara case.

Mahesh Kumar Saini, who spent three days with Salman in Jodhpur Central Jail in 1996, has provided enough information to Ranjit about the actor. Ranjit said that he met Mahesh, a murder suspect, while researching on the subject and asked him to contact him once he is released from the jail. He added that Salman's cellmate has given details about the actor.

Mahesh is all praise for Salman, saying that he was the nicest man he has ever met and was sure that he was innocent as far as chinkara case is concerned. He is not willing to reveal whatever Salman said but he is sure that the actor did not fire that shot. He claimed that Salman was addicted to coffee and needed a cup of it every hour, and ate nothing in the cell but the chocolates his brother Sohail had given him.

Recounting the days he spent with Salman, he said that the actor ate soyabean he prepared on the second night. They managed to bring dumb bells into the cell for work out though it's not allowed.

Mahesh revealed that he arranged a carrom board and a chess board for him, as he was bored. He added that the actor offered to give him Rs.20,000 as a token of his appreciation but he had asked him to find him a job instead once he is released.

Asin again opposite Salman Khan in Anees Bazmee Remake Film

2010-03-25T10:21:00.003+05:30

Asin again opposite Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan starrer movie, after London Dreams, now again actress Asin and Salman will play the lead role in director Anees Bazmee's remake of hit South film Ready under Bhushan Kumar production.

A sources say’s that first choice was Deepika Padukone, than after Asin all most final for this Hindi remake movie.

The original is a Telugu film Ready that starred south actor Ram and Genelia Dsouza in the lead roles. It was one of the highest grossing films of 2008 and is a romantic comedy film. Anees Bazmee plans to retain several funny sequences from the original in the remake.

Bhushan Kumar of T-Series confirmed the development saying, “Yes we are producing the film and it goes on floor in June. Talks are on but I can’t comment on the casting.”

Salman Khan may become SAAJAN again

2010-03-23T18:00:00.003+05:30

Remember the film SAAJAN that catapulted Salman Khan from being an emerging star to an established star. Well, almost two decades down the line, the director of the film Lawrence D'Souza is thinking about working with Salman Khan once again.

Buzz is that Salman Khan, known for his 'yarron ka yaar aur dushmano ka dushman' attitude is thinking about teaming up with the director once again. Though, the subject is yet to be finalized, buzz is that the SAAJAN director has chosen upon a romantic subject yet again.
When we spoke to Lawrence D'Souza about this buzz, he said. "Salman Khan is like my extended family and we keep on meeting and discussing various possibilities. We are planning to work together, but nothing has been finalized so far. Let's hope it happens sooner than we expect."

Let's hope the association this time is as successful as it was during the SAAJAN time.

Dad Salim Khan bails out Arbaaz Khan

2010-03-22T14:46:00.004+05:30

Salim Khan, one of the finest human beings in Bollywood — Everyone should learn from him — Salman's Dad Salim is always ready to bail out people in trouble.

It is a known fact that when producer Boney Kapoor needed money to release Wanted, Salim saab was the first to reportedly offer him a crore.

Now, we hear that Arbaaz Khan who is producing Dabangg with his brother bollywood sueprstar Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha reportedly needed Rs 4 crores for immediate funding. And of course the first man to offer to bail him out was his father, Salim saab. He truly believes that money sitting in a bank doesn’t make one a millionaire! It is bailing someone out in their hour of need that matters.

Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif make separate bids For new IPL team

2010-03-22T14:38:00.001+05:30

By now you must have got the breaking news that Sahara Group won the bid for the IPL team Pune for a staggering $370 million yesterday. Along with Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor there was another Bollywood couple who participated in the bid. Both Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif were present in Chennai for the bidding of the new IPL teams but they placed the bids separately.

The Barbie doll of Bollywood was there representing Matrix along with the Adani Group from Ahmedabad and was vying for Pune team, as was Salman. However, Salman made a separate bid. Why?

Katrina clarified this to a tabloid: “I wasn’t bidding with Salman…I was not bidding at all. Salman had put in a separate bid.”

But as things turned out, none from Bollywood could grab the golden opportunity of owning an IPL team.

Salman is Minissha Lamba's favourite actor

2010-03-19T17:15:00.002+05:30

Minissha Lamba is completely bowled over by Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan. The pretty lady is dying to work with Salman and dreams of him. According to her, Salman is a perfect classic man who would come on rescue of her.

Despite the debacle of his latest release 'Veer' and his previous and current relationships, the new bee actresses still stray for Salman Khan. And the latest to exclaim her feelings is Minisha who explains, “ I desire my dream man to be somewhat like Salman Khan who would come riding on a horse and take me along forever. I might sound biased and over-bowled by Salman but I feel no woman on this earth can deny the fact- he is a perfect-picture of a complete man.”

Can’t say about others but hope you find a reflection of Salman in your dream man or you have already! Well, that goes to you again. What do you say?

Salman Khan to star in remake of South film Bodyguard

2010-03-18T12:00:00.001+05:30

He has been the heart throb of Bollywood for decades now, and the audiences have been witness to the varied characters he has played throughout his career, he is Salman Khan. The latest development is that Sallu bhai is all set to star in the remake of the south film Bodyguard.

The film which is being produced by Atul Agnihotri is still in the adaptation stages. However, Atul confirms saying, "Yes. Even though we are still adapting the script to fit the Bollywood audiences, we have confirmed Salman to play the lead role in it, while for the leading lady we are yet to decide and are keeping the options open."

The original, which was directed by Siddiqui, will have him behind the camera for the remake as well, says Atul, "As for the direction of the film, I have known Siddiqui for quite some time now. In fact, we were in talks when he was making the film down south. And now after it has acclaimed fame, I think there is no one better to direct it than him."

However, a little while ago there had been rumours that said that the rights for the film were with Boney Kapoor, to which Atul firmly states, "This is total rubbish. If there was anything like that Boney would have definitely told me, the rights for the remake have always been with me."

Further Atul tells us, "Right now, we are working on the adaptation of the film. Once this is complete, we will launch the making and finalize of the lyrics for the songs. Since most of the film has a lot of outdoor shoots, we are looking to start the shoot some where in the last three months of this year, while keeping in mind a tentative summer release for the film."

Salman Khan & Mithun Chakraborty chat up a storm

2010-03-17T11:51:00.003+05:30

One is the reigning star of Bollywood with a dancing style that’s hard to match and the other, the dancing maestro of Hindi films of yesteryears.

And when the two came together, it was masti, dhamaal and lots more! We’re talking about Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan and Mithun Chakraborty who came together under one roof to celebrate a new venture.

The duo greeted each other with a hug and proceeded to chat up a storm. Sohail Khan too joined them for a while. Others present at the do included veteran actors like Raza Murad, Aroona Irani who was warmly greeted by Kiran Kumar, Dara Singh in an affable mood and Prem Chopra. Also spotted meeting up with friends were Anil Dhawan and Gajendra Chauhan.

Arbaaz Khan gifts Salman Khan a SUV

2010-03-17T11:45:00.004+05:30

Younger brother Arbaaz Khan gifted big brother Salman Khan a SUV as a ‘Thank You’ gesture for acting in his home production ‘Dabaang’. Elated Salman immediately update the news on his Blackberry messenger status. The car is white in color and it was always in Salman Khan’s wish list.

On knowing about Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan’s interest for the car, Arbaaz immediately grab the car that was available in the market. If he waits for another color then it would be too late to gift his bro because he wanted to gift him the car as soon as he returns from Wai shooting.

An insider reveals, "When Salman saw the car at his doorstep in the morning, he was thrilled. He called him to thank him. Arbaaz wanted to be there when the car to delivered to Galaxy Apartments but unfortunately, he got held up in Wai to complete shooting."

Arbaaz confirms, "Yes I have given Salman the car as a thank-you gesture. He was very happy and messaged me. Now I am waiting for him to drive me down to Wai and also ride in comfort. More than putting a smile on his face, I am more than happy to have given him something that he likes."

They have been continuously shooting for the film for months long and almost 70 percent of the film completed. Next shooting has been scheduled in Mumbai. Meanwhile, Arbaaz has taken a short break from the hectic shooting to spend quality time with family and rejuvenate for the days ahead.

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan's family planning

2010-03-17T11:18:00.001+05:30

Bollywood Supersar Salman is always looking out for his family members. After starring in his brother Arbaaz Khan’s production Dabangg, Salman will next be working on brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri’s Hindi version of the Malayalam super hit Bodyguard.

The buzz in the trade is that Boney had bought the rights of Bodyguard and wanted Prabhudebva (who directed the runaway hit Wanted not too long ago) to direct the Hindi version, but Salman asked him to hand over the rights to Atul Agnihotri. Siddique, who had directed the original in Malayalam, will also direct the Hindi version.

A source revealed, “Boney did not hesitate to give up remaking Bodyguard. He loves Salman too much and considers the actor’s wish as his command.”

Boney admitted that he initially wanted to remake Bodyguard in Hindi but he is not upset. He said, “It’s fine if Atul will make it with Siddique. Salman was keen that Atul should make it and I have no issues whatsoever. I have not done anything great. I was simply on the verge of buying the rights of Bodyguard. Salman is family to me. I love fulfilling all his wishes and will always continue to do so.”

Atul confirmed that he is making the Hindi version of Bodyguard with Salman. “I am quickly going to finalise the heroine and most of the things will be in place by end of next week. However, I am not aware that Boney too was interested in making the same film. Salman is very happy that I am producing it. Siddique will direct the film,” said Atul.

Salman Khan Gets Huge Price For Dus Ka Dum 3

2010-03-15T13:09:00.004+05:30

Salman Khan has got a huge price of reportedly around 1.25 crore per episode for the third season of Dus Ka Dum which is expected to to be aired from August onwards.

The popularity of the show has meant that Salman Khan's price has been going up with each season. The first season he was reportedly paid around 75 lakhs per episode while season two was 1 crore per episode.

The pay packet is one of the biggest ever for television.

Bollywood actress Zarine Khan's fight against the flab

2010-03-12T11:27:00.005+05:30

Never mind the controversy surrounding her weight when bollywood superstar Salman Khan starrer Veer was releasing. Actress Zarine Khan was candid enough to admit that there was a point when she used to weigh more than one hundred kilos. But Zarine, we hear, is aiming to touch Kareena Kapoor’s weight.

Salman’s girl has hit the gym with a vengeance and she is not only going got daily work-outs, Zarine has opted for a combination of everything that she could have done.

“I am going for workouts for six days a week. I let my muscles recover on a Sunday. I have become very regular with my work-outs and try not to miss even one day whatever are be my engagements for the day,” she says.

Not only this, Zarine has hired three separate trainers for every kinds of training she does in the morning.

“My workout regime includes Pilates for an hour every morning with Yasmine Karachiwala. I do weight training thrice a week on alternate days again with Yasmine. I do Bootcamping thrice a week on alternate days with Ajit Mohite. The days I feel very tired to do a bootcamp, I make sure I do some kind of cardio exercises like brisk walking, swimming , jogging etc.,” says the actor.
Though Zarine is reading a lot of scripts, she says that she hasn’t signed on the dotted line yet.

“I am reading a few scripts and some of them are really good also. But I haven’t made my mind up on what would be my next film. I will surely let you know when I freeze on something,” she ends with a smile.

PBGX9X4UADNV

Salman Khan and Manish Malhotra get the precious painting

2010-03-12T11:24:00.001+05:30

Well good news for all Sridevi fans. All her thoughts have been accepted by International art house and her paintings are going for a major auction.

According to Boney, Sridevi has a great passion for painting and spends 4-5 hours a day painting.

And now her passion will be handsomely paid. Sridevi has been acting since she was 4 years old, so acting is always on priority list.

But Sridevi made her paintings public by gifting it to 2 friends’ Manish Malhotra and Salman Khan.

Salman deposes as witness in ‘Chori Chori movie..’ case

2010-03-11T16:15:00.002+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan Thursday appeared before the Special MCOCA Court to depose as a witness in a 10-year-old case involving the movie “Chori Chori Chupke Chupke” (CCCC), his family said.
“He had given a police statement regarding the persons he had met before the making of the ‘CCCC’ movie over 10 years ago. He was called to confirm the statements before the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act today (Thursday),” his father Salim Khan told IANS.

Salim Khan said the development comes a week after Salman received his pending fees for the ‘CCCC’ movie - Rs.2.5 million.

Salman maintained before MCOCA Special Judge M.P. Kukde that the first time he met producer Nazim Rizvi was at his home when he came to discuss the movie project with him. He said he had never met Rizvi’s assistant Abdul Rahim Allahbaksh Khan before.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in 2001, seized the prints of “Chori Chori Chupke Chupke” after it was found that funds from questionable sources were used in making the movie and the investigations pointed at the Mumbai mafia.

Well-known diamond merchant Bharat Shah, who has financed over a 100 movies, “Chori Chori Chupke Chupke” producer Rizvi and his assistant Allahbaksh and Dubai-based gangster Mohammed Shamsuddin alias Bhatija were among the accused.

The CBI contended that “Chori Chori Chupke Chupke” was produced by Rizvi and financed by Shah at the instance of absconding mafia don, Chhota Shakeel.

Following this, the court directed the court receiver to deposit the income from the movie in the government treasury till the matter was pending. Even the payment due to Salman was deposited in the government treasury.

Salman filed an application praying for the clearance of his fees for acting in the movie. As per the agreement with the producer, Salman was entitled to a payment of Rs. 15 million (Rs.1.5 crore) from Shah.

Though a part of the payment was made to Salman, in January 2009 a Mumbai court ordered the Maharashtra government to clear the actor’s pending dues of Rs.2.5 million that was finally cleared last week, Salim Khan said.

Released in March 2001, “Chori Chori Chupke Chupke” was a family drama revolving on the sensitive issue of surrogate motherhood, was mired in controversy after both Shah and Rizvi were arrested and sent to custody.

Directed by the successful director-brother duo, Abbas-Mustan Burmawala, the film starred Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji and did reasonably very well at the box office.

Sonu Sood fractures his nose while shooting for Dabangg

2010-03-09T12:33:00.004+05:30

The shooting of Dabangg in Wai seems to be quite an accident-prone event for the cast and crew. Only last week, Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan was rushed to a local hospital after he complained of smoke congestion when a fire erupted on the sets. Now Salman's co-star in Dabangg, Sonu Sood has landed himself with a fractured nose while shooting for the film earlier this week.

Media spoke to Sonu who, despite the injury, is continuing shooting for the film in Wai. "Yes...It's true that I got hurt two days ago while shooting. We were shooting a fight scene between Salman and me that is a part of the climax.

During the practice, one of the fighters jumped and his knee happened to hit my nose real hard. The pain was quite severe and I was taken to the hospital for an X-ray and scan. The X-ray revealed a fracture in my nose. The doctor advised me bed rest for 3-4 days, but since we were shooting the climax scene between Salman and me I didn't want to delay the schedule. I landed on the sets the very next day after taking some painkillers and shot for some light scenes."

One must say that Sonu has indeed shown true professionalism by continuing to shoot in spite of a fractured nose. He will return to Mumbai in a week's time, after finishing the current schedule of Dabangg in Wai. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Salman ask to reshoot a song for Dabanng

2010-03-09T10:09:00.005+05:30

Unhappy with original dance director's effort, Salman asks Farah Khan to reshoot song!

Salman Khan isn't too happy with the way a song' 'Tere Mast Mast Do Naina' shot for his home production Dabanng, was choreographed (by Sabina Khan). Sources reveal that Salman now wants to re-shoot the entire song.

A source from the set says, "Salman and Sonakshi have shot for the song. It's a romantic number shot against a village backdrop. However, Salman wanted it to be a lavish love song with high production values."

Go Europe!
Now Khan has asked for the same song to be shot at an outdoor location. "He has asked Arbaaz to shoot the song somewhere in Europe. Director Abhinav Kashyap agreed with Salman after watching the song and has decided to reshoot it. However, they still have to figure out the location."

Since Sallu wasn't happy with Sabina's work, he has asked Farah Khan to reshoot the song. But now that Farah's busy with Tees Maar Khan, it's likely they will have to hunt someone else for the job.

When asked if she's doing the reshoot, Farah says, "I have just shot one song for the film." Meanwhile Kashyap denied the development.

I Want Salman Khan to see ‘Thanks Maa’: Director

2010-03-09T10:03:00.003+05:30

The young protagonist of his film ‘Thanks Maa’ is a Salman Khan fan and the movie has several posters of the actor as well. Now director Irfan Kamal is very keen that Salman watch his film as he is so important to the theme.

‘In fact Salman plays a very important role in the film… Shams Patel’s character is a big fan and we see posters of Salman’s films like ‘Tere Naam’ and ‘Saawariya’ throughout the film. Considering how important Salman is to the theme, I badly wanted to show my film to him. But he is too busy,’ said Irfan.

Irfan struggled for more than three years to put together his story of a street kid’s search for an infant’s mother. And his young lead actor won the best child artist National Award for his performance in ‘Thanks Maa’.

‘When I wrote ‘Thanks Maa’, the first person I narrated it to was Salman. He was very excited about the film then. I don’t know what happened after that. Salman’s father Salim Khan Saab has seen the film. But not Salman,’ the director said.

Shams, the lead actor, is a fan of the star in real life and he too wants Salman to watch his film.

‘I play Salman’s fan in the film and I’m his biggest fan in real life. I really want him to watch the film,’ Shams said.

Considering Irfan is the son of legendary choreographer Master Kamal, who made glam queens of the 1960s and 70s dance to his tunes, the least he expected was the bigwigs of the industry to take note of the film.

Trying not to sound bitter Irfan said: ‘I’ve knocked on every A-lister’s door in our industry. Let alone help my small film in reaching out to the audience no one has even agreed to see my film except Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar and David Dhawan.

‘But it’s ok. I’m not bitter. Of course my father was a very important part of this film industry. But why should I be granted any favours because of my father? I want my film to be judged on its own merits. But for that to happen people have to watch the film,’ he added.

Salman Khan and Prachi Desai in wheel detergent ad

2010-03-09T09:40:00.004+05:30

You don’t have to wonder about Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan and actress Prachi Desai’s tie up for life term. But yes on professional front they are tied up and have signed in a contract with wheel detergent brand to appear in close up for its upcoming ad.

The fans of popular small screen diva Prachi Desai who had done a semi hit film with noted actor Tushar Kapoor in ‘Life Partner 2’ sequel will have a glimpse of their favorite actress romancing with mega star Salman Khan publicly in popular Wheel ad.

For the first time we will be seeing the mega star in detergent ad. Well what he has to do with detergent? Apart from accompanying her as a partner. Hopefully, he would not appear washing clothes along with her. If he does, it will be morale boost to the Indian males who usually shy from such act publicly except for few.

Undaunted to appear in a detergent ad, Salman feels extremely proud to be associated with the brand, the actor stated, “I am extremely proud to be associated with one of India's oldest and most respectable brands. Wheel has become a household name, and has a glorious history of many years.”

May be this is the best way for Prachi to appear as Salman’s partner.

Salman made Katrina wait a whole day!

2010-03-05T12:57:00.002+05:30

Katrina Kaif had to wait till 6 am in order to perform her act. The actress was angry as Salman Khan delayed her shooting and made her wait for so long.

The incident took place at Yash Raj studio where Kat was to pre-record her act while Salman, who was to shoot at the same studio around 1 in the morning, entered the studio and insisted on shooting first.

The news states that Salman had not rehearsed his act and his costume wasn't ready either, but still he was firm on his decision, to everyone's shock. All the people present at the shoot thought that he came to see Kat's performance when he, in reality wanted to be done with his shoot first and wrap everything in one take.

As the crew wasn't ready for Salman's act yet, from his song to his clothes and his dancers, they had to be called in.

In the meantime, Kat was asked to wait till Salman concluded his act. The buzzer claims that Kat was there before him and lost her cool because of this incident. The only solution for the actress was to wait.

Like this wasn't enough to test her patience, Kat was further asked to wait for Shahid Kapoor's shot. Finally after the long wait, Kat ended up at 6 in the morning. As a result, the actress had to wait for a whole day before enacting her part.

Doctor advises Salman Khan to give up smoking

2010-03-04T14:48:00.001+05:30

Salman Khan was rushed to the Geetanjali Hospital in Wai, on Monday night after a fire erupted on the sets, causing smoke congestion. He complained discomfort and soon he was taken to the Geetanjali Hospital in Wai where he was shooting for Arbaaz Khan’s ‘Dabanng’. There the doctor advised Salman Khan to give up smoking as it would cause a great harm to his health.

"His (Khan's) condition was aggravated by two factors. First he had been travelling all of the previous day and was exhausted. Secondly, his smoking habits, coupled with the smoke inhalation, caused him further discomfort," said Dr Jayghosh Kaddu, medical director of the hospital. "I told him that he would be a better actor to his fans if he gave up smoking as it would be better for his health. He took the advice very sportingly with a smile," added Kaddu.

Tests have been conducted on the actor and reports tell that everything is fine. In the past, several times, Salman Khan promised to give up smoking but he failed to keep his words.

Let’s see whether this time, he will be able to keep up his promise or not.

Salman Khan suffers from chest congestion

2010-03-04T10:03:00.002+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan had a near death experience while shooting for his brother Arbaaz Khan's maiden production DABANGG recently.

Buzz is that the actor was shooting for a fire scene which resulted in Salman inhaling the fumes. Because of that he suffered from chest congestion and was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital in Wai, where the entire shoot was scheduled.

However, his fans can heave a sigh of relief as Salman is out of danger now & discharged from the hospital, after receiving proper medical care.

Salman Khan, Katrina To Sizzle Out The Grand Filmfare Night

2010-03-01T10:07:00.003+05:30

As the curtain drops, the annual grand event 55th Filmfare Awards will come to live with some of the dazzling performances from hot numbers of Bollywood by noted personalities of B-town. It is heard that the 'Wanted’ superb hunk of Bollywood Salman Khan is gonna set the floor ablaze with his rocking performances from his hot numbers.

Other personalities like Riteish Deshmukh will lit the event with gorgeous Jacqueline Fernandes on the stage for the first time. While according to the choreographer-director Ganesh Hegde the sexy siren of Bolywood Kareena Kapoor has got some hotstuff to rock the show.

It is heard that leggy lass of Bollywood Deepika Padukone will drool the audience with favorite numbers from ‘Love Aaj Kal’ and ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’.

While ‘Chance Pe Dance’ hunk Shahid Kapoor will give his breath taking number in obeisance to international star Michael Jackson, the excited actor stated, “I’m dancing to This Is It.”

It is not only Salman who is set to rock the night but even his beloved friend Katrina Kaif is to appear with her sizzling numbers. It will be nice to see them on stage alive rocking with the audiences. The macho will be dancing to the hit numbers like ‘Kabootar Jaa, Jaa, Jaa’ from ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ to ‘Love Me, Love Me’ from ‘Wanted’.

People already in the fever of the grand night are expected to be enthralled with the heartrending performance from the celebrity performers.

Sonu Sood's son Ishaan is Salman's new fan

2010-02-25T14:05:00.003+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan has a new fan -- Sonu Sood's five-year-old son Ishaan. The kid spent time on the Dabanng sets and after seeing Sallu's fit body on display during the shooting, he kept on asking his dad about body-building. "He says he also wants a body like Salman's," says Sonu, who also works out regularly for his physique.

Salman Khan plays matchmaker

2010-02-25T13:37:00.003+05:30

To his on-screen maa's (Beena Kak; in Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya) off-screen beti (Amrita)

Salman Khan loves to play matchmaker. The actor is very close to Rajasthan Tourism Minister Beena Kak and has grown close to her entire family over the years.

He is very protective about her daughter Amrita, who he treats like a younger sister. He even took the responsibility of finding a suitable groom for her. Salman finally zeroed on a dulha, and the wedding will happen on an auspicious day this summer.

The actor has given Amrita, a trained singer, a break in some of his films. One of her better known songs are Just Chill (Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya) and Tujhe Aqsa Beach Ghumau (God... Tussi Great Ho).

Family guy
The actor, who campaigned aggressively for Beena this year during the state elections, introduced Amrita to a prospective groom last year and they instantly clicked. A source reveals, "This will be the second wedding in the Kak family this year. Last week, Salman was in Jaipur for the wedding of Beena's son Ankur. He danced in the baraat, and was present at all the important rituals."

The source continues, "Salman is extremely private about his relationship with the Kak family and doesn't want to talk about Amrita's wedding."

FACT
Beena has played Salman's mom twice. Once, in Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya and later, in God Tussi Great Ho

Zarine Khan has a golden heart

2010-02-24T13:24:00.002+05:30

The very beautiful Zarine Khan created waves with her dream debut alongside Salman Khan in Veer, though the movie didn’t do wonders for her as she is now back to square one.

Nowadays, Zarine is busy attending fashion shows and other events, but in spite of hectic schedule, the girl takes out time every night post work to make sure her make-up man, spot boy and driver have dinner at her house.

Reveals a source close to the actress, “Though Zarine is a star now, success has never got to her head. She is still very grounded and considerate of her spot boy, make up person, driver and those people she interacts with on a day-to-day basis. In fact she insists on them having dinner with her and only then does she allow them to leave.”

Claudia Ciesla meets Salman Khan at Being Human auction event

2010-02-24T10:16:00.003+05:30

Claudia Ciesla a German model, actress met Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan at the Being Human event auction held in the evening at Hotel Trident BKC in association with a sports management company and TI Cycles to launch India’s first ever international cycling event, Mumbai Cyclothon – Tour De Mumbai held at Bandra Reclamation on the morning of Sunday, 21st February, 2010.

Claudia, who is just back from Germany went up to Salman Khan and congratulating him and expressing her support in the noble cause that the superstar has been endorsing. Claudia met Salman for the first time since media reports that linked her to the superstar that surfaced last year.

However, the generous Bade Dilwala superstar displayed his class and his ‘bigheartedness’ while greeting the German-born actress and also chatting up with her at the Trident BKC event. Claudia bid farewell to the superstar by giving him a peck on his left cheek that had the superstar blushing away to glory. And Claudia went away gushing with joy at being reunited with her good old friend.

Salman's ex-driver lands up on his Dabangg set and creates a scene

2010-02-22T14:16:00.002+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan is well known to have a soft heart beneath the tough exterior he loves to portray -- sometimes which lands him in trouble.

An eyewitness from the Dabangg sets says, "About eight months ago, Salman Khan had asked his driver Ashok Singh to leave his work. Salman had felt that his driver's behaviour hadn't been appropriate. Salman has faithful old-time retainers working with him for years.

In fact, Salman has been so attached to Ashok that when the driver got married, Salman had even gifted him a flat for the newly wedded couple to stay in. So when Ashok behaved in a manner that irked Salman, the actor felt very let down and asked him to leave."

However what Salman wasn't prepared for was that his ex-driver Ashok would land up on the sets when he was shooting and create and an emotional scene there. "Salman was seated with his group while shooting for Dabangg in Wai when Ashok came in. Initially, when Ashok sent word that he wanted to talk to Salman, the star ignored him.

Finally after a lot of coaxing and wheedling, Khan agreed to meet him and called him to his room. Ashok broke down in tears saying ever since he had left Salman, his life had been in a mess. He begged for his job back. Salman, who is still irritated with Ashok's behaviour, said he had another driver and wasn't looking to replace him. But the truth is with Salman -- one never knows. Tomorrow he just might take Ashok back."

A source close to Salman says, "Yes. It's true that Ashok had come on the Dabangg sets but bhai is a very nice person. Today Salman might ask someone to leave and tomorrow if he feels bad, he might take him back."
Salman Khan remained unavailable for comment.

I want to work with Salman Khan: Deepika Padukone

2010-02-22T14:11:00.002+05:30

She began her Bollywood journey with Shah Rukh Khan in 'Om Shanti Om' but it is Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan, who is on the wish list of Deepika Padukone.

"I am really looking forward to work with Superstar Salman," Deepika told PTI.

"In fact we were supposed to be paired up much earlier but then a couple of films didn't quite work out. That's sad but I am sure that in near future, we would be paired opposite each other," said the actress, who will next be seen with Farhan Akhtar in 'Karthik Calling Karthik'.

The 23-year-old has already worked with hotshots like Akshay Kumar 'Chandni Chowk To China' and Saif Ali Khan 'Love Aaj Kal' and will next be seen opposite Abhishek Bachchan, Imran Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh in 'Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se', 'Break Ke Baad' and YRF's untitled film respectively.

Claudia Ciesla with Salman Khan in one of his upcoming films

2010-02-22T13:59:00.002+05:30

The sexy German glamour model Claudia Ciesla had met Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan in a party in India and reportedly immediately fell by her charm. Sources say Salman has also promised Claudia a role in one of his upcoming films. Interesting to see how the khan fits her in a bollywood film

Claudia recently had some steamy topless photographs in a German publication and reports of breast enhancing surgeries (38DDs), the blonde beauty is now a household name – even in little German towns.

There’s also the Buzz that Salman also sent a car to escort Claudia while she was visiting him.

Salman Khan with Katrina Kaif in comedy movie

2010-02-20T19:32:00.002+05:30

If things work out as planned then we will soon see this hot couple of B-town on screens, churning out some comedy… According to our birdies, director Anil Sharma, the man behind Veer, will next give out a comedy film, featuring Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif.

It is heard that before staring on mega-budget period film, the director had plans to give a hilarious project. However, after Salman pressed on with ‘Veer’, Anil left behind his plans.

Now that everything is well settled, the director is gearing to bring up the romantic-comedy film. And he seems to be confident that this project will be his one of the best.

We really hope these rumours materialize… After all who wouldn’t want to see this real-life couple on screen…

Salman Khan sets the dance floor on fire in Prem Kaa Game

2010-02-20T10:51:00.002+05:30

Earlier we reported that Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan would be seen giving commentary in his upcoming film Prem Kaa Game but this is not all that he’s doing in the film. The latest that we learnt about Salman bhai is that he is also set to shake his booty on the dance floor and set it on fire by grooving to ‘Khan Kaa Gyaan’ dance number.

Our reliable source from the sets of Prem Kaa Game says, “Besides, narrating the story of the film Prem Kaa Game, Salman Khan has also performed on ‘Khan Kaa Gyaan’ dance number which comes at a very interesting point in the film.”

Continuing they add, “It’s being said that Salman Khan has done a cameo in the film which holds no truth, as Salman Khan is present in the major chunk of the film.”

Prem Kaa Game is a family entertainer and stars Arbaaz Khan, Tara Sharma, Johnny Lever, Malaika Arora, and Madhuri Bhattacharya.

Salman Khan turning to negative roles

2010-02-19T13:22:00.003+05:30

Over the years, we have seen Salman Khan in various genres of films. He has done successful romantic films like Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aap Kai Hai Koun, Baaghi, Sanam Bewafa, Saajan, Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Tere Naam. He is equally been in ease and successful in comedies like Andaz Apna Apna, Judwaa, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, No Entry and Partner

He has successful action flicks like Karan Arjun, Garv, Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, Wanted and Veer. He has also been part of some emotional family flicks like Hum Saath Saath Hain, Bandhan, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke and Baghban. He has also been part of critically acclaimed films like Khamoshi and Phir Milenge. He has been in Hindi film industry for more then 2 decades and is one of the superstars of current time.

Now he is turning into negative roles. With Dabangg, Mr. india 2 and Sanki, Salman Khan is going to his grey side. It will be interesting for his fans. We would also like to see Salman Khan in different genres of films. I would like to see him doing an horror film or few thrillers. I would like him try art cinema or trendy cinema also. As an actor, he has shown his range.

We have seen him playing mature character in chori chori chupke chupke then he has also played shy character in Hum Saath Saath Hain. He has played a mad role in Kyunki then he was Aids patient in Phir Milenge. Salman Khan is an understated actor and has not got his dues as an actor from both industry and media.

Dabaang would be his first negative role. The movie is directed by Abhinav Kashyap. Salman Khan is playing a corrupt cop. He will have moustache in the movie and will have accent of U.P or Bihari Guy. As an actor, it would be most challenging role. He would continue his negative avathar with Mr. India 2 and Sanki. In between, there is also sequel to Partner, No Entry, Judwaa and Wanted.

Salman Khan had shown certain grey shades in “Tere Naam” in first half of the film. It is considered as best performance of him as an actor. Salman can turn negative roles as new leaf to his career. He is fag end of the career. Negative roles can extend his career. Salman Khan as a villain would be most dashing and handsome villain of Indian cinema.

Salman Khan refuses to perform at Dhoot’s wedding

2010-02-19T10:28:00.002+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan has returned Rs 1.5 crore this week which was offered to him for performing at wedding reception of the Videocon owner Venugopal Dhoot’s brother Pradeep Dhoot’s son Saurabh. The actor refused with the reason of shooting for brother Arbaaz Khan’s Dabangg in Wai. The sources say that an important action scene had to be shot with the south action director Vijayan, who had specially flown down with his team of stuntmen and Salman did not want to keep them waiting and wasting a day of the shooting.

Some days had already been cancelled when Khan was hurt. When Salman noticed the cost of postponing the shoot to producer-director-brother Arbaaz, he then decided to cancel all his performances.

Salman Khan's new name in Dabangg is Chulbul Pandey

2010-02-18T10:12:00.002+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan's on screen names are as famous as his acts. Remember his favourite character names, Prem and Radhey. Now, here is another name of his upcoming act that will surely make you smile.

In his forthcoming film Dabanng, Salman Khan will have a unique character name. Something which his fans might find surprising. According to sources who have sneaked this inside information out to media, Salman Khan's character name in Dabanng will be Chulbul Pandey. This not the end of fun. Sonu Sood, who will also be part of this film, has been named Cheddi Singh in order to add to the fun.

Sonakshi Sinha, who will be making her film debut opposite Salman Khan in the film, is named Rajo and she will be playing Salman's wife in the film.

Dabanng deals with the subject of mafia and is set in Bihar. The film is a comic take on the mafia of the land and the name of the characters suggests that this laughathon is surely going to rock at the box office.

Cycle with Salman!

2010-02-16T13:40:00.001+05:30

That Salman Khan is a fitness freak is a known fact. Spending hours in the gym and often working out on his sets is not enough for this hot Khan. Many a times the actor will take to cycling in the middle of the night to keep his fitness level high.

And now Sallu is asking you to join him. Backed by his Being Human Foundation, Salman Khan is now asking people all over the world to join him in India's first ever international cycling event Mumbai Cyclothon.

“The Tour De Mumbai will be held at Bandra Reclamation on Sunday, 21st February. The whole reason Salman agreed to join this event is to promote the practice of cycling in the city. He wants everyone to get healthy and this is his way of contributing,” says a close friend of the actor, “Salman is inviting all his fans – whether u are a cyclist or not!”

The ride will have participants from all walks of life including amateur cyclists, cycling enthusiasts, working professionals, house wives and school children. The maximum distance covered will be 24 kms. But we don’t think that will deter our superstar who is used to cycling long distances.

The actor is known for often taking the cycling route to get to his sets at Film City in Goregaon from his home in Bandra. With his bodyguards following in his car, the actor makes his journey often stopping to talk to his fans or sign autographs!

Spotted: Salman sporting moustache on sets of Dabangg

2010-02-15T19:45:00.005+05:30

While his Gladiator act in Veer may not have set the cash registers ringing, it certainly hasn't affected Salman Khan. Sallu is busy shooting for his next film Dabangg directed by Abhinav Kashyap and produced by Arbaaz Khan. We came across some on-the-sets stills of the film and were in for a surprise to see Salman sporting a moustache. Yes...you heard it right; Salman who apparently plays a police inspector would be seen sporting a moustache in this film. Even brother Arbaaz who stars in the film will sport a moustache.

The film also marks the debut of Shatrughan Sinha's daughter, Sonakshi Sinha. One will have to wait and watch how Sallu fans react to this new look of his.

Salman to judge bodybuilding contest

2010-02-15T18:53:00.002+05:30

Salman Khan has given his nod to be a judge of a bodybuilding contest - Mr Mumbai - to be held at Vile Parle in the first week of March, reports a website.

The contest is being organised by Mr India, Shyam Rathe and Subodh Menon.

The website quoted Shyam Rathi: "I want to promote bodybuilding. And who better than Salman with the fittest body today to promote the sport? The event will be on a big scale, and will have a 10,000-strong audience."

Apart from Salman, Arbaaz Khan, Rehaan Khan and Rahul Bhatt will also judge the show.

Salman Khan breathes life in Udaan

2010-02-15T18:41:00.002+05:30

India’s first blind band Udaan which launched its first album ‘Udaan Instrumental’ last year, courtesy Bollywood superstar Salman Khan credits their success to him.

Director of the band Deepak Soni says, “I think whatever we are today is only because of Salman bhai. Had Salman bhai not recommended us to T-Series we would not have been able to cut our album. Not only this, after the release of the album, we got more opportunities to perform at bigger platform and with bigger singers.”

Further he adds, “I think for us he is an angel from heaven and I don’t think I need to talk about his generosity which everyone knows.”

Well this is not the first time that Salman has lend a helping hand to anyone, but this side of his personality has always enhanced his fan following.

Salman Khan to be in SA for FIFA World Cup

2010-02-12T10:19:00.004+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan is planning to go to South Africa between June 11 and July 11, to catch the 2010 FIFA World CupTM action live in the host nation.

The Bollywood hunk, who’s grown up playing the sport, is looking forward to the world’s largest, most-watched football extravaganza. It’s being staged across eight provinces and nine cities, with almost half-a-million visitors expected to experience the spectacle firsthand. While between 35 and 40 billion “cumulative” television viewers worldwide will follow the matches live on screen. “Sport speaks a universal language,” says Salman.

Agreeing that the FIFA World Cup is the most awaited sports event in the world, Medha Sampat, country head — India, South African Tourism, says, “There are many attractively priced tour packages available in the market (with match tickets) and we are looking forward to welcoming many Indians to South Africa in June-July this year. Given our expertise with hosting large scale international events, we promise a memorable experience!”
Even without the attraction of watching world class football stars like David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo live, South Africa is unmatched as a holiday destination. It’s game lodges guarantee sightings of the ‘Big Five’ – the lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. While Cape Town, its premier tourism destination, has the vibe of a big city with lots of scenic beauty, good food, terrific shopping, and adventure activities such as the highest bungee jump off the Bloukrans Bridge and shark cage diving among others! Other attractions in South Africa include Ushaka Marine World in Durban, Sun City, Johannesburg, the wildlife safaris in Kruger National Park, Port Harbour in Port Elizabeth, ostrich rides in Oudtshoorn, the Cango Caves adventure in Knysna.

Salman, who’s been to South Africa many times on film shootings, played around with Zakumi — the official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. A leopard with green hair, Zakumi gets his name from ‘ZA’, the international code for South Africa, and ‘kumi’, which means 10 in various African languages. His motto: “Zakumi’s game is Fair Play” while the tournament’s official slogan is ‘Ke Nako’ — ‘it is time’. Time for South Africa to change the world’s perceptions as it hosts a football spectacular that is African and first-class in every respect.

John Abraham gives the entire credit to Salman Khan

2010-02-12T10:16:00.002+05:30

Bollywood actor John Abraham, whose body sends the adrenaline rushing amongst women, gives the entire credit to Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan.

“Salman Khan is the reason for most Indians to go to the gym!” said John at Sony Entertainment Television’s show ’Lift Kara De’.

Filmmaker cum host Karan Johar has a whale of a time with John Abraham this week on the show.

Karan even ragged John about his fabulous abs.

“The last time I saw you, you were coming out of the water in yellow shorts…” and that too looked overdressed according to Karan!

Salman Khan likes to collect different flavored soaps

2010-02-12T09:59:00.002+05:30

In Salman Khan’s bathroom, there is a collection of all kinds of handmade and herbal soaps.

Wherever he goes, if he gets time he will definitely go for Soap shopping. He likes collecting and using different flavored soaps.

His favourites are soaps made from natural fruit and vegetable extracts. Well Salman has at least this feminine side to him.

Salman sprained his arm while shooting for Dabanng

2010-02-10T12:17:00.002+05:30

The injury is serious and shooting for the Arbaaz Khan's Dabanng has been cancelled for next few days.

Says an eyewitness, "Salman was shooting a complex action scene with action director Vijayan (Wanted) when he tore a ligament in his right arm. He could barely move it after that."

Though the actor took some painkillers and finished his scene that day, it was obvious that he was in great discomfort and pain. But after pack-up, he requested Vijayan to shoot without him for a couple of days.

Producer-director Arbaaz Khan confirms, "Salman had an old injury or maybe the ligament he sprained was already strained.When he started shooting, the injury got aggravated."

Arbaaz adds, "Salman took painkillers that day but by evening, his arm was all swollen and bruised. The next day, it got worse and he requested our action master to shoot without him for a day. It's difficult to do action scenes without lifting your arms and he couldn't do that. Salman is still in pain."

Salman does a topless trot before turning coppie

2010-02-10T12:07:00.004+05:30

Here's a dekho of Salman Khan shooting for Dabanng at United Mills, Parel on Wednesday afternoon. The actor was spotted walking around the sets bare-chested before he slipped into his character -- of a cop.

The film is his brother Arbaaz Khan's production. Shatrughan Sinha's daughter Sonakshi makes her B-Town debut with the project. Sallu even cycled from his home for the shoot.

After Deepika and Asin, Sonakshi debuts opposite Salman Khan

2010-02-10T11:49:00.003+05:30

She has walked the ramp, designed clothes and is now making her acting debut in Bollywood — that’s Sonakshi Sinha for you. The daughter of actor Shatrughan Sinha comes across as an outspoken person.

When asked whether she felt strange acting with Salman Khan who is more than double her age, she says, “I agree he is a lot older than me. But nowadays a lot of new heroines have done that. Deepika came in with Shah Rukh Khan and Asin with Aamir Khan. They too are way too young than their heroes. So what are we talking about? Besides, I have seen the rushes. I look good with him.”

Sonakshi realised that she was suited for acting only after she lost a lot of weight. And the weight loss happened because Salman had told her that she was ‘way too fat’ when he first saw her.

“He told me that the first thing I needed to do was lose weight. He said that he can take me in his movie as a heroine but I needed to shed off my kilos first. He convinced me to lose weight. When that happened, he said I was on for his next film. I was very happy doing my fashion designing but suddenly after losing weight, I knew that my career graph has changed,” says Sonakshi candidly.

Didn’t Shatrughan Sinha tell her ‘khaamosh’ in his inimitable style
when she first went up to him and said she wanted to act?

“There’s no way he would tell me ‘khaamosh’. In our house, I go around telling my dad ‘khaamosh’. Besides, he saw the script and approved it himself,” she says. During the course of the conversation Sonakshi also gives us a glimpse into her philanthropic side. She wants to take up the cause of breast cancer.

“I want to build awareness about it. This is a form of cancer that can be easily cured provided it is detected early. A lot of women don’t speak about it because they think would be turned into outcasts,” she ends.

Salman Khan in the boxing ring got injured

2010-02-09T10:49:00.003+05:30

Salman Khan got into the boxing ring for an innerwear brand at an event recently. The actor even got a little injury on his right eyebrow in the match. Drool, girls, drool!

And this is the same event where Salman expressed support for Shah Rukh Khan's against Shiv Sena.

For More Photos Click Here

Salman Khan urges politician to leave art

2010-02-09T10:48:00.000+05:30

It seems the week gone by has been rife with controversies, but there is one man who thinks otherwise and believes that controversies don’t serve any purpose to society. The man in question is none other than Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan who came to the fore in support of Shahrukh Khan for not apologizing to Shiv Sena.

Speaking over the issue Salman Khan said, “I think whatever is happening is really sad. I strongly feel sports and entertainment should not be dragged into politics. Moreover, Shahrukh did what IPL owner would have done.”

He continues, “And as you are seeing, the consequence of politics entering into art is unwarranted. It’s very important for politician to stop doing all this.”

Well said Salman. Moreover, after Bollywood showing solidarity, politician would have got the message that taking potshot at Bollywood would not be easy anymore.

Shahrukh and Salman Khan's inner connection

2010-02-08T14:32:00.003+05:30

Though the 2 Superstars of Bollywood Shahrukh and Salman Khan prefer to stay as different as chalk & cheese from each other, but they certainly have an 'inner' connection.

Wondering how? Well the 2 stars recently became the brand ambassadors of respective innerwear company. While Dixcy Scott announced Style Bhai Salman Khan as its newest brand ambassador, then Shahrukh became the brand ambassador of Lux innerwear.

Earlier actor Sunny Deol used to endorse Lux innerwear, but now Shahrukh has been roped in to replace Sunny as the brand ambassador. And this is the first time ever Shahrukh will be seen endorsing an innerwear brand.

Shah Rukh doesn't need to apologize: Salman Khan

2010-02-05T15:58:00.003+05:30

After what happened between Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan and Shahrukh at Katrina Kaif’s birthday bash no one ever thought that they will make up and be on cordial terms ever, but seems like things are on a mend now.

Apparently, Shahrukh is currently in the midst of a controversy over his comments on inclusion of Pakistani players in the IPL (Indian Premier League) cricket matches.

Apparently, Shahrukh refused to retract his statements and that has further irked Shiv Sena. There is high probability that they might create trouble during the screening of his movie ‘My Name is Khan’.

Subsequently, congress party favored Shahrukh Khan and assured him of a peaceful release of the movie, but now even Bollywood is coming out in favor of Shahrukh Khan.

And the man leading the support cause is none other than Superstar Salman Khan who openly cited that Shahrukh Khan had not done any crime by stating so and being an owner of one the IPL teams he had the rights to comment.

Moreover, Salman added that he feels Shahrukh doesn’t owe an apology to Shiv Sena.

Earlier, Shahrukh had said that Salman is a great actor and now Salman Khan is openly supporting Shahrukh Khan during such crises.

This clearly indicates that both actors are in a mood to salvage the bitterness of past. So, can their fans now see them together on screen?

Salman impressed by a Khan!

2010-02-05T13:41:00.002+05:30

Salman Khan is recently being impressed with another Khan not his rivals but Mudassar Khan.

Salman saw this 25-year-old man performing with his troupe ‘Sharp Shooters’ at a local Mumbai mall. And Salman was completely bowled over his fantastic movies.

Mudassar said in a tabloid chat, “Salman sir liked my work so much that he asked me to choreograph his dance for an awards night.”

Besides, the actor has also roped him for few songs in his upcoming flick Dabanng.

Well folks, you never know who’s watching you?

Sony contemplates new television show with Salman Khan

2010-02-04T15:30:00.003+05:30

News from Sony Entertainment Television is that Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan has been signed for another season. But it is not for the very successful show, Dus Ka Dum. The actor will be doing another show for the channel for which details are still being fine tuned.

Sources from the channel, who do not wish to be named as the show is not confirmed, told Businessofcinema.com, "Salman Khan is the most successful Bollywood actor on the small screen. His contract for last year had to be extended by another 13 episodes as the audiences kept badgering us to continue with the show. But this time when we wanted to renew the deal, Salman came up with the idea to do something fresh. So although he has signed up with us, what the show is going to be, is still being decided."

Sony is currently gearing up for another season of Indian Idol. Only post that will the creative team come up with ideas for Salman's show. And as for Salman, who always begs to differ from the ordinary, has to do something quite contrary by moving away from a successful mantra.

A friend of the actor says, "Salman has to do it his way. He likes taking risks instead of walking the same rosy path. His fans have always stood by him. Whatever TV show he has come as a guest, be it Farah Khan's Tere Mere Beach Mein on Star Plus or Karan Johar's Lift Kara De on Sony, has been a huge success. We are sure, this time round, he will yet again come a winner."

Veer 2nd Week Box Office Report, Collections

2010-02-03T09:38:00.002+05:30

Veer dropped over its second weekend with around 5.25 crore nett business. The drop is around 70-75% from the first weekend. Multiplexes have seen business fall around 80-85% while single screens have fallen around 65%.

This takes the 10 day business
of Veer to around 36.25 crore nett including the Telugu version. The film should add another 2.50-2.75 crore nett over the weekdays for a near 8 crore nett total for week two.

Veer is looking at lifetime business of around 42 crore nett and a distributor share of 25-26 crore. Veer is a very rare case for a big film that only 30% of its lifetime nett business will come from all India multiplexes while all the rest will be from single screens.

Salman Khan in Prabhu Dheva’s next?

2010-02-02T18:55:00.004+05:30

After the success of his last film ‘Wanted’ Boney Kapoor is kicked about the idea of remaking one more south Indian film in Hindi along with the dynamic Prabhu Dheva and Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan jodi.

According to sources Boney Kapoor saw a Malayalam film ‘Bodyguard’ in Ernakulam and has been in awe of it. It is also believed that Kapoor had a meeting with Johnny Sagarika, producer of ‘Bodyguard’.

Buzz is that Boney is planning to rope in Prabhu Deva yet again to direct this film with Salman Khan in the title role. When asked, Boney Kapoor confirmed saying, “Yes I went to Ernakulam during my visit to Chennai and saw ‘Bodyguard’ as Prabhu recommended it. It’s a good film but I didn’t go with an intention to buy its rights. Its director Siddhique is quite known and has made a lot of good films. Priyadarshan has remade most his films in Hindi.”

Boney ensures that he will be soon working with Salman and Prabhu Dheva. “I’ll be working with them but if you ask me particularly about ‘Bodyguard’, I am not sure as I am yet to decide about its Hindi remake.”

Salman Khan as villain in Mr. India 2?

2010-02-02T09:59:00.002+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan is keen to be part of Mr. India 2, even if it entails playing villain! However, the filmmakers feel challenged casting Salman in negative role.

Franchise owner Boney Kapoor tells to Media:

"Mogambo was a perfect villain for those times. He died at the end of Mr India. So that's the end of him. Salman has said that he wants to be part of Mr India 2 in any capacity, even as a villain. It would be a big challenge to project Salman as a negative character, a first for him."

The film is finally beginning to take shape with Anees Bazmee having been picked as the helmer.

Earlier Shekhar Kapur, who had helmed the 1987 hit, was to wield the baton again but he and the producer have had a falling apart.

Anil Kapoor and Sridevi, the lead pair in the original, have been confirmed for the sequel.

Salman Khan named his dog ‘Veer’

2010-02-02T09:50:00.003+05:30

After the departure of his two lovely dogs, ‘Myson and Myjaan’, Salman Khan was very much depressed. The pets were very close to his heart but he soon filled up the empty space with a new puppy which he has named ‘Veer’.

There are many reasons behind naming his new dog ‘Veer’, firstly after the arrival of ‘Veer’, the long time tension between Salman and director Anil Sharma ended. Secondly, the puppy was not keeping well ever since it was brought to Salman Khan’s residence but after the film release, his condition improved.

Says a source close to Salman, “Making Veer was not easy for Salman. Throughout the film he had altercations with the director Anil Sharma who finally filmed only a portion of the story that Salman wrote. There were heated abusive arguments between the star and director almost till the end of shooting.”

Continues the source, “Suddenly after the puppy arrived things began to improve between Salman and Anil Sharma. The atmosphere on location became cordial and the last lap of the film was completed in peace. From then onwards Salman considered the new dog in his life lucky.”

The box office collection of ‘Veer’ gradually improved and Salman attributes the success of Veer to his new dog. 'This is Veer who made Veer a success, ” he proudly says to guests.

He feels his puppy to be his lucky mascot and so he has named it ‘Veer’.

We have no common ground: Shah Rukh on Salman

2010-02-02T09:19:00.002+05:30

Mumbai: In an interview given to a news channel recently, Shah Rukh Khan literally bared his heart out about the ongoing tussle between him and Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan.

Saying every word with the same conviction as ever, SRK spoke about the kind of relationship, or rather, vibes he shares with Sallu Bhai. On being asked if he would ever patch up with Salman Khan – he simply said, “We have no common ground.”

He went on justifying his statement saying, “Salman is a wonderful guy, I don`t have any issues with him. It’s just that sometimes two good, nice kinds of people, run parallel and parallels don`t meet.”

Many speculate about ego hassles between the stars, but Shah Rukh completely trashed it, saying, that there was never such an issue with him. He said, “I have spent some really good times with him. His family`s always been kind to me and I know deep inside my heart that he`ll never wish me ill like I never wish him ill. We`re happy inour respective places. But sometimes two people who are really fond of each other just don`t get along too well.”

‘Warring Khans’ is for real or is it a myth? This is one question that will always bother the tinsel town.

Move over Shivaji, Veer has arrived

2010-01-31T19:04:00.002+05:30

Following in Rajinikanth's footsteps, Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan fans are going crazy and worshipping his cutouts

Worshipping movie stars has been a trend in the film industry down south. But that trend is being replicated in Bollywood following the success of Salman Khan starrer Veer.

His fans are worshipping his cutouts, organising special aartis and even offering prayers for Veer's success at temples across India.

The member of Salman Fan Club in India, said, "In Lucknow, we organised a special aarti at a temple to pray for him while in Chennai, fans poured milk on Superstar Salman's Veer poster.

In Hyderabad, fans have been worshipping him with garlands. Hyderabad, Bangalore, Rajasthan and Kolkata are Salman's strongest fan bases."

To congratulate Salman on Veer's success, Kamath's club sent him a chocolate cake with icing in the shape of Veer.

Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan bond over controversiess

2010-01-30T16:48:00.003+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan and actor shahrukh khan may be enemies in real life but it seems that they are bonded by controversy created by various sections of society.

Apparently it seem that all is not well with Salman Khan’s ambitious film ‘Veer’ in the pink city of Jaipur as a certain Rajput Sena Karni is opposing its screening. They have claimed that the film has some scenes that convey misconception about Rajasthan and its people and therefore it has hurt their sentiments. Protesters from Rajput Sena Karni havealso stopped the screening of film midway in a theater in Jaipur and have damaged the theatre properties to show agitation.

While, Salman is harassed by Rajput Sena Karnis, the other Khan, Shahrukh is in no less trouble as his statement over including Pakistani players in IPL teams has brewed trouble with the moral police of Shiv Sena.

Shiv Sena’s news publication ‘Daily Saamana’ claims that Shahrukh has no grief over the lives lost in the 26/11 blasts, which were carried out by terrorist from across the border (Pakistan). Therefore Shiv Sainiks in retaliation to SRK’s statement set fire to the poster of his upcoming film ‘My Name is Khan’ and further threatened theatre owners with the dire consequence of setting the theater ablaze if they screen the film.

Superstar Salman’s movie was already in a pit and this controversy has put a lid on it, while SRK’s film is yet to release and it is only a matter of time to see if this controversy becomes a setback for the film or gives publicity.

Salman Khan tells Prem Kaa Game!

2010-01-30T16:12:00.003+05:30

After a long time Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan will be heard giving commentary in any film. The film titled ‘Prem Kaa Game’ with the ensemble star cast of Arbaaz Khan, Tara Sharma, Madhuri Bhattacharya, Malaika Arora and Johnny Lever, will see Salman narrating the plot.

Confirming the news ace comedian Johnny Lever says, “Salman Khan is giving voice over for the film, his narration makes the film very interesting. The twist and turns in the film which Salman narrates makes for an exciting listen throughout the film. As this is not something what Salman usually does, so it would be intriguing to watch or rather listen to what he does with narration!”

The last release of Salman Khan, ‘Veer’ dosen’t got good Critics as much he would have expected. After ‘Veer’ this will be Salman’s latest release which is due for release on 26th Feb, 2010 along with the biggies like ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ and ‘Teen Patti’.

Salman Khan’s bodyguard creates troubles

2010-01-29T20:04:00.001+05:30

Salman Khan’s bodyguard, Shera, is using the star to his advantage. Salman’s female fans are misled and made to believe that in order to meet Salman; they need to be nice to Shera.

Salman seems to be unaware about this at present but Shera thinks he is a bigger star than Salman. Earlier, Shera had been sacked for the same reason. We hope the actor realizes that Shera’s doing this, lest his innocent fan girls get deceived.

'Salman, his family looked after me', Katrina

2010-01-29T19:58:00.001+05:30

Katrina Kaif might be frustrated over Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan’s over-possessive nature but the actress could not get out of the relationship because it was Salman Khan and his family and friends who supported her in every way during her struggling days in Bollywood.

And this truth has come from the horse mouth Katrina Kaif itself. Katrina might be very diplomatic about her relationship with Sallu Miya but she cannot totally cut ties from him for the help and support that he has landed to her when she was ignorant about Hindi film industry.

"Salman Khan, his family & friends looked after me", Katrina candidly accepted in the show ‘Lift Kara De’ when Karan Johar asked her who are the people who helped this 19-year-old girl when she landed in Mumbai without knowing a soul in this city. Among Salman’s friend were designer Anna Singh and directors like David Dhawan and Anees Bazmee who has helped Katrina to achieve her goal.

But when Karan questioned Katrina the very common question, whether she is single, she cleverly replied, "I believe that until you are married you are single!"

Watch this interesting episode on Sony Entertainment Television on January 29 at 8 P.M

Don’t buy ‘Being Human’ stuff: Salman

2010-01-29T14:45:00.003+05:30

On a pleasant winter noon in Mumbai, I get ru-ba-ru with the hot Salman Khan. Its one of the beautiful days when Salman decides to not live by his larger than life star image but play a simple being instead.

Sitting in his turf, surrounded by lovely sister Alvira, gorgeous sister-in-law Malaika, and their cute-naughty-hyperactive kids, Salman Khan seems a happy man. He’s known to keep aloof when media is around, but today is different. The dude doesn’t seem to care about the world and resolves to have a great time, cycling with his nephews and playing with his dog - a 2 month old French Mastiff, whom he lovingly calls Veer.

Salman finally takes a break from all the running around and soon after its time for lunch. Yummilicious aroma of home-cooked food fills the air as the tiffins and casseroles are opened one by one. Salman gestures me to come and grab a bite and that’s when we get talking over some delicious daal-chawal.

Being a fitness conscious person, Salman prefers carrying ghar ka khana to his sets. While he savours the mom-made food, I ask him if there is one dish that he would not like to share with anyone. Salman takes a pause and replies, “I like to eat everything, but there is nothing that I won’t share with others.”

While tales of his sharing his dabba with his co-stars and film crew while shooting are famous, there’s one thing that Salman secretly tells me. “I used to cook too. But I haven’t done it since long. I guess I should cook something again. I will cook and paint now. Yes,” he lets me in.

The beefy Khan prefers non-veg but is extremely fond of veg food too. Being a complete foodie and a great fan of his mom’s cooking, Salman does have his days of indulgence in high-calorie favourites. But what follows is an extra one hour strenuous workout session in the gym. “Khao aur ghatao. Fir kuch farak nahi padta,” says the Khan who is loved and admired for his perfect physique.

A fitness freak, Salman is also a regular cyclist and loves to pedal his way from home to the sets and back. Cycling is one thing that he wants the youth to take up seriously. Salman says, “There is more than one reason why people should take up cycling. In Mumbai’s traffic, you will reach your destination faster by a cycle than in a car. People go to office by bus, autos and taxi and end up spending money. Why not cycle to work and save that money?

“Cycling saves your time, money and very importantly our depleting resources - petrol and diesel,” says Salman and adds after a brief pause, “It also makes for a great cardio exercise and keeps you fit. Not to forget, there’s zero pollution!”

A great thought and a cause, no wonder then Salman Khan’s NGO, Being Human has partnered with Sport 18 and ID Sports to organize the first ever Cyclothon in Mumbai. The event will be held on February 21st 2010, and the money raised through it will go to the NGO.

Salman also plans to introduce Being Human biking gear and t-shirts around the cyclothon and with that I just can’t help but ask him about Being Human clothesline and accessories. Salman’s reply surprises me, “I request my fans to not buy Being Human t-shirts available in the market. They are a copy and not the original Being Human stuff,” Salman further explains, “What happened is that when I started wearing the t-shrits and media clicked pictures, someone copied the design. The money you are spending on buying those t-shirts and watches sold on the streets thinking them as a Being Human brand is not going to the needy, but is landing in the pockets of some con artist.”

Now, if such a thing happened with an apparel giant, it would have raised an alarm over its losses, but Salman is calm about it all and has a plan in place already, “Now I will introduce a whole new Being Human collection. It will take three to four months.”

I ask him if seeing the copy of Being Human clothes being sold on Mumbai streets angered him. Salman flashes his sweet smile at me and shares an experience that gave him the inspiration to tackle such problems and situations in life. It was while shooting for ‘Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’ video with little kids. “I learnt a very beautiful lesson from those kids. They couldn’t hear or speak, but still they were happy in life. Aur hum chotti chotti batoon se pareshan ho jaate hain... Headache, fever, minor bruises and just simple difficulties and challenges in day to day life perturb us, sadden us. Life is about positive attitude. End mein sab theekh ho jaata hai...,” Salman bids me goodbye with a wonderful thought.

Anti Terrorist Squad arrests 'fake' Salman Khan

2010-01-28T17:47:00.001+05:30

Surat, Jan 28: A youngster has been arrested for posing as Salman Khan and decieving the Bollywood hero's fans into giving donations through a fake website.

Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) officials, who netted the culprit identified as Intakhawab Alam, said that he used to reply to fans and keep the website updated.

Alam was arrested on Tuesday, Jan 26 from Rander.

"To make his website look realistic, he created a separate web-page 'I love my fans' and 'This is my mobile number'. He even talked with his fans on phone," ATS member G L Singhal said.

Alam, who created a website under the name of Salman Khan, used to ask the fans to comment and write opinions on the articles posted on the site.

Abhishek and Salman Khan to act together?

2010-01-28T10:52:00.004+05:30

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan still remains favourite and immediate choice of advertising industry. If reports have to be believed Abhishek Bachchan and Salman Khan will be seen in leading cellular ad. Though Salman has been repeatedly telling that whatever happened between Aishwarya and him was over, but the truth was far from that. But this time around there is strong possibility of breaking the ice, says sources.

Salman Khan - Aishwarya Bachchan nee Rai, love episode ended in mid 2003.There after her name was doing the rounds with Vivek Oberoi. At the same time Abhishek's engagement with Karisma Kapoor had also broken down. Abhishek and Aishwarya fell for each other and tied the knot in 2007. Abhishek Bachchan driftred away from Salman as a fall out of this marriage.

Salman and Abhishek was last seen in the movie Phir Milenge. Now the duo have agreed to be part of advertisement, gossip world is wondering with this idea and stunningly asking What an idea sirjee.

Veer grosses 41 crores in the opening week

2010-01-28T10:50:00.003+05:30

Eros International, the Indian media and Entertainment Company today announced that Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan starrer- Veer in its opening weekend, has had gross collections of Rs. 41 crores worldwide at the box office. Veer did a first weekend business of Rs. 32 crores (Rs. 19.50 crores net) in India with Rs. 9 crores coming in from overseas. Salman’s last hit Wanted netted Rs. 17.25 crores for the same period.

An Anil Sharma film, Veer, starring Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff and debutant released across cinemas worldwide on 22nd January 2010. The film released with 1,300 prints and digital cinemas all over India and 236 prints overseas. A spectacular treat for Salman fans, Veer has emerged a high grosser in circuits like Rajasthan, Delhi/UP, Bihar, Gujarat etc. with the single screens doing good business over the weekend, which again demonstrates Salman Khan’s power to connect with the masses.

Veer is a saga of bravery and drama, treachery and love. Set in the nineteenth century, this is the story of a warrior clan, the Pindharis, who become sworn enemies with the King of Madhavgarh, Rajasthan after the latter betrays them, joining hands with the British for a full-blooded Pindhari slaughter. The bravest, the toughest, the strongest of the Pindharis is Veer who takes on the might of the British Empire, the conniving King of Madhavgarh as well as his own jealous tribesmen. Veer is a period drama with romance and action thrown in. The movie is distributed globally by Eros International.

Zarine Khan not to be seen in bikini on screen!

2010-01-28T10:38:00.000+05:30

Zarine Khan made her debut in the industry with the movie Veer opposite Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan, where she was covered from head to toe till the last. When asked about an image makeover through costume, Zarine was too quick to respond saying she didn't mind wearing the same kinda again but she will never seen wearing a bikini on screen!

Zarine is very much looking forward for her future in the industry. Adding on she says that she is ready and wants to play all kinds of roles. Currently she is in her venture to reduce weight for she is very much aware that Hindi film industry demands it and she needs a good figure for it. Zarine, in all, is very slow and seems to be more choosy. She is waiting for her kind of a role. Seems she believes in destiny!

Zarine Khan replaces Katrina Kaif

2010-01-27T18:48:00.002+05:30

After making a dream debut Zarine Khan seems to have struck gold. Her resemblance to Katrina Kaif seems to be working in her favour and if grapevine is to be believed she has replaced Katrina from the sequel of the 2007 hit Partner. The David Dhawan directed movie stared Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Govinda and Lara Dutta.

Zarine Khan remains tight lipped about the project and says it is to early for her to disclose anything. Even film's director David Dhawan says it is too early to talk about the cast of the movie which is expected to start shooting this year. Well, Zarine Khan will be on Cloud Nine and why not as not every body double gets a leading role in Bollywood.

Katrina Kaif plans to get married in 2012

2010-01-27T14:16:00.005+05:30

Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has declared that she will tie the knot by 2012. The actress said she wants to enjoy the two years that she has on her hand fully before she takes the Mrs. title. Katrina plans to finish the projects that she has on hand before walking down the aisle. She will be next seen in Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan, Imtiaz Ali’s Rockstar and Tarun Mansukhani’s Dostana 2.

Interacting with the media Katrina said that she will be getting married in the next two years. Also on the question of buying a new house the actress fluttering her eyelashes said that she would be going to her husband's house so there was no need to buy a house. Will the groom beBollywood Superstar Salman Khan? Katrina refused to comment on the issue.

Veer Records Huge Collections On Republic Day Holiday

2010-01-27T12:27:00.001+05:30

Veer recorded huge collections on Tuesday which was Republic Day holiday. The film grossed around 6.25 crore nett as per early estimates which takes it five day business to nearly 29 crore nett. The collections on Tuesday are the second highest ever for a Tuesday after Three Idiots but is must be noted that Veer did the business on a major holiday.

The film has benefited hugely from Republic Day holiday as the collections are double of what they would have been if it was a normal day.

The film is now heading for a 33 crore nett plus total and a distributor share of over 20 crore. Normally films post large drops after a big holiday so if Veer can stay around its Monday range on Wednesday and Thursday that will a good sign for its second weekend.