Salman Khan to attend IIFA -2012

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will reportedly add to the glamour at the upcoming 13th International Indian Film Academy awards. Contrary to reports that none of the Khans are going to attend the IIFA this year, the Bodyguard star will be in Singapore for the Bollywood extravaganza,sources close to the award ceremony said.
Salman will be returning to IIFA after two years as he did not attend last year's awards. Parties thrown by the actor at the IIFA are very popular.


It is not clear yet whether Salman will be performing at the awards gala night where Wanted director Prabhu Deva will be choreographing the performances by various actors.

The IIFA weekend is being held from June 7-9 in Lion City Singapore.

Salman Khan starts shooting for Dabangg 2

Salman Khan has started shooting for the sequel to Dabangg on Friday at Kamal Amrohi Studios, known as Kamalistan.
The studio houses 12 units, and has been rented exclusively to Dabangg 2 till its first schedule concludes.There is also an unprecedented security ring of 80 bodyguards.
This is for the first time in Bollywood and in the 55-year-old history of Kamalistan, that an entire studio has been given for hire to just one film.

Jaw pain haunts Salman, yet again

All you Salman Khan fans, here’s some bad news, we have for you. The superstar is suffering with facial pain, a symptom of trigeminal neuralgia.
The actor had undergone a non-invasive surgery just six months back and now, the pain is back, causing him discomfort. It is heard that Salman Khan first felt the return of the pain while shooting in Dublin, due to extreme cold weather. However, as soon as that schedule was over, the crew moved to the relatively warmer Istanbul.
Reports say that the reason for the pain to return is due to a knot in his jaw, reports say. Trigeminal neuralgia is curable. However, in rare cases, the problem tends to return and Salman falls in this category.

Salman Khan supports Saif, says media was biased

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Salman Khan, who is back here after the shooting of " Ek Tha Tiger" in Cuba, came out in support of his fellow actor Saif Ali Khan, saying that media should have waited for his version and dug out the facts before running what was carried on television.

"Even the press was all for the other guy. They didn't even bother to ask what happened to Saif. Did Saif got wacked first or not? We should have waited for Saif to come out and say what he had to say," Salman told reporters after he was aksed to comment on the incident.

"We are actors and we have been in the industry for the longest time. Saif has been in the industry for 18 years. We knew the guy," added the actor.

Saif was involved in a scuffle early at Wasabi, the Japanese restaurant at Taj Mahal Palace with South Africa-based Indian businessman Iqbal Sharma. The latter alleged that Saif abused and assaulted him and his father-in-law and filed a complained at the Colaba police station, the actor said he was provoked to do so.


Following Sharma's complain the 41-year-old actor was arrested with two others -- Shakeel Ladak and Bilal Amrohi.
Police detained the trio at the Marine Drive police station and later brought them to the Colaba police station. The interrogation of the trio lasted an hour. Later, the actor and his two friends were freed on personal bonds of Rs.3,000 each.
According to Sharma, Saif called him an "idiot" for complaining about the actor's loud conduct at the restaurant. He said he and his family had requested the restaurant manager to ask Saif and his friends, which included Kareena, Amrita Arora and Malaika Arora Khan, to keep their voices down.

Zarine Khan turns down item song for Salman

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Reportedly, Zarine Khan has given up an item song called "Main Chamiya No 1" because it also features Vivek Oberoi. 
Clearly, she didn't want to upset her mentor Salman Khan. 
Says a source, "Zarine has been sending out feelers that she wants to do item songs, as she needs the money to buy a house. When good friend Maanayata Dutt heard that Zarine was on the lookout, she spoke to hubby Sanjay Dutt and got her one in his next film 'Zilla Ghaziabad'. Maanayata spoke to Sanju's business manager Dharam Oberoi and got her a decent fee (30 lakh) for it. Zarine loved the song and agreed to do it." 


However, when she found out that Vivek Oberoi would also feature in the song, she backed out. 


Reveals an insider, "When Zarine heard about Vivek, she got scared. She owes her career to Salman. He turned her from a background dancer into a leading lady. She felt he wouldn't approve of her associating with Vivek in any capacity." 

Agneepath joins Rs. 100 crore club – excitement shoots to heights

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Mumbai: It was being expected and everybody was sure that Agneepath will join in the bandwagon of Rs. 100 crores club. Well, it has done it with oomph and conviction. Karan Johar is a real happy man. The producer of the film Johar is flaunting his excitement everywhere.
Karan Malhotra, the director of the movie and the entire starcast – all are super excited after the movie was announced that it crosses the Rs. 100 crores (nett) business. The film also made record when it broke the opening day record with the collections of Rs. 25 crores beating the previous record of Salman Khan starrer Bodyguard that made Rs. 21 crores on the opening day at the box office.
As per the reports, the movie made the collections of Rs. 91.05 crores by the end of the fisrt weekend. The movie collected the amount of Rs. 15.25 crores (nett) in its second weekend and the total reached to Rs. 106.3 crores (nett). The movie was declared ‘Superhit’. Agneepath has also been on way to make bigger collections in overseas. The opening weekend in international circuit made £ 3,46,460 (Rs. 2.70 crores) and the figure was collected from 52 screens.
The entire starcast including the producer and director came on twitter to show their excitement to the fans. Karan Johar thanked all of the moviegoers to make the film a big success. Karan Malhotra tweeted that all at Dharma Productions got overjoyed with the response. Hrithik Roshan was looking lively with happiness and he continued saying ‘thank you’. Sanjay Dutt tweeted that he was overwhelmed after learning about 100 crores (nett) business.


The movies which have crossed the Rs. 100 crores (nett) business include Agneepath (at top), Don 2, Salman Khan’s Bodyguard, Aamir’s 3 Idiots, Ra.One (SRK), Dabangg, Ready, Ghajini, Rhit Shetty’s Golmaal 3 and Ajay’s Singham.

Salman Khan to help free 400 prisoners

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 Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has offered to pay the fine on behalf of about 400 inmates who are languishing in jail despite completing their term.

Salman's charitable organistation Being Human has written to jail authorities offering to help inmates, who have served their sentence but are still locked up because they cannot pay their fine due to poverty or some other reason.

Jail authorities have sent the letter to the legal section. Following their clearance a no objection certificate will be sought from the administration.

With their permission, the 'Bodyguard' star's foundation will submit about Rs 40 lakhs thereby freeing approximately 400 inmates from jails in the state.

"In about 63 jails in UP there are 400 such inmates who have completed their jail term but are still inside because they cannot pay fine due to financial problems," Vijay Kumar Gupta, IG Jail (UP), told PTI Bhasha.

When a convict is sentenced for a crime he is asked to pay a certain fine alongwith the jail term. If he is unable to pay the fine the prisoner may have to serve an additional term.

Salman himself has been involved in a few legal troubles. In 2002, the 46-year-old actor was arrested for rash and negligent driving after his car ran into a Mumbai bakery. Charges of culpable homicide were laid against him, but later dropped and he was found not guilty.

In 2006, Salman was sentenced to one year in prison for hunting a Chinkara but was granted bail after spending three days in prison.

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Milan Luthria to direct Salman Khan

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After the success of The Dirty Picture , Milan Luthria is also getting offers to direct ads apart from film projects. One of the ads is with Salman Khan. 
Says Milan of the Sallu commercial, It's for a health product. The producer got in touch with me while I was away on holiday. But I was to shoot it on January 11. I couldn't as I had committed to an awards function. It didn't feel fair to withdraw that commitment as they had announced my attendance. It's also my anniversary, so in order not to get thrashed by my wife, I requested Salman and his team to adjust the shoot by a day. He interchanged the dates with another commercial he's shooting, but he had to return to Mumbai from Karjat earlier than scheduled. Guess I owe him one! 

His association with the actor dates back, It's a little known fact that Salman was also an assistant to Mahesh Bhatt before becoming an actor. I first saw him on the sets of Mahesh's Jurm starring Vinod Khanna. But I got to know him well when I shot the Bigg Boss 4 campaign last year. Yes, he has seen the film and was vocal in his praise, especially of the performances. We get along well and have kept in touch since last year. We talk about various things including movies, but he is busier than anyone I know!


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Neha Dhupia gossips about Kangna, Salman

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Neha Dhupia has been gossiping about Salman Khan's close friendship with Kangna Ranaut. 

Says a source, Recently Kangna, Neha and Salman were all at an event held in Hyderabad. The next day Neha was overheard gossiping to the other actresseses while travelling back to the airport. 

She told people that she caught Kangana going to Salman's room and she was sure they must be doing all kinds of naughty things together. When the rest of them tried to hush her, Neha became louder and insisted she was right. Now everyone knows that Salman and Kangana have been friends for long. But what no one seems to understand is why Neha has a problem with that

Sonakshi Sinha tries to be Salman Khan

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                       Actress Sonakshi Sinha seems to have become superstitious. 
The actress, who made her acting debut with Dabbangg, now wants history to repeat itself, and has requested the producers of Lootera to schedule the film's release for Eid. 
Salman-Sonakshi-starrer Dabangg released on Eid, and Sonakshi is hoping that the magic works for her again. However, Salman Khan, popularly known to have a release on the auspicious day of Eid, this year to will have Ekk Tha Tiger releasing! 
Now, the producers of Lootera find this to be tough competition and have informed Sonakshi that they'll try and release the movie on Bakri Id and not along with Salman Khan's film. 


                 Well, you can't push the 'Tiger'. You simply move away from him, right

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Katrina Kaif to romance Rajinikanth

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Katrina Kaif has bagged the coveted role opposite southern legend Rajinikanth in Kochadaiyaan, being directed by none other than his daughter, Soundarya. 


It's true. We were very keen on Katrina. Two superstars together from the South and the North would create magic," a very important member of the film's production team revealed to Mumbai Mirror. "We've been negotiating with her for some time. She is shooting for Yash Chopra, and has assured us of her dates in the next few months.When contacted, Soundarya confirmed the developments, saying, Yes, we are indeed in talks with Katrina and we will let you know soon. 

Katrina, who is busy shooting two back-to-back Yash Raj films - Ek Tha Tiger with Salman Khan, and an untitled one with Shah Rukh Khan - will accommodate Rajinikanth's dates in between her tight schedule. All other portions of the film have been shot, and only the ones with Katrina remain. Her dates will be worked out soon, and the film will then be complete, the member said. 
In Kochadaiyaan, Rajinikanth plays a king, a devotee of Lord Shiva. His love story with Katrina, their songs, will be shot on an epic scale, disclosed a very reliable source. A R Rahman, who is known to take his time over scores, has recorded most of the music, including the love song to be filmed on Rajinikanth and Katrina. Rahman is bringing 130 musicians from Germany to record the background score, the source further revealed. 
As for Katrina, it will be tough but she really wanted to work with Rajinikanth for the longest possible time, according to a friend. 

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Salman Khan praises Katrina Kaif

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Salman Khan had to coax his Ek Tha Tiger co-star Katrina Kaif to give her best takes for the particularly intense scenes.

If she got it right in one take, he would take her out for dinner that night. Kat believed him and gave it her best. So was Sallu a Khan of his word? Apparently so. Our source says that during their stay in Istan-bul, he took her out on every single night to various restaurants in town.

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I felt vulnerable in Bigg Boss : Sunny Leone

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 After her stint on the fifth season of the reality show "Bigg Boss", Indian-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone wants to get back to normal life with her boyfriend Daniel Weber and says he is everything that her ex-fiance Matt Eriksondidn't have.

Excerpts from the interview:

Q: What is it like being a porn star?

A: I believe I lead my life just the way I want to. I am free to do what I want without any restrictions.

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Katrina Kaif’s latest item boy?

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The Sheila Ki Jawani phase has passed, but the item girl that made it popular has been keeping the trend alive. 

Katrina Kaif, who gyrated to Chikni Chameli with Sajay Dutt in KJo's Agneepath and the title number for the Salman Khan starrer Bodyguard, will reportedly add yet another item number to her list. This time around, Mumbai Mirror has learnt that the actress will be joined on the dance floor by her co-star Aamir Khanfor Aditya Chopra's Dhoom 3. 

A member from the film unit revealed to us that the item number was not part of the original plan. However, the decision to include it was due to the novelty factor. The unit member explained, "Katrina and Aamir have never worked together before. And since the opportunity has finally been presented, the filmmakers decided to make the most of it. However, Aamir, who doesn't consider himself much of a dancer, needs some time to prepare himself. The idea is to be one-up on the moves that Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai shared in Dhoom 2." 

Bollywood grooves to Tollywood tunes

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After borrowing our scripts, hiring our heroines and importing our directors, the Hindi film industry is now dancing to Tollywood's tunes, literally! Our filmy tracks, with their teen maar beats and rustic, mass lyrics was for long a hit with music lovers, not just in the country but also abroad, with listeners downloading our music just for its groovy beats. 

It's well known how "Dhinka Chinka" from Salman Khan's "Ready" had the nation tapping its feet. The song, a Bollywood-ized version of our very own "Ringa Ringa" from Allu Arjun's "Arya 2", was music composer Devi Sri Prasad's (DSP) claim to national fame. He is not alone in this department. All set to give him company is music director Chakri. The composer is all set to work in a Prakash Jha production soon.

And for those of you who didn't know, Anoop Rubens, a small-time Tollywood composer, was approached to do the re-recording for the Amitabh-starrer, "BBuddah... Hoga Tera Baap". So impressed was Big B, that he publicly praised Anoop's work.

This year may have brought back mana Tollywood music directors in national spotlight, but over the years, many of our musicians have been inspiring Bollywood. MM Keeravani has worked in 15 Hindi films including "Criminal", "Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin", "Sur: The Melody of Life", "Zakhm", "Saaya", "Jism", "Rog" and "Paheli".

And let's not forget the global appeal our dhinka chika beats seem to have. DSP's "Aa Ante Amalapuram", which is heard everywhere from UP and Bihar to Mumbai, is a hit in Europe too. We reported how Baba Sehghal was once surprised to hear the track being played at a night club in Amsterdam!

That's not all. Other mass hits like "Mayadaari Maissamma" and "Gajuvaka Pilla", apart from "Ringa Ringa" have become virals on the Web.

Audio hungama
Tollywood is one industry where the music of the film almost always decides its fate. Audio functions here are not just about launching the music of the film. Here in Tollywood-crazy Hyderabad, these launches are full-fledged filmi events with all the makings of a movie - stars gushing about each other, thousands of fans gathering to get a dekko of the stars and loads of tear-jerkers and laughs.

Whether the movie is a big budget flick or a small time one, the audio functions always end up being extravagant spectacles. In fact, Tollywoodwalas ensure that these music launches turn out to be one of the main attractions of the film's promotions, because the success of the music helps boost the film.

And if the movie happens to star a Tollywood biggie, the event is nothing short of long filmi award functions, complete with speeches, dances, mob of fans and lots of hungama. No where else in the country are audio functions such star-studeed, glitzy events.

The recently-held audio launch of the Mahesh Babu-starrer "Dookudu" and NTR Jr's "Oosaravelli" stand testimony to this trend. At both these functions, professional dance troupes performed to the film's tracks and a few funny stage acts by Tollywood comedians were also presented. A usually reclusive Mahesh Babu, even entertained the audience at the audio launch for hours together, to promote his film, only proving how important these functions are for a movie's success.

Even the makers of Tamil flicks who dub their movies in Telugu have discovered the magic mantra of grand audio launches. The music of Suriya's film "7am arivu" which is being dubbed here as "The 7th Sense" was launched in a grand event that had the biggest of Tollywood names as guests, from Ram Charan and Bunny to Allu Aravind, Rajamouli and VV Vinayak.

Ek Tha Tiger

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Salman-Katrina starrer " Ek Tha Tiger" is facing protests from locals in Ireland, where it's being shot. Industry workers demonstrating over poor pay targeted the shooting of the film, reported Irish newspaper Evening Herald. Excerpts from the report: 

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They're bringing Euro 1.5million into the country, creating more than 1,000 short-term jobs and spending hundreds of thousands of Euro - so why is a major Bollywood production being shot here facing protests that threaten to drive filmmakers away from Ireland for good?

Ireland's potential as a base for multi-million Euro Bollywood movies is being jeopardised by a handful of industry protesters. Two A-list actors have been left frightened by protests at the filming in Dublin city centre, it's been claimed.Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, described as the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie of India, were said to be "frightened and worried".
Industry workers demonstrating over poor pay and conditions picketed a weekend shoot of blockbuster "Ek Tha Tiger". Gardai (Irish police) were called to the scene after the 30 or more protesters allegedly used klaxon horns and other methods to ensure filming was seriously interrupted. "They started to shout and stick their placards across the wall at the crew and cast," said a source. 

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Irish production company Fantastic Films told the Herald the firm had "worked long and hard" to bring "Ek Tha Tiger" to Ireland. "The film is a high-profile Bollywood production that will reach an audience of over 100 million in India, the Middle East worldwide," a spokeswoman said, "It's breathing life into the Irish film industry, creating jobs and generating revenue. It is disappointing that the actions of a small minority will jeopardise the reputation of Irish filmmaking internationally."

Salman Khan in another South remake

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After having tasted success with all his South Indian Remakes, Salman Khan will now remake another South Indian film, Kanchana, which is a horror-comedy. This film was released in Tamil on 22nd July this year, while the Telugu version was released a week earlier. Kanchana is a sequel to the Tamil hit movie Muni released in 2007.

This will be the sixth Salman Khan movie that is a remake of a hit South Indian movie, the others being Tere Naam (Sethu in Tamil), Bodyguard (Malayalam), Wanted (Pokkiri in Tamil), Ready (Telugu) and the under production Kick (Telugu).

Not only this, the 45 year old actor is keen on working in other South remakes as well. Films like Kandireega that had Ram and Hansika Motwani in lead roles, Dookudu starring Mahesh Babu & Samantha, Mirapakaay starring Ravi Teja & Richa Gangopadhyay and many other South movies are on the hit list of Salman Khan.

Coming back to Kanchana, the shooting for the Hindi version will reportedly take off in December and the movie will be released for 2012 Eid &  will be made in 3D. Considering that Salman Khan’s other Eid releases have been blockbusters, namely 2009 hit Wanted, 2010 hit Dabangg & 2011 release Bodyguard, we hope that Salman’s next Eid release Kanchana goes on to be an award winning venture as well. All the best, Sallu!!

Deepika, Salman in Farah's next

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The actress reunites with her OSO director, bags dream role 

Deepika Padukone seems to be getting all that she ever asked for. The actress, who in a recent interview mentioned that she would love to work with her ex-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor, got her wish fulfilled in the form of Ayaan Mukerji's forthcoming film.

The project, which was initially offered to Katrina Kaif, fell on Dippy's lap after the former refused due to date problems. And now, Deepika who has been quite vocal about her wish to work with Salman, will finally get her second wish fulfilled as well. Thanks to Farah Khan and her next directorial venture.

Deepika after being launched by Farah Khan in the 2007 hit Om Shanti Om, fell out with the filmmaker.

The actress had apparently developed an attitude and refused to acknowledge the filmmaker's contribution in her instant stardom. Determined to mend bridges, Dippy has been sending Farah's prawn curry to the filmmaker's home. And the seafood seems to have worked.

Farah seems to have forgiven the actress' earlier conduct. In fact, Deepika will now be a part of Farah's next directorial venture opposite Salman Khan. The film will go on floors next year.

Farah denied having cast anyone at the moment, but admitted that she is almost done with the script. While sources from the industry confirmed Deepika's presence in the Farah Khan venture, the actress herself chose not to reply. Deepika's business manager neither confirmed not denied the story.

A source close to the actress, however said, "Deepika has it all - beauty grace talent. All she needs is that little push which would propel her into the big league. She got overnight stardom with Om Shanti Om.

This she consolidated with another winning performance in Bachna Ae Haseenon. Thought outwardly she remained calm, inwardly the end of her relationship changed her attitude to love and fidelity. Deepika lost a lot of professional ground because of the relationship. But she is now determined to get back where she belongs."