Salman Khan

Talks

NOT SUCH A BRAT -
India Bollywood : February 1, 1999
Salman, celebrated for his brawls wasn't at his brattish best at our awards ceremony. The poster boy pranced about in childish gaiety before going up the stage for his short-n-sweet comic skit with brother Arbaaz. But the enfant terrible was surprisingly adapted an easy-going attitude for the evening. He even lent a helping hand to the TV camera trolley bearers raising it to the requisite vantage point. Needles to say that the starstruck workers were all praise for the lover boy. Seems like Salman is finally coming of age in real life as well.

MIFF TIFF -
Filmfare : February, 1999
At the well-attended Arbaaz Khan-Malaika Arora wedding, only Somy Ali was conspicuous by her absence. Where was she? Was she miffed with the fresh lot of rumours about Salman Khan? Can't conjecture what happened but another batch of rumours have it that Salman once again missed Somy and was feeling so low without her that he air-dashed with bhai Sohail to the US to assert that his heart beats for her... and for no one else.
Incidentally, Salman's birthday on December 27 was celebrated with a surprise party at the Shatranj on Pali Hill. Among the select invitees, there were Neelam, Sonali Bendre, Aishwarya Rai, Jackie Shroff, David Dhawan, Shakti Kapoor (gasp), singer Kamal Khan and his steady date Amrita Arora, and newcomer Divya Palat. Surprisingly, the party wound up pretty quickly, indicating that perhaps Salman is mellowing.

SALLU'S BIRTHDAY -
Digital Bollywood : January 27, 1999
It was Salman Khan's birthday and Sallu miyan promptly dialled his chums (guys and gals) to party. But all his requests were turned down. Reason: Director David Dhavan had planned a surprise party for him in the upmarket Italian restaurant, Shatranj. The big question was how to get Salman to show up without revealing the surprise. So the director asked him to drop in and give his opinion on whether a part of the restaurant was worth a buy. Sallu, obviously, obliged. By the way, the entire operation was handled by Sallu's best friend Neelam - also, the go-in-between Sallu and David.

PERFORMANCE AT SCREEN AWARDS -
Screen : January 22, 1999
It was time for some more entertainment which was lapped up by the crowds sprawled all over the stadium. The two brothers, Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan (dressed in a police officer's uniform) took the stage and performed a skit which kept the crowds in splits. They found a whole lot of new admirers that night because what they did that night proved that they had the rare ability to laugh at themselves. That's entertainment if entertainment has to mean real good healthy entertainment. It was good to know the Khans were so good...

MALAIKA-ARBAAZ WEDDING -
Madame M, Cine Blitz : January, 1999
A little on the Malaika-Arbaaz wedding. It went off like a dream darlings. She looked gorgeous, he looked hot! Close friends who assembled at the Piano Bar to celebrate later, came away saying they had had a fab time. But I, who was seated at a private dinner for two at China Garden, saw Helen, Salma, Salim, Sohail & Seema, Salman, but NO Somy. When I told George to enquire, he was told that she had flown to London at the last minute. Naturally loves, people are spewing forth all about their split! Am I surprised? Never! Because Salman told me that his new year resolution was to marry Somy. So there!