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 Film stars Salman Khan and Karisma Kapoor perform on stage December 22, 2001 in Guwahati, in India's northeast Assam state. The event was organized in aide of the Assam Chief Minister's fund. At least 10,000 people attended the show at Nehru Stadium. |
| FUN UNLIMITED Screen: November 30, 2001 |
 Salman
Khan laid the foundation stone, last week, for ‘Fun
Unlimited’, a one-of-its-kind entertainment project that
promises to have Mumbai in its thrall. Technology, entertainment and the
unmatched ambience of the Royal Palms Estate unite to create a
one-of-its-kind amusement and leisure zone. Spread across an area of
100,000 square feet, the entertainment centre proposes to take you on a
24-hour excitement. The centre will also house an ice skating rink,
bowling alley, sports bar, games parlour, discotheques, 4 multiplexes,
food courts and shops in abundance. Then, of course, there is the Golf
& Country Club, the Emerald Club, and even an IT park. The
mesmerising extravaganza will be thrown open to the delight of
fun-lovers in November 2002.
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| SALMAN AND DAVID START BUSINESS! RadioSargam: November 16, 2001 |
| The
duo want to become partners in production company.
After working together so many times in the past, it looks like the relationship between actor Salman Khan and director David Dhawan is still strong. The duo will soon be coming together for the movie 'Yeh Hai Jalwa', the trailer is @ radiosargam.com Now Salman and David are taking the next step in their careers - it looks like they plan to start a production company together as partners very soon. They have actually been planning this for as while now, but their hectic schedules have meant there has been no time to confirm everything. However, insiders say that Salman and David have talked about it again recently, and are determined to make it happen this time around. |
| Shah Rukh, Salman summoned in Gulshan case Indian Movies: October 25 2001 |
| MUMBAI: A sessions judge on Wednesday summoned film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Chunkey Pandey to appear before him on November 1 to tender evidence in Gulshan Kumar murder case. The summons were issued by sessions judge M L Tahilyani who warned the actors to appear without fail. They had been summoned earlier to depose on Wednesday, but could not make it due to professional commitments. Public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam made a statement asserting that the trio would appear before the court on November 1 failing which coercive action would be taken against them. The actors are expected to throw light on the conspiracy leading to the killing of audio king Gulshan Kumar on August 12, 1997 outside a temple in suburban Juhu in the metropolis. On a prosecution plea, the court had earlier summoned them to depose on Wednesday. However, two of them apologized in writing for not appearing before the court. Shah Rukh Khan is in London and therefore could not be served with summons, while Chunkey Pandey submitted a letter saying that he had received the notice only on Tuesday. Pandey said he was scheduled to perform a show at Durgapur in West Bengal and could not cancel the program at a short notice. Salman Khan also tendered an apology in writing for not appearing before the court. The actor said he had already made a commitment for film shooting and could not cancel it at a short notice. |
| Salman's new Avtar B4U: October 25 2001 |
 Yes,
the new Salman has arrived. Ok we don't know how sober he has
got or how loyal he is to his love Aishwarya Rai of late, but he has
definitely become more professional. Just recently we heard that he
was shooting a film called Tum Ko Bhool Na Payenge in
Jaipur. And now the news is that the film is almost finished with just
about 20% work left. Of course, the credit goes to the director and
producer who managed to get things in sync. Not to forget that the
heroine is Diya Mirza who had all the dates in the world to
spare. But none of this would have worked if Khan himself had
decided on not being there, preferring to stick to Ash on her
shoots, like glue. Nevertheless, maybe Salman has realized that
he needs to be in contention and therefore gave away three months flat
for the shooting of the film. Now he is doing the same with a recently
announced film, which is produced by Gordhan Tanwani and
directed by Pankaj Parashar, starring Sushmita Sen. So
great going Salman, keep it up!
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| DHILLON'S DREAM STAR- BOTN: October 19, 2001 |
| Poonam
Dhillon's dreaming these days of turning full-fledged,
behind-the-camera director. And it will be none less than Salman
Khan whom she might get to sign on the dotted line. Everything fell into place pretty casually. At a recent function, Poonam happened to find herself seated next to Salman who enquired what she was doing these days. To her reply that she wished to wield the megaphone, Sallu promptly showed interest and said, come over and narrate the story to me. The senior actress was thrilled but expressed her fears that he may not be interested in her film as it is a heroine-oriented theme. Salman put her at ease, replying with his usual can dour that he was one of the few heroes who couldn't be bothered whether the subject was heroine-oriented or not. His only concern was the quality of the role itself. Yash Johar, who witnessed their conversation, allied Poonam's fears by reiterating Sallu's stand. After all, hadn't Salman sportingly played the loser in Yash's Shah Rukh-Kajol film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai? With that kind of boost from the Khan, Poonam's all geared for her new role - she's off to give the willing hero a narration! |
| Priyadarshan Is On A Roll Rediff Movies: October 18, 2001 |
| The soft-spoken filmmaker Priyadarshan is currently busy working on a slapstick comedy, starring Salman Khan, he's consumed by the idea of directing Shah Rukh and Aishwarya in a romantic comedy set in a mental asylum. |
| Salman Khan: Next Film Coming Up Soon Yahoo Movies: October 16, 2001 |
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All those of you who have been complaining that Salman has been maintaining a low profile of late, will be glad to know that he already completed his next film. Produced by Gordhan Tanwani, the film has reportedly been wrapped up in three months flat. Directed by Pankaj Parashar, the film is expected to release soon. Will Salman bare his torso for the umpteenth time? Well we don't know. But when Salman 'bares' his soul to us, we'll definitely let you know! |
| NOT TIGER HILL, BUT LINE OF CONTROL Rediff: October 16, 2001 |
| J.P. Dutta confirms the details of his next film! Forget 'Tiger Hill', director J. P. Dutta has confirmed that his next war film will be titled 'Line of Control' or 'LoC'. The final change in the title is likely to be the final one, yet Music is still by Anu Malik, and cast details are more or less the same as reported. The likes of Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, Sunil Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Rahul Khanna, Ashutosh Rana and Arbaaz Khan are all in the movie. Rumours suggest that Salman Khan is still in the running for one of the roles, although he may well reject the offer. This is probably J. P. Dutta's biggest cast to date, beating even 'Border', which starred some of the hottest stars in the industry |
| Is Salman In "TIGER HILL"?- India FM & Filmfare Online: October 11, 2001 |
| Just when we thought Salman Khan was maintaining a low profile, the grapevine is abuzz with the news that the hunk has been approached by none other than J P Dutta for his next project 'Tiger Hill'. The rumour doing the rounds is that Shah Rukh Khan has declined J.P. Dutta’s offer to play one of the leads in TIGER HILL. Dutta is now believed to have approached Salman Khan for the film, besides his brother Sohail Khan. Since Salman was unavailable for comment, we contacted Sohail to find out the truth. "It's true that J.P. Dutta has approached Salman-bhai, but I am not aware whether bhai has accepted the offer. “As for me, neither I have signed the film nor has J.P. Dutta approached me with the offer. I have decided not to shoot for any film unless I finish my home-production, which will be completed in April 2002. But I am open to new projects, provided they are shot later,” Sohail disclosed. |
| Vijay Galani On A Roll, With Salman Khan hindifilms.com September 21, 2001 |
| Vijay Galani is a producer
who seems to be on a roll. While he was still working out the release plans for his latest film, the Abbas-Mustan directed 'Ajnabee', starring Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Kareena Kapoor and Bipasha Basu, he went ahead and launched his next film, directed by Mahesh Manjrekar and starring Sunil Shetty, Bobby Deol and Priyanka Chopra, last month. With 'Ajnabee' all set for release on September 21, Galani is in the process of finalizing details for yet another production. To be launched on October 10, this one will star Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Esha Deol. It will be directed by Priyadarsan. For somebody who had a tough time in completing his last film, 'Achanak', thanks to the alleged lack of professionalism of the lead pair, Govinda and Manisha Koirala, Galani seems to have learnt his lessons well. He is now launching after proper planning and with stars with whom he shares a good rapport THIS NEWS IS SUBMITTED BY ANAND |
| Priyadarshan To Direct Salman UNKNOWN Sep 09, 2001 |
| So excited is Bhushan by
the success of 'Tum Bin' that he has gone on to announce
two more films. The first will be directed by the young Anubhav
Sinha, who has brought the film production wing of T-Series back
into the limelight, and the other, starring Salman Khan and Priyanka
Chopra, by the renowned Priyadarshan. Both will go on the
floor in January next year.
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| SALMAN KHAN BACK IN ACTION! RadioSargam: Aug 11, 2001 |
| Sallu
joins Sushmita Sen and Diya Mirza for new flick!
Salman Khan seems to have disappeared from the big screen for a while! The popular actor has not had a release for quite some time and his fans are eagerly awaiting another Salman blockbuster soon! Sallu is currently shooting for his latest romantic comedy 'Tum Ko Na Bhool Payenge', which teams the lucky guy up with two beauty queens - former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen and former Miss Asia-Pacific Diya Mirza. For the first time in his career, the actor is trying to complete the movie in a non-stop three-month schedule. The fact that he is the film's co-producer should have influenced his relaxed attitude towards providing dates for the shoots. Diya Mirza plays a bubbly, outspoken girl in 'Tum Ko Na Bhool Payenge', who happens to be Salman's childhood friend. She must fight for his affections with Sushmita Sen. However, its not a simply love story either. "It is a love story and a thriller" director Pankaj Parashar explains. "It is about a simple character in a small town who is a Thakur's son. Suddenly he gets memory flashes, which intrigue him, and he wants to know why it is happening to him. Then the mystery starts and the rest you see on the screen." |
| SPENDING TIME WITH DISABLED CHILDREN - NDTV: July 19, 2001 |
| Bollywood star Salman Khan
currently shooting for his forthcoming film in Jaipur won the hearts of disabled
children in the city. Salman spent a memorable evening where he
thrilled these special children by singing and dancing with them and by
promising to hold a charity show of his film Tum Ko Na Bhool
Payenge for the institute training these children. Salman
displayed a side of his personality, which has rarely been seen. Despite the hectic shooting schedule of his forthcoming film Tum Ko Na Bhool Payenge Salman Khan spent a long time to cheer up these special children. These children are students of Prayaas, an institute that strives to enable mentally and physically disabled children to lead a life of dignity. Children at this institute are also given vocational training to make them self-reliant. Salman was clearly impressed by the self-confidence of these children. "I was dumbstruck when I met them. I have never seen so much of joy, and so much confidence. Even I don't have this kind of confidence. Today God has put me where I am but when I walked into this room, I was taken aback, I did not know how to react to all this. It was so beautiful and so wonderful." expressed, Salman. In celebration of the 5th anniversary of this institution Salman also cut a cake for the children and delighted them by dancing and singing with them. "They have one too many problems. There is poverty, speech problems and they are all slow. However, in spite of all that they were singing my songs, which even I don't know although when we do a song in a movie we hear it a hundred times. This is something really special", said, Salman. Besides giving joy and affection to these kids Salman has also decided to hold a special charity show of Tum Ko Na Bhool Payenge to help them. And if people at large start recognizing the ability behind the disabilities of these children, integrating them with the mainstream of society is unlikely to remain an impossible dream. |
| THIEF OF BAGHDAD - ChaloMumbai: July 06, 2001 |
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Jean Claude Van Damme, Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan and Chiranjeevi may soon be seen altogether in one film called Return of the Thief of Baghdad. The film is being directed by Slovakian born filmmaker and anthropologist, Douchan Gersi. Chiranjeevi will play the role of Abu, the best thief of Baghdad. Aishwarya is expected to play the role of princess Reshma. The film's music director A R Rahman says, "I have recorded four songs for the film. The film is being produced by a Hollywood studio and a south producer called K Ramesh who runs Indus Inc. It is a mix of an Indian and Hollywood cast. Van Damme, Aishwarya, Salman and Chiranjeevi may form the final cast. Things are being worked out." The film was to
initially to star Manisha Koirala and Omar Sharif, apart
from Chiranjeevi. Giles Masters, art director of Tomorrow
Never Dies, The Mummy, Dragon heart and Robin Hood
is doing the production design for Return of the Thief of
Baghdad, Val Kuklowsky, who did the sound effects for Independence
Day, is handling post-production sound and Dan Lester of I
Know What You Did Last Summer and Relic is handling costume
design. The 10 million-dollar film takes off where Alexander Korda's 1940 Oscar winner The Thief of Baghdad left off. The Thief of Baghdad detailed the adventures of thief Abu played by Sabu. The Return of the Thief of Baghdad is based on a novel by Sabu's daughter, Jasmine. |
| Salman's daredevilry - B4U : July 6, 2001 |
 Finally
Salman Khan wants to gauge his credibility at the box-office! To
prove a point to his detractors the actor insists that his Bubby Kent
film co-starring Shilpa Shetty be released on the same day as Kabhi
Khushi Kabhi Gam in December. Just when other makers are paving
way for this Karan Johar film, to be safer than sorry, Salman
believes in cashing in on the over flow. A flop might not make any
difference to his career but may certainly affect our Shetty babe
who desperately needs to make the most of her career at this point of
time. Hope Salman has given it a lot of thought and not going
heads on due to an ego trip.
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| Salman Khan Appeals To Court To Release His Dues! -Filmfare Online : June 14, 2001 |
| Four months after the release of 'Chori Chori Chupke Chupke', Salman Khan who plays the lead role in the film is yet to get his remuneration. After the financier of the film Bharat Shah and the producer of the film Nazim Rizvi was arrested by police, the court appointed a court receiver to deal with the release of the film and to deposit the profit in the State treasure. Now the lead star of the film Salman Khan has appeal to the court to recover part of the payment due to him from the film. The appeal is coming up in the for hearing on June 14. The actor had petitioned the court that he be paid Rs 25 lakh owed as fees for acting in the film. Salman's total fee for the film was 1.50 crore, out of which he only received Rs1.25 crore. Thus he appeals to the court for the balance Rs 25 crore to be released. |
| Salman Khan In Trouble Again - indiafm : May 16, 2001 |
| Salman Khan assaulted
members from the press outside the Enforcement Directorate office on
Wednesday evening after he was summoned for questioning in connection
with the underworld investigations. When Salman stepped out of the office, he was mobbed by the waiting media who demanded a statement on his appearance. Salman got furious and started abusing and kicking the photographers. He managed to get into his car, but the media refused to let him go following which he indulged in a physical fight again and got himself hurt. An official police complaint will be filed against Salman Khan by the media. ( I don't Know Why Is Salman only targeted for any kind of Issue) |
| KHANSAMA - Filmfare Online: April 26, 2001 |
| Olive was where it was happening at. That's where Seema, Sohail Khan's wife, had her birthday bash. Love-birds Salman Khan-Aishwarya Rai walked around hand in hand. Then there were Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri. Hrithik Roshan too was seen in the company of his wife Sussanne. Kareena Kapoor who was having dinner with friends soon joined the revellers. She even chirpily told Sallu that they should do a film together soon. |
| THE SALMAN KHAN /HRITHIK ROSHAN DOSTI - radio-sargam: April 25, 2001 |
| But will the two come together for a film? The friendship between Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan is very strong, and the two actors have been buddies for a long time now - way before Roshan junior became the superstar that he is today. We now hear that the duo have plan to work for each others home productions - Hrithik will do a film for Salman's home banner G. S. Entertainment - and Salman will do something for Rakesh Roshan's company. No directors, or film titles or anything have been confirmed yet - but fans of the two superstars are hoping that this is the start of things to come, and we may eventually see Salman and Hrithik on the big screen together - now that will be a film worth watching |
| Salman Khan Online - Filmfare Online: April 22, 2001 |
| Guess what Salman's latest love is, guys. No, we're not talking of a certain actress here. It's more on a different 'line'. On line, that is. The Internet. Yep, the hunk was recently seen busy surfing the web for all and any items/sites on himself. Now that's a change - can't say whether it's for the better or worse though. With this particular Khan, you never know! |
| More on Salman's Case - TimesOFIndia: April 17, 2001 |
| More than two years after the actual incident, Salman and others were accused. They were present when the charges against them were read out in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Pramod Vashisht in two cases pertaining to the shooting of black bucks and a chin Kara near Bawd village in Jodhpur district in October 1998. Pleading not guilty to the charges, the accused said they would contest the case. The Bollywood actor was booked on charges of poaching protected animals and carrying illegal arms in October 1998 when he was shooting for Rajshri Productions 'Hum Saath Saath Hain' here, Khan remained behind bars for about a week before getting bail in the cases filed against him. In another development, the Rajasthan high court accepted Khan's plea seeking a copy of the videocassette containing the statements of witnesses recorded by the forest officials. Justice B J Sethna ordered the prosecution to provide a copy of the videocassette to the accused. |
| Guess who is Salman's new friend? Indya.com: April 17, 2001 |
| Another Khan has fallen to Junior SRK -- Aryan, Shah Rukh Khan's charms. Salman Khan finds him so adorable that whenever he gets some free time from his shooting schedules (or may be from Aishwarya Rai!), he rushes to Mannat; picks up Aryan and the duo goes bicycling in the lanes of Bandra Bandstand and Mount Mary Church. And the on lookers can't take their eyes off best buddies Salman and Aryan! So if you thought that Salman was one brash of a guy then you have got him all wrong coz if you see him with Aryan, he looks to be such a baby. That goes to show that there is a soft side to him. |
| Salman & Rishi Friends - Rediff.com: April 17, 2001 |
| Roly-poly Rishi Kapoor and hunk-punk Salman Khan hit it off famously the second they met as co-artistes on the sets of Ketan Desai's new film being directed by David Dhawan, in which Rishi plays Salman's dad. Thanks to body conscious Sallu, Rishi's even sporting a trimmer silhouette of late. Believe it or not, Kapoor's been working out regularly on the gym equipment presented to him by the body-building Khan. The two actors had a super time together on a recent outdoor stint in Australia. |
| HERO IN BLUE JEANS - B4U : April 17, 2001 |
| HE turned up in characteristic gear, red cap placed jauntily on the head, and a black necklace t-shirt worn casually over a blue pair of jeans. Well, never mind it was a formal event he was to inaugurate, but a star’s surely entitled to his dress code, don’t you reckon? SALMAN KHAN was in his elements at the launch of Phase II of Bajaj Institute of Learning’s vocational training facilities for the disabled, though. The second phase offers free vocational training for the hearing impaired. As goodwill ambassador for the institute, Salman was all praise for the spunk its students had shown in facing up to their handicap. “The biggest problems some of us will ever encounter involve getting caught up in a traffic jam, or having the director preventing us from leaving early to attend an event such as this. But imagine going through life without the gift of hearing, and yet remaining cheerful and brave. The students of this institute deserve to be commended, and the institute deserves our support, even if that means having to delve into our pockets to offer relief,” said Salman, to a deafening applause. |
| Gordhan to Present Salman Khan - indiafm : April 11, 2001 |
| We were the first to announce
that Salman Khan had turned producer and was planning to
produce a film, with Pankaj Parashar as director. The latest on
this project is that Gordhan Tanwani will present the film.
"I am seriously considering the idea of presenting the film. For
all you know, I may even produce it," Tanwani informed us when we
asked him about it. It may be remembered that Tanwani's last film was also a Salman starrer -- DULHAN HUM LE JAYENGE -- so it is not surprising that he has chosen to present this film. |
| Salman Khan: Hairy Tales -B4U : April 11, 2001 |
THE FOLLOWING NEWS MUST BE A BIT OLD,  So
it should be done already, but the hair will take some time to
grow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Salman Khan is in the US! The guy air dashed to the States for hair-weave which was already scheduled since a long time. But the speculations were the actor had done so to avoid being further questioned by the Mumbai police on Nizim Rizvi, the producer of Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, which stars Salman, Rani and Preity Zinta. Talking about the film, the turn of events that have taken place recently it definitely turning out to be one hairy tale. No wonder Salman Khan rushed for hair-weave! What say? |
| Hum Apke Hain Sanam In June - indiafm.com: April 07, 2001 |
 Everyone
wants to know what’s the status of the Salman-SRK-Madhuri-Ash
starrer HUM APKE HAIN SANAM. Rightly so! One of the biggest
films on the floors, the project has been in the making for a long
time now. But when everything seemed to be going perfect, the
financier – Bharat Shah – was arrested and people thought
the progress of the film had come to a grinding halt again.“I am releasing the film in June. That’s for sure,” K.C. Bokadia, the producer of this mammoth venture, tells me. He adds, “The editing and dubbing are already complete. I’ve hired the services of maestro Illayaraja to record the background music for the film (by the time you are reading this, the recording must have already commenced!).” It must be noted that the film has music by Nadeem-Shravan, Anu Malik and Bappi Lahiri, who have recorded two songs each. Only two songs remain to be picturised, which will be shot in Canada in May. Prior to this film, Bokadia has plans to release PYAAR ZINDAGI HAI, which stars two newcomers in the lead -- Vikas and Ashima Bhalla. “I intend distributing the film all over myself. So confident am I of its prospects,” Bokadia reveals. Here’s wishing Bokadia the very best! |
| Salman Or Sohail ? - indiafm.com: April 03, 2001 |
| This writer was the first to
break the news that actor Atul Agnihotri had turned director and
brother-in-law Salman Khan would star in the film. But not many
are aware that Atul had great difficulty in finalizing the second hero
for the project. From Shah Rukh to Hrithik, everyone Atul approached, he got the same reply – no dates. But Atul has finally selected the second hero for the project – it’s none other than Sohail Khan. Yes folks, brothers Salman and Sohail will come face to face in jija Atul’s debut vehicle, titled DIL NE JISE APNA KAHA. An excited Atul tells me that he has already completed the script of the film and is now taking the necessary permissions from the army to shoot within the army premises. “DIL NE JISE APNA KAHA tells the story of two friends who fall in love with the same girl. One is an orphan (Salman), while the other is an army officer’s son (Sohail). The film moves on two tracks simultaneously – their friendship and the love interest,” Atul sums up the plot of the film. Atul has more surprises up his sleeve. He has signed Aishwarya Rai to play the leading lady, while A.R. Rahman will compose the music. The supporting cast includes Om Puri and Atul’s cousin Rati Agnihotri. To be produced by G.S. Entertainments (Bunty Walia, Sohail Khan), DIL NE JISE APNA KAHA will go before the camera in November/December this year. PS Can you guess who will win Ash’s dil in the end – Salman or Sohail? Let me know! |
| Salman Khan Turns Producer - indiafm.com: March 27, 2001 | ||||||
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| Untold Secrets About Salman Khan Stardust: March 21, 2001 |
| There are various sides to Salman, even on the professional front, which are either deliberately ignored or sidelined. he's probably the only actor I know who genuinely revels in the success of his contemporaries, if he believes they are deserving enough. When Sunil Shetty had just entered the industry, Somy was offered a film opposite him. At that time, she was in two minds about taking up the offer. That's when Salman predicted that he would be an A-grade star soon. This was a time when he didn't even know Sunil; he had just seen some rushes of the actor. Then at one time, he was closest to Sunjay Dutt. After 'Saajan' became a hit, he was so overjoyed because everyone was reacting positively to Sunju. "He's been my hero and it's great to see him in his best phase," he had told a close friend. After Sunjay, it was Hrithik's turn. The junior Roshan had called him out of the blue and requested him to give him some tips on bodybuilding. Salman obliged at once. Not even for a moment did he fear that the same hero would be a future threat to him. In fact, when Hrithik had a special trial show of "Kaho Naa.. Pyaar Hai' for him, Salman went into raptures praising his performance. At the end of the film, he just hugged him and said, "You're a phenomenon, man." Currently, Salman is grooming an actor Inder Kumar on the same lines. They will be appearing together in Sohail Khan's next film. Salman has helped Inder develop a fabulous physique. And now, he's telling him to wait until the film's release so that people get a shock of their lives when they see him. He's literally monitoring Inder's career step by step. What other actor would have the courage to do something like this? |
| GENEROUS ACT! - Rediff.com: March 17, 2001 |
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We have heard of stars forgoing their installments so that a film is released without any hassles. We have even heard of stars cutting down their remuneration at the time of release. But ever heard of a star who not just forgoes his installments, but also opens his safe and completes the shooting schedule of the film with his own money?! Well, that's exactly what the eccentric and erratic Salman Khan did! Apparently, producer Bubby Kent was almost on the verge of canceling the shooting schedule of his new film as the distributors and financiers did not cough up the necessary installments. But Salman loaned the producer money, without any agreement, merely on trust and let the shooting schedule sail smoothly without any hiccup. |
| SPECIAL APPEARANCE! - Indiafm.com: March 14, 2001 |
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All and sundry
within the film industry know that Salman will go out of his way to
see the comfort and happiness of his family and near-and-dear ones.
Which is exactly why not many eyebrows were raised when people
spotted Salman and his 'good' friend (we all know about her, don't
we?) in Goa, while Sohail embarked on the first schedule of his
latest flick MAINE DIL TUJHKO DIYA, which stars Sohail and Sameera
Reddy in the main lead. |
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CCCC fetches Rs 150 Million before it's release - Rediff.com: March 8, 2001 |
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Controversial film Chori
Chori Chupke Chupke has already fetched Rs 150 million from
the sale of distribution and audio-video rights, a day before its
world-wide release on March 9. |
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| SPECIAL SCREENING - TimesOFIndia: March 8, 2001 |
| The top
brass of Bombay police, including Crime Branch officials, viewed the
controversial film, Chori
Chori Chupke Chupke, at a special screening at Bombay's Eros
Preview Theatre on March 7, at 1800 hours. The screening was organised by the director duo Abbas-Mustan and Santosh Singh Jain, who is the court receiver appointed in the matter of the release of the film.Reportedly, the duo wanted to show the police that while there may be doubts over the kind of finance used in making the movie, there was nothing objectionable in the film itself. About the special screening, Santosh Singh Jain said, "We had promised to hold a special show for the police earlier. We are only fulfilling that promise." Meanwhile, over 300 prints of the film (out of which, approximately 90 are for the Overseas territory) have already been delivered for the release on March 9. |
| ASH & SALMAN IN GOA! - Indya.com: March 05, 2001 |
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One couple,
which makes heads turn, is Sallu and Ash. Last week, both had a brief
holiday in Goa, as brother Sohail was shooting for his home production
there. The entire Khan family was in Goa. Ash had taken along her Miss
World companion and roommate friend who has come to visit her in
Mumbai. Sallu was there at the beach every day in his colourful
sarongs and sleeveless T-shirts, while Ash came in loose comfy pyjamas.
Devrani Malaika came there too, for a day to join the Khan bahus
Aishwarya and Seema. While Sohail shot all day, Sallu and Ash romanced
in the scenic settings of the Aguada Fort. |
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On why Hrithik Roshan is ever grateful to Salman! -B4U : Feb 27, 2001 |
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Have you ever wondered why Hrithik expresses his gratitude to Salman at every award function? Well, apart from the fact that they are great friends, Hrithik feels he owes his success to Salman. It all began when Hrithik would assist father Rakesh Roshan to the sets of Karan Arjun. It was Salman who helped him to develop that sexy physique. He was also the first to shoot Hrithik! With a camera that is! In fact Sallu has shot all the pictures the aam janta got to see of Hrithik in the press initially. Talking about photography, Hrithik Roshan is passionately interested in it and has captured all the important events of his life in camera since the age of 12! This is one treasured collection he'd rather not part with |
| BENEFIT MATCH FOR KUTCH VICTIMS! -Indya.com : February 27, 2001 |
Sunil Shetty sure lives up
to his nice guy image. The who's who of the industry turned up at the
CCI (Cricket Club Of India) solely for the Shetty. A charity cricket
match organised by Popcorn Entertainment for earthquake relief (for the
Save The Children trust run by Vipula Kadri, Sunil's mom-in-law). The
turn out comprised of almost the entire industry.MORE PICTURES AT FILMFARE ONLINE: Page 1 Page 2 "It's for a cause I strongly believe in. It comes straight from the heart." Sunil was at his emotional best at the event. Gorgeous wife Mana glowed in an ethnic ensemble and was busy entertaining Ayesha Shroff and Rhea Pillai. Sunil, of course, stuck to his buddies Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff. Even one-time archrival Akshay Kumar flashed that gummy grin and went into raptures about Sunil. The match started late, but went off like a dream. There were two semi-finals of ten overs each, and then the final. In the semi-finals, Raveena Tandon bowled like a pro, while wonder kid Sachin Tendulkar batted away. Saurav Ganguly got all the raves - only everybody was raving about his relationship with Nagma. Rahul Dravid had all the pretty young things chasing him for autographs. All eyes were on Sanjay Dutt when he walked into the stadium (minus that beard he had grown for Mahesh Manjrekar's Pitah), but the deadly Dutt had eyes only for Rhea. Just like Salman Khan, who was glued to girlfriend Aishwarya. Sallu was undeniably the scene-stealer of the evening. He actually did a cute li'l jig right in the middle of the evening even to the extent of falling at the umpire's feet. The female populace wanted the Khan with his shirt off, but for once, Sallu didn't comply. After all, Ash was around. The other Khan, Aamir, with his miniature goatee, looked hip. And shot straight from the lip. When asked about the match, Aamir grinned: "We are here to give Sachin and company a tough fight." And boy, did they! Even as Jackie Shroff, Sunju Dutt and company cheered for Aamir, Aftab Shivdasani, Arjun Ramphal, Jimmy Shergill, Sanjay Suri, Sharad Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Namrata Shirodkar, Mahima Chaudhary, Preeti Jhangiani, Kim Sharma, Diya Mirza accompanied by Anupam Kher, Shekhar Suman, Aditya Panscholi, et al. The comperes, Javed Jaffrey, Asrani and the inimitable Johny Lever kept the audience in splits. Mahesh Manjrekar's ponytail was the main topic of discussion. At one point, Asrani did go overboard by making an uncharitable remark about Aditya Panscholi, that too at a charitable occasion. He tittered: "Ladkiyan bhaago, Aditya Panscholi aa raha hai." Aditya, of course, didn't find it funny. Neither did the audience. Panscholi played his angry young man part till Asrani apologised. After that, all was well again. The icing on the cake was most definitely the visiting Australian team, what with Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Greg Mathews, Shane Warne, Glenn McGarth and Kim Hughes gracing the occasion. Sri Lankan cricketer Roshan Mahanama also made a mark. The highlight of the evening was Amitabh Bachchan's speech, where the Big B passed off Shatrughan Sinha as his senior. While Bachchan's favourite senior Dilip Kumar held the audience enthralled with his polished diction. Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and Deputy Chief Minister Chagan Bhujbal did their bit for the noble cause. The grand finale was the auction ceremony, where a swanky car (especially autographed by the celebs), was auctioned off at an unbelievable rate. Javed Jaffrey and Shekhar Suman were at their funny best even as the show came to a close. They sportingly declared Raveena Tandon the man of the match. Though the real man of the match was Sunil Shetty, who went out of his way to make everybody comfortable. When Rhea Pillai and Ayesha Shroff asked him why he was not playing, Shetty quipped, pokerfaced: "I'm the spot boy here. Let the stars play." They sure did. |
| CCCC IS SALMAN'S BEST! - Indya.com : February 24, 2001 |
| Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
will finally see the light of the day on March 9. According to Salman's
dad Salim Khan, it is Sallu's best performance to date. Preity Zinta and
Rani Mukherjee, of course, are beaming from ear to ear. No more chakkars
to the police station! Meanwhile, Salman Khan has signed an out-and-out comedy venture with Kundan Shah. Khan is out to prove his acting abilities with a vengeance. |
| JEEVAN JYOT SHOW! - Indya.com : February 23, 2001 |
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All roads led to Andheri Sports Complex on February 18. It was another charity show for the earthquake relief fund. Only this one had half the industry turning up without a murmur. The other half comprised, among others, Hrithik Roshan, who begged off at the last minute. Reason? Duggu was ill. Well, if he was, he didn't look it the previous day at the Filmfare Awards function. But then, when you are Hrithik Roshan, sab kuch chalta hai. Other mere mortals like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Aishwarya Rai, Pooja Batra, Sonali Bendre, Jackie Shroff et al turned up at the dot. And, why not? After all veterans like Pahlaj Nihalani and Shatrughan Sinha were at the helm of things. Shabana Azmi had the audience enraptured with her carefully tutored speech. But trust Amitabh Bachchan to bring the house down the minute he walked on stage. Sunil Shetty grinned, "He's God", even as Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff nodded their heads in unison. Backstage, Sunil, Sunju and Jaggu formed a formidable team. The macho men happily posed for pictures and couldn't stop raving about each other. While Salman Khan couldn't stop ranting about, who else but, Aishwarya Rai? Sallu made the cutest sight, roaming around topless as usual, cheering for Ash. The moment Ms Rai started her medley, Salman clapped like a schoolboy. Soon Sallu's entire coterie was whistling away to glory. Ash was not the only one everybody was cheering for. Backstage, there was another Khan lapping up all the attention. Nope, not Shah Rukh, but Shah junior, Aryan. Who believe it or not, took off his shirt, every time Salman would take off his. Papa Shah Rukh was too funny even as he warned Aryan: "Don't do that or else I'll call Salman to spank you." But, to no avail. True blue entertainer Aryan was at it. Aryan is more fun than a barrel of monkeys and Shah Rukh put together. A chip off the old block? Obviously. |
| IMAGE CHANGE! - Filmfare Online : February 20, 2001 |
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Tried of playing romantic hero in films after films Salman Khan is all set to shed his image of that of a good guy. Salman will try his hand in first ever negative role in his home production to be directed by E.Niwas ( of Shool fame). Tongues started wagging recently when director E Niwas was abruptly removed from the project by Sohail Khan. He was replaced by ace ad maker Kailash Surendranath, who makes his debut as film director with 'Love You Hamesha'. But sources close to the Khans now confirm that E-Niwas is back with the project, while Kailash has been roped in to direct two other different projects. Seems like the Khans are on a roll! |
| HAPPY EID! - Stardust : February, 2001 |
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This Eid, a bunch of out-of-towners came to Mumbai, hoping to get a glimpse of some of their favourite stars and some eidi (gift money) from them. They went across to Salman Khan's house and the big-hearted Salman came out, met them and distributed eidi to all of them. Happy and hopeful with this encounter, they proceeded to Shah Rukh Khan's house, which is a stone's throw away. But they were stopped right at the gate and were given the line that every journalist hears in his nightmares - 'Saab ghar pe nahin hai.'On second thought, maybe it was the truth. Maybe the fear of dishing out eidi made SRK take flight. |
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Chori Chori Chupke Chupke releasing in a month ! indiafm: Feb 13, 2001 |
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One month after the movie Chori
Chori Chupke Chupke, the Salman Khan-Preity Zinta-Rani Mukherjee starrer,
was clandestinely available and pirated all over, it will be released
all over the world under the supervision of the Special Court
constituted for the trial of Bharat Shah, the financier of the movie. |
| Court Frames Charges Against Salman Times of India: Jan 28, 2001 |
| JODHPUR: A local court on
Saturday framed charges against film actor Salman Khan for
allegedly poaching protected wild animals using illegal arms. Jodhpur judicial magistrate Ajay Singh framed the charges against Salman, who was present in the court under the Arms Act thus formally launching prosecution against the accused in the case of hunting two black bucks near Moja Kankani in Luni Tehsil of Jodhpur district in October 1998. The Bollywood star, who is on bail, pleaded not guilty. Later, Salman's counsel Hastimal Saraswat moved two applications, one seeking leave from personal appearance of Salman on regular hearings of the case and the other permission for him to go abroad. The magistrate ordered that the two applications would be taken up on January 29. Two other cases against him for poaching, registered with Mathania police station, were also listed for hearing in the court of chief judicial magistrate on Saturday. But they were posted for March 15 next as the judge was on leave. The prosecution case is that Salman Khan, along with cine actor Saif Ali Khan and actress Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam, allegedly hunted two wild bucks when they were on a pleasure hunting trip while shooting for Rajshree Productions' 'Hum Saath Saath Hain' here. Salman was found possessing a pistol and a rifle, the licences of which were expired. He was arrested in October 1998 in connection with these cases and remained behind bars for six days before getting bail. (PTI) |
| ASH SPEAKS UP B4U: Jan 19,2001 |
| "Am I the problem the country
is facing?" asked Aishwarya Rai sarcastically! She was
voicing her opinion on the article, which had made headlines in a Mumbai
tabloid, on her family and her friendship with Salman Khan.
"There are far too many serious issues India is facing that needs
to be dealt with immediately. I can take care of my personal life, thank
you!" An incensed Ash added, "This is not done! What will our
media stoop to next? And what am I doing that's so wrong? He (Salman
Khan) is single and so am I, so where is the question of a scandal!
Can't two individuals share a healthy relationship? And our conduct has
been grace personified!" What Ash is most upset about is the
article had involved her family. "Why drag our families into this?
Does the writer even know who Salim Khan is? And what is his
contribution to the film industry? And as far as my family goes, we are
normal people living a normal life, why can't people digest this
fact!" Ash is also upset about the writer stating that because of
her association with Salman Khan, her mother Vrinda Rai
has become a nervous wreck. "If my mother had become a nervous
wreck, would she have been able to write a script? And we are soon going
to produce a film. So if she was a nervous wreck, she would regress not
progress like this!" She further added, "What do they mean by writing that one night I flew down from Hyderabad specially to entertain Salman! What have they made me out to be? Our media should act more responsible and not resort to sensationalism!" |
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