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She is
beautiful, he is brawny
She is the stunning diva; he leads the brat pack of Bollywood
If she is mesmerizing, you can't debate on the original muscle-man
She lives life queen-size; he has a lion's heart
Sushmita Sen & Salman Khan
The paparazzi never looses its fascination for the controversy Khan. While they
nailed him for the black buck incident, the whiplash wasn't too far when he
mowed down people in the drunken driving incident. But off late the media &
macho man seem to have called it truce. The shutterbugs love every move the 40
year old makes. Be it helping a stranger or his charity causes, the flashbulbs
are 'loving it!'
This kind of blurs the real Salman. So we got his best bud, Sushmita Sen to
unmask the enigma for you. God, bad, misunderstood, mischief maker, girlfriend
beater...will the real Salman please stand up?
Sushmita uncovers the Khan for you… (as if he needed any more of that)
Lucky you, read on…
Mr. Misunderstood
“Let me start with what has defined
Salman, his absolute disregard to clarify himself. This is very characteristic
of Salman. When he does something, he believes that he doesn't have to extend an
explanation or justification to support it. We will offer you no reason for what
he did. Even if it releases him of the trouble or bad name, he sees no point in
justifying his stand” Sushmita explains. I once asked him, why he did that and
he said, “If you have to explain yourself, then the relationship has nothing
going for it” I left it at that.
The Rock
“Oh, I can go on and on about him
as a family guy. Salman is singularly the most dependable family member one can
ask for. I call him the rock. He puts everyone before him. He is extremely
selfless when it comes to family & friends. Its one thing to have a family and
quite another thing to have their respect and Salman has that. And yes, before
you ask me, let me confess that he is fiercely possessive about his family. But
that streak of possessiveness creeps in only when there is abundant love and
caring.”
Hero No.1
“With every other actor in the
industry, there is some amount of insecurity that he brings. But take it from
me, Salman is different. He is the only actor in the Bollywood who looks me in
the eye confidently” she heaps praise. “I must tell you of this time when we
shot for Biwi No.1. David Dhawan kept insisting that I take off my stilettos
because the height difference wasn't complimentary on screen. But guess what,
Salman asked me to keep it on. He told David, 'Sirji, chemistry logon ke beech
hoti hain, naki height ke beech' That is how secure that man is. They don't make
like him any more” she sighs.
The Survivor
“He has been through hell in his
personal and professional life. But like the tough guy image he has, he takes
all the blows on his chin and wades through dangerous waters. There are times
when he doesn't even share his problems. The best thing about the hunk is that
he has a heart that believes that people are going through far worse than what
he is. You will never catch him magnify or blow up his problems. Salman doesn't
know what it is to complain or crib. He has amazing steel in him.”
My 4 am friend
“If he believes in you, then the
guy will take on the world for you, an absolute blessing as a friend. I will
never forget what he did for Renee. One night, she took ill. It was 2 in the
morning and the fever wasn't showing any signs of falling. I wanted to take her
to the Doc but my chauffer wasn't in for duty. Just then, the phone rang and it
was Salman asking me to join him at Lobby Bar for a party. When I told him the
scene back home, he hung up on me and showed up at my apartment in 15 minutes
flat with a doctor in toe! He pooped his party and stayed up all night with
Renee! That's Salman for you.”
Macho turns Mellow
“Oh, sure, everybody does, Salman has mellowed too. He has gotten in touch
with the softer side of him which always existed. He has learnt not to react to
everything. What I particularly like is, he has got a lot more discreet about
things. He now first thinks and then shoots…”
“This is what I tell girls looking
for romance with the Khan. As a friend…? I would recommend him to every single
girl in town but want luv-shuv, then you gotta be careful women. Whenever I meet
Katrina, I tell her, 'Poor you!' and we both break into a giggle.”
“Put all these pieces together and there, you have Salman Khan! I always tell
people, 'If you are able to see Salman from my eyes, then you'll see no wrong in
him. There are no 'ifs' and 'buts' to this man, he lives it from the heart.
And that's why I call him, jaan!”
When
Salman Khan turned into a cook!
By IndiaFM News Bureau, April 23rd, 2005 - 1430 hrs IST
You have seen him as a lover lad, a tragic hero, the
funny man and the action hunk. Now watch the shirtless wonder become a
cook!
The director duo of Lucky, Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru recently told us of
an amusing incident about the bare-chested Khan of Bollywood. “It was the last
leg of the shoot for Lucky and we were shooting at an ancient amphitheatre in
St.Petersberg, Moscow” Radhika recollects. “The period for which we had booked
the place had expired and we had to vacate the premises soon. So we were to
shoot around a 24-hour schedule, from 7-to-7” she says remembering the gruelling
schedule. “After calling it a wrap, we return to the hotel at 7 in the morning,
all tired, hungry, & groggy. I went to the pantry to check whether I would grab
something to eat and what do I see…?
“I see Salman cooking!” she says bringing on an amused expression. “As I
sauntered into the room, he had his back to me. I got beside him, he saw me and
asked, “You must be hungry…” “I am starving!” I replied. To which he said, “You
go and rest, I'll get something for you guys” he said and got busy with his pots
and pans. “Okay” I said and left. I thought to myself that he at best would
arrange for some milk and bread. Crutching my empty tummy, I went to my room and
crashed. Just as I was falling to sleep, the phone rang and Vinay and I were
called for breakfast. I got to the dining table in the main hall and seated
myself. And man, was it a sight or what…!
“He serves us eggs!” Eggs? we ask, “Yes and he added caviar to it! It was so
yuck!” she says cringing her nose. 'Caviar in eggs! 'That must have been the
most intoxicating breakfast you have had!' we laugh, “You bet!” Radhika smiles.
So did they bother telling him that the food tasted like evil…”Not really. Just
like us, he had been shooting too, yet he puts in that extra effort & cooks for
us. We didn't have the heart to tell him that that it wasn't tasting all that
good” she says good naturedly and adds “But that was the best breakfast we ever
had! How often do you get the superstar of India to fix you a breakfast at 7!”
'Not very often' we agree.
NANDANA SEN ADDED TO MARIGOLD
CAST!
Newcomer joins Salman Khan and Ali Larter in film!
Nandana Sen is certainly carving a niche for herself in Bollywood. After appearing in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s critically acclaimed film Black, the newcomer will soon return to the big screen in the forthcoming flicks Tango Charlie (opposite Bobby Deol) and My Wife’s Murder (alongside Anil Kapoor). She’s also the latest cast addition for the forthcoming romantic comedy Marigold, starring Salman Khan and Ali Larter. It seems Nandana will join her co-stars during the first shooting schedule of Marigold, which starts 27th Match 2005.
Radiosargam
Bollywood stars like Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur (left) shifted base to Dubai, for the first year of the GIFA (Global Indian Film Awards) awards, in a three-day extravaganza.
It started with the premiere of Suniel Shetty's new film, Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav on January 25.
While stars stayed off that event, they came in bigger numbers for the football charity match the next day, at the Dubai Police Club. The proceeds of the match would be sent to the tsunami relief fund.
The teams were divided into Salman Khan's and Sohail Khan's team.
Film personalities included John Abraham, Sajid Nadiadwala, Aftab Shivdasani, Arjun Rampal, Prabhudeva, Kunal Kohli, Sanjay Kapoor, Chunkey Pandey, former cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin and about six members of the UAE national football team.
But it was the 65-year-old filmmaker, Feroz Khan, who stood out as the goalkeeper, when he saved two goals!
Cheerleaders, aged between 15 and 16 years, cheered the teams with songs from Salman's Mujhse Shaadi Karogi"We practiced for six hours yesterday, and some more today!" one of them exclaimed. Of course, they did not mind it much, as they cheered for Salman!
John Abraham, who scored a goal, got his share of cheers from Bipasha Basu, sitting in the stands.
Boman Irani took over Harsha Bhogle's role as commentator.Salman's team won 7-5.
Of course, as Sanjay Kapoor, who was in the losing team, said later, "It did not matter who won or lost. It was the spirit that mattered."
Very often we've heard of stars being rude & curt to the fans. And we've also seen stars who're too polite & courteous to the fans , to the point of being fake. But what do U expect a star to do when the fans misbehave or ask ridiculous questions ? Blurt out a monosyllabic reply & walk away ? Or be at his/her fakest best & grin & bear it ? And what if the star is Salman Khan ? If U thought that he wud stop short of throwing punches but instead throw attitude & shower Hindi expletives with a French accent , you'll be surprised . As a group of regular walkers was , along the Bandra Bandstand promenade in suburban Mumbai . It so happened that apna Sallu miyan took his pets , Tyson & Myson for a walk one breezy evening. Don't be so shocked by their names coz' they are Bull Mastiffs, a breed of dogs that grows tall & heavy [such that if they weren't , they'd be horses]. Given Salman's image & temperament, it's obvious that he wouldn't have any timid & tiny pets. Coming back to Tyson's & Myson's evening walk , the Khan was greeted by this group of regulars, who were just chilling out. After the preliminary Hi's and Hello's , mischievous glances at the ferocious `sons', the group popped up a queryto their Salman "Bhai yeh ghoda kahaan se laaye aap?" . In bad mood Salman would have acted like Salman usually would, but this once, he was too chilled out. And with a cold sarcastic smile, replied, "yeh Chambal se laaya hoon, aur yeh Dharampura se," mentioning famous dacoit places & stunning the inquisitive group with his icy tone. Pleased with their shocked reaction, he continued with his walk. So the next time you see Salman walking his pets ,don't call them horses.
Stardust Nov 2004
Salman's Birthday Celebration
Source: Bombay Times
The do that brought in his birthday with a small gathering of a friends, family and well wishers in his building compound on Sunday night apparently wasn't enough . For the very next day Salman khan celebrated at the vip lounge and deck with great fanfare.
Of course the
entire khan clan was present: brothers Arbazz and Sohail with wives Maliaka and
Seema,sisters Alvira and Arpita khan and brother in law Atull
Agnihotri,Kareena Kapoor came in with boyfriend with Shahid Kapoor(who in his
brown leather jacket looked quite smug on the chilly evening).Priyanka chopra
sizzled in black and Karan johar sat with sallu bhai and had a good 15
minute conversation-not over cofee,thankfully! Film makers David Dhawan, Mukesh
Talreja,Sunil Manchanda (with girlfriend Gini),Sajid Nadiyadwala were all
present. Also seen were Katrina Kaif,Lubna Adams,Anna Singh,Sajid
Khan,Photographer Avinash Gowarikar,childhood neighbour and friend Basab Paul
and Upen Patel who looked quiet out of the ordinary in a pin-striped
formal suit. How's that for standing out? Grand Entry: Was made by Smita
Thackray & Raj Thakray, who came in together. While Smita left early, Raj
stayed on and even helped himself to the Mediterranean spread laid out for
dinner.
Quote of the evening: Came from Salman himself, when a waiter informed him
that his birthday cake was ready." Your name's Brandon,right?"said Salman.
When I'm ready to cut the cake ,I'll call for you."No,he didn't call and
from what we heard last, the cake is still lying untouched.
Salman with fresh hair cut and earrings was looking awesome in pearl color
tee and Jeans.
Salman Khan threw an Eid party last week at his house
and boy was the party rocking! The celebrations saw a large industry turnout but
the best scene at the party was Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor meting one
another with a bear hug.
Abhishek complimented Kareena for her performance in ‘Aitraaz’, released just a
few days earlier. On her part, Bebo congratulated him on the success of ‘Dhoom’.
SHAH RUKH AND SALMAN MAKE AMENDS!
Bollywood superstars are friends once again!
Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan have finally made amends.
The two actors became good friends some time ago, although they stopped talking
following a rather public feud two years back on the sets of blockbuster Chalte
Chalte, which starred Shah Rukh and Aishwarya Rai (Salman’s ex-girlfriend).
Luckily they put their differences aside after attending the sangeet ceremony of
filmmaker Farah Khan. The spontaneous move actually took place on the dance
floor, where Salman suddenly embraced Shah Rukh Khan. It was a tearful occasion
not only for the actors but also fellow guests. A number of major filmmakers
have been trying to sign the two Khans recently and they are much more likely to
succeed now!
WRITTEN BY ROBEEL HAQ (Radiosargam)
How do you get Salman Khan to talk to you?
December 2004 / Chennai
How do
you get Salman Khan to talk to you? Jackie Shroff, who is also on the sets of
Priyadarashan’s latest film at AVM Studios, suggests you undo your hair, shake
it loose, add a touch of kajal to your eyes, and go say ‘‘Hi Salman, I’m Sue.’’
Kareena Kapoor, who’s sitting outside the van into which he disappeared an hour
ago, says, ‘‘Oh, he will take ages, he must be shaving now.’’ Salman himself
says (that is, when he finally emerges for his shot), ‘‘Why would you want to
talk to me,’’ with an exaggerated shrug which you return in kind.
You see, the word is Salman is off the media for a bit, therefore naturally
making himself more wanted than ever. He swaggers on to the set to get his
outfit for the shot approved — an oversized rugby tee with army fatigue shorts,
which are promptly turned down by the boss. He sweeps the crowd and his gaze
falls on a light boy, Rishi. ‘‘What’s your waist size? 30? Ok come.’’ Two
minutes later, everyone is chuckling as Rishi walks in sheepishly, dressed in
Salman’s shorts, and the actor appears in Rishi’s light blue denims. Salman’s
hairstylist Darshan looks proudly at him and says admiringly, ‘‘He’s mad; it’s
whatever he feels like.’’
Right now, Salman Khan is feeling fine. Impressive, considering he was supposed
to have committed suicide a week ago. ‘‘Yes, that was sad,’’ he says turning his
woebegone eyes on you. ‘‘Sad for all the people who said ‘It’s good the bastard
is dead’ and good for the few people like my family, who would be upset at the
news.’’
Speaking of family, is he getting married? The man looks away at the trees.
After two minutes, he looks back at you and says ‘‘what?’’ When you repeat the
question he says, ‘‘Oh I just don’t hear questions like that.’’
So you switch to more random questions, like ‘‘Do you really cut your nails with
a knife?’’ He looks surprised, like that is the only way to do the deed. ‘‘I
went to a boarding school; there were no nailcutters then. I even shave with a
knife!’’ He seems to enjoy the touch of mach
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