Andaz Apna Apna 2 to go on floors

Rajkumar Santoshi to start the project by end of this year

It is official. The sequel to the 1994 rib-tickler starring Aamir Khan and Salman Khan, Andaz Apna Apna is finally going on floors by the third week of December. Producer Vinay Kumar Sinha had approached Rajkumar Santoshi, the director of the original, to helm the project and Santoshi, who has agreed to do the project, is likely to begin with the pre-production as soon as he wraps up Phata Poster Nikla Hero which he is currently shooting.

 Although the cast of the second installment of Andaz Apna Apna is yet to be finalised, there are effort to get part of the original cast on board. Vinay Kumar told TOI, " We will be discussing the project with Aamir and Salman. It would be great if that works out. Otherwise, we'll sign up some other actors to play the lead."

TOI has also learnt that Sinha has roped in Ram Mirchandani, co producer of Vicky Donor, to head the production unit for the film.

Explaining why he chose to make a sequel to the film after 19 years, Vinay Kumar said: "People were asking me to do a sequel ever since the film became a hit. At that time, I was not too sure, if the Indian audience is ready for a second part. But, now the time is ripe. Remakes and sequels are in vogue. "

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Salman Khan makes a comfort call to Sanjay Dutt's daughter

Salman Khan has reached out to his friend Sanjay Dutt's daughter Trishala.

The actor, who visited Dutt's residence on Wednesday night, has called Trishala and told her that he will always be there for her. Though Dutt has not spoken to Trishala for over a-month-and-a-half, Salman has been in constant touch with her.

A source said, "Salman was in America when the news of Dutt's conviction broke. The first person Salman called was Trishala who has been away from her father for a long time. Sallu promised to be there for her whenever she needed him."

Trishala, it is learnt, did try calling Dutt on Wednesday night, but there was no response. The two have a long distance father-daughter relationship.

Sanju had met Trishala in the Bahamas in 2008 when he was shooting for Blue.

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Salman Khan paid a visit to Sanjay Dutt's house

Bollywood actor Salman Khan arrives at Sanjay Dutt's Pali Hill residence in Mumbai, India on May 15, 2013. The popular actor Sanjay Dutt is set to surrender before the TADA court to continue his jail sentence for possessing arms supplied by plotters of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. The Supreme Court has said Dutt must return to prison by May 16.

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Hrithik Roshan shops at Salman Khan's Being Human store

Hrithik Roshan is known to maintain healthy relationships with his colleagues in the industry. So we were surprised when we heard of his fallout with Salman Khan while he was busy with Guzaarish (2010).

It was later reported that the two had spoken and buried the hatchet. And it looks like there isn’t any animosity left between the two. In fact, Hrithik has now come out in support of Salman’s Being Human Foundation.

A source close to the actor reveals, “Hrithik went over to the Being Human store in Bandra a few days ago. He is the first big star to have gone there. He was at the store for some time. Hrithik looked around and was happy with all that was on offer. He really liked the initiative.” The source goes on to add that he shopped a lot at the store and the staff was happy to see him there. They wanted to interact with him and the actor gladly obliged.

Apparently, Hrithik even posed for photographs. The source says, “The staff wanted to click photos with him. He patiently stood and posed, and even gave some autographs. In his interactions, Hrithik promised to return whenever he’d get time in between his shoots.”

Salman launched the Being Human store in Bandra recently and has so far been getting positive reviews for his initiative. The source adds, “Hrithik is equally involved in other charity initiatives. He was happy with the way the store has shaped up.”

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For fourth consecutive month, dabangg Salman remains at the numero uno spot

Launched in September 2012, Times Celebex is a monthly rating index based on several measurable parameters, including the stars' Box-Office performance, their ability to stay in the news across print, TV and online, their brand endorsement, and their popularity among fans on the internet and social media. These are taken cumulatively to assign the actors a final rank called the 'T Score'. Times Celebex is a scientific and robust ranking system based on data collected from 200+ publications and 250+ TV channels, making it the first ever ranking system for Bollywood. We have put together the stars' ranking for the month of March, 2013.

Salman refuses to budge from his throne, occupying the top spot for the fourth consecutive month. Katrina too continues her reign at the top for the third time in Times Celebex powered by zoOm! for the month of March 2013.

Reasons for being in the top 10

Salman Khan: Salman keeps the spot thanks to his upcoming film Mental, stories of the film's clash with Ranbir's Besharam on Eid, news of him doing a men's fairness cream ad, Ek Tha Tiger's release in Japan, buzz of him hosting a kids reality show and the title of the most searched actor online.

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A side to Salman Khan you have never seen before

Superstar Salman Khan is a man on a mission these days. The actor is very busy promoting a number of causes that he believes in. He was recently seen at an event celebrating the Fortis Foundation joining hands with his ‘Being Human’ to unveil‘The Little Hearts Program’.

The aim of the program is to provide free treatment to children with congenital heart defects and is based on the theme ‘HOPE is where the HEART is’.

Over fifty children have already been treated within the first six weeks at the Fortis Hospital in Mulund,
Mumbai, and at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon (FMRI).

Image Courtesy: http://rockstarsalmankhann.blogspot.in 

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Is Salman Khan unhappy with the title Mental?

Salman Khan, who is news these days for his upcoming film Mental, is reportedly unhappy with the film's title. Salman is searching for an alternative title as he thinks this title is too quirky.

Talking about the film's title a source told a leading daily that Salman Khan is not very keen to continue with a quirky title like Mental as the film is being addressed as presently. Salman informed Sohail that he is not keen to continue with Mental and wants a different title now. Sohail Khan who is the director of the film has started looking at the new options and even the crew has been suggesting different names for the movie.

The source futher added, "It was never meant to be called Mental and it was always a working title. Some one got the whiff of it and the media has ever since been reporting that. However Salman and Sohail were always clear that the film would be called something else."

So readers, what according to you should be the title of Salman's next movie?

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Salman Khan: Five Films And 1200 Crore

Salman Khan at the moment is on the best run that a leading male actor has ever seen. His last five films have a combined total close to the 1200 crore gross mark worldwide.

It is the first time that an actor has given five blockbusters in a row although it must also be said that it is easier today to give bigger hits as business is all about initial week so star power takes a film a long way where as 20 years ago films had to run for twenty five weeks to be blockbusters and 40 years ago it was a fifty week run that made a film a blockbuster.

The worldwide GROSS figures of Salman Khan's last five films are as follows.

Dabanng 2 - 250 crore

Ek Tha Tiger - 310 crore

Bodygaurd- 230 crore

Ready - 184 crore

Dabangg - 215 crore

TOTAL -1189 crore

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Salman Khan to relaunch Govinda in Being Human Production film

Salman Khan’s ‘Being Human’, which is all set to produce its first Bollywood film, will now give a new lease of life to Govinda’s film career.

Many in the film industry would swear by Salman Khan’s friendship. The hunk of an actor is enormously popular as a lion-hearted superstar, who doesn’t think twice before extending help to people.

Govinda, who is known to be a very close friend of Salman, has grabbed the lead role in the project which is said be inspired by a Marathi film titled ‘Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho’ directed by Mahesh Manjrekar.

Here’s what Manjrekar had once said about Salman Khan:

“I don’t think there is a better human being than Salman. He is always there for you, just a call away. I have never seen a more rooted guy than him. He is one of the biggest stars we have, but he has no airs. Though his vanity van is always parked on his set, he is never inside it. He never eats his lunch alone. He gets food from home and ensures that everybody shooting with him eats with him. Whenever I send him a message, he replies in 10 minutes. He is one guy I can call anytime,” a daily quoted the filmmaker as saying.

Reportedly, it was Salman who had recommended Govinda aka Chi Chi for ‘Salaam-E-Ishq’ and ‘Partner’. And going by the latest buzz, the money-spinning superstar will be playing a major role in reshaping Govinda’s career.

The film in question is slated to go on floors this July.

Here’s wishing Govinda, all the very best.

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Water tanks donated by Salman Khan to leave Nagpur today

NAGPUR: Actor Salman Khan has donated money to purchase 2,500 water tanks with storage capacity of 2000 litres each to the drought hit districts of Maharashtra. The first batch of 400 tanks will be dispatched from the manufacturer at Nagpur to Beed, Osmanabad, Jalna and Nanded district on Tuesday.

A source from Khan's office informed, "Salman wanted to help the drought-affected region and people, so we got in touch with the chief minister's office and offered our help. We were told that water is being supplied to these areas through tankers, but there is a problem of storage facilities. This was resulting in hygiene issues and fear of the spread of diseases. The CM's office suggested that Salman could provide storage tanks for the region, and we agreed to do so."

The Aurangabad divisional commissioner office has confirmed that Salman will be donating 750 water tanks to Beed, 500 each to Osmanabad and Jalna, and 250 each to Aurangabad and Nanded districts.

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