Salman　Mini News 2003

Italian photographer Attillio Concario of Maxim magazine , was clicking pictures of Indians with Italian connections . When he contacted the Italian consulate , the premier name they threw up was Dino Morea . The filmstar´s father , is an Italian , which probably explains his wholesome and saucy charm .

Maxim carried a story illuminating Hindi cinema through Morea´s eyes , with a photo-feature on Salman Khan (no Italian connection here !) and the ´Raaz´ man . Impressed with Morea , Attilio has apparently invited Morea to Italy , where he intends to introduce him to top Hollywood personalities

He may be dubbed controversy's child, but readers have nevertheless voted Salman Khan as the second Best Actor, 2003, in a rediff.com poll, for his performance in Tere Naam and Baghban.
Meanwhile, at the Immies, the actor gets into action for an electrifying dance number with MTV veejay Anusha.Photo: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

All those gossip mongers spreading rumours about Salman’s ‘Marigold’being shelved can eat their hearts out. We just heard that ‘Marigold’ is very much on the cards, and is set to go on the floors by the end of April 2004. It will be a start-to-finish schedule and will be wrapped up in four months. Another rumour bites the dust!

Photo: Sebastian D'Souza/AFP/Getty Images

The dubbing part of Tere Naam , is now complete . After returning from his overseas tour , actor Salman Khan , completed his dubbing portion, in a record time of two days.
An Orion pictures presentation ,Tere Naam is produced by Sunil Mulchandani and Mukesh Talreja and is directed by Satish Kaushik .
Apart from newcomer Bhumika Chawla who is the leading lady , the movie also stars Sachin Khedekar , Savita Prabhune , Ravi Kishan and Sarfaraz Khan . The lyrics are by Sameer and the music director is Himesh Reshamiya.
The movie is all set to release in July or August , depending on the availability of good theaters.

Here is an update about our last story under this column where , we had told you that two other actors , apart from Tabu and Anil are to be finalised for producer Boney Kapoor´s next venture , which is to be directed by Anees Bazmi.
It seems that director , Anees Bazmi has shortlisted Salman Khan and Saif Ali Khan for the two roles and they may soon be officially signed for the above mentioned movie.

Salman Khan's US concerts have seen a slump in audiences, which is becoming common for Bollywood live shows worldwide.
He is the first Bollywood star to admit it.
Says he, "People who come for the concerts are extremely receptive but attendance is low because ticket prices are too high. Even at a Madonna or a Michael Jackson concert, tickets are priced around $25. For Indian concerts, ticket prices are hiked up to $150 to $200. The Asian community in the US loves our concerts. But how can they spend $100 on tickets if that is their monthly income?"
Khan, who has already toured four US cities, will now perform in San Francisco, Vancouver, Atlanta, Toronto, Chicago, Orlando and New Jersey. He will visit Europe before returning to India on July 6.

Contrary to rumours, he has not been dropped from Carol Willard's Indo-American love story Marigold. The actor held extensive discussions with the director on his US tour. He plans to shoot for Marigold in January, for six to nine weeks, though the producers prefer October.
Khan plans to start his home production Lucky -- to be directed by Vinay Sapru and Radhika Rao -- in September. Lucky,  which he says has a "beautiful story," is a love story set during the Russian civil war.
Sounding excited about his first international film, Khan says, "Marigold is not one of those crossover films. It is a proper Hollywood film. And it will get Asian cinema a lot of respect."
The star is very impressed by the working style in Hollywood. "They know exactly what they want and how to get it."

Of course the show-stopper for the night was Salman Khan who enjoys huge popularity here. As he descended from the roof of the Dome on a harness, singing O, O, Jaane Jaana, the crowd was up on its feet and mobbing him. That was a moment of poor planning.
No bodyguards, no clear access to the stage and an unruly group of fans desperate to get a second with their favourite star. Not that it rattled Khan for long.
He was soon up on stage completing his act. Ironically he ended with Tadap Tadap from his film with Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (in which he co-starred Aishwarya Rai). Not many in the audience missed the weightiness of sentiment within that song.

Both are hunks. Both have had female fans drool over them for years now.While one is still footloose, the other turned papa less than a year ago.Now, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar will bond together on-screen for the first time in producer Sajid Nadiadwala's Mujhse Shaadi Karogi. The film, which is said to be a comedy, will be directed by David Dhawan under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandsons.The shooting for the film will begin in July.

It is the last day of the shoot for director Ravi Chopra's Baghbaan. And Ravi is tense. "Mr Bachchan is supposed to deliver a 12-page monologue," he says. "This is the film's finale."
The Renaissance Resort in Powai, in north-central Mumbai, wears a hushed but festive look. Snazzily dressed couples occupy the sofas and divans in the lobby.
A party? "No," giggles actress Divya Dutta, "they're junior artistes. They'll occupy the conference room where Amitji will deliver his speech to us. We're all waiting to hear him. We'll forget we've to act and will all be speechless once he starts speaking."
Divya plays one of Amitabh's two daughters-in-law who scheme to separate him from the love of his life, Hema Malini.
The Baghbaan unit, meanwhile, awaits Hema's arrival.

The conference room gets fuller by the minute. Samir Soni, who plays Divya's husband, smiles shyly. He's the philosopher on the sets, launching into lectures on life at the drop of a hat. Among the guests who will form part of the day's shot are Avtar Gill, Anang Desai and Asrani, who is almost unrecognisable as a Sardarji.
In a corner, Salman Khan, who plays Amitabh's good son, memorises his lines. "I play the best son in the world to the best actor in the world," he grins.
The radiantly beautiful Hema Malini soon walks in, making all heads turn. She converses with Suman Ranganathan while Ravi, who is veteran filmmaker B R Chopra's son, readies for the arrival of the Big B. Many years ago, he had directed Amitabh in Zameer (1974; the cast included Vinod Khanna and Saira Banu). Now Baghbaan appears like a silver lining on the doddering Chopra banner.

Post-lunch, Amitabh walks in with leonine strides. Everyone wants his attention. Though he is terribly tense -- "It's a very long speech and a culmination point in the script," he explains -- he has a hug and warm words for every cast member. They all come forward to greet him. Only Aman Verma (Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaye) waits for Amitabh to notice him. Salman ribs Aman about his 'starry' attitude.Soon, the eagerly awaited shot begins.
Before going on stage, Amitabh smiles triumphantly at Divya, as though to say it's time for her character's comeuppance.
"He's hypnotic," she sighs. "There won't be a single dry eye in the audience. They'll love Mr Bachchan when he has his say about how mean we've been."
As the Big B delivers a moving lyrical speech about family ties and lost values, eyes turn moist in the audience. And no one needs to use glycerine.

After Ismail Darbar composed the highly popular music of Devdas, one expected director Sanjay Leela Bhansali to repeat him in his next venture, Bajirao Mastani. But that is not to be. Bhansali has signed ace music director A R Rahman instead.
Bajirao Mastani stars Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor in the title roles.
The film's second leading lady, however, is yet to be decided. Earlier rumours had hinted that Katrina�Kaif, who is apparently seeing Salman, was to do the role. Now, however, the grapevine is buzzing about how Esha Deol has been approached to play Salman's wife in the film.