Salman Khan, Vivek Obeori, Hema Malini, Dharmendra attend Modi’s swearing-in ceremony...

Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on May 26 turned out to be quite a starry affair

 

Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony on May 26 turned out to be quite a starry affair with a generous smattering of famous faces from Bollywood like Salman Khan, Dharmendra, Anupam Kher and actor-politicians Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Kirron Kher in attendance.

Nita Ambani, Salman Khan, Hema Malini, Dharmendra at Modi’s swearing-in ceremony

The grand ceremony saw Modi, 63, taking oath as India’s 15th Prime Minister in front of a huge gathering that included state heads of SAARC countries, national leaders, religious personalities and business magnates besides film stars.

Invitations were apparently also sent to megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth and melody queen Lata Mangeshkar.

The 84-year-old singer, however, wrote a letter to Modi apologising for her absence from the ceremony citing ill health.

“Despite getting your invitation I had to decline it with a heavy heart as my health did not permit me to attend the ceremony,” Lata said in a hand-written letter, which was posted by Modi on Twitter.

Wishing Modi for his new beginning, Lata said, “Narendra bhai, today the whole country is with you as you begin your new journey.”

In the crowd, Salman and his scriptwriter father Salim Khan were spotted sitting in a row behind Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

Vivek Oberoi, another Modi supporter, was seen wearing the lotus symbol on the lapel of his purple jacket.

Dharmendra was spotted with his MP wife Hema Malini and Shatrughan Sinha, another actor-turned-politician.

Bollywood couple Anupam and Kirron Kher were also present at the ceremony. Kirron made her political debut as the BJP MP from Chandigarh.

BJP MP’s Vinod Khanna and Bhojpuri singer-actor Manoj Tiwari attended the event.

TV actress-turned-BJP leader Smriti Irani took oath as Cabinet Minister in the Narendra Modi government.

Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, music composer-turned-politician Bappi Lahiri, Poonam Dhillon were also present at the ceremony.

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, who was also present for the prestigious ceremony has earlier tweeted:

Mentor Salman Khan to launch three more newcomers soon?

If reports are to be believed, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will soon be launching three more actors.

According to rumours, Salman is mentoring Raza Murad's son Ali, Danny Denzongpa's son, Rinzing, and the late Vijay Anand's son, Vaibhav Anand for their entry into Bollywood.

Salman Khan likes to mentor youngsters specifically in fitness and styling

Salman is well known for mentoring several newcomers including Sonakshi Sinha, Arjun Kapoor and Pulkit Samrat for career in Hindi films.

The trio are likely to be launched in the remake of Telugu film Happy Days to be directed by South Indian filmmaker, Sekhar Kammula.

Ali's father Raza Murad said that his son had taken the look test for the film but the final result is not out yet.

Danny Denzongpa, on the other hand said he is completely unaware about his son's plans.

"I have no clue about any of this. I don't think anything has been finalised so far; all I know is that Rinzing is training hard for a proper launch," Danny told a tabloid.

Salman Khan has new proteges in B-Town...

Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan, fondly referred to as 'bhai' in Bollywood industry, has taken Raza Murad, Danny Denzongpa and Vijay Anand’s sons under his wings. Salman Khan, who is known to mentor newcomers, will soon be launching not one but three actors, all of whom incidentally hail from film families.

According to industry sources, he will be launching Raza Murad’s son Ali, Danny Denzongpa’s son, Rinzing and the late Vijay Anand’s son, Vaibhav Anand.

The film starring these newcomers is likely to be a remake of the Telugu film, Happy Days. It is being said that it will be directed by South Indian filmmaker, Sekhar Kammula. 

When contacted, Raza Murad said, “I know that Salman personally wants Ali to be in this film. My son has done a look test but we are not yet aware of the final result.’’

About his son Rinzing being a part of the film, Danny Denzongpa says that he has no idea about it. “I have no clue about any of this. I don’t think anything has been finalized so far, all I know is that Rinzing is training hard for a proper launch.’’

Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Vivek Oberoi to attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony...

Mumbai: While Rajinikanth has decided to give Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony a miss in Delhi today, there is a host of Bollywood celebrities like Salman Khan, Salim Khan, Sohail Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Anupam Kher and Vivek Oberoi who will be attending the function. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and singer Lata Mangeshkar are also expected to be present.

Salman, who joined Modi for a kite-flying session during a festival in Ahmedabad for promotion of his film 'Jai Ho' earlier this year, will be attending the ceremony. Salman's writer father Salim Khan will be accompanying him.

Actress Rekha and cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar from Mumbai have been invited for the function in their capacity as members of Rajya Sabha. The BJP has a galaxy of film stars like Hema Malini, Paresh Rawal, Shatrughan Sinha, Vinod Khanna, Kirron Kher and Smriti Irani as members of the party, who will be there.

A file photo of Salman and Salim Khan

Actor Vivek Oberoi underscored the general mood in his tweet, saying "On my way to delhi! Atmosphere even in the aircraft is electric! Everyone is buzzing about the swearing in! I feel honoured and privileged to be invited to witness history in the making! Today will be a golden day to remember!," he said.

Anupam Kher said in his tweet: "On my way to Delhi. Looking forward to the beginning of a new era. Jai Ho." His son Sikandar said: "On my way to Delhi to watch history being made... Travelling with dad after ages." BJP MP and Bollywood 'dreamgirl' Hema Malini said: "Good afternoon! Going to Delhi now to participate in the celebrations! May not be able to talk to you through the day! It's going to be a busy day. Of course I carry with me all your good wishes to Modiji for a successful and fruitful 5 years of good governance!"

Salman Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Anupam Kher at Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony...

As BJP's Narendra Modi, gears up to take charge of India's highest office, Bollywood starts its journey to Delhi.

 

As BJP’s Narendra Modi, gears up to take charge of India’s highest office, Bollywood celebs including Salman Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Poonam Dhillon, Hema Malini, among others were seen at the Rashtrapai Bhawan in the national capital.

In pics: Salman Khan, Anupam Kher reach Delhi for Narendra Modi’s swearing-in

Vivek Oberoi,who will be attending Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony tweeted, “On my way to delhi! Atmosphere even in the aircraft is electric! Everyone is buzzing about the swearing in! #NaMoPm”

He also said:

I feel honoured & privileged to be invited to witness history in the making! Today will be a golden day to remember! @narendramodi #NaMoPm

Salman Khan beats Shah Rukh Khan, gets 16 million Facebook likes...

Bollywood's Dabangg actor Salman Khan shakes his waist and the whole world whistles for him, he takes off-his shirt and his female fan-following goes on a fantasy trip.

It doesn't come as a surprise, but the actor has beaten Shah Rukh Khan in popularity on social networking website Facebook. He has over 16 million fans on Facebook, where as Shah Rukh Khan has 8.7 million likes on his Facebook page.

Salman has beaten Shah Rukh Khan in popularity on social networking website Facebook.

Though Salman is not so active socially but owns both Facebook and a Twitter page.

Salman Khan's fans are congratulating him for getting 16 million likes on Twitter and the actor is trending as #16MillionSalmaniacsOnFB.

Meanwhile, Amitabh Bachchan has 12 million likes on his page.

Salman Khan Takes Away Shahrukh Khan Release Date...

Both Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan are the superstars of the Bollywood film industry and have a huge fan following in India. Both of them are Bollywood’s A-list actors and have been working in the film industry for more than 2 decades. In the initial years, when both actors were making their stand in the industry, they both shared a deep bond of friendship with each other. The friendship of Salman and Shahrukh was laudable and they co-operated with each other professionally. But with time, they soon drifted apart and ultimately became hostile to each other, if not rivals. Hence, clashes of movie release dates are nothing new to them, especially when both of them are always involved with one shooting or the other. Recently, Salman Khan decided to release Prem Ratan Dhan Payo on Diwali, which is believed to have taken away the date from Shahrukh Khan.

With big film stars like Shahrukh and Salman, release dates for their movies do matter a lot, especially when they release few films per year. In general, Shahrukh’s movie had always been released on Diwali, while Salman’s on Eid, but the year 2015 seems to be a different story altogether. Salman Khan seems to have taken away Shahrukh Khan’s release date for his movie Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, which is scheduled to release on Diwali 2015. However, Salman fans are quite eager to check out the pairing of their favorite star with Sonam Kapoor.

Both the actors had not been on talking terms since 2008 but their conflict was limited to ignoring each other in various parties or not talking to each other in person. However, their antagonism seems to have reached new heights this time, because of the date clash, into the professional field as well. There has been an immense rise in competition in the film industry, especially in the recent years and people in Bollywood are trying to survive in every possible way.

Most people believe that Salman made his choice for Diwali 2015, particularly because Shahrukh Khan released his movie, Chennai Express, in Eid 2013. This is not only creating rifts between them but also adding fire to the enmity. Shahrukh’sChennai Express made magnanimous profits in the box office that crossed all records of Salman’s movies released on Eid.

It is also being said, that both Shahrukh Khan’s movie Raees and Salman’s home production movie will be released on Eid 2015 and now, Salman has officially stated, that his movie Prem Ratan Dhan Payo will be released on Diwali 2015.

The rivalry between Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan seemed to have come to an end last year when both of them reportedly hugged each other in an ‘Iftar’ party. However, the discord seems to have taken over the friendship, especially when Salman Khan has taken away Shahrukh Khan’s release date. With the increase in competition, each movie will try to extract as much revenue as possible, by releasing on such dates, when the strength of audience will be at its peak in the movie theatres. Nevertheless, whether the clash of release date was intentional or not, could not be confirmed as per the media reports.