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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Hit-and-run case: Salman Khan's re-trial fails to begin

The re-trial in the hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan was today deferred till April 28 by a sessions court as the prosecution sought time to produce witnesses in view of police deployment on election duty.

Investigating officer Rajendra Kane informed the court that police were deployed on election duty and hence they were not yet prepared to go ahead with the trial which was to commence today.
Sessions Judge D W Deshpande asked the prosecution to produce on April 28 the first witness who was injured in the mishap in which the actor was involved, followed by eye witnesses in May.

Read: Prosecution to examine 64 witnesses against Salman Khan

This is the second occasion when the fresh trial has not begun. On March 26, three witnesses failed to turn up as they were either not available or untraceable.Salman's lawyer Srikant Shivade said the actor was ready to face the trial while prosecutor Jagannath Kenjalkar said they would produce witnesses from April 28.
Clad in a white shirt and blue denim jeans, Salman came to the court and sat on a bench along with his bodyguard and sister Alvira. He keenly watched the proceedings and left as soon as the court announced the next date of hearing.
The judge ordered a fresh trial in this case, 12 years after the actor ran over his car on people sleeping on the road.
Although the prosecution has submitted a list of 64 witnesses, it would not examine all of them, according to the public prosecutor.
On December 5 last year, the court had ordered a fresh trial on the ground that the witnesses had not been examined in the context of aggravated charge of culpable homicide, which was invoked against the actor midway through the case.
The charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder attracts a 10-year sentence. The actor had earlier been tried by a magistrate for a lesser offence of causing death by negligence, which entailed an imprisonment of two years.
The case, dragging on for over a decade, had taken a twist earlier this year when the magistrate, after examining 17 witnesses, held that the charge of culpable homicide was made out against Salman and referred the matter to a sessions court, as cases under this offence are tried by a higher court.

Salman Khan to don villain's cap in Dhoom 4?

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan may have a big surprise up his sleeve as he may be donning the bad boy's cap for the fourth franchise of the blockbuster 'Dhoom' series.

After breaking all records at the box-office, Aamir Khan's 'Dhoom 3' was definitely one of the highlights of 2013. Now the latest news doing the rounds is that Aamir's buddy Salman may be roped in to play the part of a villain in the fourth franchise.
The antagonist in the Dhoom series has always garnered more attention than any other character. After playing a villain for the first time on screen, Aamir must have definitely inspired Sallu bhai to give it a shot too.
Before Aamir, Hrithik Roshan and John Abraham had played the antagonists in the second and first Dhoom movies respectively.
So is Salman indeed the next?

Monday, March 24, 2014

Will Salman, SRK have a face off in Gujarat?

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Will Salman, SRK have a face off in Gujarat?

It's going to the lights, camera and Gujarat again in 2014 for Bollywood.

After Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Goliyon Ka Rasleela-Ram-Leela, Nikhil
Advani's D-Day, Abhishek Kapoor's Kai Po Che, Puneet Malhotra's
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein and Prabhu Dheva's R Rajkumar which
were shot extensively in the state, this year Bollywood's biggest
superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan will land in
Ahmedabad in the summer to shoot their respective films.

READ: SRK fine, concentrate on 'Jai Ho': Salman

Barely weeks after news of Shah Rukh Khan's plans to shoot in
Ahmedabad for a film became public, arch rival and bete noir
Salman Khan followed it up with an announcement that he
was likely to shoot for Sooraj Barjatya's next film tentatively
titled Bade Bhaiyya in Gujarat for a 15 day schedule. Sooraj
and Salman are reuniting professionally after 15 years and
interestingly the last time Salman shot for a film in Gujarat
was in 1998 for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke
Sanam!

Salman who has made several film promotional trips to
Gujarat in the last two years, spent a lot of time with Narendra
Modi and celebrated Uttarayan with the Gujarat Chief
Minister days before his film Jai Ho hit the screens. Now
in the middle of the year he's likely to arrive with Soora
j Barjatya's team to shoot for his next production co-starring
Sonam Kapoor. In June, Rahul Dholakia's Raees produced
by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, set in the
Ahmedabad pols takes off. An action-packed flick Raees
is about a Gujarat family and addresses the issue of prohibition
with SRK playing the role of a bootlegger!

While the two Khans have hugged each other at a film
awards night and seem to stay away from each other's
orbits, if they are in the state at the same time then Gujarat
can gets set for a Khan-tastic summer.

Rohit Shetty wants to make 'Bad Boys' with SRK, Salman Khan

Mumbai: Director Rohit Shetty has expressed a desire to make Hindi version of 'Bad Boys', a hit Hollywood film, with Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan in the lead.

Shetty revealed this in an upcoming episode of popular TV chat show 'Koffee with Karan', hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar. Johar asked Shetty, one of the top notch directors in Bollywood currently, what he will do if he was stuck on an island with Shah Rukh and Salman.

"I'll start making Bad Boys," he promptly replied. The two Khans, once friends who worked together in 'Karan Arjun' (1995), are not on best terms now.

Their relation soured after a spat at Salman's then girlfriend Katrina Kaif's birthday party in 2008. Asked about the most promising Bollywood director, Shetty named Ayan Mukerji, while among actors, he sees a bright future for Parineeti Chopra, Arjun Kapoor and Varun Dhawan.

The episode, where Shetty would be joined by director Zoya Akhtar, will be aired on Sunday on Star World.

THUMS UP and Being Human campaign 'VEER' for Empowering the Differently Abled reaches a new milestone

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Mumbai, March 24, 2014

Thums-Up Being Human VEER, an awareness and fundraising campaign on "Unleashing the Inner Potential of Persons with Disabilities" (PwD), culminated its first leg today with an event highlighting the journey of the campaign so far. Launched on 26th January, in partnership with CNN-IBN and American India Foundation (AIF), the campaign came about as an endeavour to create awareness on and address challenges such as inclusive education and employment, skill training and development for PwDs, and advocating for disabled-friendly technology. The campaign has raised pledges worth INR 75 Lacs towards this in the first leg.

The event portrayed stories of several inspirational people who have achieved tremendous success through their hard work and determination, overcoming physical disabilities. These included famed Bharatnatyam and Kathak Dancer and well-known actress Sudha Chandran; paraplegic swimmer Prasanta Karmakar who won a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth games; Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi former Director General of Military Operations and Vice Chief of Army Staff who lost his right leg in the Indo-Pak War in 1965 but chose to soldier on in his regiment -- the Maratha Light Infantry and Sminu Jindal, MD of Jindal SAW Ltd. who today leads India's biggest producer of steel pipes with an annual turnover of $1 billion, despite being wheelchair bound since age 11.

Several challenges being faced by the community and opportunities available for differently abled were brought to light interaction with Actor Salman Khan with leaders from different fields including NGOs, Business Houses, entrepreneurs, sportspersons and others. Several celebrities join in to offer their support to the campaign. The stakeholders came together to recognize the potential amongst the differently abled and how can they all come together to unleash this potential.

Mr. Salman Khan on behalf of Being Human foundation, said, "We started the Thums Up-Being Human Veer initiative to help empower the differently abled by providing them with the right set of skills. This initiative will help over 1000 people with disabilities find employment. We thank everyone involved, for their support."

Taking forward Thums Up's toofani philosophy of unleashing the potential within, Campaign VEER has been reaching out to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) with skill training and employment opportunities and giving a voice to their achievements. Over the last 2-months, the initiative has showcased stories of several Veers who have achieved unparalleled success in their endeavors through a combination of hard work and application of their abilities to the best possible extent.

Debabrata Mukherjee, VP-Marketing & Commercial, Coca-Cola India said, "The brand Thums Up has always believed that heroes are made and not born. We all have the potential to be a hero; it's just about unleashing that spirit within. Campaign VEER was launched with the same motive to offer people with disabilities a platform to unleash their potential. With support from our partners and donors, I am sure that we will be able to reach out to millions more across India."

Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-chief, IBN Network, said, "Every person who has joined and contributed to this initiative has brought a unique strength to it. I believe that people will continue to show support to this campaign and help us cross more milestones."

Veer has drawn support from people from all walks of life and the stories showcased have touched people across India, many of whom have come forward to support the cause. Donors who have pledged for the campaign include British Asian Trust (BAT) (20,000 pounds), RAGE Frameworks (Rs. 7, 50,000), American India Foundation (AIF) (Rs. 10, 00,000), Coca-Cola India (Rs 20, 00,000) and several individual donors who have contributed nearly INR 10 lacs towards the cause. The series also highlighted detailed discussions on issues related to disability, which have spread nationwide awareness about this cause.

Dr. Hemanth Paul, Country Director, AIF, said, "AIF has always believed in bringing national causes to the forefront of social consciousness and encourages members of society to become active contributors to the cause. It feels wonderful to be able to make meaningful difference in the lives of individuals. We believe AIF carries the dreams and hope of not just the 1000 VEERs but of society who has placed their trust in us. On behalf of AIF, I take this opportunity to thank Thums Up and Being Human and Network 18 for launching this initiative and all those who have helped us reach this milestone. We hope this initiative will grow from strength to strength"

About Campaign VEER

VEER was launched as a collaborative initiative between Thums Up, India's most iconic soft drink brand, and Salman Khan's Being Human Foundation, with CNN-IBN and the American Indian Foundation. The campaign has the following goals:

* To help people change their lens in the way they look at differently abled people and realize the huge talent and potential waiting to be unleashed
* To celebrate extraordinary stories of successful people with disabilities and inspire others like them to unleash their true potential
* To demonstrate possibilities, engage stakeholders and raise funds to help American India Foundation provide training to at least 1,000 people with disabilities to make them employable

The campaign was started with the aim of reaching out to more than 1,000 Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) with skill training and employment opportunities and raise advocacy on issues revolving around inclusiveness, employability of PwDs and workplace accessibility

Stories of 100 Persons with Disabilities (PwD), who have succeeded in their respective endeavors on the strength of their self-belief, despite environmental and attitudinal barriers, have been showcased through a 2-month long media campaign.

VEER will address challenges such as inclusive education and employment, skill training and development, and advocating for disabled-friendly technology. Panel discussions with participation from the who's who from government, corporate, NGOs, policy makers/ think tanks and donors of the campaign are being held to discuss on the way forward to empower the 'specially-abled' of the country. Key takeaways from these discussions would be compiled into a 'Vision Document' and presented to the government.

VEER aims to sensitize 100 corporates to the issues facing Persons with Disabilities vis-à-vis employability, work place rights, attitudes etc.

Salman Khan plans expansion for Being Human

Superstar Salman Khan is set to expand his charitable organisation "Being Human" by opening up more stores in the country as well as go international with stores in Sri Lanka.

"A lot of people are buying 'Being Human' clothing and we are doing pretty well. This year we plan to open about 40 more stores and we would be in about 1,850 selling points. Plus we have tied up with Sri Lanka," the 48-year-old said here Sunday at a VEER campaign by Thums Up.

"We are doing pretty okay and now we want to start cafes, gyms and all that kind of stuff. All the money we make will go straight back into the charitable trust after paying taxes," he added.

Salman added that they are taking things slow as they want new ventures to be permanent.

"We are trying to start as many permanent things, that's the reason we are slow. It shouldn't be that we start something in a hurry and then it shuts down. We got the clothing line and it's doing really well. Then we will start a few more things," Salman said.

"The important thing is that whoever we want to partner with, we want them to make money. Then it's their call whether they want to give it to charity or keep it for themselves," he added.

"Being Human" is Salman's charitable organisation which works for the underprivileged. Its first store opened last year in Mumbai.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Salman Khan: Chief Guest at Holy Family Hospital Charity Event

Salman Khan attended the 2^nd anniversary celebration of cochlear implant facility for underprivileged children at Holy Family Hospital charity event on 11 October in Mumbai.

Salman, who was the chief guest on the event, spoke about the people who are disabled and need help.

"If money can save a person's life and can give you a better quality of life then we will go to any extent," the actor added. "We at Being Human have a very efficient team and we try our best that no one goes back disappointed after approaching us. But we also try to keep a check on the fact that people don't fool us because there are people who get fake certificates and bills."

Salman will soon be seen in his upcoming film, "Kick", "No Entry Mein Entry" and "jai Ho" which is set to hit the screen next year.