Aishwarya avoids awkward moment with Salman

At the Star Screen Awards, the actress enters a lounge only to exit quickly after spotting Dabangg star relaxing there with friends At the recently held 17th Annual Star Screen Awards, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan avoided a potentially awkward moment with Salman Khan, with dignity and some quick thinking.

A source present at the event said, "The closing act of the awards was performed by Aishwarya on many of her popular hits.

As she reached the backstage much ahead of time for her performance, she decided to rest at the nearby lounge till her performance was announced.

But before Ash could enter the lounge she bumped into Vidya Balan and the two exchanged pleasantries for some time.

After her conversation Ash went inside, glanced around and was seen walking out of the room swiftly. Ash stood quietly outside and refused to budge till her performance was announced."

When the organisers of the show, Cineyug, and the people around were wondering about the reason for Ash's sudden exit, Salman Khan was suddenly spotted casually strolling out of the lounge.

"It was obvious that Salman was inside (the lounge) but Ash with her usual poise, assessed a potentially embarrassing situation and left quickly thus averting it completely.

After Salman left, a crew member rushed to Aishwarya and told her that she could now probably go and relax at the lounge but Ash refused and stayed outside, " the source said.

The source also informed that while Aishwarya rushed out from the lounge, Salman appeared to be perfectly calm and collected even after spotting his ex-girlfriend.

"Salman has moved on and has no issues about bumping into anyone anywhere. He was relaxing with some friends and when he spotted Ash, he appeared unmoved and continued with his conversation."

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Katrina and Salman: Truth is yet to be unfolded

The spotlight is on Katrina Kaif these days. The media's prying eyes in Katrina's private life seems to drive her nuts. After rumours of a split between Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina, Bollywood were buzzing with rumours that Katrina was probably trying to make her relationship work with her ex boyfriend, Salman Khan.

Quite a number of celebrities from tinsel town had flown to Dubai to celebrate the New Year and Salman was also one of them. Rumours were rife that Katrina will probably bury the past and join Salman in Dubai for the festivities.

However, Katrina seems to be visibly upset with the news when the media confronted her with the gossips of celebrating Salman Khan's birthday in Dubai.

Katrina seem to be fuming in anger and remarked that she had no clue as who was responsible for spreading such gossips about her. Katrina further added that she was in Mumbai as she was busy rehearsing for an awards ceremony.

Katrina also added that the question of going to Dubai does not arise as she always makes time for her family in London whenever she gets a break from her professional commitments.

Katrina further commented that to meet Salman, she could always make a visit to his home in Mumbai as he is like family to her.

Katrina also cleared the air when she commented that her relationship will Salman would remain the same irrespective of their personal lives. Salman will be close to Katrina even if they both decide to date somebody else. The truth is yet to be unfolded.


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Secret Visit Revealed: Sallu-Katrina to reunite in Dubai

The actress may head to the Emirate city to spend a couple of days with ex and his family

Katrina Kaif is planning to fly down to Dubai and bring in the New Year with her ex Salman Khan and his family.

Says a source, "Katrina has been seen bonding again with Salman and his family lately She was spotted at his Tees Maar Khan trial and then went to wish him before he left for Dubai to bring in his birthday with an entourage of forty friends and family members.

The actor will return on the morning of December 31 to shoot Bigg Boss and will then fly back to welcome 2011 with his near and dear ones."

Secret visit

It is learnt that Katrina will fly down tomorrow to be with the Khan-daan. "Salman's parents, Salim and Salma, Helen, brothers Arbaaz, Sohail, sisters Alvira and Arpita and their children are all in Dubai, though some friends have returned. Kat might even fly down with Salman tomorrow to Dubai depending on when she wraps up for her YRF film."

However, the actress wants to keep her visit secret, the source insists. Last year she had apparently visited Ranbir Kapoor in New York while he was shooting for Anjaana Anjaani. "Katrina is keen to get back into the Khan family fold again but she doesn't want the media know about it.

Last week, she was very upset when she had gone to wish Salman a day before his birthday (on Christmas) at his Bandra residence and photographers had caught her in the act. Right now, Katrina is still testing the waters with Salman."

However, the actress denies any plans of going to Dubai, "I am shooting Mere Brother Ki Dulhan with YRF till January 31. If weather permits, I may go to London for a day."

Peace?

While Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar left for Dubai yesterday, Hrithik Roshan is already there with his family. The Khans, Johars and Roshans will party together and bring in New Year's there. The question on everybody's lips is that what if Salman and Shah Rukh bump into each other in Dubai? Will there be a grand reconciliation?

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A Dubai b'day for Salman but Katrina wishes in advance

Salman Khan takes off with family and friends to celebrate his birthday in the UAE

This year Goa is passe and Dubai is the new favourite celeb destination. A number of B-Town folk are in the desert emirate to celebrate Salman Khan's 45th birthday today.

Every year, the actor brings in his big day at their Panvel farmhouse but this year, the 'Khan'daan and 40 friends flew to Dubai for the merrymaking.

Says a source, "Salman didn't want to bring in his birthday at the farmhouse this time. Though it rocks for the guests, his family members end up playing hosts and don't enjoy themselves.

So he decided to have them party without the headache of taking care of everyone.

Dubai is almost like Salman's second home and it was an obvious decision. Initially he wanted to take all his pals and family on a friend's aircraft but it wasn't available so they travelled by Emirates."

Salman, his parents Salim and Salma besides Helen, his sisters Arpita, Alvira with husband Atul Agnihotri and brother Sohail with wife Seema and son Nirvaan left yesterday morning.

Pals make it special

Says a friend of Salman, "We have planned a special surprise for him on his birthday. Though he knows that we are all in Dubai, we want to make it very special for him this year."

Sajid Nadiadwala and his wife Wardha and David Dhawan flew out yesterday afternoon. The guests are all staying at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Dubai."

Salman is slated to be back in Mumbai on December 30 to shoot for Bigg Boss on December 31.

Munni back today

Though Malaika Arora Khan with hubby Arbaaz and son Arhaan left for Dubai on Sunday morning, she will back in Mumbai today due to work commitments. Arbaaz and Arhaan will stay back with the Khan-daan.

Katrina wishes Salman in advance

Katrina Kaif was not part of Salman Khan's entourage to Dubai to celebrate his birthday. But the actress was spotted late on Saturday night at the star's Bandra home.

When Kat arrived, Sallu was at the doorstep to receive her. Wishing him birthday in advance?

The actress seems to be bonding with her ex beau lately. She was seen last week at a trial show of Tees Maar Khan with Sallu's folks. She threw a big tantrum when she saw photographers at the event.

Some other actors took to micro-blogging site Twitter to wish Salman, who gave the highest grosser of 2010 with "Dabangg":

Sonakshi Sinha- Chulbul Pandey/Robinhood Pandey/Salman Khan ko janamdin ki shubhkamnayein (Wishing Salman a very happy birthday)! Pretty sure he is bringing the house down in Dubai!

Preity Zinta - Hey Salman! Wish you a very happy birthday and may all things wonderful big and small always come your way! Lots of love always.

Amrita Arora - Happpppy b'day Salman Bhai. Hope you have a superrrr year!

Sophie Choudhry - Wishing u a very very happy b'day! May the year ahead be filled with happiness, good times & blockbusters! Lots of love!

Riteish Deshmukh - Wishing Salman Khan a very happy birthday.

Even Salman's brother Arbaaz wished him on the social-networking site.

Arbaaz Khan: Happy birthday Salman bhai. Have a great day and a 'Dabangg' year ahead. We all love you.

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Asin and Salman stuck on a tree for 3 days

A simple scene turned into a nightmare for Salman Khan and Asin when the two had to hang from a tree for three days

It was meant to be a simple jungle sequence to be shot in Goregaon's Film City for Anees Bazmi's forthcoming film, Ready, but it turned out to be a nightmare for the lead pair, Salman Khan and Asin.

The scene revolved around Asin being lost in a jungle, and scampering up a tree, with Khan following suit. Says a unit source, "Both Salman and the director were not sure if Asin could carry it off.

Climbing a high tree is not quite what you'd expect a heroine to do, especially since this was a massive tree with sprawling branches. One look at the size of the tree and the director decided to use a duplicate for Asin and Salman."

But Asin would hear none of it. "She insisted on doing the dangerous scene herself. Salman looked at her as if she was crazy. He finally said, 'Lady, you have balls of steel.' A harness was attached to her shoulders, and she was lowered on to the tree. Salman had no choice but to follow suit, " says the source.

What was meant to be a simple shot, took three whole days to complete. "The unit had not anticipated disruptions and distractions from other film units that were shooting in the jungle. Suddenly there was a funeral procession that passed under the tree, and that had Salman and Asin crack up."

Many other distractions too brought the shooting to a grinding halt.

So exhausted were the two actors, that the shoot had to be cancelled. Asin's shoulders were numb because of the pressure from the harness.

"Salman and I were shooting on top of a tree for three days. Was it dangerous? I don't care! It is my childhood fantasy to climb a tree, " laughed Asin.

That's a heavy price to pay to see your fantasy come true!



Source: Santabanta/ mid-day.com

Salman Khan comes free for girls

He supports cause of girl child, performs tomorrow at fundraiser for free

PS: His usual performance fee is close to Rs 2 crore Salman Khan, who is known for supporting various causes, is now extending his support to an initiative for the girl child.

The actor will be performing at the WAVE (Women against Violence and Empowerment) concert tomorrow night at the MMRDA grounds in Bandra, and Sallu, who charges close to Rs 2 crore for a single performance, is doing this one for free.

Priyanka Chopra is also performing at the event. However, she has been paid a token amount for her act. WAVE, an initiative for the upliftment and welfare of women, is a brainchild of Ashi Dua and Aliya Rashid.

This year the initiative is on a larger scale, with the motto: Education for Women. Wave II will sponsor the education of a group of young girls and help build a school.

When the Dabangg actor heard about the school and the education of the girl child, he immediately agreed to be a part of the show. Says Ashi, "Both Salman and Priyanka were extremely supportive when we approached them.

They are taking time out from their busy schedules and rehearsing hard for their respective performances. All this is for a good cause, for helping the women of the country and I am sure their association will help our endeavour." Jacqueline Fernandes and Neha Dhupia are also performing at the concert.

Musical medley

Salman's act is a medley of his hit songs, including his last film Dabangg. The actor has also done an audio-video presentation asking the people to educate the girl child.

"Salman asks the people of India 'If I can talk about educating women and the girl child why can't you?' He has prepared the AV himself and is taking a keen interest in the whole thing as he really feels for the girl child."

Meanwhile, the desi girl will pay tributes to Hema Malini and Saira Banu and also perform to her chartbusters. Both Muskaan and Nanhi Kali the two NGOs WAVE is associated with will adopt 50 girls at the event.

Bhai says why

Salman says, "Today, a lot of women are in positions of great authority and respect from male dominated fields like politics to literature and journalism.

This should stand as an example as to what is possible when a girl is allowed to study and allowed to follow her dreams."

He feels that helping build this school will give these women and young girls an opportunity to succeed and reach their full potential, or at least the platform from where the journey will begin.

"I am proud to be able to lend my support to such an endeavour. I believe that the first thing we need to tackle is the mind set towards the girl child.

We need to convince people that women are just as capable, if not more, of accomplishing all the great dreams and responsibilities that are expected from the boy of the family.

People need to realise that educating their daughters is providing them with the means they need to always be able to achieve their full potential."

Talented women from all walks of life be it sports stars, designers, actresses or businesswomen will be felicitated at the event.


Source: Mid-day.com/santabanta