Salman is everything for me: Zarine Khan

Actor Zarine Khan is probably one of the lucky ones who got a dream debut in Bollywood. But since the release of her film Veer opposite actor Salman Khan in January 2010, Zarine has not been seen in any projects so far.

When asked about the same, Zarine, who was in town to promote a talent show
Khoj Super Star 2011, said, “I did not want to sign just anything that came my
way. I was waiting for the right movies.

Now, I will be starting a movie with Salman in May-June this year. Then I will also
be doing a movie with a new comer. But it is too early to
talk about them.

It’s all about controlling costs. Aamir Khan has proved with Dhobi Ghat that even a class-appealing film can be turned into a profitable venture if made in a tight budget. He has reportedly spent Rs. 6 crore to produce Dhobi Ghat. He has expended an additional Rs. 5 crore to promote and release the film. His cost has totalled to just Rs. 11 crore because he hasn’t charged his company a single naya paisa for acting in the film.


Irrespective of its genre, an Aamir Khan production is looked forward to with super-enthusiasm. Films like LAGAAN, TAARE ZAMEEN PAR, JAANE TU YA JAANE NA and PEEPLI [LIVE] have redefined cinema and in their own small way prompted film-makers to think beyond the stereotype. That automatically raises the bar for AKP's new endeavor DHOBI GHAT.

Blessy Chettiar, film critic of DNA, wrote, "With Dhobi Ghat, Kiran Rao finally gives Mumbai a film that represents its true hues and tints." Mathures Paul of The Statesman gave the film 4 out of 5 stars noting that, "Dhobi Ghat is part atmospheric portrait, part video diary that has enough heart-breaking moments you don’t want to watch. But neither can you look away".

Mayank Shekhar of The Hindustan Times gave the film 3.5 stars stating, "Bombay, is the centre of this film’s attention. It’s probably the only city in the world where so many classes so closely merge into a common river of sorrows, beauty or hope: unaware of how each affects the other every day. This film is first-rate tribute; it’s visceral, I realise -- both clichés for compliments. Nothing more appropriate comes to mind."

Anupama Chopra of NDTV gave the film 3 stars,stating, "If you are willing to have patience, Dhobi Ghat comes together nicely. It has a poetry and melancholy that stays with you."

Salman Khan's "Feroza Bracelet"

Salman Khan with his "Feroza Bracelet"

Salman Khan might have switched from one ladylove to another, but the actor
has known to have always stuck by a Feroza bracelet, which he sports on his
right wrist. So much so is the actor superstitious about the bracelet that he is
rarely seen without it, even in films.

And if sources are to be believed, Salman had firmly declined Boney Kapoor’s request
to remove the bracelet for ‘Wanted’. But now, for the first time, the actor will be

seen without the gear in his next ‘Dabangg’

He always makes news because he always does unique and different things.
Most of the times, he is in news due to his angry behavior and few times,
he churns out leads due to his love affairs and outfits, he wear.
Salman Khan is called Bollywood bad man nonetheless he is loved by all.
The macho man is once again in news and this time around,
he chews up the leads because of his bracelet, which he is found
wearing all the time in his arm.

Yes, that seems to be his lucky charm. This is blue sapphire bracelet that is very special to the actor. His love to this thing is so vast that he chose to make it a hero in his upcoming movie, Wanted Dead. You may find it in the poster of the film.

A close friend of Salman Khan reveals the fact about this bracelet, Everyone who knows Salman bhai knows of his belief in the bracelet. He tries to wear it in all his films.

Well, not only Salman Khan happens to be supersititious but also almost the whole Bollywood seems to be in the same manner like him.

Salman Khan & Aamir Khan

A year after 3 Idiots, Aamir Khan is back in the theatres today, as a painter, in wife Kiran Rao’s directorial debut, Dhobi Ghat. Arun, his character, is complex and introverted, the complete opposite of Aamir, or so Kiran believed. Till her husband confessed that growing up, he was a shy, studious boy whose leadership qualities only came out on the sports field.

“I played practical pranks on my cousins but in a room full of 20 strangers, I was like a wallflower, chup chaap (quiet) and Allah miyan ki gai (meek). That’s why when I first admitted to my cousin, Nuzhat, (nephew Imran Khan’s mother) that I wanted to become an actor, she retorted, ‘Are you mad!’ That was the general reaction of family and friends,”
Aamir reminisces with a laugh.
He agrees that after becoming an actor he has opened up a lot. And having Kiran in his life has made him even more outgoing. Still, it took a while to convince her he was right for the part of Arun. “I screen tested a lot of actors for three months, looking for someone with a high level of skill, whose underplayed performance would catch the eye. Also, someone really good-looking because all the women in my film are attracted to Arun,” smiles Kiran.

“Aamir finally convinced me to audition him for the part so it could be used as a reference point. And once I saw his test, I knew I couldn’t settle for anyone less.” Not surprisingly, perfectionist Aamir decided to take art lessons before he metamorphosed into Arun. And it was his buddy Salman Khan who played muse.

“Salman is a fantastic painter. He’s presented me with four beautiful paintings that are up on our walls. I tried to copy one of them. It was just a face but it made me realise that I was a really bad artist but a good imitator,” Aamir chuckles. “I gifted the canvas to Salman. It holds pride of place in his living room. I guess, he didn’t want to break my heart.”


Interestingly, Salman’s own pictures are up on the walls of the kholi (shack) where Munna (Prateik Babbar) lives. Munna also wears a turquoise bracelet like the star. “He’s influenced by the film industry and aspires to be an actor too. So it’s natural for him to idolise a superstar like Salman,” reasons Kiran, admitting she had a crush on him too after seeing Maine Pyar Kiya.


“He was a young man and I was just a kid but it didn’t matter. I also enjoyed Andaz Apna Apna. The dance sequences in Partner were fun and No Entry was another very good performance. More recently, I loved Dabangg. Chulbul Pandey was a riot. Salman has great comic timing and is a fab muse.”