American singer Courtney Love is said to be "infatuated" with Salman Rushdie after striking a blossoming friendship with him.
The 47-year-old American singer was pictured with the 64-year-old Indian-British novelist at a New York literary event, and were later seen “flirting heavily”.
"She finds him intellectually thrilling. She regularly quotes classic literature and is a huge fan of Salman’s work," the Mirror quoted a source close to the singer as saying.
"She is infatuated with Salman. He truly is her ideal chap.
"She is looking for love, while Salman’s an incorrigible flirt and willing to see how their friendship develops," the source added.
So here it is. A new genre of cinema. The Spaghetti Eastern. The velocity is virulent. The violence is relentless. The narrative doesn't pause for action. It is between bouts of the violence that characters take a breather to say things to one another that they don't really mean.
This is Dabangg. A world swarming with uni-dimensional characters who seem to know exactly which way the fists fly. We certainly don't. The comic book hero Chulbul Pandey, played with lip smacking pleasure by Salman Khan, shows up in every dingy warehouse in this mofussil town to settle scores, man to man.
Dabangg is the kind of old-fashioned family drama combined with a vendetta saga that we thought had gone out of fashion in the 1980s. Chulbul Pandey could have been played by Amitabh Bachchan 30 years ago. Yes, that killing comic dimension that Salman brings into his characters has its roots in the Big B's action-comedy films.
And Dimple Kapadia, wheezing, coughing, groaning and ranting her way through the mother's role (what got into Dimple???) hams her way through this action drama where being opulently outrageous comes naturally to everyone.
But all said and damned, there is something to be said about Salman's Chulbul Pandey's ability to be cartoonish, caricutural and larger than life and yet warm and very real in his tongue-in-cheek bravura.
Some of the less over-punctuated moments in this film of ceaseless bone-crunching sound-effects occur each time Chulbul woos his bulbul Rajjo (debutant Sonakshi Sinha). Each time she passes by, Salman becomes putty in her hands. The debutante has eyes that plead for peace. But who's listening? The raucous riotous soundtrack is slave only to the rhythm of blood gore and screams of innumerable goons crashing through wooden supports that have seen better days.
The action sequences are the backbone of this bone-breaking actioner. The stunts are done in an enticing mix of masti and mayhem. The crusted dusty-brown unwashed ambience is created with care. But the plot is almost completely free of delicate moments.
Dabangg is Ram Gopal Varma's Shool on steroids. In Shool, Manoj Bajpayee was the honest cop on a cleansing spree in a Bihari backwater town. In Dabangg, Salman takes on the mofussil mafia with much more humour than Bajpayee could muster.
It is the need of the hour. We have to laugh away the corruption and violence all around us. Salman does a splendid job of it. It's hard to tell where debutant director Abhinav Kashyap's abilities end and the action director Vijayan Master's begin. That seamless quality goes well with this unpunctuated tribute to the spirit of free-for-all one-upmanship.
An ear-catching music score by Sajid-Wajid does diminish the level of violence in the presentation. Sonakshi Sinha uses her eyes beautifully. And the song ‘Tere Mast Mast Do Nain' describes her eloquent expressions well.
But this is a Salman Khan vehicle all the way. He gets to be funny sassy wicked and belligerent...sometimes all at once. Sonu Sood as the main antagonist brings an in-your-face menace to his villainy.
He is in character. Though Salman slips out of character quite often...And quite happily.
Mumbai: Flying overwhelmed these days with girl friend Katrina's confessions over their six year long relationship, actor Salman Khan is so happy with the situation that his happiness has led him to gift his gym to his pets.
News is that Sallu, who is equally known for his love for pets as for his girl friend, have actually taken over his gym as he (Salman) has no space from them at his home. Salman lost his dearly loved pet dog Myson, he adopted two more dogs.
Salman, who is said to have a fully equipped personal gym in his Galaxy Apartments is now hitting the gym near his home where he had been a regular member.
It is also said that Salman sees to it that the gym is kept clean and he avoids going in there for his workout, as dogs are staying in there.
It was reported that actress Katrina Kaif had already married Salman Khan. The rumour spread far and wide but the actress kept her cool and decided to stay away from the storm. Now that the storm has calmed down, she has come out in the open to clarify it. She rubbishes off the reports of her marriage to Salman.
The hot and happening actress said that the whole world will know when she get married. She also added that she has no plans to marry soon. This time around, she has given a clear message to Salman that he has to wait. At the moment, she is focussing more on her film career.
She has matured a lot over the years as an actor and a celebrity. She is unperturbed by the speculations around her relationship with Salman. She said that it is bound to happen being a public figure. She added that she would not give explanations to every speculation, as the media is unlikely to end it.
Well, here is an actress with her head firm on her shoulders!
Katrina Kaif may have never acknowledged her love for Salman Khan but she cannot bear him mingling with any other lady. Salman and his London Dreams costar Asin are seen getting very close these days. After the success of Ghajini, Asin's stardom has touched new heights and Salman seems to have become fond of Asin. The Bollywood hunk even celebrated his birthday with Asin while Katrina was in London.
There are more reasons for Katrina to feel insecure because of Asin. After the success of Ghajini many feel Asin might take Katrina's place as she speaks Hindi fluently unlike Katrina who still hasn't managed to learn the language. Katrina's insecurity made her land on the sets of London Dreams in Chandigarh and she made sure Salman did not mingle with Asin after the shoot.
It would be better for Katrina if she would at least acknowledge her feelings for Salman and not keep the eternal bachelor of Bollywood guessing!
Troubled Bollywood star Salman Khan was arrested in Jodhpur airport, India on Saturday (25Aug07) after his appeal against his five-year jail sentence for killing an endangered species was rejected by a court.
On Friday (24Aug07), a Jodhpur court denied the actor's appeal against a 2006 court ruling that sentenced him to jail for five years for poaching a chinkara - an endangered species of gazelle protected under wildlife laws - while shooting a film in India's Rajasthan state in September 1998.
On Saturday, Khan flew from Mumbai to Jodhpur to surrender himself to local authorities, but was arrested in the airport lounge as soon as he landed.
After appearing before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Ravi Sharma, Khan was sent to the city's Central Jail.
Khan is hoping to appeal the ruling and is expected to seek bail next week (29Aug07).
The Straight From The Heart actor, 41, was visited in prison on Sunday (26Aug07) by his girlfriend Katrina Kaif, his brother Arbaaz and sisters Alvira and Arpita.
The star is also facing trial in Mumbai for his alleged role in a 2002 hit-and-run case. Khan faces 10 charges, including causing death by negligent driving which carries two years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty on all counts.