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Mahesh Manjrekar: When Salman Khan makes mistake, it is blown out of proportion

Apr 072018

The trial court acquitted his co-stars, Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre, giving them the “benefit of doubt”. “Salman is one guy who is ready to take the rape

Mahesh Manjrekar

Actor-filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar believes everyone makes mistakes, but when his superstar friend Salman Khan is at fault, it is “blown out of proportion”. On Thursday, the Jodhpur court convicted Salman for killing two blackbucks in October 1998 when he was shooting for the film “Hum Saath Saath Hai”, and sentenced him to five years in jail. The trial court acquitted his co-stars, Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre, giving them the “benefit of doubt”. “Salman is one guy who is ready to take the rap.

He is ready to take the rap, the blame (on himself). He is human at the end of the day. Who doesn’t make a mistake? I definitely make a mistake. But when he makes a mistake, it is blown out of proportion,” Manjrekar told PTI. Manjrekar and Salman have worked together in films such as “Wanted”, “Dabangg”, “Ready” and “Jai Ho” among others. “Salman is more than a friend to me. I don’t know what transpired (in the case), the courts are there to decide. But today if you ask me what is your wish, I would say he should be released tomorrow.

He doesn’t deserve to be in jail. From two days my wife is asking me what is going to happen, and I am like, he will be out soon,” he added. The “Vaastav” director believes celebrity status of the “Sultan” actor made things difficult for him. “Maybe a thousand people who have hunted an animal have got away. Hunting is legal in places like (South) Africa and other countries. There are (rules) like you can’t kill a female animal, can’t kill young leopard or lion, so they decide what you are going to kill, they see the balance is maintained.

“Wherever hunting is legal, animals thrive. Here (in India) guys don’t know what they are killing, they go and kill on the sly…. kill any animal randomly,” he said. Manjrekar has not met the Khan family yet as he feels it is not the right time to discuss the verdict with them. “It is not the time to talk about it. There are times when you should let the family bear the grief alone, it is not that if you ask them about it, it is going to reduce their pain,” he said.

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Blackbuck poaching case: Preity Zinta rushes to meet Salman Khan in Jodhpur

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Apr 062018

Day after Salman Khan is convicted in blackbuck poaching case, superstar’s industry friends head to Jodhpur to meet him

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Salman Khan. Pic/PTI

There was no relief for Salman Khan as the Jodhpur Sessions Court yesterday adjourned his bail plea hearing to Saturday. The actor, who was convicted by the trial court on Thursday in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case and sentenced to five years in prison, spent his second night in the Jodhpur Central Jail yesterday.

Sajid Nadiadwala

While the others acquitted in the case – Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam – returned to the city on Thursday evening, many of Khan’s friends rushed to Rajasthan. Preity Zinta, his co-star in several films like Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000) and Jaan-E-Mann (2006), was seen arriving in Jodhpur last morning.

Preity Zinta at Jodhpur airport

As per sources, she met the incarcerated actor in the jail. Filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala, who delivered the 2014 hit, Kick, with Khan, cancelled the success party of his latest release, Baaghi 2, and left for Jodhpur on Thursday night.

Jacqueline Fernandez

Back home, many of the actor’s well-wishers, including Waheeda Rehman, Sonakshi Sinha, Jacqueline Fernandez and David Dhawan were seen visiting his house to express their solidarity.

Sonakshi Sinha

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Mika Singh: Law should be same for all

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Apr 062018

Mika Singh offers his opinion on Salman Khan’s sentencing in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case

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Singer Mika Singh has sided with superstar Salman Khan, who has been sentenced to a five-year jail term for blackbuck poaching in 1998. He said laws in the country should be same for everybody. Singh, who has sung numbers like “Aaj ki party”, “Ready” and “440 Volt”, on Friday shared a clipping of a man getting beaten up by a group of men.

“I respect our legal system but law should be same for all. If Salman Khan can be convicted though he is celebrity, then such people who are assaulting a poor guy and making a video of their criminal act should also be punished… They are safe because they are not Salman Khan,” Singh captioned the image.

A Jodhpur Court on Thursday found Salman, 52, guilty under Section 9/51 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 for killing two blackbucks, an endangered species, hunting of which is prohibited by law. The incident took place in Kankani village near Jodhpur on October 1-2, 1998, during the shooting of Bollywood film “Hum Saath Saath Hain”.

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Sean Penn's son arrested on drug possession charges

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Apr 062018

Sean Penn’s son Hopper, 24, and his actress girlfriend Uma Von Wittkamp, 26, were in the vehicle

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Actor Sean Penn and actress Robin Wright’s son Hopper was arrested for possession of marijuana and mushrooms. Hopper was arrested earlier this week in Nebraska. He is currently detained at a jail in Hamilton County, Nebraska, reported radaronline.com. A representative for the Nebraska State Patrol said Hopper was arrested on April 4 afternoon after a patrol trooper stopped a vehicle for failing to signal. Hopper, 24, and his actress girlfriend Uma Von Wittkamp, 26, were in the vehicle.

“During the traffic stop, the trooper detected drug activity and searched the vehicle. Troopers found 14 gm of marijuana, 4 amphetamine pills and 3 gm of psilocybin mushrooms,” the representative said.

Wittkamp was arrested for possession of controlled substance (amphetamine) and possession of a controlled substance (psilocybin).

Meanwhile, Hopper was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance (psilocybin) and possession of marijuana (one ounce or less).

The bail for Hopper is set at $25,000, according to a jail spokesperson, reported radaronline.com.

Sean is reportedly furious.

A family insider said the actor “does not even want to talk to him (Hopper) at the moment”.

“He is pissed off and feels like he let him down and threw all of the opportunities that he gave him down the toilet. Hopper looks up to his father a lot and he was doing really well after his latest stint in rehab, but he recently fell in with the wrong crowd in Los Angeles.

“And he picked up right where he left off in his addiction,” the source said.

Sean, however, will be giving Hopper “one more chance and has ordered him to go rehab as soon as he is out”, added the source.

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Chunky Panday's daughter Ananya en route to shoot for Student Of The Year 2?

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Apr 062018

Ananya Panday was spotted at Mumbai airport en route to Dehradun

Ananya Pandey

Chunky Panday’s daughter Ananya Panday and Student Of The Year 2 director Punit Malhotra were spotted at the Mumbai airport en route to Dehradun. This has fuelled speculation that it was for the shoot of the film. Pic/Yogen Shah

Last year, Ananya Panday, daughter of Bollywood actor Chunky and his wife Bhavana Pandey, made her debut in high society at le Bal on November 25 at The Peninsula Hotel in Paris. Each year since 1992, ‘le Bal’, also referred to as le Bal des Débutantes, brings together 20 girls and 20 boys from a dozen nationalities. For an evening of couture, cavaliers and fundraising, the guests come from influential families across arts, politics, business and culture – make their grand entry into the uppermost echelons of society and high fashion. Ananya was dressed by Jean Paul Gaultier, while Princess Gauravi was wearing a sari-inspired couture gown by Tarun Tahiliani. Fine jewellery by Payal New York, an eponymous label by Indian-origin Payal Mehta, was adorned by each participant.

Also read: Ananya Panday On Paris Debutante Ball: I Have Never Worn Anything So Fancy

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Baaghi 2 witnesses an extraordinary week one at the box office

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Apr 062018

Sajid Nadiadwala’s action entertainer Baaghi 2 witnesses an extraordinary week one at the box office with a total collection of 112.85 Cr

Tiger Shroff in Baaghi 2

Sajid Nadiadwala’s action entertainer Baaghi 2 witnesses an extraordinary week one at the box office with a total collection of 112.85 Cr. The Tiger Shroff starrer mints 7.95 Cr on day 7, garnering immense love and appreciations from audience and critics alike From being the highest opener of 2018 to ranking second at the weekend collection, Baaghi 2 created many records and it is set for many more benchmarks in coming days at the box office. Baaghi 2 also becomes the second successful movie from the partnership of Sajid Nadiadwala and Fox Star Studios after Judwaa 2.

Ever since its release, Baaghi 2 have been setting records by becoming the highest opener of 2018 followed by the highest Good Friday opener ever. Tiger Shroff has taken the action a notch higher than what we had seen in the prequel. The actor is donning a never seen before avatar in the film which is certainly the best part about Baaghi 2. With Baaghi 2, Tiger Shroff emerges as the youngest Bollywood actor to clock the fastest century The film also brings to celluloid Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani for the very first time.

Baaghi 2 also stars ensemble cast like Manoj Bajpayee, Randeep Hooda, Prateik Babbar, Deepak Dobriyal, Grandmaster Shifuji Shaurya Bharadwaj and introducing Sunit Morarjee in addition to Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani. Co-Produced by Fox Star Studios and Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner name Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, Baaghi 2 is directed by Ahmed Khan has opened on a positive note at the box office.

Also read: Baaghi 2 box office collection day 6: Tiger Shroff’s film enters 100 crore club

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Sofia Hayat: I am so happy that Salman Khan has gone to jail

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Apr 062018

Former Bigg Boss contestant, Sofia Hayat took to her Instagram account to write her thoughts on Salman Khan being imposed with 5-year jail sentence in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case

Sofia Hayat. Picture Courtesy: Instagram/sofiahayat

Salman Khan, who got convicted by a Jodhpur court in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, has received support from many Bollywood stars. Some of them even visited his residence to meet the superstar’s family to express their concern. However, one actress who is happy with the 5-year imprisonment sentence levied on the actor is Sofia Hayat.

Sofia Hayattook to her Instagram account to express her happiness on Salman’s decision by the court. The ex-Bigg Boss contestant has mentioned that she’s isn’t afraid of talking against Salman Khan and that the actor deserved it.

This is what she wrote:

Karma gets you in the end…Many people are afraid to talk against Salman because they think he controls Bollywood. Well, I no longer serve my ego and therefore am not afraid to speak up. I am so happy that Salman has gone to jail for what he has done. Animals are so important to this planet and doing what he did and then mocking it was a huge act of his own self importance. Lots of children look up to him, and he has a responsibility to the young people.What is he showing the world when he does things like this? What lessons is he giving them? That it is ok to break the law, to kill animals and then mock it because he is a celebrity? In any western country he would have been vilified for this and the drink driving deaths that he caused. He has then reinvented himself as a charitable man to try and compensate his karma. Today, India has shown that no matter who you are, if you break the law, you are no bigger than the law. I have heard so many young people in India speak about how they are afraid to go to the police about crimes committed by others because they watch the tv and see how people with money and status get away with it because they have paid off the police or the judge or the lawyers. This happened to me when Armaan Kohli paid off 2 of my lawyers so that I could not continue with the case, Dolly Bindra also told me that Armaans family are powerful enough to put drugs in my bag at the airport and I would be in Jail. I had to then drop the case as all the lawyers I hired were paid off. Today, Hindustan can stand strong and hold its head up high to the world and show them that justice is held up in India, and today, all the poor people have been shown a glimmer of hope in their own fight for justice against those who have manipulated the law. Today I can say Hindustaan Zindabaad!

A post shared by Sofia Hayat (@sofiahayat) onApr 5, 2018 at 10:40am PDT

“Karma gets you in the end…Many people are afraid to talk against Salman because they think he controls Bollywood. Well, I no longer serve my ego and therefore am not afraid to speak up. I am so happy that Salman has gone to jail for what he has done. Animals are so important to this planet and doing what he did and then mocking it was a huge act of his own self-importance.

Lots of children look up to him, and he has a responsibility to the young people.What is he showing the world when he does things like this? What lessons is he giving them? That it is ok to break the law, to kill animals and then mock it because he is a celebrity? In any western country, he would have been vilified for this and the drink driving deaths that he caused.

He has then reinvented himself as a charitable man to try and compensate his karma. Today, India has shown that no matter who you are, if you break the law, you are no bigger than the law. I have heard so many young people in India speak about how they are afraid to go to the police about crimes committed by others because they watch the tv and see how people with money and status get away with it because they have paid off the police or the judge or the lawyers.

This happened to me when Armaan Kohli paid off 2 of my lawyers so that I could not continue with the case, Dolly Bindra also told me that Armaans family are powerful enough to put drugs in my bag at the airport and I would be in Jail. I had to then drop the case as all the lawyers I hired were paid off. Today, Hindustan can stand strong and hold its head up high to the world and show them that justice is held up in India, and today, all the poor people have been shown a glimmer of hope in their own fight for justice against those who have manipulated the law. Today I can say Hindustaan Zindabaad! (sic)”

Meanwhile, the others accused in the case – Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and a local, Dushyant Singh – were acquitted after being given “the benefit of doubt.”

Salman Khan shot and killed the blackbucks, from the antelope family, in Kankani village near Jodhpur on the night of October 1, 1998 during the shooting of the film Hum Saath Saath Hain. Blackbuck is an endangered animal and included in the schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act-1972. All the actors were in a Gypsy that night with Salman in the driving seat. He spotted a herd of blackbucks and killed two of them, prosecution lawyer Mahipal Bishnoi said.

Also Read: Blackbuck Poaching Case: Varun Dhawan, Arjun Rampal, Others Concerned For Salman Khan

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Aahana Kumra is hosting a travel-cum-cricket show

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Apr 062018

After anchoring Pro-Kabaddi league matches, Aahana Kumra to host a travel-cum-cricket show

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Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016) actor Aahana Kumra is hosting a travel-cum-cricket show. She will be crisscrossing the country and striking a conversation with Indian Premier League fans during the tourney, which runs from April 7 to May 27. In 2016, Aahana had anchored the Pro-Kabaddi league matches.

Aahana Kumra in an interview with IANS said it is the small screen that keeps her afloat in an expensive city like Mumbai. Listing the pros and cons of working in a web series — a popular platform gaining momentum — and TV, which is an evergreen medium of entertainment, Aahana told IANS: “As an actor, you enjoy the medium, the experience, and it also gives you the opportunities to work with the actors you want to work with. There is no restriction in terms of scripts… It is a very liberating space. But, of course, the longevity is not so much. “It is not like TV. TV really pays your bills, makes sure you have a house in Mumbai. It gives you the kind of sustainability that you need in Mumbai,” she said.

Also read: Aahana Kumra: Web series are liberating, but TV pays bills

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Irrfan Khan's Hindi Medium rakes in Rs 24.31 crore on Day 1 in China

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Apr 062018

Hindi Medium recorded the first-day collection of Rs 24.31 crore, surpassing the opening day collection of Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Dangal

Hindi Medium poster

Saket Chaudhary’s Hindi Medium (2017) starring Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar released in China on April 4. It recorded a first-day collection of Rs 24.31 crore, surpassing the opening day collection of Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan (Rs 14.61 crore) and Aamir Khan’s Dangal (Rs 12.99 crore).

The film, which takes on the education system, opened across 18,000 screens. Bajrangi Bhaijaan had released in a mere 9,000 screens. Dubbed Chinese versions of B-Town flicks are a big draw. Producers are keen to release their films in the neighbouring country.

Hindi Medium which was one of the most successful films of last year is still continuing to make a splash of news world over. Irrfan Khan’s superlative comedy act of a father of a child torn in the pursuit to give her the best education and thus showing a pivotal message of the Hindi-English language war in India, was tremendously loved by audiences in 2017. The film garnered over 100 crores at the box office in India. Irrfan to received two Best Actor nods at the awards season this year.

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Priyanka Chopra shares picture and video from Quantico sets

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Apr 062018

Priyanka Chopra has been sharing several pictures on Instagram from the set of Quantico

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Priyanka Chopra has been sharing several pictures on Instagram from the set of Quantico. This is part of the actor’s countdown to the new season of the show, which kicks off on April 26. After wrapping up a schedule in Ireland, Priyanka Chopra is now shooting in Italy.

Priyanka Chopra will be back as FBI agent Alex Parrish in the new instalment of the series. The Indian actress got global acclaim after the show and also won two People’s Choice Awards for her role. Season three will see Alex going back to navigating the dangerous waters of the CIA that she left behind when she retired to Italy. The show also stars Russell Tovey, Alan Powell and Blair Underwood.

Quantico season three is scheduled to premiere in April. Here are some pictures and videos Priyanka Chopra has shared on her Instagram account:

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