Who insulted Salman's sister?

It's been celebration time for Salman Khan and his family with the success of 'Dabangg'. But in between all that partying there's been trouble as well. No, we're not talking about Salman's 26/11 comments controversy. This was more of a physical fight, and it happened when Salman's sister Arpita and brother Sohail were out at Olive, one of Mumbai's most popular hangouts.

It seems that Arpita and Sohail, as well as their sister-in-law Malaika Arora Khan and her sister Amrita were sitting at tables next to each other. At an adjacent table was Mumbai-based builder Ashish Raheja, with lots of his friends.

Ashish and his friends were dancing very close to Arpita's table. And after some time, Ashish apparently spilt his drink on Arpita. When Arpita asked him about this, he told her that he could buy her table out, if he wanted to. This is supposed to have got to Sohail, who then started fighting with Ashish.

Wow! Bhai ho to aisa! But we're sure if Salman bhai had been around that evening, things would have been even more scary for anyone who dared mess with his sister!

Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Sonakshi Sinha at the Friday Moviez Portal Launch Bash - Photos

Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Sonakshi Sinha at the Friday Moviez Portal Launch Bash

Big brother's bash

Salman Khan hosted a party last night to celebrate Arbaaz and Arpita's birthday

Salman Khan hosted a belated birthday bash last night at a suburban night club to celebrate his brother Arbaaz (August 4) and sister Arpita's (August 3) birthdays.

Says a source, "Salman is thrilled with the response to the Dabangg promo and was in a mood to party. He decided to have a combined bash to celebrate the response to the promos and his siblings' birthdays."

Every year, Salman throws a big bash for his younger sister Arpita. Last year it was at a five-star hotel near his house in Bandra but this time, the venue was a Juhu nightclub. The party was delayed by a few days as some of Arpita's close friends were not in town.

Adds the source, "Salman gives a free rein to Arpita and lets her decide everything from the menu to the venue and the guest list."

Those who attended the party included Farah Khan, Sajid Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala, Riteish Deshmukh and Dabangg heroine Sonakshi with her parents Shatrughan and Poonam Sinha. Aamir Khan left on Wednesday night for Australia to promote Peepli [Live] at the Melbourne film fest and couldn't attend.

Main Aurr Mrs Khanna - Movie Review

We love drama. That's the staple diet of Bollywood films. Even television shows, till a few months ago, relied too heavily on dramatic moments and twists-n-turns, especially the saas-bahu shows. Of late, the reality shows rely on drama to boost the TRPs.

MAIN AURR MRS. KHANNA, directed by debutante Prem Soni, could've been an interesting story had the drama quotient been a bit stronger. What comes across is too simple and ordinary.

Actually, the problem lies in its writing. It wouldn't be erroneous to say that Prem Soni, the director is letdown by Prem Soni, the writer. The writing gyrates from interesting to ordinary to unconvincing and that bogs the film down. The inconsistency is evident all through.

Final words? This Mr. and Mrs. Khanna won't live happily ever after!

Raina [Kareena Kapoor], Samir [Salman Khan] and Akash [Sohail Khan] are three people whose lives get entwined at an international airport. Samir has to decide whether he wants to stay in the same city [Melbourne] that gave him so much and then took away everything or fly away to a new city [Singapore], to a new life.

Raina has to decide whether her love and loyalty for her husband Samir, who left her to pursue success, is more justified than her faith and trust in her new-found friend, while Akash has to decide whether what he feels for a married woman is lust or true love and whether he's justified in trying to win her at all costs, even at the cost of her marriage.

Now let's analyse…
MAIN AURR MRS. KHANNA makes a promising start. The cracks in the relationship are evident when the husband starts facing problems on the professional front. He tries to re-locate to Singapore, but decides to send his wife to Delhi, to his parents' home. Convincing!

The wife decides to stay back in Melbourne and suddenly meets an 'angel' [Sohail Khan] and a friend's friend [Mahek Chahal], who gets her a job at the airport [within hours of meeting her] and a few scenes later, Mrs. Khanna shifts into a palatial mansion. Wowwwww! How can she afford a palace-like home in Melbourne from the salary that she gets, while working in a shop at the airport? Not convincing!

The wife and angel become friends. The angel is well aware of her marital status, yet loves her dearly. The woman trusts him as a friend. Convincing!

The husband re-surfaces [very quickly]. He's now settled in Singapore, has even bought a house there, he returns to Melbourne to fetch his wife back. Complications arise when the marriage registration letter surfaces. Not convincing!

The question is, why didn't the wife confide in her husband about it? That she had to do it for the work permit? Of course, she states subsequently that she didn't want to complicate things further, but didn't she ever realise that the truth would be out sooner or later?

Also, when the husband is in Singapore, there's scant or zilch communication between the couple, which looks so unreal. There's just one sequence of the wife calling her husband, but the husband isn't responding to the call. Again, not convincing!

The ending is interesting, but the surprise appearance of Deepika Padukone looks forced in the script. Perhaps, it was incorporated so that Sohail doesn't come across as a loser. Strangely, Deepika's name is also Raina [also Kareena's name in the film] and she too was in a relationship with a Samir [also Salman's name], which looks fake.

Prem Soni has handled a few scenes well, but the writing is ineffectual. Dialogue, also by Prem, are wonderful at places. Sajid-Wajid's music is tuneful. 'Don't Say Alvida' and 'Rabba' are melodious compositions. The cinematography is striking. The locales of Melbourne give the film a perfect romantic setting.

Salman handles his part with maturity, but it's a Kareena show all the way. She is remarkable and delivers a winning performance yet again. Sohail contributes to some light moments. Yash Tonk is alright. Mahek Chahal is perfect. Nauheed Cyrusi doesn't get any scope.

The film has several star appearances: Deepika Padukone, Preity Zinta [okay], Dino Morea [hardly there for a few minutes] and Bappil Lahiri [yes, the veteran music composer has a proper role in the film].

On the whole, MAIN AURR MRS. KHANNA is weak in merits. At the box-office, the BLUE wave, followed by another strong opposition in ALL THE BEST will sideline MAIN AURR MRS. KHANNA completely. It's a non-starter!

In Pics: Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor promotes Main Aurr Mrs Khanna

Main Aurr Mrs Khanna - Movie Stills

Sleepy Music Launch

While Salman Khan looked fully alert at the Main Aurr Mrs Khanna music release held on Tuesday night, the same couldn't be said about his leading lady, Kareena Kapoor and producer brother Sohail Khan.

The sleep-deprived actress and the Khan bro got some shut-eye and hoped no-one noticed.

The funniest part of the event was that it was supposed to be a music launch of the film but everyone was talking so much on stage (including director Prem Soni who just couldn't stop thanking Salman Khan for giving him a break) that they forgot to launch the music!

Not one music CD or cassette of Main Aur Mrs Khanna was released on stage till the cast and crew went off it.

In Pics: Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor at Main Aur Mrs Khanna music launch

Main Aurr Mrs Khanna - First Look

Exclusive Video: Preity Zinta's Super Hot Item Number

Preity Zinta’s item number in Salman Khan’s Main Aur Mrs Khanna is reminiscent of Aishwarya Rai’s Kajraa Re.

The song titled Happening has Preity Zinta looking no less scorching than Aishwarya in Kajraa Re, where Ash’s legendary thumkas even had Pa Amitabh Bachchan on his knees. But director Prem Soni clarifies, ‘Unlike Aishwarya in Kajraa re, Preity has an important role in the film, her character is vital to the climax of the story.’

A source close to the film said, “Preity was a bit hesitant but she did the song just for Salman and Sohail, she looks amazing in the film and she’s worked out very hard to tone her body. She even went on a special diet for the film. Apart from Preity, Govinda too has a special cameo in the film.

Her look in the song is so similar to Ash that everyone has been wondering why she herself chose to be a part of an item number that could harm her friendship with Ash, but setting such trivial details aside, Preity went ahead to do the song because she did not think it would hurt Ash. With no major film on her list, she was sporting enough to take up Salman's offer.

Main aur Mrs Khanna starring Salman Khan, Sohail and Kareena Kapoor film revolves around the story of Samir Khanna (Salman Khan) and Raina Khanna (Kareena Kapoor) who have a fairy tale marriage but a certain incident leads them to part ways.

Salman is not buying any IPL team, says brother Sohail

There was a buzz yesterday that Salman Khan is planning to buy an Indian Premier Premier League (IPL) cricket team, like Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty.

Salman met IPL commissioner Lalit Modi yesterday at a suburban Mumbai hotel, after which he told the media that the actor had shown interest in buying an IPL team, "He has been interested in buying a team for quite some time.

Today, we had a brief meeting and I explained how to go about with the task. I can assure you that Salman is not the only star who is thinking of buying a team. I have had around 28 queries and the list will surely go up," he said. Modi also admitted that having a film star added to the glitter of the event. "It does add to the spark," he said.

According to Modi, the price tag attached to a new IPL team would be in the region of $200 - 300 million. Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra shelled out almost $15 million for a 12 per cent stake in Rajasthan Royals.

However a source close to Salman says, "He bumped into Lalit Modi at a hotel in Bandra and started chatting with him. It was an informal discussion. Salman asked him how he was, what's happening with the IPL and some other details but that was it.

This talk of Salman buying an IPL team has been going on forever. It's just that celebrities bring certain glamour to IPL and people want stars to be associated with them - like Akshay Kumar was the brand ambassador of the Delhi Daredevils. Similarly, many want Salman to be the brand ambassador of their teams."

Salman's brother Sohail Khan says, "It's not true. Salman is not buying any IPL team. Yesterday when he was shooting for Dus Ka Dum I called up bhai and asked him whether it was true and he denied it."

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