Monday, March 10, 2014

Salman Khan - The Angel or the Demon?

Love him or hate him, but you can't ignore him! Yes, that's Salman Khan for you. Known as Bollywood's Bad boy with a golden heart Salman aka Sallu is the most sought after Khan of the B-town. Salman who at 40 plus is a confirmed bachelor and is still a hot favorite amongst the girls and remains on every heroine's priority list. His charisma seems to be only increasing by the day as not just well-established heroines wish to work with him but new entrants in the B-town from Sonakshi ( who made her debut in Dabangg opposite Saman) to Kangna Ranaut are eager to work with him.

Actresses like Laxmi Rai, newbie Kainaat Arora from 'Khatta Meetha' and even the Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez finds the Salman irresistible and wants one chance to share the screen space with him. Vidya Balan in an interview had said that she thought Salman as a"quintessential lover" and she would love to have an opportunity to work with the actor in a romantic film. Deepika Padukone, who made her debut opposite SRK in 'Om Shanti Om', too revealed that working with Salman Khan once in her career, is the top most priority on her list. "I have not signed Atul Agnihotri's production with Salman as I have not been approached but I'd love to work with Salman.
The actor is also famous for his various link ups - from Sangeeta Bijlani, Pakistani beauty Somy ali to Aishwarya Rai (who is now a Bachhan bahu) to Katrina Kaif and recently Kangna Ranaut and Zareen Khan (who starred with him in Veer). Among these link ups, the most controversial one was his romance with Aiswarya who when the broke up said in an interview that Salman had emotionally and physically tortured her. Though Salman loyalists still maintain that the actress was lying. Anyways after that interview Salman and Aishwarya avoid each other at all public events.
Salman's relationship status is definitely media's favorite topic but the actor himself is not very open and definitely not someone who wears his heart on his sleeve.
Salman is not just famous for his good looks, acting, movies and his relationship with starlets but is also known for his charity Being Human and painting skills. This year after the catastrophic fire broke out in Bandra slums, the actor came forward and took one of the victims under his care. Salman has given the victim named Atif, who is 12 year old, a shelter under his supervision and plans to care of Atif till the time he is 18. The Being Human Foundation has also recently partnered with the Marrow Donor Registry India to create a registry of marrow donors in India. The foundation is now working with youngsters to create awareness.