Zaru 🤗 Thanks so much for awesome Pics. Checked and Liked them all. I will sure make a siggy out a few. Actually I am a bit busy for next few weeks so taking a break from making sigs now.
@Niki - Nice pics of Sallu-Lolo - I also liked Chal Mere Bhai
King SalmanHe is Bollywood's original bad boy. But two decades after his debut ' and debacles'his original image has paled in front of his newly acquired status'that of a phenomenon and the most sought after actor in Hindi cinema. Earlier known for giving flops after a mega hit, now Salman Khan can do no wrong. His latest hit "Ready" may not match the first week collection of his "Dabangg", but Salman's message is loud and clear'he's got his act together after crossing the age of 40, a threshold that most actors dread. How else does one explain the fact that "Ready" was widely panned by critics but took an extraordinary opening at the box office and continues to sustain itself both in single screens and multiplexes? Says trade analyst Vajir Singh, "We're seeing a new trend here. Earlier, multiplexgoers weren't interested in masala entertainers, but now they are. When "Wanted" released, it got maximum single screen audience as it was a mass-oriented film, but "Dabangg" was patronised by both multiplexgoers and the singleplex audience. It all began with "Ghajini", but it was "Wanted" that really kicked off the trend of wholesale entertainment masala movies. The deal was sealed by Salman's own film "Dabangg"."
Critics feel that Salman is unpredictable. A trade pundit said, "Right after "Wanted", Salman had two big flops in "Main Aur Mrs Khanna" and " London Dreams". Between 2005 and 2009, Salman had only two hits '"No Entry" in 2005 and "Partner" in 2007." Filmmaker David Dhawan, who has given Salman six hits in his career, says, "I feel he has always been underrated as an actor. Although Salman gives the impression of being nonchalant, he has always taken himself seriously as an actor The fact is that the negatives in his lives have not affected his fan following, the audiences love him too much." Dhawan also believes Sallu is the Rajinikanth of Bollywood. "Salman Khan is like Rajinikanth, you cannot keep him tied to the script. Like Rajini, he improvises his scenes. Since he is a writer's son and a writer himself, he has helped me with scenes. Salman's emphasis on doing things in style and having dialogues with flair comes from his father. Salman the actor is a giver. In fact, there have been times when has given away his scenes to other actors. He has been the most easy actor to work with and is the best entertainer we have today."
Dramatic past Like his idol, actor Sanjay Dutt, Salman's personal life almost took a toll on his career ' be it in matters of the heart or law. The actor's relationships with his women 'Sangeeta Bijlani, Somy Ali and Aishwarya Rai 'has always been wrought with high-voltage drama. Although he acquired an image of a girlfriend-basher and was an accused in a hit-and-run case, he bounced back with superhit "Tere Naam", "Baghbaan", "Garv" and "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi".
Ranjan Singh, who has been in exhibition business for many years, says, "Although "Garv" was not a big hit, but it took a good opening. Exhibitors love Salman probably because he does more films than all the other Khans. He's one actor who cuts across all classes, and makes sure that audiences walk into the theatre on the first day of release. Even a film like "Veer" took a huge opening although it failed to impress the audiences later."
Sociologist Shiv Vishwanath describes the Sallu phenomenon thus: "Salman Khan does not need a good conduct certificate. He doesn't need a high IQ, he doesn't have to take stands and he is not an intellectual like the other two Khans. He is the lowest common denominator. He is a hero and a wishlist. All of us dream of being loved even if we are a bit bad. Salman Khan accommodates that world. You don't have to work hard to be a Salman Khan. It's a more magical world where people forgive you easily. That's Salman. He is also strangely the family man without being married 'he carries a soap opera of a family with him. It's a clan. He accommodates them all 'from Helen to Malika Arora Khan. He advertises himself. He is his own message, literally and symbolically. He doesn't have to try hard. What more can you ask? Everything he does echoes himself."
Psychologist Dr Harish Shetty has his own take on Salman's success despite the many controversies in his life. "The nuance, the nautanki and the noise is all cool. Salman is perceived as a funny lesser evil. Those who castigated him earlier feel guilty as he pales in the presence of a Raja, Kalmadi or a Maran. 'Salman itna kharab nahi hai' is a common refrain."
