Salman Khan returns to action with `Wanted'

Known for his macho image, Salman Khan is back with a full-on actioner with "Wanted - Dead or Alive" releasing Sept. 18. The actor promises "mind-blowing" fight sequences in the thriller directed by ace choreographer Prabhudheva.

"There is a lot of action in the film and it is going to be mindblowing. Mind you, it has all been done by me and not by a body double," Salman had said about "Wanted".

"We haven't even used the usual cable work that much, so it's been very difficult and I even pulled a hamstring during one of the running sequences that took three months to heal. But it has all been worth the effort," the 43-year-old actor said.

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Story of fragmented family of 3 brothers who are united by music

Produced and directed by Subhash Ghai, 'Yuvvraaj' is musical story of fragmented family of three brothers - Deven Yuvvraaj, played by Salman Khan, Gyanesh Yuvvraaj played by Anil Kapoor and Danny Yuvvraaj, played by Zyed Khan - who are fighting and playing games with each other to inherit their father's wealth.

Music for the film is composed by none other than, A.R. Rahman, Ghai's favorite. The film was released on November 21.

According to Ghai, the film is about the arrogance and overconfidence of contemporary youth.

"Everyone wants to be a rock star, regardless of whether they have the morals to go with the appellation."

The story takes a curve, when Deven's girlfriend Anoushka, played by Katrina Kaif, comes in to explain to them the power of relationships over the power of money by using music to bind the love between them.

Deven Yuvvraaj is a happy-go-lucky person for whom life begins with himself and ends with his love Anoushka, a beautiful, angelic girl passionately in love with her violin and Deven.

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Based on best-selling novel, film is about events that happen at a call center

'Hello' is a tale about the events that happen one night at a call center. Based on the best-selling novel, ‘One Night @ Call Centre' by Chetan Bhagat, the film is slated for an October 10 release.

Told through the views of the protagonist, Shyam Mehra played by Sharman Joshi, it is a story of almost lost love, thwarted ambitions, absence of family affection, pressures of a patriarchal set up, and the work environment of a globalized office.

Shyam is losing his girlfriend because his career is going nowhere as he trudges his way around in a call center. His girl friend Priyanka Kapoor, played by Gul Panag who is also an agent at the call center, is about to be snatched by an NRI technology geek.

There is also the aspiring model Esha, played by Esha Kopikar, who is looking for the break that seems to almost always elude her.

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Salman Khan to host Sony Entertainment Television reality game show

B ollywood actor Salman Khan, who is to anchor Sony TV's new reality game show ‘Dus Ka Dum', has turned a blogger and writes in his first entry that he takes all his decisions on instincts rather than calculations.

"All my decisions are based on my instincts and some people think that I am too moody and cynical," Khan writes in his blog.

"Believe me, I have been guided by my instincts and my heart all my life! I do not depend too much on intelligence, analysis and calculations."

Khan, who has often been in the news for wrong reasons, says that earlier he had his own reservations about anchoring a show.

"I still remember the day when my brother Sohail Khan brought the proposal to anchor a show for Sony Entertainment Television. I had my reservations. The idea sounded so impractical that I rejected it even without giving it much thought," he wrote.

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