No Eid for Salman Khan this year?

Eid is a big occasion in the Khan household; with Salman out of the country, will it be the same this year?

Salman Khan will miss Eid celebrations at home this year. The actor left the country today to shoot for his film Kick with Sajid Nadiadwala. Sallu has always had grand Eid celebrations at his Bandra residence, spending time with family and friends. The actor even confessed in 2011, when he had to travel abroad for treatment for his trigeminal neuralgia, that he misses home most during festivals. Last time around, when her actor son was out of country, loving mum Salma Khan made sure that he didn’t miss the goodies that were so essential during Eid, sending them packed with him.

Looks like this year the Dabangg Khan does not have too much to celebrate. As if the pressure of his pending assignments and the mounting strain of his court case was not enough, he has worries a-plenty to deal with – his father Salim Khan will be undergoing cataract surgery during Eid, and Sallu’s own court case is weighing heavy on his mind. Those who know the Khan family feel that it’s a lean phase for Sallu, whose personal and professional life has been under greater scrutiny over the past few weeks.

It’s not just his fans who will miss the Dabangg Khan on the big screen this Eid, but also his family at home who will feel his presence on this special day. But there is one consolation for the Khan man – he will not miss mommy dearest’s home cooked biryani! Special delivery, anyone?

Amitabh Bachchan thanks Salim-Javed, Prakash Mehra for Zanjeer turning 40!

Four decades ago when Zanjeer came, it not only rocked the box office, but also changed lead actor Amitabh Bachchan’s fortunes in films and even won him the tag of Angry Young Man

On completion of 40 years of the film, Amitabh Bachchan is ecstatic and thanks every one. Released May 11, 1973, the movie starred Big B as police officer Vijay. It was his first blockbuster after a string of flops and after the Prakash Mehra-directed action-revenge thriller, there was no looking back for him. Zanjeer 40 years of release. Goodness… an entire lifetime, an entire change of my world… (writer duo) Salim-Javed, Prakash ji, thank you,” Big B posted on Twitter.

Before Zanjeer, Amitabh grabbed attention with the 1971 hit Anand, but it was after Zanjeer that he became a star to reckon with and gave hit after hit like Abhimaan, Deewaar, Sholay, Mili, Namak Haram, and Chupke Chupke.

Zanjeer also starred Jaya Bachchan, Om Prakash, Bindu and Ajit and a nostalgic Big B wrote: “I know I repeat the 40 years of Zanjeer … but it just does not leave the system.”

Now Prakash Mehra’s son Amit is producing the remake of 1973 classic, which is being directed by Apoorva Lakhia. Southern actor Ram Charan Teja has stepped into Big B’s shoes. The new version also stars Priyanka Chopra and Sanjay Dutt.