By Frank Franklyn – Futuristic Media Network
Will Bollywood badshah and heart throb of millions of cinema goers across the world Salman Khan play himself in a big budget Tamil film?
Salman Khan’s fan following in the south is so strong that a Tamil film producer B R Krishnan of B R K Films is making a film on the life of Salman Khan. Tentatively titled “Anna Salman” or “Brother Salman”, the film is inspired by the ups- and-downs in the life and love relationships of Bollywood badshah Salman Khan.
We have now learnt that B R Krishnan would like to have Salman Khan play himself in the film. Says Krishnan, “I was scouting for a south (Tamil) super star to play the role. But my director suggested we approach Salman Khan and talk to him about the project. The film portrays Salman Khan – the main protagonist as a nice person and kind-hearted soul who by some chance of fate ends up in trouble all the time. But truth eventually triumphs and the hero’s innocence is proved. The hero emerges triumphant after successfully facing all his problems and downfalls in life. We have several south stars like Rajnikant or Asin doing Hindi films. So why can’t a bollywood star play the lead role in a Tamil film. Besides, my film is multi-lingual and it will be released all over India. We have sent feelers to Salman Khan with a brief description, summary and character sketch of our project. We hope Salman Khan likes the script and agrees to do this film,” said B R Krishnan, adding that he was waiting for a feedback from his casting director.
Mumbai-based actress and model Rituu Sachdev who has done lead roles in south films like the recently-released Kannada film Sri moksha has been signed on to play the main lead. Rituu who plays a double role in the film is the love interest of the hero.
The 22-year-old Rituu who originally hails from Delhi – but has now made Mumbai her permanent home, is herself a great Salman Khan fan. She started her career as an air-hostess flying for the national carrier but soon gave up flying to fulfill her childhood dream of acting. With an hour-glass figure Rituu has already featured in four south films (Telugu, Kannada and Tamil) and done several TV commercials and print advertisements. She was seen in music videos Chahat and Rahbar released in July by Venus Music and sung by renowned singer Alka Yagnik. She has also shot for two more music videos which are due for release.
B R K Films has produced several regional language films in the south and this will be their eight project. “This is a big budget project and the film production standards will be comparable to the best in the world. We are casting two well-known south heroes for this project and the film will be shot partly in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangkok and London,” says the producer, refusing to name the rest of the Tamil star cast.
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