Salman Khan's lookalike to do Pakistani film

August 6, 2013

Salman_KhanNext time Salman Khan needs a body double, he may want to look in Pakistan. Sialkot resident Hasnain Saleem is kicking up a storm on the Internet these days with his uncanny resemblance to the star who has a considerable following in the country.

In the videos, Hasnain, not only looks like a younger Sallu, but walks the talk as well. With Salluswagger and biceps screaming for attention, Hasnain is seen hitting the streets of his town, winning admiring and curious glances from Sallu's Pakistani fans. Some unsuspecting folks even shake hands with and pose with him, creating their own fanboy moments. In fact a TV channel even ran a small feature on Hasnain introducing him thus, "You don't need to go to India if you want to meet Salman Khan, the superstar."

Not many are impressed with Hasnain's Sallu act. A source from Pakistan film industry tells us, "This guy has taken his physical similarity with Salman rather too seriously. He recently changed his haircut to make the physical resemblance complete. He apes him - he has started walking and talking like Salman."

Leading distributor in Pakistan, Juhi Chawla's uncle Satish Anand, who is distributing Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai Dobara, said, "There is no buzz about this Salman duplicate. Nobody is taking him seriously. At best, he may clinch a cameo. Duplicates come and go. Your star faces no threat - serious or otherwise from him."

Hasnain may not have impressed the film fraternity there, but he is not short of female fans. Says our source, "Girls have been calling up his mother and asking for him. She is too embarrassed to even talk about her son's antics. Not that they are not enjoying it, but it seems that Hasnain is now harbouring acting aspirations."

In fact, Amjad Rasheed, who is distributing Chennai Express in Pakistan, did not write off Hasnain. In fact, buzz is he is on the verge of casting Hasnain in a lead role soon. "That's right. I am making a film which Shagufta Rafique (writer, Woh Lamhe, Murder 2 and Ashiqui -2) will direct and Hasnain is a contender for the top role. Let's see how he shapes out."

However Rasheed did not spell out if Hasnain will play himself... or... er... Salman... or some other character altogether.

Meanwhile: The real Sallu of Galaxy Apartments has had a minor setback. His mega show with his ex Katrina Kaif, scheduled to be held in Chicago in August has been postponed. The organiser in question, Sudesh Sonawane, confirmed that he has postponed the show which was supposed to star Prabhu Dheva as well. "We had also invited Abbas Mustan as chief guests. But I guess, we'll have to wait for the big moment. I want to make the show bigger and better whenever I do it," he said. Buzz is, the delay was caused as Sallu has been denied a US visa. But it could not be confirmed at the time of going to press.

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July 30,2020

New Delhi, Jul 30: On his 47th birthday on Thursday, actor Sonu Sood announced three lakh jobs for migrant labourers on the job portal 'Pravasi Rojgar' that he had launched earlier this month.

The 'Dabangg' actor who has launched several initiatives for helping migrant labourers of the country made the announcement about the additional three lakh jobs on his Instagram account.

Sood posted two flyers of the employment application and shared that the jobs came with additional benefits like PF and ESI.

"On my birthday a small initiative from my side...3 lakh jobs tied up for Pravasirojgar.com. All these will provide good wages, PF, ESI, and other benefits," he wrote in the caption.

He further went on to thank the organisations that had partnered with him for the initiative.
"Thank you AEPC, CITI, Trident, Quesscorp, Amazon, Sodex, Urban Co, Portea, and all others for creating these opportunities with me. #AbIndiaBanegaKamyaab @pravasirojgar," he wrote.

Hailed as the 'messiah' of migrant labourers, Sood has helped hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach their native places amid the coronavirus induced lockdown when many like them were walking back to their homes.

Besides labourers, he has also helped students and other people stranded in different parts of the country amid the lockdown. 

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April 14,2020

Mumbai, Apr 14: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has thanked Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan for providing 25,000 personal protective equipment for health workers.

Khan on Monday provided the personal protective equipment (PPE) kits to the frontline medical staff in Maharashtra fighting to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic in the state.

Tope took to Twitter to thank the actor for the help.

Many thanks Mr. Shah Rukh Khan for your kind contribution of 25,000 PPE kits. This will go a long way in supporting our fight against COVID19 & protecting our frontline medical care team @iamsrk @MeerFoundation @CMOMaharashtra," he tweeted.

The actor and his wife Gauri Khan recently offered their four-storey personal office space for treating COVID-19 patients.

Khan had earlier announced various initiatives to help the country during the crisis.

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April 4,2020

New Delhi, April 4: Extending a helping hand to curb the spread of coronavirus, superstar Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri Khan have offered their personal office space in Mumbai for quarantine purpose for children, elderly and women.

The information was tweeted by the official Twitter handle of BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) on Saturday that thanked the couple for the gesture.

"Stronger together. We thank Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan for offering their 4-storey personal office space to help expand our quarantine capacity equipped with essentials for quarantined children, women and elderly, Indeed a thoughtful and timely gesture!" the tweet read.

Earlier the 54-year-old superstar and his group companies had pledged to donate to a number of relief funds, including the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) fund and the Maharashtra Chief Minister's Relief Fund to combat the coronavirus.

The 'Devdas' actor had taken to Twitter on Thursday and shared that his companies -- Kolkata Knight Riders, Red Chillies Entertainment, Meer Foundation, and Red Chillies VFX -- are taking several initiatives to support the relief efforts.

The Padma Shri awardee also announced that his initial efforts will be focused on three cities -- Mumbai, Kolkata and New Delhi, "with the realisation that this is a start and we stand ready to contribute in whichever way possible going forward".

Meanwhile, India's tally of coronavirus positive cases rose to 2,902, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.

Out of 2,902 cases, 2,650 are active cases and 184 have been cured or discharged or have migrated. The total number of deaths reported due to the disease rose to 68 on Saturday.

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