How to be a successful blogger

This is a question which almost every budding blogger tries to find out. I am not saying that I am a very success blogger, but I have learned a lot from my experience. I do go through a number of blogs and bloggers work. These days many novice bloggers are trying to build blogs and get some earning by doing some posts and getting some traffic. For a blog to be success the final question to be answered is “Whats the traffic or your subscriber number?”.

Even to get private ads on your blog which is more rewarding than PPC programs like Google Adsense or Bidvertiser, you need to have good number of page views, visitors and other important factor which influences traffic from search engines is Google Pagerank.

I have some tips which should be useful for budding bloggers. These tips worked for me and I do not claim that this will be giving you the desired results instantly

1. Domain Name

This is something important, if you are planning for a long term blogging. You get free blogs hosted with portals like freewebs, blogger, wordpress etc, but you have lots of restrictions for that. If you register a domain, make sure you select a good domain name and preferably a .com tdl domain. Domain name should not be too big and difficult to remember. Every time your visitor may not be able to bookmark your blog, but if the domain name is something memorable then its an added advantage. For example my domain name is my full name which I had registered 9 years back. I do not want to change this but this is not something which everyone can remember easily. So my first point is Domain Name

2. Update Frequency

Make sure that you do at least 1 post a day, so that if you have regular readers, they get something new when they visit the next time. Every visitor needs something new when they come everytime

3. Descriptive posts from reliable sources with catching Title

Your posts should be descriptive and information provided should be from reliable sources so that other sites do link to your posts which will give you new visitors, backlinks and traffic. You should have a right title which should explain what is in the post. Good title helps in search engine ranking also. The content should be unique and not just copying from any other website and posting in your blog. Search engines will not index or rank such kind of websites

4. Get users to subscribe

Now you can offer great subscription features to your visitors. You just need to get the visitors to subscribe, You can create a subscription page and explain the details of the subscription. You can sign-up for a subscription service provider like Feedburner, which does all the work for you, you just need to create a free account and set up your RSS feeds

5. Comments and trackback

You should keep commenting option open and make sure that you read all the comments and reply to the visitors comments. You should try to be close to your visitors by addressing them by their name and even visit their blogs and post some comments on their blogs

6. Pictures / Videos in your blog posts

Pictures and videos are very effective and widely used by many successful bloggers, its believed than 1 picture can say more than 100 lines

7. User Interactive Posts

Post contests, polls which will make your visitors in participating in your blog activities. This will make your visitors to refer your blog their friends and build your regular visitors number

8. Visibility

This is a very important factor that impresses the first time visitor and makes him / her to bookmark your blog and come back. You should select a nice theme which has good fonts and color. The posts should be clear and readable. I see lots of blogs which are really difficult to read with lots of ads floating in between the text. Many bloggers just have more text ads than the description of the post. If a visitor comes to your blog and clicks on a Google adsense ad believing that its some information on you blog. Do not make your visitors feel that your site is a MFA Site. I know advertising is important, but you are losing a visitor without the knowledge of the visitor who clicks on a text links thinking that its a page of your blog. If you are linking to other sites or page, make the link open in another window using the target frame to _blank, but Google Adsense does not allow this. The fonts you use should be clear, I would prefer Arial, Tahoma, verdana which are very clear and readable.

9. Topic

You should decide a topic for your blog and should concentrate on that topic. When you select a topic, it should be something that you should be able to do some research and write good posts. The posts should be interesting for others to read

10. Bit of Programming knowledge

This is not mandatory and its not possible that every blogger knows web programming or languages like PHP, Mysql. Now a days, there are lots of CMS like WordPress, Typepad, Drupal Joomla available which are open source and easy to use for anybody. I do work with PHP and MySql and do some tweaks and extra work on templates or any needed functions

11. Bit of Advertising

This is something which is needed to promote your blog or to start off. Send emails to your friends about your blog, add the URL with your email signature and forum post. Never try to promote your blog by spamming. Spamming is a crime and always use some third party softwares to manage bulk mailing. Add provision to unsubscribe to every bulk mail that you send. You can use some PPC programs like Google Adwords to promote your blog which is not very expensive if your are able to manage your campaigns cleverly

12. No link selling or buying

Google is a very powerful source of traffic. 80% of my traffic comes from Google and you should keep your blog optimized for search engines too. You should not write posts for search engines by dumping keywords, just write usual posts and use key phrases that a person will use to search for a post that you are doing. Once you get a good pagerank, you will be contacted by many SEO’s for link trading, I get very often, just ignore those offers as this will ruin your pagerank and get buried in search engine result pages



Hope these tips will be helpful to you. Please post your comments and queries, I will be more than happy to reply

Salman 7 Greatest Soundtracks

1-Maine Pyar Kiya (1989)

Music: Raam Laxman
Lyrics: Asad Bhopali & Dev Kohli

Barjatyas, most of the time, always has excellent and sweet music. While their film is targeted at family audiences, their other asset is their music. When one looks down the years as the best Barjatyas musical album, Maine Pyar Kiya is that album. Maine Pyar Kiya was released in the last month of 1989, before hitting the 90s decade. And Maine Pyar Kiya has made a huge impact. For one, not only was it the biggest hit of 1989, it’s the biggest hit in the 80s decade. Two, it was the highest selling album in the 80s, which will appeal every age group. Three, it was the beginning of one of the biggest superstar of all-time Salman Khan. Dil Deewana is the piece-to-resistance of this album. Both Lata Mangeshkar and SP Balasubrhmanium sing their version superbly. One of the best songs to ever come out in Bollywood. The other winners in this album are Kabootar Ja Ja, Aaye Mausam Dosti Ki, Maine Pyar Kiya, Mere Rang Mein Rangne Wali, Kahe To He Sajna, and the Antakshri song. Every song is wonderfully done, that you want to hear album a lot of times. The songs are memorable, which make Maine Pyar Kiya one of best soundtracks of all-times.

2-Saajan (1991)

Music: Nadeem-Shravan
Lyrics: Sameer

Nadeem-Shravan was the best music director in the 90s, as they churned hit albums, one right after the other. A strength in Saajan album is melody, as every song is melodious in its own way. From the amazing score, peotic lyrics from Sameer and wonderful singing that is associated in this album, Saajan is definitely one of the best albums in the 90s. The two best songs in this album are Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal and Jeeye To Jeeye Kaise. These two songs make Saajan album a must-have album. While the former is a wonderful romantic duet, the latter is a soulful song. The other great songs are the chartbuster Dekha Hai Pehli Baar, to the full of energy Tumse Milne Ki Tamanna Hai, to the poetic Bahut Pyar Karte Hain, to the joyful Tu Shayar Hai, and to enjoyable Pehli Baar Mile Hain, Saajan is enjoyable album that got its deserving Best Music award that year. People thought Nadeem-Shravan was a one film wonder when Aashiqui album was released, but with Saajan, they prove they were here to stay. Saajan music should be remembered in the years to come.

3-Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994)

Music: Raam-Laxman

Lyrics: Ravinder Rawal, Dev Kohli

It’s true when they say that no wedding celebrations can be complete without the songs from the Blockbuster Hum Aapke Hain Koun. Raam-Laxman, in those days, gave the Barjatyas wonderful musical score, and it comes to no shock that Hum Aapke Hain Koun is ranked amongst its best. Every song from Hum Aapke Hain Koun was Super-Hit material, which the album sold over a crore copies. Didi Tera Devar, Wah Wah Ramji, Samdhi Samdhan, Joote Dedo Paise Lelo, Dhiktana, Maaye Ni Maaye, Chocolate Lime Juice, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Yeh Mausam Ka Jaadu, Pehla Pehla Pyar Hai, Lo Chali Main, each of these songs were popular in its own right. Raam-Laxman and Barjatyas score once again with Hum Aapke Hain Koun after the super success of Maine Pyar Kiya.

4-Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

Music: Ismail Darbar

Lyrics: Mehboob

Winner of the Best Music Award from the National Awards, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam is a musical treasure that has superb songs from start to finish. Bhansali is one director, with an ear for great music, and he can extract memorable songs from nearly all the music directors. To the unforgettable Chand Chhupa, to the dazzling Nimboda, to the melodious Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan, to the percussive Man Mohini, to the haunting Jhonka Hawa Ka, to the foot-tapping Dholi Taro Dhol, to the brilliant Tadap Tadap, to the outstanding title track, and the likeable Albela Sajan, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam is truly cherishable. Along with Taal, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was a perfect album to end of the century.

5-Tere Naam (2003)

Music: Himesh Reshammiya, Sajid-Wajid

Lyrics: Sameer and Jalees Sherwani

Tere Naam was undoubtedly the best album of 2003, and it became big from the day it was released because it was known to be Salman Khan comeback film. It was not only the best selling album in India for that year, it sold very well in the US, Canada, UK and the West Indies. This is an album that comes once in a lifetime, as it has a variety of songs that makes this album popular till this day. From the mesmerizing title track, to the romantic Tumse Milna, to the youthful O Jaana, to the semi-qawalli Tune Saath Jo, to the heart-rending Kyon Kisi Ko, to the wonderful Chand, to the energetic Lagan Lagi, to the superb Man Basia, and the beautiful Oodhni, Tere Naam had every type of song that should easily appeal to the masses. It comes to no shock that Tere Naam album is still sells today because the score from Himesh Reshammiya is simply brilliant. If piracy never exist these days, no doubt Tere Naam music sales would’ve been 60 lakhs plus.

6-Khamoshi – The Musical (1996)

Music: Jatin-Lalit, Remo Fernandez
Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Remo Fernandez

Sanjay Leela Bhansali films always have great music, so let’s go back in time where it all began with Khamoshi – The Musical. This is was at a time where Jatin-Lalit was on a roll as they were delivering good albums one right after the other. However, Khamoshi remains a landmark for Jatin-Lalit as their songs are simply great. Out of the seven songs in the album, 6 of them were great tracks. From Aaj Main Upar (instant hit), Aankhon Main Kya (great singing from Kumar Sanu), Gaate The Pehle (great musical composition), Jana Suno Hum (excellent singing from Udit Narayan), Yeh Dil Sun Raha (Hit song), and Bahon Ke Darmiyan (easily the best song in the soundtrack), all of those six tracks are outstanding. The only letdown was Huiya Ho, which is plain below average. Except for Huiya Ho, Khamoshi is a great album, please get it. You won’t be disappointed.

7-Lucky (2005)

Music Director: Adnan Sami; Lyrics: Sameer

Hands down to the best soundtrack of 2005, which was Lucky (the only entry from 2005 that made it to this list). The soundtrack released at the perfect time, around Valentine’s Day. This soundtrack seem to be the prefect Valentine's gift for your loved ones, as melody was the key factor in this soundtrack. Six songs in the soundtrack (excluding all the different mix) and five of the songs stand out hugely. From the lovable Jaan Meri Jaa Rahi Sanam, to the endearing Sun Zara, to the spectacular Shayad Yahi To Pyar Hai (easily the best song from the album), the attractive Chori Chori and the very youthful Lucky Lips, Lucky is a soundtrack that will appeal to everyone from every ages. The only disappointing song was Hum Deewane, however, those five songs easily camouflage that one song. Lucky, is simply the best album of 2005, thanks to the melody of Adnan Sami. Another factor that it had going in its favour was that it uses different singers for each track. Lata Manageshkar, Asha Bhosle, Udit Narayan, Adnan Sami, Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, and Anuradha Paudwal all made a huge impact of 2005. And deservingly, Lucky was one of the best selling album of 2005, which doesn’t come up as a surprise. I wouldn’t be surprised if Adnan Sami sweeps the Best Music awards from all award function, as he truly deserves it.

Anees Bazmee's Salman-Asin starrer Ready to be shot in Sri Lanka

Even before the hangover of a spectacular Videocon IIFA Weekend 2010 subsides, it seems like the host country, Sri Lanka, has already begun reaping the benefits of playing host to IIFA's magnificent 11th edition. Recognizing the gorgeousness of the island nation, and the welcoming warmth received by the Indian Film Fraternity during another magical IIFA weekend, Anees Bazmee's new film Ready, produced by T-Series and starring Salman Khan and Asin in lead roles, will now be filmed in Sri Lanka, beginning 20th June, 2010. The movie's location for shooting was originally scheduled to be Mauritius, but after enjoying a beautiful locale like Colombo during the Videocon IIFA Weekend, there was much enthusiasm to change the location to Sri Lanka

It may be recalled that in the absence of the Bachchan parivar and Shah Rukh Khan at the recently held IIFA weekend in Colombo, it was none other than Salman Khan who was the main attraction at this extravaganza. The actor, who played a key role in the IIFA Hands for Humanity Project, as the Brand Ambassador for Charity, thoroughly appreciated the kindness and generosity of the Sri Lankans and claims to be thrilled about returning to the neighbouring island.

Sri Lanka is undoubtedly excited to welcome the whole cast of Ready. It seems like the exuberant aura of Sri Lanka, that received global recognition at the Videocon IIFA Weekend will prove to be a big plus for this host country in the days to come.

Interpreting the dhaasu tweets of Salman Khan

A long time ago, when there was no twitter, you got your news about celebs from newspapers, magazines or TV channels. But then the brave, the tech savvy, the curious celebs got on twitter. They reached out to their fans. Their fans loved it. They lapped it all up. Word got out - the friends of celebs slowly got their feet wet. A trickle of Bollywood celebs started showing up on twitter.

As is the case in the movie industry, you are either with the latest trend or you are a dehati. And so it was that the trickle turned into a torrential downpour as hasti after hasti got on twitter and started tweeting.

Karan Johar was the first big celeb to take twitter seriously. Priyanka Chopra brought her sparkling personality to the micro-blogging platform and became an instant fan favorite. The arrival of Shahrukh Khan was met with much exuberence from fans and fellow celebs alike.

But then the big guy himself decided to crash the party. Under the twitter id of BeingSalmanKhan, Bollywood's big star listed himself as 'film actor, artist, painter, humanitarian' and opened his khaata with this tweet: "Arbaaz ne kaha ke tweet kar toh banta hai boss".

Mixing pictures taken from his cell phone with wisecracks, Hinglish and a unique yaar-dildaar sense of humor, Salman Khan is now my favorite celebrity on twitter. My love for his lunkhead charm can now be indulged on a daily basis.

Yet, sometimes Salman can get obtuse. His tweets can be misunderstood. Because I'm so keen that like me all of you love Salman's tweets - I'm translating some of his greatest verbal emissions as a public service.

Here are Salman's dhaasu tweets, interpreted (in no particular order).

Tweet: K k is nt on twitter . Kanishk tweet me your sister,s num . Vil spk to her

Translation: While the cat is away, the mouse wants to play

Tweet: Hahahaha amazing response to my last tweet , most of u hv sent it bak to me , hahah , think it,s v funny n sweet . Jst fr that vil sho pic

Translation: I'm easy to please, I'll take my shirt off now

Tweet: Waking up n smelling the coffee , n u?

Translation: I'm writing in metaphors, get it?

Tweet: Arbaaz ne kaha ke tweet kar toh banta hai boss

Translation: Yes, I talk in real life like I do on on my TV show Dus Ka Dum

Tweet: Thy will tell their frds n children b whtver u wna b bt dnt b lik salman khan. Ab socho nthin btr than growin up well.

Translation: People want to be like me, but won't admit it

Tweet: Hou vaj yaur eggjaam pleej dount phail , engliss ij a bherry phunney languez , jst packed up , hw was your day?

Translation: Behold! My earthy sense of humor

Tweet: gonna go to sleep nw hv to wake up at 6 am n work all day n nite . Sleep well take care , aaj tak ka bus aab nw vil wait till kal tak , t c

Translation: I have a busy life and I work hard

Tweet: Coffee vit milk or black ? Suggar or no suggar ? Arre jaldi bolo hv to go n shoot fr dabangg .

Translation: I still haven't figured out the small things in life

Tweet: This tweeting is free kya ?

Translation: Where there is a deal there is a desi

Tweet: Tweetak tweetak tweetiya i lv u

Translation: I've had a drink. Or three.

Tweet: Tweetar ke do aagey tweetar tweeter ke do peechey tweetar aagey tweetar peechey tweetar arrey bolo kitney tweetar??!

Translation: I just had another drink and I'm getting REALLY creative.

Tweet: U wanna kill sm 1 thn kill him fr sure but vit your work , kaam se maro , that's the only way n the best way killed the person n no jail hah

Translation: Remember what I did to Viviek Oberoi? Well, I don't.

Tweet: Live fr sm u wanna die 4

Translation: I am good with oxymorons

Tweet: Jaago mohan pyare

Translation: This is how dhaasu people like me say Good Morning

Tweet: Future depend on wat u hv dn in your past n wat u doing in your present, dnt wnt 2 hear that lst my job cs of tweeting or failed cs twtng sk

Translation: Stop whining everyone and take responsibility! Like everyone else in Bollywood

Sanju and Salman to have intense action scene in their nexts

Salman Khan in Dabangg and Sanjay Dutt in Knock Out, both actors will be seen in hand-to-hand combat with their adversaries in the climax of their films Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt are racing towards the release of their action dramas at around the same time. While in Abhinav Kashyap's Dabangg Salman does some of the most intense action scenes of his life, Sanjay Dutt has pulled out all stops in Knock Out with action scenes that are bone-breaking real. Interestingly, the climax of both Dabangg and Knock Out show Salman and Sanjay locked in a hand-to-hand combat with their adversary. While in Dabangg, Khan fights Sonu Sood, in Knock Out Dutt is locked in a photo-finish fight with the British choreographer Joey Ansah who directed stunts for Matt Damon in The Bourne Ultimatum. Initially Ansah was only supposed to direct the climax. Bash like Bourne Says a source, "Sanju Baba wanted the fight to be as hard-hitting and real as the one between Matt Damon and Joey Ansah in The Bourne Ultimatum. So he suggested to director Mani Shankar that the adversary fighter in the climax should be Ansah himself." Almost 18 kilos lighter, Dutt has done the most intricate wrist-supported somersault-in-the-air seen in Indian cinema in Knock Out. Ansah has also smashed empty bottles on Dutt's head. Breaking bottles Says the director, "Sanju insisted on letting Joey Ansah break bottles on his head. We had ordered special bottles made of brittle glass from Los Angeles but still it was very painful." So whose hand-to-hand combat would have that optimum impact? Salman's or Sanju's? Wait and watch.

Salman genuinely believed I'd achieve success: Katrina Kaif

By Dibyojyoti Baksi

Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Katrina Kaif, who usually remains tight-lipped about her relationship with actor Salman Khan, says the star always guided her and genuinely believed she would join the big league in Bollywood one day.

"Salman had been always there, more than anything to guide because I didn't know anything about the industry. What would remain special in my mind is that from the very beginning Salman told me that I will achieve this success in the industry. And at that point it was too far off," Katrina told IANS in an interview.

"That time I couldn't see myself one movie ahead, forget 15 movies ahead. I think that he believed it genuinely," the 25-year-old actor said.

She entered Bollywood in 2003 with the dud "Boom". Her first big hit was 2005 romantic comedy "Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya" in which she teamed up with Salman. After that she gave a string of hits, including "Namastey London", "Partner", "Welcome", "Singh Is Kinng" and critically acclaimed "New York".

But Katrina feels nobody can plan success.

"It's (success) destiny, no one can plan it. There are many people who are connected with the industry because of their father, mother or other family members; still they are not able to achieve what is termed as success in the industry.

"You can come here, make two or three films, your co-stars could be your friends - all this you can plan but you can't plan which film would be successful. The miracle that happened with my life has been the success of my films. Because, had those films not been successful, no one would have done anything for me," said Katrina.

She is now eager to take more responsibilities and do more diverse roles like the one she is doing in Prakash Jha's "Raajneeti', where she plays a politician.

"Till now I have done a genre of films. People have accepted me, loved me and have given me so much support. I never imagined getting so much. But I feel that there are other types of films to do. See other contemporary actors, they have done much more diverse roles.

"People can say that the success ratio of my films has been very, very good, but I still feel people should see me on other kinds of films too...

"May be something like a remake of 'Sita Aur Gita'...In 'Raajneeti', I have more responsibility. But you will have to remember that there I am with six very important guys, all have very important roles," said Katrina.

The actress maintains she always wanted to do something unusual in life.

"I always used to make a world in my head and live in that. I always wanted to be something unusual. Some of the dreams I remember, they may sound stupid - I wanted to be a firefighter, I wanted to be a stunt woman, I wanted to go to NASA. Acting was something to fancy," said Katrina.

(Dibyojyoti Baksi can be contacted at dibyojyoti.b@ians.in)

Salman Khan gets more money for 'Dus Ka Dum 3'

His last release Veer may have tanked at the box office but the folks at Sony Entertainment are banking on Salman Khan to boost the TRPs of their channel with the third season of the game’s show Dus Ka Dum.

And reports have it that the actor will be paid handsomely more than what he was last year. In 2009, as we all know, Salman had slashed his price because of the recession in the industry. Back then he got a pay-cheque of Rs 80 lakh per episode for 25 episodes. This year, he is expected to pocket somewhere between Rs. 1.25 lakh to Rs 1.50 lakh per episode.

Salman’s manager Vikas Kapoor has confirmed that the actor is “definitely being paid more” than the previous two seasons, but he refused to disclose the amount.

The third season is likely to go on air in July this year. Salman says he’s excited about the show. When quizzed if he would like to have Shahrukh Khan as a guest on his show, Salman gave a positive reply and said he would welcome SRK and treat him like any other guest on the show.

Salman removed his lucky charm

Apart from his attitude and wacky sense of humour , one thing that has been inseparable from Salman Khanis the Feroza bracelet that the superstar has been wearing on his right wrist from last so many years. Even for his movie roles in films like Wanted and Yuvvraaj Salman did not take off the bracelet because he reportedly considered it his lucky charm. He made an exception for a few scenes for Veer only because the bracelet did not go along.

Recently, Salman has once again been stripped of his lucky charm for his role in Dabangg. The actor plays a corrupt cop from UP and the bracelet did not suit his character. Director Abhinav Kashyap says all he had to do was to tell Salman just once to remove the bracelet and the actor complied without any argument.

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Salman to star in Judwaa 2

Salman Khan, David Dhawan and Sajid Nadiadwala get ready to make Judwaa 2. Kareena Kapoor might play one of the lead actresses.

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan is finally ready to play the quirky Raja and the sober Prem in the sequel to his 1997 hit Judwaa. The actor has given his nod to team up once again with director David Dhawan and producer Sajid Nadiadwala for the sequel to the twin-comedy only after he was completely convinced with the script.

So far the idea of a sequel to Judwaa had been quelled mainly because the story ideas did not appeal to Salman. Now, David has finally come up with an idea that the team feels is worth pursuing.

Producer Sajid says, “We’ve been going back and forth with David on the story of Judwaa’s sequel for years. Since Judwaa released there have been innumerable films about twins and their adventures, so films about twin heroes had become stale. Before making Judwaa 2 we first had to make sure the plot not only went further than the first Judwaa but also goes beyond all the other double-role films that have come lately.”

Fact of the matter is that double roles have not been doing well lately. Sajid says, “We’ve gone back to the story board repeatedly to ensure Judwaa has very high novelty value.”

“David is working on giving Salman’s character a special new spin. We’ll give the two Salmans a very different look and the story moves ten years ahead but Salman is still as boyish as he used to be,” adds Sajid.

Judwaa 2 won’t feature either Karisma Kapoor or Rambha who were lead actresses in the first film.

But yes, Kareena Kapoor is being considered to star in the sequel.

Salman Khan as villain in Mr. India 2

Producer Boney Kapoor has confirmed that Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan will be playing the villain’s role in “Mr. India 2”. He refused to comment any further as the script is still to be finalized. For the first time in his career, Salman will play a villain on the lines of Amrish Puri, whose portrayal of Mogambo in “Mr. India” is iconic.

“Mr. India 2” marks Sridevi’s comeback and will also star Anil Kapoor. The film will be directed by Anees Bazmee. Salman and Boney share a very good bond. In fact, they got along very well during the making of their film “Wanted”. So when Salman heard that Boney was planning a sequel to “Mr. India”, he expressed a desire to star in the film.

Boney told Anees about casting Salman in the film, and Anees could not think of anything better than the role of the unforgettable Mogambo.Salman is only too happy to play a negative character in the film as it will have a completely different look.

According to the buzz, Salman will be playing a terrorist who wants to rule over India and the story will be about how Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and their gang try to free the country with the help of an invention made by Anil Kapoor.

Salman Khan to act in Malayalam superhit Bodyguard’s Hindi remake

By Ryan Lobo, March 18, 2010

He has been the heart throb of Bollywood for decades now, and the audiences have been witness to the varied characters he has played throughout his career, he is Salman Khan. The latest development is that Sallu bhai is all set to star in the remake of the south film Bodyguard.

The film which is being produced by Atul Agnihotri is still in the adaptation stages. However, Atul confirms saying, "Yes. Even though we are still adapting the script to fit the Bollywood audiences, we have confirmed Salman to play the lead role in it, while for the leading lady we are yet to decide and are keeping the options open."

The original, which was directed by Siddiqui, will have him behind the camera for the remake as well, says Atul, "As for the direction of the film, I have known Siddiqui for quite some time now. In fact, we were in talks when he was making the film down south. And now after it has acclaimed fame, I think there is no one better to direct it than him."

However, a little while ago there had been rumours that said that the rights for the film were with Boney Kapoor, to which Atul firmly states, "This is total rubbish. If there was anything like that Boney would have definitely told me, the rights for the remake have always been with me."

Further Atul tells us, "Right now, we are working on the adaptation of the film. Once this is complete, we will launch the making and finalize of the lyrics for the songs. Since most of the film has a lot of outdoor shoots, we are looking to start the shoot some where in the last three months of this year, while keeping in mind a tentative summer release for the film."

Salman and Deepika in Kick remake

Salman Khan's remake of the popular Telugu film 'Kick' is a go. Deepika Padukone has signed on to play the female lead and the film will be directed by A R Murugadoss of 'Ghajini' fame.

Southern junta will be a bit disappointed because hottie Ileana will not reprise her role in the Hindi remake of 'Kick'. The original film had Ravi Teja in the lead role. The Hindi remake will be produced by Bollywood supremo Sajid Nadiawala and will be filmed in 2010, with a release date slated for January 2011. Abhijat Joshi, the co-writer of Munnabhai flicks has been hired to pen the script of 'Kick'. Was Deepika Padukone a good choice for the film?

'Kick', which released earlier this year was a madcap comedy which revolved around a guy (Teja) who who loves challenges and cannot live without getting a "kick" out of doing things. Every morning before drinking milk he takes a whiff of whiskey to get a kick out of it. He joins a job and leaves it the next day just for kicks. He romances a woman and leaves her for the same reason. There is a love triangle, a cop and a mysterious thief. Yes, this is certainly a mass Sallu entertainer.

To prepare for the role, Salman is supposed to undergo martial arts training and also learn kickboxing. Like 'Wanted', this film also will have copious amounts of the trademark Salman Khan-cheese. Tollywood remakes have been he lifeline of Bollywood for a while now, Priyadarshan has been doling out remakes and rehashes year-after-year. Last year 'Ghajini' became the biggest Bollywood film of all time, and even 'Wanted' was a huge hit.

Salman Khan Joins Twitter

So finally Khan joins the Twitter as BeingSalmanKhan, something that looked almost impossible. In his first tweet, Salman says he joined the website on Arbaaz’s recommendation. In his first two tweets, Salman looks to be in his typical touch and doesn’t try and talk a more mature language or something.You can follow salman at his twitter account from this link
http://twitter.com/beingsalmankhan

Salman & Asin READY to go on floors

Rachana, Bollywood Trade News Network Salman & Asin, who delighted us with their rocking chemistry in the musical hit LONDON DREAMS, are all set to pair up once again. And this time in the remake of Telugu hit READY, which will be directed by filmmaker Anees Bazmee, who gave us blockbusters like NO ENTRY, WELCOME, SINGH IS KINNG in the past.

Before finalizing Asin, a lot of other B-town actresses were being considered. Infact some reports suggest that Anees was quite keen on signing up Genelia D'souza, who was also a part of the original film, as he thought Genelia would perfectly fit the bill. However Genelia couldn't become its part for reasons best known to the makers and eventually Asin was in.

Now as the cast is finalized, the Hindi version, which is being produced by T-series head honcho - Bhushan Kumar, is all set to go on floors in June 2010. The music of the film will be composed by Pritam.

The Hindi remake is slated to release in June 2011.

Salman Khan turning to negative roles

Over the years, we have seen Salman Khan in various genres of films. He has done successful romantic films like Maine pyaar kiya,Hum aapke hain kaun,Baaghi,Saajan,Pyaar kiya to darna kya,Hum dil de chuke sanam and Tere naam, Jaan-e-Mann .He is equally been in ease and successful in comedies like Andaaz apna-apna,Judwaa,Mujhse shaadi karogi,No entry and Partner. He has successful action flicks like Karan Arjun, Garv, Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, Wanted and Veer. He has also been part of some emotional family flicks like Hum Saath Saath Hain, Bandhan, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke and Baghban. He has also been part of critically acclaimed films like Khamoshi and Phir Milenge. He has been in Hindi film industry for more then 2 decades and is one of the superstars of current time.

Now he is turning into negative roles. With Dabanng, Mr. india 2 and Sanki, Salman Khan is going to his grey side. It will be interesting for his fans. We would also like to see Salman Khan in different genres of films. I would like to see him doing an horror film or few thrillers. I would like him try art cinema or trendy cinema also. As an actor, he has shown his range.

We have seen him playing mature character in chori chori chupke chupke then he has also played shy character in Hum Saath Saath Hain. He has played a mad role in Kyunki then he was Aids patient in Phir Milenge. Salman Khan is an understated actor and has not got his dues as an actor from both industry and media.

Dabaang would be his first negative role. The movie is directed by Abhinav Kashyap. Salman Khan is playing a corrupt cop. He will have moustache in the movie and will have accent of U.P or Bihari Guy. As an actor, it would be most challenging role. He would continue his negative avathar with Mr. India 2 and Sanki. In between, there is also sequel to Partner, No Entry, Judwaa and Wanted.

Salman Khan had shown certain grey shades in “Tere Naam” in first half of the film. It is considered as best performance of him as an actor. Salman can turn negative roles as new leaf to his career. He is fag end of the career. Negative roles can extend his career. Salman Khan as a villain would be most dashing and handsome villain of Indian cinema

Shahrukh Is Not Friend Now-Salman Khan

Salman Performence in Star Screen Awards 2010

Salman Performance In Filmfare Awards 2010