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<keyword id="6354779" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jaipur">Jaipur</keyword>, Bollywood star <keyword id="6354583" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="salman-khan">Salman Khan</keyword> on Tuesday apologised for 'mistakenly' submitting a false affidavit in the Jodhpur session court in 2003, during his hearing in a case related to the poaching of two blackbucks in Jodhpur in 1998. The final verdict in the case will be pronounced on Thursday. Salman appeared before the Jodhpur session court for the hearing of his appeal against conviction in the blackbuck poaching case through video conferencing. His lawyer Hastimal Saraswat told the court that the affidavit was mistakenly submitted to the court on August 8, 2003, for which the actor should be forgiven. During the hearing, Saraswat said, "The affidavit was mistakenly given on August 8, 2003, as Salman had forgotten that his licence was given for renewal because he was too busy. Therefore, he mentioned that the licence had gone missing in the court." Salman was arrested in 1998 for hunting two blackbucks in Kankani village near Jodhpur. At that time, a case under Arms Act was registered against him and the court had asked him to submit his arms licence. Salman gave an affidavit in the court in 2003, saying that he had lost the licence. He also lodged an <keyword id="6358015" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="fir">FIR</keyword> at the Bandra police station in Mumbai in this connection. However, the court later came to know that Salman's arm licence was not lost, but had been submitted for renewal. Public prosecutor Bhavani Singh Bhati had then demanded that a case of misleading the court should be filed against the actor. A trial court in 2018 had convicted Salman and awarded five-year imprisonment to him for the killing of two black bucks during the shooting of the film 'Hum Saath Saath Hain' in October 1998. The actor had challenged the trial court verdict in the sessions court. Salman's fellow actors Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, <keyword id="761" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Neelam">Neelam</keyword> and Sonali Bendre, who were present on the spot in Kankani along with him, have been acquitted. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/what-is-facial-recognition-technology-and-how-india-is-using-it-to-track-down-protestors-and-individuals/articleshow/80782606.cms">India is ramping up the use of facial recognition to track down individuals without any laws to keep track of how this technology is being used</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/tech-mahindra-cfo-says-talent-is-getting-expensive-but-clients-are-willing-to-pay-the-premium/articleshow/80779844.cms">EXCLUSIVE: Tech Mahindra CFO says talent is getting expensive but clients are willing to pay the premium</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/realme-smart-watch-s-pro-review-and-details-of-features/articleshow/80779962.cms">Realme Watch S Pro review – nailing the important features but the basics need more work</a>

Salman Khan apologises for 'mistakenly' giving fake affidavit in poaching case

Actor <keyword id="1623055" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sooraj-pancholi" source="Orion">Sooraj Pancholi</keyword> shook off the controversy clouding his life and career on Friday with a special <keyword id="6354572" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cbi" source="Orion">CBI</keyword> court acquitting him in the 2013 <keyword id="6356238" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="suicide" source="Orion">suicide</keyword> case of his girlfriend <keyword id="19566" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="jiah-khan" source="Orion">Jiah Khan</keyword>. Pancholi, 32, the son of actors <keyword id="966" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="aditya-pancholi" source="Orion">Aditya Pancholi</keyword> and Zarina Wahab, hasn't really been able to make a dent after his promising debut as the lead in the remake of "Hero" opposite Athiya Shetty in 2015. The film, which won him a Filmfare Award for best debut, was backed by Salman Khan and Subhash Ghai. It didn't do well and Pancholi's career has been moving in fits and starts since then. He has since worked in the little-known "Satellite Shankar" and "Time to Dance". Pancholi, who has also worked as assistant director on films such as Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Guzaarish" and Salman Khan-starrer "Ek Tha Tiger", hit the headlines when he was accused of abetting Jiah Khan's suicide. He was charged on the basis of a six-page letter purportedly written by Khan, who was found hanging in her Juhu home on June 3, 2013. In an interview to PTI in 2015, Pancholi had said, "My name will always be associated with her and I have no guilt for that. I am happy that something at least stays with me. I am sad that she ended her life. But at least her name is with me and I have no problems with it." On Friday, Pancholi was there with his mother when the judge read out the verdict. Special CBI judge A S Sayyad called him to the witness box and asked his name. When the actor said Sooraj, the judge asked him to state his full name. The actor then replied, "Sooraj Aditya Pancholi." The judge then said, "Due to paucity of evidence, this court holds you (Sooraj) not guilty... acquitted." Sooraj nodded with his head down and stepped out of the witness box. He didn't speak to reporters. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/significant-irregularities-in-reporting-to-investors-led-to-zilingos-failure-investor-burda/articleshow/99841452.cms">Significant irregularities in reporting to investors led to Zilingo's failure: Investor Burda</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/axis-bank-under-pressure-after-reporting-net-loss-in-q4/articleshow/99840323.cms">Axis Bank shares under pressure after Q4 net loss; analysts upbeat on the lender</a>

Sooraj Pancholi, star son and actor gets an acquittal in Jiah Khan suicide case

<keyword id="6354583" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Salman-Khan">Salman Khan</keyword> will go to jail today as Mumbai Sessions Court pronounced five years of imprisonment for him in 2002 hit-and-run case. The actor would be taken into custody and he can only apply for bail in high court. 
 
The disappointed actor broke into tears as judge DW Deshpande handed over the verdict. There was a lull in the Bollywood industry as Khan’s supporters and fans called it a sad day. 
 
Here’s what celebs have to say on the sentencing: 
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	
		The verdict! 😵 My heart is wid <a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan">@BeingSalmanKhan</a> n the family. I think he suffered enuf mentally for all dat happnd. But we hv 2 follw d law. — <keyword id="18884" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Bhagyashree">bhagyashree</keyword> (@bhagyashree123) <a href="https://twitter.com/bhagyashree123/status/595865115632668673">May 6, 2015</a> 
	 </blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	
		I won't comment on the courts judgement, but my heart goes to kind-hearted Salman and the Khan family! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SalmanVerdict?src=hash">#SalmanVerdict</a> <a href="http://t.co/viVd5PbYc8">pic.twitter.com/viVd5PbYc8</a> — <keyword id="1972" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Rani-Mukherjee">Rani Mukherjee</keyword> (@_ranimukerji) <a href="https://twitter.com/_ranimukerji/status/595875300015099904">May 6, 2015</a> 
	 
	 
	<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
		
			Support and prayers for <a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan">@BeingSalmanKhan</a> and the entire khan family...may god give them courage at this sad time...
		— Sajid Khan (@SimplySajidK) <a href="https://twitter.com/SimplySajidK/status/595872756844990464">May 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
	 
	 
	<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
		
			I respect the law but <a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan">@BeingSalmanKhan</a> &amp; his family have helped so many people &amp; have the kindest heart. This hurts. God give them strength.
		— SOPHIE CHOUDRY (@Sophie_Choudry) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sophie_Choudry/status/595866607219445762">May 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
	<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
		
			Just not fair on <a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan">@BeingSalmanKhan</a> . My prayers w him n his family to be strong. We r all with u
		 
		— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) <a href="https://twitter.com/ameesha_patel/status/595871102284378112">May 6, 2015</a> 
		 
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Even the sports fraternity was not behind in expressing solidarity with Salman. 
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	
		😥😥😥😥 Nothing else to say..Except stay strong <a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan">@BeingSalmanKhan</a> ..like u always have.. — <keyword id="487" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Sania-Mirza">Sania Mirza</keyword> (@MirzaSania) <a href="https://twitter.com/MirzaSania/status/595864610336538624">May 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	
		We r wth u Bhai <a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan">@BeingSalmanKhan</a> stay strong
	— Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) <a href="https://twitter.com/boxervijender/status/595872930287919104">May 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
 However, former police officer and social activist <keyword id="6354361" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kiran-Bedi">Kiran Bedi</keyword> welcomed the judgement 
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	
		Strong message of rule of law thru Salman's case. Judgements come one day, howsoever one may keep the wolf away. It returns..Law of nature..
	— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) <a href="https://twitter.com/thekiranbedi/status/595863302871191552">May 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
Others also followed suit and hailed the verdict. 
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	
		Judgements are not based on whether a person is good or bad. If you've made a mistake, it's only fair you get the punishment. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SalmanVerdict?src=hash">#SalmanVerdict</a>
	— Sonali Dhulap (@pillya) <a href="https://twitter.com/pillya/status/595870500565360641">May 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
 
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		One can't hide his Crime behind his Charity. That's Truth. You have to pay for it. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SalmanVerdict?src=hash">#SalmanVerdict</a>
	— Aap ka Mayank Sharma (@AapKaManku) <a href="https://twitter.com/AapKaManku/status/595875229081022464">May 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
Salman Khan’s defence lawyers had pleaded for three years of imprisonment and had asked the court to consider Salman’s charity work through Being Human, under which he sponsored heart surgeries of 600 children. 
 
However, the Mumbai Sessions Court didn’t pay any heed. Now, it seems that the 49-year-old actor will have to knock at the doors of the High Court. 
(Image: Indiatimes)

Salman Khan: Bollywood visibly heartbroken; fans hail the judiciary!

Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma-starrer Bollywood movie ‘<keyword id="6355056" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sultan">Sultan</keyword>’ released today and Twitter has already become its fan. 
 
The movie, which is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, produced by Aditya Chopra and also stars Randeep Hooda, revolved around a wrestler ‘Sultan’, played by Salman, whose arrogance after an Olympic win costs him personally as well as professionally. 
 
Sultan’s story also revolves around how a wrester from a tiny village of Haryana state makes it big in the sport due to his grit and determination. There is also a love-angle in the story in which Anushka is playing a pivotal role, who is also a wrestler in the movie. 
 
The duration of the movie is 2 hours, 50 minutes and has Twitter singing for it. 
 
Here’s what Twitterati have to say: 
 
 
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		Bharat khi Shaan - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sultan?src=hash">#Sultan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MustWatch?src=hash">#MustWatch</a> a true entertainment <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bollywood?src=hash">#Bollywood</a>
	— Vivek Das (@vdas13) <a href="https://twitter.com/vdas13/status/750633433190182912">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		If you want to get entertained,charmed,thrilled n moved by a story smelling of desi mitti,then don't miss <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sultan?src=hash">#Sultan</a> 4 anything.Enjoy!!
	— Faridoon Shahryar (@iFaridoon) <a href="https://twitter.com/iFaridoon/status/750633387178782721">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sultan?src=hash">#Sultan</a> truly an epic movie.. bhai bhai 😎 <a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan">@BeingSalmanKhan</a> with a wonderful performance!
	— LovrenFlair. (@ThatLFCbloke) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThatLFCbloke/status/750633269729882112">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		Oh and special mention to <a href="https://twitter.com/RandeepHooda">@RandeepHooda</a> ... He was brilliant as always <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sultan?src=hash">#Sultan</a>
	— Bhargav (@Sum_1_special) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sum_1_special/status/750633237228064768">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		Watched Sultan!!! Good entertaining movie but a bit lengthy... Rocking performance from both Salman and Anushka !!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sultan?src=hash">#Sultan</a>
	— Suvajit (@suvajit26) <a href="https://twitter.com/suvajit26/status/750633164775632896">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		<a href="https://twitter.com/AnushkaSharma">@AnushkaSharma</a> take a bow. You were so beautiful and strong all the same time in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sultan?src=hash">#sultan</a> which very few can achieve. I loved you as <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/aarfa?src=hash">#aarfa</a>
	— smitha s (@smithabs) <a href="https://twitter.com/smithabs/status/750632925637406721">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		What should I say about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sultan?src=hash">#Sultan</a>? Its simply 👌. God bless <a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan">@BeingSalmanKhan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AnushkaSharma">@AnushkaSharma</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aliabbaszafar">@aliabbaszafar</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/yrf">@yrf</a>.
	— A Karma Yogi (@AKarmaYogi) <a href="https://twitter.com/AKarmaYogi/status/750632756292382721">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		Go watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sultan?src=hash">#Sultan</a>. First half has been beyond good, rare for a bollywood movie.🙌✨😍
	— That Guy (@avid__dreamer) <a href="https://twitter.com/avid__dreamer/status/750632725187534848">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		When a <a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan">@BeingSalmanKhan</a> movie hits the theatres you r sure of it becoming a blockbuster.But <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sultan?src=hash">#Sultan</a> touches ur ♥ and will stay der forever.
	— Hriday (@beinghridophile) <a href="https://twitter.com/beinghridophile/status/750631628976693248">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sultan?src=hash">#Sultan</a> of the ring will make u laugh, cry &amp; enjoy. Here is an Eid Dawat u can't miss!BestPerformance. <a href="https://t.co/4qECofZTa4">pic.twitter.com/4qECofZTa4</a>
	— Ashley Rebello (@ashley_rebello1) <a href="https://twitter.com/ashley_rebello1/status/750625329119633409">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		Sultan is surely going to become the second-biggest release of Salman Khan's life. Biggest will always be his own release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sultan?src=hash">#Sultan</a>
	— aritra (@arisory) <a href="https://twitter.com/arisory/status/750635069891489792">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		Saw <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sultan?src=hash">#Sultan</a> today...several adrenaline-pumping moments, strong emotional core...all in all a great cinematic extravaganza!
	— GAUTAM TANDON (@TheGautamTandon) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheGautamTandon/status/750635033405169665">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		Wat chakde is 4 hockey. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sultan?src=hash">#Sultan</a> is for Wrestling.Salman's knock out punch.strong dialogues. Blockbuster Eid <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SultanAtCarnivalCinemas?src=hash">#SultanAtCarnivalCinemas</a>
	— ARUN SIDD (@adyararun01) <a href="https://twitter.com/adyararun01/status/750635050085912576">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>

Salman Khan’s ‘Sultan’ has got Twitter rooting for it. Here’s what Twitter verdict is

The Internet is going crazy about <keyword id="6354583" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Salman-Khan">Salman Khan</keyword> today and we are all aware of the reasons. The Web is flooded with reactions on the verdict that Dabangg-Salman-Khan faced in Mumbai Sessions court today, we decided to take a look at the many faces of the superstar, who is also known for his sense of humour, charity work and also as an ‘otherwise’ nice human being. Take a look!

The many faces of Salman Khan

In a huge setback to <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> Superstar <keyword id="6354583" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Salman-Khan">Salman Khan</keyword> has been held <keyword id="42742" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Guilty">guilty</keyword> by a <keyword id="242585" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Mumbai-sessions-court">Mumbai Sessions Court</keyword> of killing a man in a 2002 hit-and-run crash case. Charges he has been found guilty of include, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, driving under the influence of alcohol and not possessing a licence. The sentencing is awaited. 
 The <keyword id="18182" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Judge">Judge</keyword>, reading out the verdict said that Salman Khan himself was driving the car that smashed into the six people, killing one and injuring the rest. The Judge also said that Khan was under the influence of alcohol when the incident occurred. Khan is now looking at a minimum jail term of 4 years and a maximum of 10 years. 
 The defence counsel of Salman Khan now get the chance to plead for leniency at the court seeking a lower jail term. They also have the chance of requesting the court to consider the statement of Khan’s <keyword id="6366401" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Driver">driver</keyword> that was earlier not admitted as an evidence by the court. If the court does agree to admit this new evidence, there is a possibility of some of his charges being struck down, or even facing a lighter jail term. Salman Khan also has the chance of now appealing to higher courts, the first would be at the <keyword id="48485" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bombay-high-court">Bombay High Court</keyword>. Khan is accused of driving his SUV into a group of homeless people sleeping near a Mumbai bakery, killing one of them. 
 
A string of prosecution witnesses, including survivors of the crash, have testified that Khan was at the wheel when his vehicle crashed at speed into a group of half a dozen men sleeping on the street in September 2002. 
The trial began in earnest last year after a series of court hearings and legal hold-ups. 
 
When Khan finally took the stand, he pleaded not guilty and told the court that his driver was responsible for mounting the pavement in Bandra West. 
 A constable attached to Khan's security detail said in his statement to police that the drunk <keyword id="271" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="actor">actor</keyword> lost control of the car while driving at about 90 kilometres (55 miles) an hour. 
 
"The people were sleeping on the footpath. Salman and (his cousin) Kamaal ran away from the spot," the constable, who died in 2007 of tuberculosis, had said. 
One of the sleeping labourers injured in the accident said in his statement that "Salman was so drunk that he fell. He stood but he fell again and then he... ran away." 
 
But Khan's lawyers said the actor had in fact been drinking water all evening and had climbed out of the driver's seat after the accident because the passenger side door had been damaged. 
 
They also said that the victim, Nurulah Mahbob Sharif, was killed during an operation to move the car, rather than the crash itself, when the bumper fell off and landed on him. 
Finally, last month, his driver took the stand and said he crashed after the front left tyre burst, making steering and braking difficult. 
 
The verdict is being awaited with baited breath, both by his fans and Bollywood studios who stand to lose millions if they have to cancel filming movies he has been signed up to. 
 
One report by PTI said that more than $31 million was riding on the verdict.

SALMAN KHAN: GUILTY AS CHARGED!

Bollywood’s Dabbang superstar <keyword id="6354583" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Salman-Khan">Salman Khan</keyword> has been convicted in the 13 year old hit and run case. And this sure ain’t good news for the brands that he endorses. 
	 “This verdict impacts both brand Salman Khan and the brands that he is associated with differently. As far as the brand Salman Khan is concerned, it will definitely be adversely impacted,” said brand expert <keyword id="175362" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Harish-Bijoor">Harish Bijoor</keyword>, CEO of Bijoor Consults. 
	 
	He explained that Khan’s huge fan following will be hit and his hero status will get affected. “A lot of his fans would have really preferred him to own up his mistake in the court of law. Instead, he has tried to fight it legally, which will not be taken down well by many of his followers,” added Bijoor. 
	 
	Talking about his brand endorsements, he feels that the brands he endorses will not be impacted much as consumers are mature and realise that it is advertising. “I see over 90% of the brands moving away from Salman Khan,” averred Bijoor. 
	 However, adman <keyword id="132751" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Naresh-Gupta">Naresh Gupta</keyword>, managing partner with Bang in the Middle feels otherwise. I don’t see the brands dumping Salman Khan immediately, for all of them signed him up knowing fully well that he has cases pending against him. His equity will be impacted in long term, as the news of his sentencing starts to build up. He would have a small phase of sympathy, but it will start to peter out. Long term his equity will definitely take a knock This is not the only case pending, the blackbuck one too is pending,” he said. 
	 It should be noted that currently, Salman Khan has over Rs 200 crore riding on him through his film projects. According to market estimates, his brand endorsements are pegged at nearly Rs 50 crore. “On <keyword id="1432297" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Times-Celebex">Times Celebex</keyword> , Khan is among the top 5, so he has a very strong following. His following in mass market will be even higher looking at how his movies do,” suggested Gupta. 
	 
	As per Times Celebex 2015 list, Salman Khan has the highest box office collections and is also the most searched Bollywood star online. Among the brand endorsements, Salman Khan ranks fifth with 10 brands in his kitty. 
	 
	Image Credit: Indiatimes.com

#SalmanVerdict: Salman Khan's hit-and-run case will surely knock brand Salman!

While they might have settled their disputes on Twitter, <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword>’s Shahrukh and Salman are set to scuffle it out at the box-office next Eid with <keyword id="6361860" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Raees">Raees</keyword> and <keyword id="6355056" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sultan">Sultan</keyword> respectively. 
 
With the Shah Rukh starrer Raees already gaining traction on social media, this action-thriller by Rahul Dholakia would see King Khan romancing Pakistani belle Mahira Khan. 
 
On the other hand, Sultan by Ali Abbas Zafar would reportedly see Salman playing a wrestler. The film female lead is still top secret. 
As fans brace themselves for the titanic clash between box-office’s beefiest brawns, Business Insider India looks into the numbers to compile a progress report of the two Khans that rule Bollywood. 
 
Baadshah vs. Bhai over the decade 
 
Numbers: 
Total Budget – $139.2 million vs. $131.57 million 
Total Gross – $402.7 million vs. $396.82 million 
Biggest Budget – Ra. One ($31 million) vs. Kick ($16 million) 
Biggest Gross –Chennai Express ($62 million) vs. Kick ($59 million) 
Most profitable return – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (7.5x) vs. Dabangg (5.15x) 
Least profitable return – Ra.One (1.2x) vs. Veer and London Dreams (1.2x) 
Biggest Loss - Dulha Mil Gaya (110%) vs. Marigold (426%) 
100 Crores films – 4 vs. 7 
 
Theaters: 
Hit Count – 12 vs. 13 
Semi-Hit Count – 2 vs. 2 
Flop Count – 1 vs. 4 
Success Ratio – 80% vs. 68.4% 
 
Verdict: 
 
Shah Rukh has been crowned the King of Bollywood because of his consistency. He is best known as a dependable player while Bhai is untouchable in the 100 Crore club. With seven 100+ Crore films under his belt Bhai will continue to make cash registers go Ka-Ching! 
 
Disclaimer: All numbers are industry estimates. 
 
(Image credit: Indiatimes)

Crunching
numbers behind the Shahrukh vs. Salman rivalry

Once the verdict was announced pronouncing him as guilty, a visibly shaken and crestfallen <keyword id="6354583" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Salman-Khan">Salman Khan</keyword> was asked by the Judge if he wanted to say anything. To which Salman said, “I was not driving the car.” This, even as he kept gesturing to his sisters <keyword id="2053" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Alvira">Alvira</keyword> and Arpita to not breakdown and cry in court. 
 
Everything now boils down to how many years will he have to serve in prison. The biggest and the most serious charge that he has been found guilty of is under Section 304(2) of the IPC, which pertains to culpable homicide not amounting to murder that carries with it a maximum jail term of 10 years. 
 
While the sentencing is awaited today, Salman’s defence have been pleading for a lenient jail term of 2 years with a hefty fine/compensation for the affected peoples’ families. The pleas that the superstar’s counsel is making are primarily on two grounds. First, that this incident was mainly an aberration to the ‘human’ personality that Salman Khan is. The counsel have been pleading to the Judge to consider the ‘humanitarian’ work that Salman has been doing which has been bringing about such positive changes to several lives. This despite, Salman giving strict instructions to his counsel not to publicize or use his humanitarian work as a reason for lowering his jail term. The defense told the court, "Don't punish him more just because he is an actor. Enhance the fine but don't punish him beyond 3 years." 
 The second and more important plea being made pertains again to two very high profile hit and run cases similar to this one. The first being the 1998 <keyword id="45587" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Sanjeev-Nanda">Sanjeev Nanda</keyword> <keyword id="6355119" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="BMW">BMW</keyword> case where Nanda ran over and killed six people including 3 police officers in Delhi and the second one being the <keyword id="574170" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Alistair-Pereira">Alistair Pereira</keyword> case in Mumbai, where the latter mowed down and killed 7 people on the pavement. In both cases the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> handed out jail terms of 2 and 3 years respectively, despite the accused being under the influence of alcohol and behind the wheels when the incidents occurred. The counsel has argued that in both the above cases 6-7 people were killed with no signs of any compensation to the affected people's families, while this incident involves the death of only one person and a compensation pacjkage of Rs 19 lakh that has already been paid by Salman to the concerned people. 
 The prosecution, in the meanwhile, has pleaded with the judge to hand out the most stringent punishment, not taking his social work into consideration. The court has even ordered for perjury charges to be filed against Salman's <keyword id="6366401" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Driver">driver</keyword>, <keyword id="167070" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Ashok-Singh">Ashok Singh</keyword>. 
 
Salman Khan could be heading to either the Nasik or the Yerawada jail very soon.

Salman Khan: Salman's Defense to Court: 'Don't punish him more just because he is an actor'

As the Bombay HC gave out its verdict in 2002 hit-and-run case against <keyword id="6354583" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Salman-Khan">Salman Khan</keyword>, the <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> actor broke down inside court, oblivious to the fact that hundreds of his fans swarmed his residence Galaxy apartments cheering over his acquittal. 
	 
	<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Salman-Khan-a-free-man/articleshow/50120457.cms">ALSO READ: Salman Khan, a free man </a>
 

	The actor himself drove about an hour to court from Karjat Studio where he was filming his next movie Sultan. Salman's father Salim Khan was photographed leaving Galaxy Apartments earlier. Salman's sister Alvira and faithful bodyguard Shera were also in court.When the High Court pronounced its verdict at about 1.40pm, just his pregnant sister Arpita was present in the house. 
 

	By afternoon, a small crowd of fans (who converged here from far distant places) had joined the banks of media cameras and crews amid high police presence. 
	 
	Even as of now, the crowd milling about on the road outside Galaxy Apartments is still relatively small but is steadily swelling. Salman, who will be 50 later this month, will likely come home to a rapturous welcome today. The actor's neighbours can also expect a traffic jam on the street.
 In May, when the Sessions Court convicted Salman, Galaxy Apartments was crowded with celebrities visiting the actor. The VIP visitors included Shah Rukh Khan, <keyword id="6355923" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aamir-Khan">Aamir Khan</keyword>, Hrithik Rosan, Preity Zinta and Sonakshi Sinha. On Thursday morning, Mumbai politician Baba Siddique was the sole arrival.

Salman Khan breaks down in court; fans cheer outside his Bandra residence

Amidst scenes of crazy jubilation outside Galaxy Apartments in Bandra by fans of the superstar chanting 'bhaijaan, bhaijaan', the <keyword id="48485" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bombay-high-court">Bombay High Court</keyword> today granted bail to superstar <keyword id="6354583" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Salman-Khan">Salman Khan</keyword> in a 2002 hit and run case, two days after a <keyword id="242585" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Mumbai-sessions-court">Mumbai Sessions Court</keyword> found him guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, sentencing him to 5 years in jail. 
 Justice AM Thipsay stayed the <keyword id="6366930" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Session-Court">Session Court</keyword> sentence, thereby converting Salman’s interim bail into a regular one. Justice Thipsay while suspending the sentence pending appeal asked the defence counsel to produce a fresh bond of Rs 30,000 for Salman to get the bail, once the superstar himself goes and surrenders to the <keyword id="95890" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="sessions-court">Sessions Court</keyword>. His travel abroad will also require the court's consent henceforth. The final hearing on the suspension of the sentence will be taken up by the Bombay High Court in July 2015. Separately and simultaneously, another case appealing the judgment overall will also take place in July. 
 
This effectively means that Salman will be a free man till the time the Bombay High Court hears the case (the Appeal against the Session Court judgment) afresh and pronounces his own verdict in the matter. It is also useful to remember that in a case where the sentence is under 7 years, it is a matter of routine for the convicted person to get bail, which is what exactly happened in this matter as well. 
 Earlier in the day, a very aggressive line of arguments were placed forth by Salman’s defence team led by senior advocate <keyword id="315758" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Amit-Desai">Amit Desai</keyword>. Amongst the key points stated were why the prosecution didn’t examine Kamaal Khan, Salman’s cousin, who was also in the car when the incident occurred. The defence also said that <keyword id="2841938" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Ravinder-Patil">Ravinder Patil</keyword>, Salman’s <keyword id="35445" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="bodyguard">bodyguard</keyword> and one of the people present in the car, was an ‘unwilling witness’ whose statement that the car was being driven at over 90 km/hr cannot stand true, simply because the distance between the Marriot Hotel, where the group were drinking and the site of the incident is 7-8kms, and to reach the site from Marriot in 30 mins (as said by Patil in his statement) would mean the car was being driven at a speed no more than 40 km/hr. This essentially is the defence tearing into the prosecution’s case of negligent and rash driving against Salman. 
 
In fact, even before pronouncing the order, Justice Thipsay, while reasoning to the court aloud said that an appellant should not be made to suffer simply because the hearing on the matter could take a long time. The Justice also had observed that the sentence should be suspended and the bail granted to the superstar. 
 
That said, the defence would now have to concentrate on building a strong case against the sentence of the session court to challenge the sentencing under Sec 304 (2) was incorrect. For a person to be sentenced under culpable homicide not amounting to murder means that the convict should have had prior knowledge of the victim’s presence and there should have been an intention to kill, which clearly was not present in this case.

IT'S BAIL FOR SALMAN KHAN! But first he must surrender before the Sessions Court

As <keyword id="242585" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mumbai-sessions-court">Mumbai Sessions Court</keyword> convicted <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> actor <keyword id="6354583" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Salman-Khan">Salman Khan</keyword> in the 2002 hit-and-run case for culpable homicide, the micro-blogging site Twitter was filled with mixed reactions over the judgement. 
 
The victory of truth didn’t go down really well with celebs and Dabangg star fans, who are openly expressing their unhappiness about this verdict on Twitter. Here is how they reacted to the news. 
 
Actress-turned-politician Hema Malini expressed disappointment and said "I will pray for a lesser sentence. I have full sympathy with him."
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	Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha who made her debut with Salman wrote: 
	 
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			Terrible news. Dnt knw wht to say except tht will stand by <a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan">@BeingSalmanKhan</a> no matter what. Hes a good man and no 1 can tk tht away frm him.
		— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) <a href="https://twitter.com/sonakshisinha/status/595846930380541953">May 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
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			<a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan">@BeingSalmanKhan</a> is a man who has always helped d underprivileged!A man who has done so much humanitarian work.Prayers for a fair judgement. — <keyword id="8112" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Bipasha-Basu">Bipasha Basu</keyword> (@bipsluvurself) <a href="https://twitter.com/bipsluvurself/status/595849384123838466">May 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
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			Cant wrap my head around what's happening,scary how fickle life is,hope n pray he emerges stronger like he has in the past <a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan">@BeingSalmanKhan</a> — <keyword id="114453" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Arjun-Kapoor">Arjun Kapoor</keyword> (@arjunk26) <a href="https://twitter.com/arjunk26/status/595852640308830208">May 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
	But not everyone is unhappy about the verdict and there are people, which also includes fans, who feel that this verdict is just an example to send across a string message to the society that no one can ever be above law. The topic was trending under #SalmanVerdict under which was flooded with comments. 
	 
	 
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			All those crying for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SalmanVerdict?src=hash">#SalmanVerdict</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan">@BeingSalmanKhan</a> , have you equally cried for those dead bodies on footpath, they too had right to live
		— QueenBee ♕ (@vaidehisachin) <a href="https://twitter.com/vaidehisachin/status/595848034484932610">May 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
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			Really want to hear the victim's family right now. They've fought for 13 years against the power of the rich and the mighty. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SalmanVerdict?src=hash">#SalmanVerdict</a>
		— Deepti Sachdeva (@DeeptiSachdeva_) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeeptiSachdeva_/status/595841037525999617">May 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
	 Salman Khan’s defence lawyers have pleaded for three years of imprisonment and asked the court to consider Salman’s charity work through <keyword id="148126" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Being-Human">Being Human</keyword>, under which he sponsored heart surgeries of 600 children. However, the Mumbai Sessions Court didn’t pay any heed. Now, it seems that the 49-year-old actor will have to knock at the doors of the High Court.</blockquote>

As Salman-Dabang-Khan gets convicted in the 2002 hit-and-run case, celebs and fans react in shock

<keyword id="6354583" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Salman-Khan">Salman Khan</keyword> verdict is out, Rahul baba has joined <keyword id="6354616" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword>, preparations of Modi’s China visit are in full force, <keyword id="6354312" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword> is gaining momentum and keeping people glued to TV screens...yet amid all these changes we are not hearing any positive news on <keyword id="6391709" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Net-neutrality">Net Neutrality</keyword>. <keyword id="51958" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="YES">Yes</keyword>, the topic is buzzing and getting all due attention from all spheres of the world, but neither government nor telcos are taking any concrete measures to ensure that Internet doesn’t become a private property in the coming times. 
 Rajya Sabha <keyword id="5509" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Member-of-Parliament">Member of Parliament</keyword> <keyword id="205969" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajeev-Chandrasekhar">Rajeev Chandrasekhar</keyword>, who had earlier submitted his counter comments to the submissions made by Telecom Companies to the TRAI Consultation Paper on “Regulatory Framework for OTT Services, points out that the erroneous claims made by Telecom companies, that Over The Top Services such as <keyword id="6377887" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Skype">Skype</keyword> and <keyword id="790242" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="WhatsApp">Whatsapp</keyword> have impacted their revenues and therefore, their capacity to make <keyword id="6362476" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="investments">investments</keyword> into the Telecom Sector are unjustifiable. He states that such claims “do not justify any costs or discrimination to be borne by the Internet consumer” and that “no discussion on viability can cause Telcos/Internet Access Providers to become a gatekeeper of the Internet.” 
 Challenging the claims made by <keyword id="15492" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vodafone">Vodafone</keyword> in their submission, which cites the example of “<keyword id="74266" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Apple-Inc">Apple Inc</keyword> deciding what software is allowed on their devices”, to make a case for a non –neutral Internet, Chandrasekhar has said, “Apple Inc’s ecosystem is a propriety ecosystem that is privately owned while Internet is an open ecosystem and has no owners. It is precisely to avoid the conversion of this open and fair internet into a proprietary, Telco gatekeeped set of <keyword id="589972" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Islands">islands</keyword> on the Internet, that the consumers require Net Neutrality in India.” He further states, “Vodafone must be thanked for making available to the consumers and to the public, this desire of theirs to convert the Internet to an Apple Inc like closed system. I have referred to this as the Cabelization of the Internet and Net Neutrality prevents that from happening.” 
 
Now, this makes one wonder if counter comments on Net Neutrality in India would ever come to a close, but wait, there is some hope. By tomorrow i.e. 8th of May all stakeholders would be submitting their counter comments on the issue to the <keyword id="30356" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Telecom-Regulatory-Authority-of-India">Telecom Regulatory Authority of India</keyword>, which would then deliver their recommendations to the <keyword id="6493697" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Telecom-Ministry">Telecom Ministry</keyword> shortly. In the interim, the <keyword id="116246" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Department-of-Telecommunications">Department of Telecommunications</keyword>’ consultation on Net Neutrality is also underway, and according to a statement by the <keyword id="46149" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Telecom-minister">Telecom Minister</keyword>, is expected to be released in the last week of May. 
 
With the Consultation process coming to a close, the focus now shifts to the Government – whose decision on Net Neutrality and the issue of regulating Over The Top Services shall impact the Digital India program – which experts believe, requires an enabling, open policy ecosystem to be successful. One must note, over 11 lakh Indian consumers had earlier written to TRAI, in protest of their one sided consultation paper, which suggested that OTT players be brought under a regulatory framework. 
 
(Image: India Times)

Telcos are trying to convert the Internet into a closed system. But there is still hope

Few weeks are left for actor <keyword id="7645" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sanjay-Dutt">Sanjay Dutt</keyword>’s release from Pune’s Yerwada jail, where he is serving sentence after he was convicted in 1993 Mumbai blasts case, and legal experts are expecting some sort of a rebound in legal discourse surrounding such cases. 
 
Dutt, who was out on prolonged furloughs during the time he served his sentence in prison from May 2013, will make his way out of the jail for once and for all on February 25 this year. The reason for his release, seven months before the five-year sentence, is cited as ‘good behaviour’ in the jail. 
 
The first course of action has already started rolling out. One of the convicts in former PM Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Perarivalan, has sought to know the grounds of Dutt’s release. He was serving reminiscent prison sentence of 42 months from the time he went behind bars amidst much drama surrounding his return to prison when the sentence was commuted. 
 
Perarivalan has used the Right to Information Act, one of the most democratic weapons Indians have against the lagging administrative and judicial system. Perarivalan is currently lodged in Vellore Central Prison. 
 
Activists are already building arguments around Dutt’s impending release saying ‘good conduct’ is not a ground for release under serious cases such as TADA under which Dutt was jailed. 
 
Though the proposal granting his remittance is yet to be cleared by the Maharashtra government, speculations are rife that the proposal would be given ‘due’ importance and a certain amount of surety will be demanded from Dutt. 
 
An activist Pradeep Bhalekar has filed a PIL in Bombay High Court questioning this step taken by the authorities in Dutt’s case which would send ‘wrong’ message to the society. 
 
Bhalekar claims there are nearly 27,740 prisoners who have been jailed across the state under charges that are lighter than that the actor faces. If they cannot be freed, how was Dutt’s case considered to be above them, and above the law which is deemed to be equal for all? 
 
This would also send somewhat a mixed message to the convicts of various crimes that no matter how serious the crime is, one can supersede the law using the same contexts that set the stage for their arrest and conviction. 
 
Meanwhile, Bollywood awaits its Munna Bhai with great anticipation. New scripts, new releases and new stories will hit the screen, adding excitement and some great economy to the biggest employer of this nation—the Bollywood. 
 
The next series of Munna Bhai, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, is being planned coinciding with days when the actor turns a free bird. 
 
Bollywood has been in the centre of storm over legalities owing to the huge economical margins they set in motion with their presence on the screen. Their on-screen persona should not influence their off-screen activities, which are sometimes more than questionable. 
 
For instance, when Bollywood actor Salman Khan, considered to be a mega force in the industry, was granted bail soon after his conviction in hit-and-run case, the reaction on social media and the celebration that followed showed societal emotions override all legal modalities when it comes to heroes who are demigods in the country since a long time. 
 
Dutt’s release before time will surely send a mixed bag of signals to the society on this front. On the other hand, should a man/actor/celebrity be dealt more sternly than required just because of his personality being in the public eye? This is another question that would haunt the society in some ways, which would disturb the equilibrium of the law as well. 
 
Should Dutt complete the sentence, foregoing all the privileges that have been granted by the law to all citizens? What would then be the incentive for a convicted person to go on the path of reformation and regret should he be kept out from this provision? 
 
It is a well established fact that while Dutt serves his sentence in the prison, has always maintained good relations with his fellow prison mates and has show exemplary behavior that can set the stage for a lot of people to emulate his conduct while they bow before the verdict of law. 
With that, the question remains. Should he, or shouldn’t he be released? 
 
(Image: Indiatimes)

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