Salman Khan He has chosen to put aside his longstanding bitterness with the ‘Dabangg’ director Abhinav Kashyap and extended his support to the latter’s brother, the filmmaker Anurag Kashyapfor the upcoming film ‘Bandar’. While Abhinav has repeatedly leveled serious allegations against Salman over the years, the gesture is even more remarkable.
Salman Khan extends his support to Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Bandar’
Khan recently took a moment to show his support Bobby Deol and Sanya Malhotra’s upcoming film ‘Bandar’. Soon after the teaser was unveiled on May 7, Salman shared on his Instagram handle, “Bandar Teaser now! Movie starring Bobby releasing on June 5!”.
Salman Khan’s quirky Instagram story
He also took to his Instagram stories to promote the film in his quirky style, writing, “B for Bobby deol A for aag N nahi jaoge toh pachtaoge D for deol ABB.” sunny day A for abhi kya? Aamir Khan? R Race so Race to the cinema to see it Akele mat jaana doston ke saath jao aur haan Bandar karega ab sab ko Cinema ke andar.” (B Bobby Deol, A su, N “if you don’t, you’ll regret it”, D Deol now Sunny Deol. A what for now? Aamir Khan? your friends And yes, now Bandar will bring everyone to the theatres)
Fans react to Salman Khan’s gesture
Fans flooded the comments section with love and appreciation. “Salman sir always for everyone… Love u bhaijaan,” wrote one user, while another said, “You know it’s going to be a movie when Bhai talks about it.” The gesture also drew shock from some corners, with one user simply saying, “Salman shares AK movie teaser” while another struck a more emotional note, “SalmanKhan is celebrating everyone but who is there for him?”.
Abhinav Kashyap’s allegations against Salman Khan
For those who don’t know the back story, Abhinav has been making some serious claims against Salman since long. He has alleged that the actor took excessive credit for ‘Dabangg’ and suggested manipulation behind the scenes. Recently, Abhinav appeared on a podcast where he brought up an old incident from the sets of ‘Tere Naam’, saying that Salman made things so difficult for his brother Anurag that the filmmaker was left with no choice but to walk away from the project.
‘Bandar’: Cast, release date and everything
‘Bandar’, directed by Anurag Kashyap and written by Sudip Sharma and Abhishek Banerjee, is backed by Saffron Entertainment and presented by Zee Studios. The film features Bobby Deol, Sanya Malhotra, Sapna Pabbi and a diverse ensemble cast. Saba AzadIndrajith Sukumaran, Jitendra Joshi, Raj B Shetty and Nagesh Bhonsle. The film created a lot of buzz after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last year and is now gearing up for a June 5 release.
