Have you heard? Just do it, says Salman

Just do it says SalmanBollywood star Salman Khan said films entering the Rs 100 crore club is now a thing of the past and going forward movies need to aim for the ldquobenchmarkrdquo of Rs 1000 crore to succeed at the box office The star 57 was speaking at the trailer launch of the upcoming Punjabi film Maujaan Hi Maujaan starring Gippy Grewal ldquoThis 100 crore mark is going to be the rock bottom now Everything is going to be 400600 crore plus now for the industry Even Marathi films are doing those numbers now Basically people are going to the theatres once again to watch movies I think 100 crore box office collection is not going to be a very big deal I think the benchmark should be Rs 1000 crore for a film right nowrdquo Khanrsquos last release Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan failed to perform well at the box office and was panned by fans and critics alikeSomethingrsquos cookingAnupam Kher shared a video of a musical moment that he shared with Oscarwinning composer MM Keeravani It shows the actor playing the piano while the composer sings along Sharing the video on X Kher said ldquoWhen an Oscar winner does you a favour teaches you piano with a special technique and then sings to your tune you know God is on your side And something beautiful is about to happen Thanks dearest mmkeeravaaniji for this unique and amazing opportunity More details to be revealed in due course But in the meantime remember my friendsmdashKuch bhi ho sakta hairdquo Previously Kher had congratulated Keeravani for winning the Oscar for Best Song for RRRrsquos Naatu naatuSocietyrsquos BollywoodVeteran writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar said that Indian films have faithfully reflected societyrsquos sentiments ldquoThe cinema comes from society It is the same with dreams What is there in the conscious and subconscious mind will get reflected in dreams as wellrdquo Akhtar said at the launch of his book He added that in the 19301940s when KL Saigal essayed Devdasrsquos role the lsquokhansirsquo cough had become a virtue and fashion ldquoSelfdestruction had become a virtue because of Saigal However as society grew this selfdestructive virtue also vanished When the Nehruvian era came everyone thought that things would be fine But as people felt that not much was changing cinema gave society the lsquorebel starrsquo in the form of Shammi Kapoor Who was this lsquorebel starrsquo fighting He was fighting against his parents and societyrdquoCelebrating DonZeenat Aman has joined hands with the notforprofit organisation Film Heritage Foundation FHF for a special event to celebrate 45 years since the release of Don The action thriller directed by Chandra Barot featured megastar Amitabh Bachchan in the dual role of Don and his lookalike Vijay Aman played the female lead Roma Titled Zeenat Aman Rewind To Don the event will be hosted on September 29 at the 1000seater Regal Cinema in Colaba The presentation will feature a threehour screening of the restored version of the original film which released on May 12 in 1978 and a conversation session with Aman about her life and career A remake of Don was created by Farhan Akhtar in 2006 and featured Shah Rukh KhanIt beginsRaghav Chadha and Parineeti Chopra left for Udaipur yesterday for their wedding rituals that are to take place over the weekend at two of the Lake Cityrsquos bestknown luxury hotels Chopra walked in first accompanied by airline staff while Chadha followed later on The big day is on September 24 Along with the couple their family members and friends will also be present At this royal wedding 100 private security guards have been deployed on four to five boats in the middle of the lake Special security has also been deployed at the jettySpeaking out amid backlashRapper Shubh who has been receiving backlash for his alleged support for the Khalistan movement took to Instagram to share that he was ldquodisheartenedrdquo by the reactions Amid the growing tension between India and Canada over the latterrsquos alleged support for the separatist movement the rapperrsquos brand deals and tours have been cancelled Shubh shared that his intention was to only support Punjab in the aftermath of news that ldquothere were reports of electricity and internet shutdowns throughout the staterdquo AP Dhillon also issued a statement in his defenceKabhi na kabhiVicky Kaushal expressed his interest in collaborating with his actorwife Katrina Kaif on a project on the big screen However he emphasised that such a collaboration should occur in an organic manner ldquoWe would love to see ourselves in a movie together But it has to happen organically and for the right reasons not just because we are together and therersquos curiosity about watching us together in a film I feel when you organically fit the bill in a real sense and serve as the perfect cast thatrsquos when it should happen I believe it will happen soon I hope it happens soonrdquo he shared