One
person, two characters
- Salman comes
back in 'Tere Naam'
Mumbai,
July 13: Controversial
actor Salman Khan,
who was once voted
as the seventh most
handsome man in
the world by People's
magazine, is staging
a comeback after
almost two years.
'Tere Naam' is set
for release in August.
At the musical launch
of the film in Mumbai,
Khan was elated.
The film is also
an acid test for
Director Satish
Kaushik, who is
attempting another
remake from a Tamil
film, after his
earlier releases
'Badhai Ho Badhai',
'Mujhe Kuch Kehna
Hai' and 'Hamara
Dil Aapke Pass Hai'.
But
the film is already
making waves in
Bollywood, thanks
to a new hairdo
by the ageing actor.
While Khan sports
long hair in the
first half, he is
bald in the second
half. "I am playing
two different characters
in this film. They
are the same person
but they go through
a change (in terms
of character). So
to be that different
we had to use the
long hair and the
bald look because
that is the way
our script goes,"
Khan said.
The
film also sees debutante
Bhumika Chawla starrring
opposite Khan. Chawla,
who comes from a
modelling background,
has already had
a successful run
in Tamil and Telugu
films. With her
appealing face,
Bhumika is confident
of making a mark
in Bollywood with
her debut film.
"It's a very simple
girl's role. This
girl is studying
in a college. She
is from a very simple
town and very docile,
very homely. It
is a simple love
story," Bhumika
said. The film,
a remake of a successful
Tamil film 'Sethu',
is about a rowdy
college boy, played
by Khan, who falls
in love with a traditional
Brahmin girl (played
by Bhumika).
The
music of the film
has been given by
Himesh Reshmiya
who has had success
with his earlier
films like 'Hamraaz'
and 'Chura Liya
Hai Tumne'. Satish
Kaushik, the director
of the film, is
confident of the
music of the film
doing well. "The
songs of the film
are scaling charts
and wherever we
are talking or whatever
reviews we are getting
are very promising.
I think he (Himesh
Reshmiya, Music
director of the
film 'Tere Naam')
has scored a very
different type of
music in this film.
We wanted an old
world charm. The
film is based on
a small place, so
wanted the music
to be like that,"
Kaushik said.
The
film is produced
by Sunil Manchanda
of MAD films who
has earlier produced
films like 'Dus'
and 'Prithvi'. The
Bollywood star,
who has a huge following,
is facing a court
case after his car
ran over a pavement
killing one person
and injuring three
others. Khan has
also been under
the shadow of law
for his alleged
involvement in illegal
hunting in Rajasthan.