Salman Khan extended his support for Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming film ‘Bandar’, sharing the teaser of the film on social media despite its bitter fallout with Anurag’s brother Abhinav Kashyap. Salman cheered the Bobby Deol and Sanya Malhotra starrer and wrote, “Akele mat jaana.” The film is scheduled to be released on June 5.
Salman Khan has chosen to put aside long-standing bitterness with ‘Dabangg’ director Abhinav Kashyap and extend his support to the latter’s brother, director Anurag Kashyap, in his upcoming film ‘Bandar’. This comes even though Abhinav has repeatedly made serious accusations against Salman over the years, making this gesture noteworthy.
Salman Khan supports Anurag Kashyap’s film ‘Bandar’
Khan recently took some time to show his support for
Bobby Deol
And Sanya Malhotra’s upcoming film ‘Bender’. Soon after revealing the teaser on May 7, Salman shared it on his Instagram account, writing, “Bender announcement now! The film starring Bobby will release on June 5!”.
Salman Khan’s strange Instagram story
He also took to his Instagram Stories to promote the film in his signature quirky style, writing, “B for Bobby deol A for aag N nahi jaoge toh pachtaoge D for deol ABB.”
Sunny Deol
For Abhi Kia? Aamir Khan? R is for Race, so race to the cinema to watch it. Akele mat jaana doston ke saath jao aur haan Bandar karega ab sab ko Cinema ke andar.” (B for Bobby Deol, A for Fire, N for “If you don’t go, you will regret it”, D for Deol now Sunny Deol. A for What now? Aamir Khan? R for Race, so race to the cinema to watch it. Don’t go alone, go with your friends. And yes, now Bandar will bring everyone inside the theaters)
Fans react to Salman Khan’s gesture
Fans were quick to flood the comments section with love and appreciation.
“Salman sir always for everyone… love you bhaijaan,” one user wrote, while another commented, “You know a movie is going to be interesting when bhai talks about it.” The gesture also raised surprise in some corners, with one user simply pointing out, “Salman shares teaser of AK,” while another commented in a more emotional tone, asking, “Salman Khan is out there celebrating everyone but who is he standing up for?”
Abhinav Kashyap’s allegations against Salman Khan
For those who don’t know the backstory, Abhinav has been making a series of serious allegations against Salman for some time now.
He claimed that the actor was given undue credit in the film Dabangg and hinted at foul play behind the scenes. Recently, Abhinav appeared on an audio show where he brought up an old incident from the sets of ‘Tere Naam’, claiming that Salman made things so difficult for his brother Anurag that the director had no option but to walk away from the project.
“Bender”: Cast, release date and everything
Directed by Anurag Kashyap and written by Sudip Sharma and Abhishek Banerjee, ‘Bender’ is powered by Saffron Entertainment and presented by Zee Studios. The film brings together a diverse cast that includes Bobby Deol, Sanya Malhotra, Sapna Babbi,
Saba Azad
Indrajith Sukumaran, Jitendra Joshi, Raj P Shetty, and Nagesh Bhonsle. The film has already generated buzz after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, and is now preparing to hit theaters on June 5.
