Mumbai: Whoever said that celebrities don't care about what's going on in the real world, Salman Khan will make them rethink that. He has promised to donate 2,500 water tanks to drought-hit districts in Maharashtra, which is facing its worst drought in 40 years.
Across Maharashtra, it has been a devastatingly dry summer as more than 11,000 villages grapple with the worst drought in four decades. But there might be some respite soon as Salman Khan has provided some relief to parts of Vidharbha and Marathwada.
"I don't want be remembered as an actor, I just want to be known by 'Being Human'. This Salman Khan name should just vanish now, it should go," Salman said.
The actor, through his charity, Being Human, has promised to distribute 2,500 water tanks in the region. And 400 of these tanks have already been sent to Osmanabad, Beed, Jalna, Aurangabad and Nanded, some of the areas hit worst by the drought....
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10:09 AM, May 13, 2013
Salman Khan's Being Human Foundation has send water tankers to drought hit villages in Maharashtra, so that people have facility to store water and do not face much water shortage. ...
11:00 PM, May 08, 2013
Salman Khan made his Bollywood debut in 1998 with 'Biwi Ho To Aisi' but he achieved commercial success with 'Maine Pyar Kiya', since than there is no looking back for the actor. In the 25-years in the industry, Salman Khan has been a heartthrob, bad boy and now a humanitarian. ...
10:20 PM, May 08, 2013
It's 100 years of Indian cinema and actor Salman Khan talks about his 25 years in the industry, many other issues, and Being Human's initiative to help children with heart disease. ...
02:53 PM, May 04, 2013
Gurgaon: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan feels people should engage themselves in charity irrespective of the reasons for it. "Everybody in the industry does charity. Some people talk about it and some people don't. They say intent is important in charity, I don't believe it. Even if someone is doing charity to show off, I have no problems with it. One should just do charity for whatever reasons they want," Salman...
11:42 AM, May 02, 2013
Embroiled in two cases for over a decade - the 47 year old actor says he will win it on the basis of his honesty. ...
01:15 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Saat Rasta, known earlier as the Jacob Circle, is the vortex that joins five different areas of Mumbai. On that junction lies New Shirin Talkies, a non-descript theatre. Normally, the traffic on Saat Rasta roundabout is messy, but a week before Eid in 2010, at least three roads leading up to it were completely blocked. ...
12:59 PM, Feb 07, 2013
He may be the biggest brand in Bollywood, but Salman Khan's infamous past is fast catching up with him. With new charges in the 2002 hit-and-run case and summons in the 15-year-old blackbuck poaching case, what lies in store for him? ...
08:57 AM, Feb 05, 2013
Superstar Salman Khan has been given the first ever Brand Endorser of the Year Award. ...
10:31 AM, Feb 04, 2013
He is the hero of the box office but Salman Khan is also quite the philanthropist and entrepreneur and in tune with that he's launched the flagship store of his charitable trust Being Human. And who better to model for his brand than the man with a thousand stories, his father Salim Khan! ...
05:31 PM, Jan 18, 2013
Superstar Salman Khan doesn't want to mix his NGO Being Human with his commercial work. ...
11:46 AM, Jan 18, 2013
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will soon be seen quizzing actors Sonakshi Sinha and Ajay Devgn on his 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 6' game show and the two will donate the winning amount to Salman Khan's charitable organisation Being Human. Ajay and Sonakshi will come to promote their forthcoming movie 'Son Of Sardaar' (SOS) on the sets of the game show. Directed by Ashwni Dhir, 'Son Of Sardaar' will release Nov 13....
06:26 PM, Oct 28, 2012
'Chillar Party' is a children's film which was pretty much adopted by Salman Khan who came on board as one of it's producer, just weeks before it's release. ...
09:36 AM, Jun 07, 2011
Actor Salman Khan, who has donned the producer's hat with children's film Chillar Party, has said that the profits from the movie will go to his Being Human charity. "I'm co-producing 'Chillar Party' in association with UTV and we will release it July 8. Whatever money that we make out of this film will go into the Being Human charitable trust. The profits will not come to me or to...
11:21 AM, May 21, 2011
Mumbai: Salman Khan's Being Human Foundation has partnered with the Marrow Donor Registry India to create a registry of marrow donors in India. It is now working with youngsters to create awareness. One of the first colleges to participate in this initiative is the K J Somaiya Institute of Engineering and IT, Sion, who as part of their annual college festival, Surge ’11, will conduct a marrow donation drive along...
06:46 PM, Feb 25, 2011
New Delhi: Bollywood heartthrob Salman Khan, who recently launched luxury watches named after his Being Human charitable foundation, has now inaugurated an exclusive online store to sell them. "Oh! I forgot to tell you that now Being Human watches are on sale online - www.beinghumanwatches.com," Salman posted on Twitter. Apart from luxuay watches, his foundation also churns out t-shirts which will also be soon available online. "Ya ya for sure,...
01:40 PM, Jan 29, 2011
New Delhi: Bollywood star Salman Khan has reached out to his fans on micro-blogging site Twitter to boost the sales of his limited range of watches, named after his Being Human charitable foundation. He posted pictures of the colourful, Swarovski-encrusted watches, and wrote: "Ladies ghadiyaan aa gayi hai. Sasta sundar tikao, please bikao (Ladies watches have come. They are cheap, beautiful and durable), so please buy!" The watches have been...
04:19 PM, Dec 17, 2010
