And, an Eid Mubarak to Salman Khan. He’s got a new film releasing today. That’s his annual Eid gift to his fans. A promise he makes to them and then fulfills. This one is called ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’. It’s a romantic action drama. The kind his fans love. The name is Droll. It is at once humorous, whimsical, and odd. But bang on the money. Salman is affectionately and respectfully known as ‘Bhaijaan’ in Bollywood. Perhaps for want of a better title, he split this sobriquet and named his new release after himself. He is like that. Does what his heart dictates.
On Tuesday, he was giving group interviews to the media. Some 35 journos of the print, broadcast, and digital media in each group. In three sessions, going late into the night. And he was taking their questions and dancing circles around them. He’s a past master at that. Avoiding tricky questions. Dodging controversies. Getting away with witty and wicked rejoinders. Having fun. I did not join in. Salman and I go back a long way. If I have to talk to him, it is just the two of us. Over coffee on his film set. Or a drink at his house. When he speaks his heart out.
But I went to meet Salman after his media circus and wish him good luck with ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’. Even though critics were already bashing the film and declaring it his worst. I didn’t care. I am not a critic and I am also not a Salman fan. I am his friend. And the thing about friends is that you accept them as they are. Warts and all. I walked past his bulletproof car and the armed bodyguards standing around him protectively in a horseshoe formation. He hugged me tight and held me close. We spoke briefly. About fitness and working out. About life and growing old. But not about his film.
About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. Being interviewing almost every role model of this country and going stronger each day. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist.
With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliant pen interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
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His interviews have been featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. Almost every famous person has been interviewed by him in the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat.
Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward in a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work.
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