The actor brought in his 50th birthday on December 27 at his Panvel farmhouse in true 'Dabangg' style, with song, dance and a daawat fit for kings
Sanyuktta Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 28, 2015)
Salman Khan's Panvel farmhouse was lit up like a Christmas tree, with posters of his hit films lined up along the pool. The dishes too were named after his blockbusters - Dabbang Aloo, Bhai ke Chhole, Prem Prawns and Wanted Lal Maas. In the garden, a canvas of Jesus painted by the actor himself was on display. The dance floor was a splash of gold with a DJ set-up and strobe lights. In the centre was a four foot cake with edible photo graphs of the actor's pet dogs, family moments and the logo of his charity. Bollywood's Bhai turned 50 in 'Dabangg' style! Salman walked out 15 minutes before Cinderella hour to pose for the paparazzi while mom Salma and sisters, Alvira and Arpita, stood guard over the cake. At the stroke of midnight, he put the knife into it, saying, “I feel like it's my 27th happy birthday.“ The birthday song played on, steady date Lulia Vantur (inset) smiled a mile, drinks flowed as Salman in his many screen avatars smiled up from the coasters on the table.
Guests streamed in from 11 pm to 4 am. A special video had been filmed with messages from those who couldn't make it, including Waheeda Rehman, Kareena Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, Varun Dhawan and Bhushan Kumar. Kareena who is away vacationing with her nawab wished him saying, “May you get a lovely wife like me.“ The ones who were there shared their Bhai stories too.
“Every year Salman's birthday bash is open season, anyone and everyone who knows him drops by, wishes and dances with him. But this year, it was strictly an invitation-only party. Security was tight, the guests were screened at the entrance and no photographers were allowed inside,“ a frequent guest told Mirror.
It was a fun getaway for director Farah Khan and her girl pals, actress Tabu and tennis ace Sania Mirza who drove down together. The kaccha road to the farmhouse delayed some of the party-goers. Among the early birds were bestie Sajid Nadiadwala with wife Wardha, Riteish Deshmukh and a pregnant Genelia, Sooraj Barjatya with a bouquet of lillies and his bacchas, Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty. Jacqueline Fernandez and Sonam Kapoor were inseparable.
While Sallu cozied up to his Romanian model-girlfriend Lulia and her firang friends, his Hero, Sooraj, was comfortable in Athiya's company. The winsome twosome clinked glasses, mingled with the guests then danced together. Sallu's long-time family friend Sangeeta Bijlani, Kick-actress Jacqueline, Aishwarya Rai-lookalike Sneha Ullal and his Katrina Kaif-replacement Zareen Khan clicked selfies with him, then set the dance floor on fire.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan's Munni, Harshaali Malhotra, who looked pretty in pink, was pushed by her parents into shaking a leg to “Kukroo Koo.““Most of the guests who are regulars had come prepared to party for the next two days. When I left at 7 am, my feet were sore but Salman was still dancing to “O, O Jaane Jaana“, “Jumme Ki Raat“ and “Tan Tana Tan Tan Tara“. Surrounded by friends and family he was happy and unstoppable!“ signed off a first-timer.
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From Kangana Ranaut’s thumkas to Sooraj Pancholi’s Badtameez dil dance, here’s all that transpired at Salman Khan’s 50th birthday bash
Gaurav Dubey (MID-DAY; December 28, 2015)
On Saturday evening, all roads led to Panvel as Bollywood’s most desirable bachelor Salman Khan brought in his 50th birthday at his farmhouse there. Having wrapped up his work commitments early, the birthday boy parked himself at the party venue since afternoon. The entire place was elaborately illuminated, the grandeur enhanced by the steady stream of celebs, both from within and outside B-Town.
The guest list had 400 names, but the turnout was a tad less than that. “Both Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan had confirmed their presence, but were nowhere to be seen at the party. In fact, Aamir’s name was at the top of the list, but he could not make it since he is travelling with family for New Year celebrations. Shah Rukh also skipped the party because he was busy with some work. Katrina Kaif (Salman’s ex flame) had also been invited, but she gave the celebrations a miss,” says a source present at the bash.
In attendance were a host of Bollywood biggies including Anil Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Rajkumar Hirani, Suniel Shetty, Farah Khan, Subhash Ghai, apart from several actresses and producers. Also seen was tennis champ Sania Mirza.
Before cutting his birthday cake, Salman stepped out of the farmhouse to greet the surging crowd of mediapersons waiting to speak to him. During the interaction, the star spoke about the milestones in his career and what he feels about turning 50. He opened up about his personal setbacks, especially his 2002 hit-and-run case, saying a clean chit by the High Court was a burden off his parents’ shoulders and that he would fight the case out in the Supreme Court too.
As the clock struck 12, confetti rained all around and the cake arrived. “It was a special, three-tier cake. On top, it bore pictures of Salman’s beloved pet dogs MyJaan and MySon, who passed away a few years ago, and then there was a Being Human (the actor’s charity foundation) tag and on the last tier, was a collage of his pictures. There were loud cheers and the Happy Birthday song rent the air as Salman cut the cake and fed it to his guests,” adds the source.
It was then time for the guests to hit the dance floor. Kangana Ranaut was among the first few celebs to shake a leg, grooving to the Banno tera swagger from her last hit, Tanu Weds Manu Returns. Young actor Sooraj Pancholi, whom Salman launched in his home production Hero a few months ago, performed on Badtameez dil from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013). Then, it was the turn of the birthday boy, who seemed jovial and glowed all night. Salman danced to quite a few of his songs amid wolf whistles and claps.
The star’s rumoured girlfriend Lulia Vantur was also present, mostly by his side throughout the party that continued till the early hours of Sunday. The Romanian model photo-bombed some of the guests’ pictures.
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For his 50th birthday, the actor’s family put together messages from everyone dear to him; even ex-girlfriends
Upala KBR (DNA; December 28, 2015)
On the eve of Salman Khan’s 50th birthday, December 27, a special video was presented to him at his birthday bash. The video had Salman’s school principal, teachers and friends wishing him and talking about him. Kareena Kapoor Khan wished him a beautiful and hot wife like her. Ranveer Singh danced to some of Salman’s songs, while Varun Dhawan and Sonam Kapoor also had sweet messages for the actor. The video also featured Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan. A very special moment was when a handwritten note from Sanjay Dutt came on the screen. Aamir Khan’s message included the dialogue ‘Do dost ek pyaali mein chai peeyenge, isse pyaar badhta hai’, from from Andaz Apna Apna. He further added that he will show up at Salman’s house to do just that on his birthday.
Lara Dutta introduced her daughter Saira in the video, and said that someday the eternally young actor will will act opposite her. Anil Kapoor’s humorous message had the actor saying that since Salman is 10 years younger than him, when he turns 100 and Salman is 90, they will party like this once again. In her message, Sooraj Pancholi’s mother Zarina Wahab said, “You made Sooraj a hero, but you will always be my hero.”
Says a source, “It featured people who Salman considers close friends like Suniel Shetty, David Dhawan, Anil, Subhash Ghai and Jackie Shroff. It also had newcomers like Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty, who Salman has launched. All the people who were contacted and immediately said yes included ex-girlfriends Sangeeta Bijlani and Somy Ali, not to mention his staff, man friday Nadeem and his non-filmi friends.”
The source continues, “The one-hour video also has special moments from his life. It was a surprise for Salman. There were many warm, wonderful and touching moments in the video. The video was shot and put together over the last month.” Salman really could not have asked for a better gift.