★ Salman Khan unveils Being Human store !!

May 3, 2013



Bollywood actor Salman Khan promotes the concept of ‘direct charity’ and suggests the same. Salman, who contributes to various social activities through his charitable organisation Being Human. The actor launched a Being Human store in the Fortis hospital, which has clothing line for men and children.

Salman, 47, was present in Gurgaon on Wednesday at the launch of a new campaign The Little Hearts, which aims at curing 500 children suffering from heart ailments. Being Human has joined hands with the Fortis Foundation for the initiative. Under the programme, 42 children have already been treated and eight are currently hospitalised in Fortis.

“Everybody does charity, but not everybody likes to talk about it. Some may do it for personal benefits, to stay in the limelight or others might do it genuinely. According to me, you may do charity for any reason, but do it anyways. No matter what the intention is,” Salman told reporters.

When it comes to donation, the Dabangg star feels it’s even better to do it first hand. “Rather than giving money at a place where you don’t know how it will be utilised, it is better to make direct charity like funding a child’s education. At least you can see the results yourself,” he said.

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May 3, 2013

LUDHIANA: As news of actor Salman Khan visiting the city was circulated on social networking sites thousands of fans gathered around a mall at Ferozepur Road. While some people were smart enough to enter the mall way ahead of time, those who got delayed waited outside. There were many who had no plans of seeing the actor and had come to the mall either to make a purchase or for some respite from the heat, little knowing that they would be trapped inside for the next two hours.

The star who was scheduled to come at 12:30, made an appearance at 1pm. Jubilant shouts rang out as soon as he entered and fans pulled and pushed to catch a glimpse of him. Security guards found it difficult to check the impassioned crowd. People perched themselves on table tops or escalators. Some even blocked the exit, making it necessary for the actor to squeeze out. While several policemen were allotted positions to handle the crowd, they failed to do so, which led to exchange of heated words between security personnel and media persons.

Although they all turned up, few managed to see the star. Those who could not get inside the mall waited in the afternoon sun for hours but in vain.

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