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Sky is still the limit for Salman starrers
By Nitin N. Sethi 

Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Salman Khan starrers continue to be a hot bet in the market notwithstanding his arrest and producers worrying about the fate of their films. 

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Nimbus Communications has clarified that they are determined to acquire the Salman-Akshay Kumar starrer "Jaaneman" at any cost, irrespective of the recent developments, reports Bollywood Trade. 

Said Vivek Vaswani, group advisor of Nimbus Communications: "The sentence announced by the Jodhpur court convicting Salman may well have its repercussions in terms of the release date of the film undergoing a slight change, but we are as keen to acquire the rights of the film as we were at one point of time."

Nimbus was last said to have offered an unheard of price, estimated to be in the range of Rs.60-70 million for the Mumbai rights of the film. 

If and when the deal comes through, it will be the highest price for a Salman film so far. 

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Rituparna eyes Bollywood 

National Award winning Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta wants to widen her horizons and create a niche for herself in Bollywood.

Though her first Hindi film "Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh" didn't do well at the box office, people liked her performance and she will now be seen in a glamour role in the love story "Unns", reports Bollywood Trade. 

"I've done a lot of Bengali films with heavyweights like Rituparno Ghosh and Buddhadeb Dasgupta and carved a niche for myself with commercial and art films. But now I would like to experiment. Bollywood is also going through a transition phase with lots of experimentation. I would like to create a niche for myself there." 

She has high expectations from "Unns".

" 'Unns' is an Arabic word which means love. It's about love and subtle emotions in life. It is a performance oriented love triangle... 'Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh' gave me a chance to showcase my histrionics. I hope that after applauding me as an actor, people will also accept me in a glamorous role..."

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Anu Malik is not leaving T-series

T-Series CEO Bhushan Kumar has denied rumours that composer Anu Malik -- who was upset about Himesh Reshammiya being given the title song in "Humko Deewana Kar Gaye" even though Malik had composed the rest of the music -- has cancelled his partnership with his company.

He said: "There is no question of Anu Malik cancelling any contract with T-series. The truth is that Anu Malik is working with us in three more films."

He said the controversy over the title song was unlikely to resurface because things had been sorted out amicably, reports Bollywood Trade. 

"He agreed as much as we did that the title song was recorded by Himesh Reshammiya only after taking him into confidence. In fact, he told me very clearly that he was not in any way upset with it." 

He also rubbished the rumours that Malik had introduced a new clause in his contract with them. 

"It is common knowledge that Malik changed his contract with all his producers after the music release of 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'. The film had five of Sajid-Wajid's songs which had upset him, after which he changed the terms of his contract."