Salman Khan issued a statement on Monday, clarifying that he and his production Salman Khan Films are not associated with any third party for casting in films. The superstar addressed the fraudulent casting calls, he promised legal action against those using his name or his company’s name.
Taking to his Instagram handle on Monday, Salman Khan in his statement said, “This is to clarify that neither Mr Salman Khan nor Salman Khan Films are casting for any film currently. We have not hired any casting agents for any of our future films. Please do not trust any emails or messages received by you for this purpose. Legal action will be taken if any party is found falsely using Mr Khan's or SKF's name in any unauthorised manner.”
Salman Khan established his film production and distribution company, Salman Khan Films in 2011. His mother Salma Khan is also a part of the company and he said that the money generated from film productions will be donated to the Being Human organisation.
The first film the company produced under the banner was Chillar Party, directed by Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl.
Salman Khan Films have backed several films including Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Hero, Tubelight, Race 3, Loveyatri, Notebook, Bharat, Kaagaz, Dabangg 3, Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai and Antim: The Final Truth. Their last production was Salman's most recent outing, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan.
Directed by Farhad Samji, the film starred Pooja Hegde, Venkatesh, Jagapathi Babu, Bhumika Chawla, Raghav Juyal, Jassie Gill, Siddharth Nigam, Shehnaaz Gill and Tanikella Bharani.
Released on the occasion of Eid this year, the film met with negative reviews from critics. Although he started off well at the box office, later the film fell flat.
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