Salman Khan
Salman Khan
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| Born |
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan
27 December 1965 |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Sallu, Bhaijaan[2] |
| Alma mater | Scindia School St. Stanislaus High School St. Xavier's College, Mumbai |
| Occupation | [3] |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Notable work
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| Height | 1.715 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in)[4] |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)[2] |
| Television | 10 Ka Dum and Bigg Boss |
| Parent(s) | Salim Khan (father) Sushila Charak (mother) |
| Relatives | See Salim Khan family |
| Awards | Full list |
| Website | www |
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Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (born 27 December 1965),[5] credited as Salman Khan (pronunciation: [səlˈmaːn ˈxaːn]) is an Indian film actor, producer, occasional playback singer and television personality. In a film career spanning almost thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two National Film Awards as a film producer, and two Filmfare Awards for acting.[6] He has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide, and is cited in the media as one of the most commercially successful actors of Indian cinema.[7][8]
The eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan, Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988) and achieved breakthrough with a leading role in Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). Khan went on to establish himself in Bollywood in the 1990s with roles in several top-grossing productions, including the romantic drama Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), the action thriller Karan Arjun (1995), the comedy Biwi No.1 (1999), and the family drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999). After a brief period of decline in the 2000s, Khan achieved greater stardom in the 2010s by playing the lead role in successful films Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Kick (2014), Sultan (2016) and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), all of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. He's the only actor to star in the highest-grossing Bollywood films of ten separate years[9][10][11][12][13]. According to the Forbes 2015 list of Top-Paid 100 Celebrity Entertainers in world, Khan was the highest ranked Indian with 71st rank with earnings of $33.5 million.[14]
In addition to his acting career, Khan is a stage performer[citation needed] and a philanthropist through his charity, Being Human Foundation.[15] Khan's off-screen life is marred by controversy and legal troubles. In 2015 he was convicted of culpable homicide for a negligent driving case in which he ran over five people with his car, killing one, but his conviction was set aside on appeal[16][17][18][19]. On 5 April 2018, Khan was convicted in a blackbuck poaching case and sentenced to five years imprisonment[20][21]. He is currently out on bail while an appeal is being heard.
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Early life and background
Khan is the eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan and his first wife Sushila Charak (who later adopted the name Salma Khan). His paternal ancestors were Alakozai Pashtuns[22][23][24][25] from present-day Afghanistan[26] who immigrated to Indore, Madhya Pradesh in the mid 1800s. His grandfather Abdul Rashid Khan was a Deputy Inspector General of the Indore state who was awarded Diler Jung award of the Holkar times.[27] Khan's mother is a Maharashtrian,[28] whose father Baldev Singh Charak, a Dogra Rajput,[29] comes from Jammu-Kashmir[30] and whose mother comes from Maharashtra.[26][31] Khan's stepmother is Helen, a former actress. He has two brothers, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan; and two sisters, Alvira Khan Agnihotri, who is married to actor/director Atul Agnihotri, and an adopted sister Arpita.[32]
Salman finished his schooling at St. Stanislaus High School in Bandra, Mumbai, as did his younger brothers Arbaaz and Sohail. Previously, he studied at The Scindia School, Gwalior for a few years along with his younger brother Arbaaz.[33] He attended St. Xavier's College in Mumbai but dropped out.[34]
Career
1989–93: Debut and breakthrough
Khan made his acting debut with a supporting role in the 1988 film Biwi Ho To Aisi in which his voice was dubbed by someone else. His first leading role in a Bollywood movie was in Sooraj R. Barjatya's romantic family drama Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), one of India's highest-grossing films.[35][36] It earned him his first nomination for a Best Actor at Filmfare, but the much expected Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut was awarded to Sooraj Barjatya.[37]
Maine Pyar Kiya was later dubbed in English as When Love Calls, a 125-minute version, which was the biggest hit in the Caribbean market at Guyana and also dominated the box office collections in Trinidad and Tobago. Maine Pyar Kiya had also been dubbed in Spanish as Te Amo, the first experiment of its kind. This 125-minute film also proved its universal appeal with a glorious 10-week premiere run at Lima, capital of Peru. In Telugu as Prema Paavuraalu, it crossed 25 weeks at Visakhapatnam and had a 100-plus day run at six centres in Andhra Pradesh.[38] It was also dubbed in Tamil as Kaadhal Oru Kavithai and in Malayalam as Ina Praavukal.
1990 saw one film release starring Khan; Baaghi: A Rebel for Love, a box office success,[39] followed by three moderately successful films in 1991, Patthar Ke Phool, Sanam Bewafa, and Kurbaan. In the same year, Khan co-starred with Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Dixit in the Romance drama film Saajan.[40] The movie was a critical and financial success.[41][42] Despite these early successes, nearly all of his 1992–1993 releases resulted in box office failures.[41]
1994–2009: Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!! and other films
In 1994, Khan appeared in Rajkumar Santoshi's Andaz Apna Apna, co-starring Aamir Khan. At the time of its release, the film failed at the box office but has gained a cult status over the years. He returned to success later in the year with his second collaboration with director Sooraj Barjatya in the romance Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! co-starring Madhuri Dixit. During the 1995 awards season, the film won 3 Filmfare Awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress. It also won the National Award for being the most popular film of the year.[43] Earning over ₹1.35 billion (US$19 million) worldwide, the film became the biggest Bollywood hit of the year. It is one of the films on Box Office India's list of "Biggest Blockbusters Ever in Hindi Cinema".[44] This film turned out to be one of Bollywood's highest-grossing films ever, becoming the fourth-highest earner of all time.[45] The film broke all the previous records and maintained itself as the highest-grossing Bollywood film throughout history for 7 years. In 1995 he starred in Rakesh Roshan's Karan Arjun alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Arjun is an upbeat Bollywood musical, with religious overtones and action. The film was released on 13 January 1995. The two played brothers who are reincarnated after being killed by family enemies. The film was the second biggest hit of the year, and his role of Karan once again put his name among the nominees for the Best Actor award for Filmfare Awards.[46]
In 1996, Khan performed in two movies, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directional debut Khamoshi: The Musical, a box office failure,[47] but critically acclaimed.[48] and Raj Kanwar's action hit Jeet.[47] He had two releases in 1997: Judwaa and Auzaar. The former was a comedy directed by David Dhawan where he played a dual role of twins separated at birth and was a commercial success, while the latter, an action thriller was "below average".[49]
Khan worked in five different films in 1998, his first release being the romantic comedy film Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya opposite Kajol, one of the biggest commercial successes of that year.[50] This was followed by the moderately successful drama Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai[41] where Khan played a young man who has to take a child who claims to be his son, under his custody. Khan's performance in the film earned him several positive notices and favourable reviews from critics.[51] He rounded off the year with an extended cameo in Karan Johar's directorial debut, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, for which he earned a second Filmfare Award under the Best Supporting Actor category.[52]
In 1999, Khan starred in three films: Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United and Biwi No.1, (the two highest-grossing films that year)[53] and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanamalongside Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgan, which earned him another Best Actor nomination at the Filmfare awards.[54] The film was a critical and commercial success[53][55]along with its music.
In 2000, Khan acted in films including Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega and Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, which addressed the issue of surrogate childbirth; Khan played the role of a rich industrialist who hires a surrogate mother after his wife becomes infertile. Critics noted his turn towards a more serious role, which reportedly had more substance in comparison to his previous roles.[56][57] In 2002 he starred in the delayed release Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam.
For Tere Naam, (2003) Taran Adarsh said of him, "Salman Khan is exceptional in a role that fits him to the T. He breathes fire in sequences that demand uneasiness. But beneath the tough exterior lies a vulnerable person and this facet in particular comes to the fore in the latter reels. His emotional outbursts are splendid..."[58] Tere Naam is to date considered Salman Khan's best film with a critically acclaimed performance.[59][60] He subsequently continued his success at the box office with comedies like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and No Entry (2005).[41] Khan's work in 2006 included Jaan-E-Mann and Baabul, however neither of these films were successful at the box office.
Khan started 2007 with the ensemble film Salaam E Ishq. His next release Partner performed well at the box office.[61] He next appeared in the Hollywood movie, Marigold: An Adventure in India which told the love story of an Indian man and an American woman. Khan starred in three films throughout 2008, all of which underperformed.[62]
Khan hosted the second season of the game show 10 Ka Dum in the year 2009, which turned out to be even more successful than his first season as host in the year 2008. The show got very high TRPs for Sony Entertainment Television and according to reports, the show helped Sony TV regain its third position in the Indian television ratings.[63]
2009–present: commercial success
2009 marked a significant turning point in Khan's career. Firstly, Wanted, directed by choreographer turned director Prabhu Deva, became a box office success and earned superhit status.[64] In the same year, he appeared in two other films, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna and London Dreams. London Dreams did average business due to the uninspiring music, but Main Aurr Mrs Khanna was a commercial failure. Khan's first release of 2010 was Anil Sharma's commercially and critically unsuccessful film Veer.
His next release, Dabangg was released on Eid, 10 September 2010. Khan played the role of a fearless cop with comic effect in the film. It opened to generally positive reviews and broke several box office records upon release. The film set another box office record, grossing ₹808.7 million in its first week, thus becoming the highest opening week grossing Bollywood film, overtaking the previous record of 3 Idiots. Dabangg went on to gross ₹2.15 billion worldwide. It is the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2010 and, as of 2012, the fourth highest–grossing Bollywood film of all time.[65] Dabangg went on to win several awards, including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. It was later remade in Tamil and Telugu, The film was produced by his brother Arbaaz Khan, and was released on 10 September 2010. It made a record opening at the box office.[66][67] Dabangg at that time was the second and now the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film and for his performance, Khan received a Star Screen Award for Best Actorand a Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Male and was nominated for his sixth Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Anupama Chopra from NDTV wrote about his performance: "It's the role of a lifetime and Salman Khan bites into it like a starving man devours a feast. He inhabits it fully, strutting and swaggering and even, spoofing himself."[68]
Khan's first release of 2011 was Ready. Upon release, Ready became the second highest opening day grosser, as well as the second highest weekend grossing Bollywood film at that time, after Dabangg. It also held records for being the second highest grossing Bollywood film of 2011.[69][70] He next appeared in Bodyguard, a remake of the 2010 Malayalam film of the same name. The film was not well received by critics, though it became a financial success, with a domestic total of 1,409.5 million (US$26 million)—India's highest-earning film of the year.[71]
Khan's first release of 2012 was Ek Tha Tiger where he starred opposite Katrina Kaif and acted as an Indian Spy. The film garnered positive to mixed reactions from critics[72] whilst opening to extremely strong box office collections.[73] The film went on to break the opening day box office record with a collection of ₹312.3 million (US$4.3 million)[74] and became the second Bollywood film to gross over ₹3 billion (US$42 million) worldwide, behind only 3 Idiots, with an eventual gross of ₹3.1 billion (US$43 million).[75] It marks his first association with Yash Raj Films.[76]The film also broke the records of Opening weekend net gross (First 3 Days of Release),[77] Opening week net gross (First 7 Days of Release) and entered the 100 crore club within just 5 days of release, breaking Khan's own record set by Bodyguard in 7 Days.[78]
Khan's second release of 2012 is Dabangg 2, which is the sequel of Dabangg, under the production of Arbaaz Khan. Upon release, the film netted an excellent ₹192.1 million (US$2.7 million) on its opening day and became the biggest opener for a non-holiday Friday in India, beating the previous record held by Don 2,[79] and collected ₹582.6 million (US$8.1 million), beating the previous three-day record set by Ek Tha Tiger.[80][81] Dabangg 2 eventually emerged as a huge financial success with revenues of ₹2.5 billion (US$35 million) globally.[82]
After a one-year gap, Khan's first release of 2014 was Jai Ho which he starred in opposite Daisy Shah. After five consecutive successful films, his next film performed moderately at the box office despite making over 100 crore in India. His second release, Kick, a remake of a Telugu film has entered the Rs. 200 crore club in India on Eid. He also sang the "Hangover" song from the movie.[83]
Khan's first film of 2015, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, which was released on Eid, received positive reviews from critics and the public and broke several box office records upon release. The film set an all-time weekend record collecting ₹1.02 billion (US$14 million) on its first weekend at domestic box offices and became Khan's eighth consecutive film to gross over 100 crores.[84] The film, grossing ₹1.84 billion (US$26 million) on its first week beat the previous record of PK.[85] This was Khan's first and the second Bollywood film after PK to enter the 300 club.[86] The film is currently the second highest-grossing Bollywood film in India and worldwide with a collection of over 600 crore.[87] Bajrangi Bhaijaan crossed 300 crore within 20 days of its release and became the second highest grosser to date in India,[88][89] while his second film, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, a Diwali release received mixed reviews from critics and the public and broke several box office records upon release. The film became the ninth consecutive film of Salman Khan to gross over 100 crores. The film grossed ₹1.73 billion (US$27 million) on its first week. As of 25 November, the film collected ₹2.01 billion. With this, khan become the only actor to give three back-to-back movies which collected more than ₹200 crore (US$28 million) net domestically.[10] He became the only actor to collect over ₹5 billion (US$70 million) domestic net in a single year in India.[90][91][92][93]
Khan's first film of 2016, yet again another Eid release, Sultan, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar for Yash Raj Films received positive reviews from both critics and the public breaking several box office records. The film opened on an average of 70% audience occupancy[94] and grossed approximately ₹36.54 crore (US$5.1 million) on its opening day.[95] The film also collected another ₹74.86 (US$1.00) on its first weekend, bringing its total first week collections to an approximate of ₹208 crore (US$29 million).[96] By the end of its second week, the film had grossed an estimated ₹278 crore (US$39 million)[97] and later became the second film of Khan to net over 300 crores.[98] As of 9 August, the film grossed ₹583.26 crore (US$81 million) worldwide.[99]
In June 2017, Khan appeared in Tubelight, his third collaboration with Kabir Khan after Ek Tha Tiger and Bajrangi Bhaijaan. This film also starred Khan's real-life brother Sohail Khan. Despite its high expectations, the film failed to maintain a strong run at the box office. Khan's second release of 2017 Tiger Zinda Hai, a sequel to Ek Tha Tiger[100]grossed ₹190 crore worldwide in its opening weekend.[101] As of 23 January 2018, the film has grossed ₹552 crore (US$77 million) worldwide,[102] including ₹427.67 crore(US$60 million) in India[103] and ₹122.98 crore (US$17 million) overseas.[104]
Khan starrer Kick 2 to release on Christmas 2019[105] After Main Hoon Hero Tera song, Khan is again going to sing a romantic song for Yamla Pagla Deewana 3 with Lulia Vantur.[106] Khan is back in the bay, the actor has begun shooting for his next with Ali Abbas Zafar, Bharat.[107]
Production
In 2011, he launched his own production company, called SKBH Productions (Salman Khan Being Human Productions). Money generated from film productions will be donated to the Being Human organisation. The first film made under the banner was the kids' entertainer Chillar Party, which went on to win 3 National Awards for Best Children's film, Best Original Screenplay and Child Artist's Award.[108][109] SKBH Productions next film will be Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho, a remake directed by Mahesh Manjrekar.
In 2014, he launched another production house called SKF (Salman Khan Films). The first film released under this banner was the Canadian film Dr. Cabbie. The film earned $350,452 on its opening day at the box office and Dr. Cabbie became the second highest-grossing film in Canada. The next films under this banner were Hero, in which he also sang the title song "Hero"[110][111] by Nikhil Advani, which starred Aditya Pancholi's son Suraj Pancholi and Sunil Shetty's daughter Athiya Shetty; and Bajrangi Bhaijaan by Kabir Khan starring Khan himself with Kareena Kapoor & Nawazuddin Siddiqui.[112]
Other work
Television
In 2008 Khan hosted 10 Ka Dum. The show was extremely popular and was at the number one spot in ratings in India. It garnered an average TVR of 2.81 and a peak rating of 4.5, leaving behind Shahrukh Khan's Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tej hai? with an average rating of 1.37 TVR and a peak rating of 2.3 and Hrithik Roshan's Junoon — Kuch Kar Dikhane Ka on NDTV Imagine with an average TVR of 0.76 and a peak rating of 1.1.[113] According to reports, the show helped Sony TV regain its third position in the Indian television ratings.[114] He again hosted the show in 2009 and thus won the Best Anchor Award for 10 Ka Dum in 2008 and 2009. In 2010 Khan hosted Bigg Boss 4. The show was widely accepted and appreciated due to Khan's hosting and surpassed the famous hosting of Amitabh Bachchan,[115] According to data available with aMap, a television viewership monitoring agency, the opening episode of Bigg Boss 4 on Colors got a rating of 3.6. Season 3 had average rating of 2.43 while Bigg Boss 1 and Bigg Boss 2 had average ratings of 1.96 and 2.03. While Bigg Boss 1 was anchored by Arshad Warsi, Shilpa Shetty hosted Bigg Boss 2 and Amitabh Bachchan, Bigg Boss 3.[116] The Grand Finale episode on 8 January 2011, received a TRP of 6.7, which was the highest among the finales of other Indian reality shows such as Kaun Banega Crorepati, Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega, MasterChef and DID –Li’l Masters.[117] Due to high TRP Khan again hosted Bigg Boss 5 along with Sanjay Dutt in 2011 and because of huge acceptance he also hosted Bigg Boss 6 and Bigg Boss 7 in 2012 and 2013. In 2013 Khan hosted the Star Guild Award for the first time. Khan also hosted Bigg Boss 8, Bigg Boss 9, Bigg Boss 10 and Bigg Boss 11.
Brand endorsements
Khan was associated as a brand when he had done the advertisements for Campa Cola,[118] Limca Soft drink,[119] Hero Honda bikes[120] and Double Bull shirts[121] well before he entered the film Industry. Even after he became a superstar, he never showed interest in promoting himself as a brand, but he was signed for Thums Up in 2002 and continued until its contract was over. Later Akshay Kumar replaced Khan. Later he was the brand ambassador of the soft drink Mountain Dew with whom he ended the contract in December 2010,[122] and now he is once again promoting Thums Up.[123][124] He has also become the brand ambassador for the travel website, Yatra.com, which also made him a shareholder.[125] He is also the face of the History Channel and the new brand ambassador for Suzuki motorcycles,[126] Previously he endorsed Red Tape Shoes,[127] and now he is endorsing Relaxo Hawaii.[128] Khan is also the brand ambassador of the detergent brand Wheel.[129] He has also appeared for Chlormint, a brand of gum, with his brother Sohail Khan. The actor has also done a jewellery brand, Sangini with Kareena Kapoor.[130] Apart from innerwear brand Dixcy Scott and tablet BlackBerry Playbook, Britannia' s Tiger biscuits is the latest endorsement of Salman.[131] He is also the face of Ranbaxy' s Revital, replacing Yuvraj Singh.[132] Apart from these brands, he also has Rotomac Pen and SF Sonic Batteries endorsements.[133] Now Khan has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Dubai-based fashion label Splash,[134] and has been also signed as the brand ambassador for Astral Poly Technik Ltd, the leading manufacturers of plumbing and drainage systems in the country.[135] Khan is also the brand ambassador of civic body Bombay Municipal Corporation's (BMC) drive against open defecation in Mumbai,[136] and has been also signed by the Security and Surveillance brand, CP PLUS as their CCTV ambassador.[137] Khan is now the second Ambassador along with Amitabh Bachchan for ‘Emami Healthy & Tasty’, ‘Himani Best Choice’ and ‘Rasoi’, apart from ‘Bake Magic’.[138]
Charitable work
Mentor
Khan has mentored a number of aspiring Bollywood actors.[139] He has also been an inspiration for some Bollywood actors like Hrithik Roshan and Arjun Kapoor to get into perfect shape. Saawan Kumar Tak, the director of Sanam Bewafa, was helped by Khan as he worked Saawan... The Love Season for free.[140]
Khan has recommended composers like Himesh Reshammiya and Sajid–Wajid. He supported Sanjay Leela Bhansali to make Khamoshi: The Musical and then Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.[141][142] Actor Govinda' s career was rescued by Khan as he was offered a parallel role in Partner. Similarly it was Khan who suggested Mohnish Bahl to Sooraj Barjatya for Maine Pyar Kiya and later in Baaghi: A Rebel for Love after his stint as hero failed.[143] Bahl has also done important roles in Salman's Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Hum Saath-Saath Hain and recently Jai Ho.[citation needed] Similarly he was instrumental in getting Ravi Kishan the role in Tere Naam.[citation needed]
Salman is now reportedly mentoring Rinzing, son of Danny Denzongpa: Ali, son of Raza Murad and Vaibhav Anand, the son of late Vijay Anand for their Bollywood launches. Similarly Aditya Pancholi’ s son Sooraj Pancholi and Suneil Shetty’ s daughter Athiya Shetty were launched by Salman in his production Hero.[144] He has also decided to offer Sonu Sood his role in the Hindi remake of Mahesh Manjrekar’s 2010 hit Marathi movie Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho since he lost many offers due to an injury that happened in the CCL while playing. Salman has decided to mentor his longtime loyal bodyguard Shera’s son as well.[145] Armaan Kohli, who had a failed Bollywood career, played a major role with Khan in Sooraj Barjatya' s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.[146]
Philanthropy
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Khan has been involved in several charities during his career.[147] He has started an NGO called Being Human which sells T-shirts and other products online and in stores. A portion of the revenues go to a worthy cause supporting the underprivileged.[148] Being Human Foundation is a registered charitable trust set up by Khan to help the underprivileged. In its early days, Khan set up and funded the Foundation using his own money. The Foundation has two focus areas: education and healthcare. To increase the reach and corpus of the Foundation, Salman Khan has undertaken initiatives such as Being Human Art, Being Human merchandise and Being Human Gitanjali Gold Coins.[149]
In 2011, he launched his own production company called SKBH Productions (Salman Khan Being Human Productions). Money which will be generated from film productions will be donated to Being Human. The first film made under the banner was the kids' entertainer Chillar Party, which went on to win 3 National Awards for Best Children's film, Best Original Screenplay and Child Artist's Award.[108][109]
In January 2012, Khan offered to pay ₹4 million (US$56,000) to release about 400 prisoners from about 63 prisons in the state of Uttar Pradesh via his NGO. The prisoners had completed their terms, but due to economic reasons, they were unable to pay legal fines for their charges.[150]
In July 2015, Khan offered to donate the profits of his most successful film Bajrangi Bhaijaan among the poor farmers all over India. The film’s producers Khan and Rockline Venkatesh both have mutually decided to donate the profits of their film to them. The film's director Kabir Khan and Salman’s sister Alvira Agnihotri met Mahrashtra’s Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse to discuss the same.[151]
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