By now we are all aware of the well-broadcast cast of Apoorva Lakhia’s Zanjeer, the remake of the 1973 Amitabh Bachchan blockbuster featuring Telugu superstar Ramcharan Teja in the lead. What we don’t know is that there was a casting panic in the unit when no actor could be found for one of the key roles. We’re talking about the white stallion that formed a crucial part of the Salim-Javed script.

She is currently so much into her singing that Priyanka Chopra could well become a professional singer. A leading filmmaker who has heard portions of the international album that she’s currently working in Los Angeles just can’t stop raving about her singing. Says the filmmaker, “She sounds better than many of the professional playback singers of today. I’ve never heard any actor sing so beautifully. I want her to sing in my film. But she won’t.”

Salman is no longer just the spin-doctor on his own projects. Known to be a very active and dominant force behind his own projects Salman has now taken charge of Ramcharan Teja’s Bollywood debut. Recently, Salman had a meeting at his residence with Ramcharan Teja and the Zanjeer director Apoorva Lakhia where he suggested some radical changes in the Zanjeer remake, including the way Priyanka Chopra’s character was to be packaged and portrayed.