With the Sessions court verdict out for the hit-and-run case, as per the reports, wherein the Bollywood superstar Salman Khan might face upto 10 years of jail, it has kind of sent a shock wave in the industry! And why not? After all Salman is one of the most influential celebrities of Bollywood around, who has the power to turnaround almost anything.
Though the Sessions court has given its judgement over the 12-year old case, the star may appeal to higher court. While the final decision is still awaited as to whether Salman will face the jail sentence or not, we take a look at how it will impact the industry overall (if he ever faces the jail term).
Box-office business:Since the superstar is known for churning out blockbusters & money-spinners and has reportedly an estimated Rs. 300 crore riding on his films already, we wonder how much impact it will have on Box-office business, considering he has biggies like PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO, BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN, SHUDDHI, DABANGG 3 and others lined up.
Home productions:Salman, who set up his own production house ‘Salman Khan Productions’ with the remake of Subhash Ghai’s HERO starring Sooraj Pancholi & Athiya Shetty, recently even recorded a promotional song for the film. While he is going full throttle for his debut production, we wonder what would be the fate of the film in his absence.
Being Human foundation:Salman’s Being Human foundation was created in 2007 to support the underprivileged in India. Since then Salman has taken various initiatives and even formed partnership with various companies, to create specific activities for education and healthcare. Not only this, Salman’s Being Human Productions has even co-produced and presented a film called DR.CABBIE. While Salman being actively involved in each and every department of the foundation, we wonder what would be its status now.
Strugglers:The man with the Midas touch Salman Khan has aided the careers of countless aspirants in the industry (like Sonakshi Sinha, Katrina Kaif, Zarine Khan, Daisy Shah, Pulkit Samrat, Ram Charan Teja, Sana Khan etc). He is known as the ultimate Godfather of the industry. Without his presence, don’t know how the strugglers will get a space in the tinsel town
Eid releases:Salman Khan never failed to make headlines on the festival of Eid. Over the years, Eid became a landmark festive period to release films, as the ace actor observed to have released many of his blockbusters on this auspicious day, because he believes it to be a lucky for him. With Salman’s absence, it would be a forlorn festival.
Bigg Boss: Salman, who hosted 5 seasons of reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss’, has become a household name now. When it comes to popularity and hosting, only one name pops up in everyone’s mind, and that is Salman Khan. So imagine how dreary the reality show would be without him.
Brand endorsements:Salman is riding high on endorsements. With so many brands being promoted under his name and he being a brand himself, we wonder how it will affect the brand value.
