Bollywood bad boy Salman Khan is back with new blockbuster
It’s the first film since his the controversial actor’s conviction for killing endangered wildlife
Bollywood bad boy Salman Khan’s first film since his conviction for killing endangered wildlife opened across India Friday, with analysts predicting box office success for his latest Eid blockbuster.
It has become a tradition in the Hindi film industry for Khan, one of the world’s highest-paid actors, to star in the big release on the Muslim holiday of Eid to mark the end of Ramadan, which begins on Saturday in India.
Action film Race 3 is Khan’s fifth straight Eid release and his eighth since 2010.
The 52-year-old, who has repeatedly denied killing the animals, spent two days behind bars before being granted bail.
The bodybuilding actor suffered a rare commercial failure last Eid when Tubelight, a drama set during the 1962 India-China war, flopped at the box office but analysts expect Race 3 to soar.