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The BUZZ
from 2018-04 Perth
by Indian Link
SALMAN NOT ALONE, MANY BOLLYWOOD PERSONALITIES HAVE HAD BRUSH WITH LAW
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, slapped with a five-year jail term for the Rajasthan Blackbuck killing case - and now given bail - is one in a long list of film personalities who have had a serious brush with the law, grabbing headlines over the years.

Owing to his exalted status and the kind of money invested over him, Salman, 52, invariably stands out as the numero uno among those who have grappled with the law, police and courts.
For, this is the second time in the past decade that he has been in-andout of courts and lock-ups, the first for the September 28, 2002 road accident case when his Toyota SUV rammed into a bakery and killed one pavement dweller in the posh Bandra.
After walking the full length of the keel, he was sentenced to five years in jail but was acquitted on appeal in December 2015. Now, the Maharashtra Government has challenged the acquittal of “Bhai” - as he is fondly known in Bollywoodbefore the Supreme Court.
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Immediately prior to this, his friend and another “Bhai” Sanjay Dutt virtually created history by becoming the first major film personality to be convicted and also one to complete his full jail sentence.
Despite many controversies, he finally walked out of Yerawada Central Jail, Pune in February 2016, with the halo of his larger-than-life hero image still intact.