Mahesh Babu & Mohanlal give Thumbs Up

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan launched Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty with the flick ‘Hero’ which released last Friday. Mohanlal and Mahesh Babu, who are two of the big stars down South, took to twitter to congratulate the makers for the success.

Mahesh Babu: “Saw ‘hero ‘. Thanks to salman for giving the industry 2 promising stars Suraj Pancholi and Athiya shetty. Congratulations to the entire team ..a job well done”.

Mohanlal: “The Hero n Heroine of “HERO” has made the movie huge success..welcome to all newcomers…Let it be the beginning”.

In the opening weekend, ‘Hero’ collected Rs 21.20 crore (break-up: Fri 6.85 cr, Sat 6.62 cr, Sun 7.73 cr). Salman Khan expressed his happiness over the revenue and thanked everyone who have gone to watch his maiden production.

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Sooraj, Athiya have opposite views on dieting

"Hero" film debutantes Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty have been appreciated for their physiques but both have diverse views on the concept of dieting.

Interacting with the media at a fitness centre, Athiya said: "I do lot of weight training, I eat everything as well. I don't believe in starving or dieting. So that's basically how I got fit."

But Sooraj had opposite views. "The most important thing for fitness is your diet. If your diet is right, you don't have to work that hard on your body. I've seen people working extremely hard and doing as much as me or even more but still not looking in shape at all," he said.

Athiya said that her trainer made her eat eight meals in a day and made her do minimum cardio as she had to do some heavy intense dance sequences. Sooraj also stressed on the importance of fitness trainers as they know your body extremely well.

About father Suniel Shetty, Athiya said: "I have a very fit father at home, who is obsessed with working out so I work out with him six times a week."

Sooraj also claimed that he wanted to look like "Rambo" Sylvester Stallone and that he was highly inspired by the documentary "Pumping Iron" on Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Superstar Chops Off Lip Lock Scene

Superstar Salman Khan is biggest mass hero in India with huge fans following across the country. Nonetheless, one policy of Salman made him fans frenzy in families too. Unlike several top-notch Bollywood superstars, Salman Khan has always refrained from kissing onscreen. For Salman, the concept of onscreen lip-locks doesn't really excite him; hence he's been loyal to his 'no lip-lock' policy in movies. Likewise, Salman implements the policy to his production venture too.

Salman Khan's second production 'Hero' starring Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty is slated to release on September 11. The romantic entertainer directed by Nikhil Advani had a scene where the lead pair lying atop a truck when Sooraj lovingly pulls out a blanket on them and then he kisses her. However, Salman Khan has asked his director to chop off the scene, though it was just a brush of lips. Nikhil Advani cut off the intimate scene halfheartedly.

Hero is an official remake of the 1983 Jackie Shroff, Meenakshi Sheshadri starrer by the same. The film marks onscreen debut of both Sooraj and Athiya.  

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