Salman Khan keeps his word, goes back to perform in Kolkata

Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai: Call him eccentric or an oddball, but when it comes to keeping his promise, Salman Khan is a man of his words. Often in news for unfavourable reasons, the actor won oodles of praise and appreciation from fans when he honoured his rare commitment. So while most actors back out of their commitments to show-off about their starry ways, Salman Khan went to re-deliver a promise he had made to organisers in Kolkata. It so happened that Salman was set to perform live at a show in Kolkata on September 26 to promote his film ‘Wanted’. However due to certain unforeseen reasons, the show never happened. Determined to keep his promise the actor has now decided to woo his Kokata fans on October 23. Confirming the news a daily quoted a source as saying, “Salman had gone to Kolkata on September 26 for a live show but was unable to perform as the venue was over crowded with his innumerable fans and there was a mad rush which resulted in a stampede. The event was held at the Mohammedan Sporting Club which could accommodate 20,000 people but over 40,000 fans turned up there. “ “Consequently, the organisers had no choice but to cancel the show. That’s when Salman promised his fans to rework the show schedule and come back with a bang. The actor will now go to Kolkata on October 23 and will be performing at the Salt Lake Stadium which has the capacity to accommodate around 1,25,000 people,” adds the source. As for the actor he is just too pleased to honour his word, “I am very happy to go back to Kolkata because I had committed to my fans and once I make a commitment I stick to it no matter what happens. And that is why I am going back to celebrate the success of my recent release `Wanted` and the launch of my forthcoming film `London Dreams`”, said Salman.