Salman Khan appears in court, says nobody threatened him to cut fee

Mumbai : He was summoned as a prosecution witness in the case.

According to the prosecution, Fazlani had asked Salman to reduce his fee for the movie and threatened him with dire consequences if he didn't do so.

Khan, however, told Special MCOCA Judge M P Kukday that no one had threathened him and he was approached by producer Nazim Rizvi and assistant producer Abdul Rahim Allahbaksh with an offer to play the lead role in the movie. He said he didn't remember Fazlani in any special reference but had met him in one or two occasions.

"Rahim wanted to direct the movie. Later, the movie was directed by Abbas-Mastan," Khan said.

He also said he did not have much expectations from the movie and only wanted it to be directed by an experienced and well-established director.

According to the prosecution, the film was financed by diamond merchant Bharat Shah at the behest of Chhota Shakeel. Shah, Rizvi and Rahim had been charged and faced trial under the stringent provisions of MCOCA and other sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC)
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