TRAIN-ING to be Shah Rukh

Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are not the best of friends. Not anymore. Ever since Katrina Kaif (Sallu's then girlfriend) turned 24, the once good friends, the Karan and Arjun of the Hindi film industry parted ways.

But that did not keep Salman from aping SRK's unforgettable train scene in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge on Monday, for his next Bodyguard.

Shooting at the Mumbai Central station platform, Salman did a SRK and pulled his 'good friend' Hazel Keech (whose role in the film might have been increased at Salman's behest) aboard a moving train much akin to what Raj (SRK) does for Simran (Kajol) not once, but twice in Aditya Chopra's debut blockbuster DDLJ in 1995.

Now this very prominent train scene based on the famous DDLJ moment, was shot by Sallu's brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri (the producer of the film) under tight security. Very few people were allowed to enter the area where cameras were placed. "Phir bhi thoda door se, if you see it from the adjacent platform, dikh raha tha ki kya ho raha hai.

If you had been there on the site, you couldn't have helped noticing the uncanny resemblance between the two scenes, the one in Bodyguard and the one in DDLJ. And since it was Salman, plus he was doing a SRK, it obviously garnered more attention," said an eyewitness.

The story doesn't end here. Nor does the resemblance to DDLJ. "Hazel comes running to the platform as she is late," informed our source. Wasn't Kajol aka Simran late as well in the first train scene in DDLJ, right before the protagonists embark on their Europe trip?

And this is not just hearsay! When asked, producer Agnihotri confirmed, saying, "Well yes, we did shoot a scene at Mumbai Central station," and describing the scene, he added, "Aisa hai ki Hazel is late for the train, which is pulling away from the station when she reaches the platform. So, Salman helps her in." So, there!

However, Agnihotri trying to establish the fact that the scene was not a complete lift from Aditya Chopra's hit, continued, "Arre, the one in DDLJ comes in the climax!" Well, it sure does. In Punjab. Right after Amrish Puri tells Kajol, "Ja Simran ja, jee le apni zindagi." But we surely can't forget the one shot in London as well, right?

Well, it's okay to ape an iconic film DDLJ, Mr Agnihotri. Imtiaz Ali did too. In Jab We Met.

Meanwhile...

Salman Khan has launched his own banner and will be seen co-producing UTV Spotboys film, Chillar party. This will be the first time that Salman will have his own banner attached to a film.

Our source said, "Salman is the only 'Khan' that didn't have any production house. He has decided to take the plunge with Chillar Party.

Salman saw Chillar Party a few weeks back and loved it. Apparently Ronnie Screwvala asked him to join in as the co-producer. However, the most interesting part is that the film has a special item number by none other than Ranbir Kapoor and it is a known fact that there is no love lost between the two.

All has not been well between the two, since Ranbir started dating Katrina Kaif who was with Salman earlier."

When contacted Siddarth Roy Kapoor of UTV confirmed, "Yes, Salman Khan is on board and we are very happy that he has chosen Chillar Party as his first film as a producer."