Sonakshi not promoted by Salman Khan, Salman won't promote Sonakshi?

Salman Khan is known to give great support to those close to him... While he successfully launched Sonakshi Sinha, talks have it that Salman is now recommending Asin - his 'Namastey London' co-star, and Zarine Khan - his 'Veer' co-star, for projects.

We are told, "Salman has launched a few careers - be it Katrina Kaif, or Sonakshi Sinha. He somehow feels responsible for Asin and Zarine Khan as well. You see, the films in which these actresses starred opposite Salman didn't rock the box office. And Salman Khan thinks he owes them something. Besides, they are talented, too." So while he has set Katrina and Sonakshi on the right path, his focus now remains on getting Asin and Zarine on the track to success.

If talks are to be believed, Sallu suggested Asin's name for 'Housefull 2', and he has also given Zarine a part in 'Ready'. However, Sajid Khan, director of 'Housefull 2' denies that Asin's name was suggested by Salman.

Akshay is 'kameena James Bond' in Housefull 2

Housefull 2 is not just a comedy; it boasts some of the scariest action sequences ever!

Akshay Kumar's introductory stunt in Housefull 2 would be directed by Robert Alonzo - Tom Cruise's stunt co-ordinator in Mission Impossible 4.

Also, forget the nerd who gets conned into marriage by a woman who elopes with her boyfriend on their honeymoon. According to a source, in Housefull 2 Akshay plays a character twice as wicked, destructive and devilish as the one he played in the Sajid Nadiadwala's production Mujhse Shaadi Karogi.

Akshay's nerdy act - done to facetious heights in a spate of recent comedies - has come to an end. He will no longer play the loser on screen.

The Golmaal writers Sajid-Farhad have been roped in to write the part of a "cool comic Lothario, like a Bond-meets-Devgn-in-Golmaal."

Sajid Khan doesn't deny the James Bond influence on Housefull 2.

"We've really enhanced the cool quotient for Akshay in Housefull 2. The Akshay that you'll see in Housefull 2 has never been seen before."

So is Akshay a 'kameena James Bond' in Housefull 2?

Laughs Sajid Khan, "If Akshay played a 'sad sack' in Housefull, he plays the coolest character of his career in Housefull 2.Yes, James Bond is a deep influence on me. As a child I remember seeing exotic countries as location in the Bond films."