Kamaal Khan
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Lesser known facts
The Times of India Kamaal Khan: Lesser known facts about the singer The Salman Khan: hit-and-run case, 2002 was full of twists and turns.
In an interesting turn of events, Salman's close friend and singer Kamaal Khan has become the talking point of the case. The singer-turned-actor is the same person who was present in Toyota Land Cruiser that night with Salman Khan back in 2002, when the accident happened. Salman's lawyer Amit Desai and Abha Singh raised a question on Kamaal Khan's whereabouts. His absence has been termed as the major loophole in the case, from the prosecution's side.
In 1995, Kamaal wrote and produced his debut single ‘O O Jaane Jaana’ in London. The song released in 1996 and became a hit in UK, achieving platinum status.
Salman Khan and singer Kamaal Khan's friendship goes way back in 1998 when Salman gave the latter a break in his film Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya starring Kajol and himself. Kamaal sang one of the most popular songs of the film album O O Jaane Jaana.
The song was released worldwide in 1998 and simultaneously featured in the Bollywood blockbuster Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya,. The soundtrack went on to sell over 10 million copies and the huge success of the movie has widely been attributed by film pundits to the popularity of Kamaal's Filmistan-debut song.
In the 2002 case, Kamaal Khan is said have to fled the spot with Salman Khan after the accident took place. Ever since then, the singer has apparently been missing. According to reports, Kamaal is said to be in England, and advocate Abha Singh has been demanding to either bring him back or do an audio or video conference.
After the success of his debut song from Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, there was no looking back for Kamaal Khan. According to reports, thanks to the success of his debut song, Kamaal was immediately signed by record label HMV in December 1997. He then went ahead to sing few more songs for Salman Khan for movies like Hello Brother, Tere Naam, Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya, and Wanted. He didn't limit himself to singing, and also tried his hands at acting. He worked as the main antagonist in 2005 Sunny Deol-starrer Jo Bole So Nihaal. However, he couldn't impress the audience and critics with his acting talent. The film bombed at the box-office.
Kamaal Khan may have kept a low-profile, but when the singer was pursuing his career in Bollywood, he also made headlines for his love life. Kamaal, who has worked with Oscar winner AR Rahman in Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa, was apparently dating Malaika Arora Khan's younger sister Amrita Arora who is now married to Shakeel Ladak. The singer and the actress were apparently quite open about their relationship then. According to reports, they were frequently spotted together at parties.
