Preity Zinta, Sonakshi Sinha and Rani Mukerji at Galaxy Apartments on May 6.
Actor Salman Khan arrived home from the Sessions Court that convicted him of culpable homicide not amounting to murder on Wednesday to a houseful of celebrity friends. The 49-year-old star of films such as
Dabangg and
Kick was sentenced to five years in jail for drunkenly driving over five pavement dwellers in 2002, killing one. He was granted bail till Friday by the Bombay High Court. After the verdict was pronounced, co-stars such Preity Zinta, Sonakshi Sinha and Rani Mukerji rushed to the Khan residence in Galaxy Apartments, Bandra. (Also Read:
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Preity and Sonakshi were among the earliest visitors and stayed till late. The actresses were seen dodging the TV and print crews who had gathered outside the star's home. Preity is Salman's co-star from films like
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke and
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega. Sonakshi is one his many proteges, and made her debut in the blockbuster
Dabangg. (
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Preity, who Salman often references in his own tweets, tweeted:
Sonakshi is known to be close to the Khan-daan and tweeted:
Actress Rani Mukerji, dressed in white, arrived later and was received by Salman's brother Sohail outside the house.
Salman's ex-girlfriend Sangeeta Bijlani, a regular at most Khan family gatherings, was among those who visited Salman's home. (Also Read:
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Actress Karisma Kapoor, who played Salman's love interest in
Andaz Apna Apna and other films, was spotted driving to the actor's home.
Salman's
No Entry co-star Bipasha Basu was also at Galaxy Apartments, as was the actor's close friend Sunil Shetty.
We also caught a glimpse of Salman's
Jai Ho co-star Daisy Shah on her way to Galaxy Apartments.
Among the visitors was BJP spokesperson Shaina NC, who received flak for this tweet that she later deleted: "Sad sad sad as we accept the honourable courts verdict only hope and pray fr least sentence @BeingSalmanKhan @khanarpita" (Also Read -
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Family members rallied around attending to visitors. They included Arbaaz Khan with his wife Malaika and son Arhaan, and Atul Agnihotri who is married to Khan sister Alvira. Salman's other sister Arpita accompanied the actor to court and was spotted at Galaxy Apartments later.
Dolly Ki Doli actor Pulkit Samrat, also one of Salman's proteges, was also spotted among the visitors as were actors Sonu Sood and Chunky Pandey. (Also Read -
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Like many Bollywood colleagues, Pulkit was of the opinion that Salman's stardom went against him during the verdict. He tweeted: