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...Salem is a real-life gang lord who has kept similarly close tabs on Bollywood, even as he has amassed one of the longest rap sheets in Indian crime. The don named his sons after his favorite onscreen heroes, and even married a Bombay starlet, Monica Bedi. This summer, Indian reporters say he called to announce that he had helped finance Devdas, the most expensive film in Indian history and among this year's biggest hits...
...That may be Abu Salem's last connection with Bollywood films for a while?aside from watching them on prison TV. On Sept. 18 Interpol arrested Abu Salem in Lisbon, and earlier this month a New Delhi court issued a non-bailable warrant charging him with running a crime syndicate. Oh, and the U.S. government wants to chat with him about his possible link to al-Qaeda...
...everyone?that the player who beat Agassi that day was not European or American, but from Asia and Thailand,' he says. 'I feel like I'm representing not just Thai people but Asian players.' Srichaphan's ascent hit a snag last week, however, witha surprise first-round loss atthe Salem Open in Hong Kong. He dominated long stretches ofthe match with a laserlikeforehand, but his backhand and first serves were oftenerratic. At 1.85 m and 75 kg, Srichaphan's power is an asset and a liability. But he insists he's learning to exert more control over his game...
...buses dropped groups of students in five New Hampshire cities—Manchester, Concord, Portsmouth, Salem and Derry...
...Salem is a playwright and the author of several books, including Journey into Israel. He lives in Cairo