Following the footsteps of other Bollywood stars into the business of food joint chains, actor Salman Khan is planning to open restaurants and hospitals but insists it is not all for business but for a noble cause.
“We will start restaurants in metros first…We will open first in Mumbai and Pune and so on. Profits earned from them will go to the need of people living in metros. We will tie-up with someone who has the same kind of ideology…we are doing all this for a noble cause,” Salman told the media.
A number of actors like Mithun Chakrabarty, Suneil Shetty and Arjun Rampal are already into the business of running hotels and restaurants.
Salman runs a charitable organization called ‘Being Human’, with an aim to help the destitute in the areas of education, healthcare and he plans to venture into new areas of business under the same name.
“We want people to come and eat, drink and that is how they will in a way do charity. So, when you are wearing something, eating or drinking something, you are doing your bit; it is all going to help people towards education and healthcare,” the actor said adding he also intends to enter into the healthcare segment by opening hospitals.
“We have plans to open hospitals. We would be doing that…after restaurants are out. We need to earn money to put in a hospital, we need some time,” Salman said.
The actor, who yesterday opened the first ‘Being Human’ flagship store that has a clothing line and accessories, insists it is for charity and there is no business attached to it.
“I think this is the worst ever business proposition that anyone can be in. I am happy that I have found like-minded people who are interested in not earning profits but to be associated with the brand and keep a little for themselves and do more charity”, he said.
-With The Daily Star input
