The film ‘Chillar Party is co-produced by Ronnie Screwvala’s UTV Motion Pictures. The story of the film revolves around 7 children and their lives who defeat the odds and prove their loyalty to a friend.

Salman is excited over the film’s premier at the bollywood’s major film event. “‘Chillar Party’ is very close to my heart, the concept appealed to me and the children’s performances were endearing. This is the first film under SKBH (Salman Khan Being Human) Productions and we felt there was no better place to screen the movie than at the IIFA film festival. For me, IIFA is home-grounds and it can’t get bigger than IIFA in Toronto,” said the actor.

Toronto being hugely populated by the Punjabi migrants, the IIFA has designed it in such a way that they reach to the Punjabi population of the country which inhibits in the four major cities – Toronto, Markham, Brampton and Mississauga.

The selected film which will be showcased at this year’s IIFA has a mix of bollywood classics and blockbusters based in and around Punjab. The films which make the list of the premier are Rang De Basanti”, “Dabangg”, “Chashme Badoor”, “Dil Bole Hadippa”, “Veer Zaara”, “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” and “Yamla Pagla Deewana”.

“We are pleased to open the festival with the much-anticipated, ‘Chillar Party’,” told Sabbas Joseph, director, Wizcraft International Entertainment, the organisers of the event to the Mid-Day.

Salman has been doing every bit to promote ‘Chillar Party’, even he insisted director Anees Bazmi to attach the promo of the film with his next ‘Ready’.

TOI quoted a source, “There have been reports of the actor not attending the awards function owing to certain decisions made by his brother Sohail Khan, who had given the go ahead to the event organisers without consulting Salman.

However, now Salman has decided to go for the event and support his film at its premiere on the 24th of June. The entire cast and crew of the film will be present including the co-producers UTV Spotboy” added the source.

The leading daily also contacted, Vikas Bahl, the co-director of the film who said, “We are premièring the film at the award ceremony. It will be the first time a movie of this scale is being showcased at the function contrary to big budget and multi-starrers.”

When asked specifically about Salman being present, Bahl diplomatically answers, “I won’t be the right person to comment on this but he is bound to attend.”