<span class=normal>BODYGUARD<BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>The makers of Bodyguard spared no expense to ensure a hat-trick of Salman Khan hits. The co-producer, Reliance Entertainment apparently lined up a marketing and print budget of around Rs. 22 crore. <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Bodyguard Contest<BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>The makers of Bodyguard came up with a contest wherein the participants would win a chance to be Kareena Kapoor and Salman Khans bodyguard for a day. The idea was to make people live the life of a bodyguard and know what it is like to protect a big Bollywood celebrity. The contest had people going berserk and the entries kept pouring in non-stop. In fact, in just one day, a whooping 2.5 lakh people from Kanpur applied to become Salmans bodyguard. <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p><amp-img width=1.33 height=1 layout=responsive src=https://images.bollywoodhungama.com/img/feature/11/dec/gimmicks08.jpg></amp-img><BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Trailer and Music launch by Shera<BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Salman, who is known for his kind gestures, asked his real life bodyguard Shera to unveil the trailer and launch the music of his film. Shera was very touched with this gesture. As he thanked Salman at the event he went on to say that he will take all bullets that come the way of Salman Khan if he has to. He also added that Salman is an amazing personality who can sacrifice anything for the people he loves. <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Kareena felicitated B-town bodyguards<BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Salman Khan had to fly to America just four days before the release of his film as he for the treatment for his jaw pain, but his co-star Kareena Kapoor went ahead with the promotions. Just a day before the films release, Kareena felicitated the bodyguards of big Bollywood stars like Saif Ali Khan, Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and others. </span>