Salman Khan 2002 hit-and-run case: Kamaal Khan has vanished into the blue

One met UK-based pop singer, writer, compos er Kamaal Khan (now in his early 40s) when he arrived in India in his 20s. He had already tasted fame back home in London because of his vocals. In fact, it was one of his songs Oh Oh Jaane Janaa, of Salman Khan-Kajol starrer Pyar Kiya Toh Dar Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya (1998), that got him headlines in Bollywood. It made Kamaal become a part of Salman's khandaan. For a while, he dated Amrita Arora (sister of Malaika Arora Khan).

Looking to make an acting foray in Bollywood, opportunity knocked when he bagged the role of the main villain in N R Pachisia's Joh Bole So Nihaal. The film was a dud and its fate put paid to Kamaal's acting career.

An insider recalled that though he was reportedly in the car with Salman on that fateful night, Kamaal man aged to keep a very low profile on that particular count. "He barely spoke about the incident," said our informant.

Like other actors, Kamaal also secured a work permit for the foreign shoot, and allegedly lived in with an actress (who was also a part of his debut film) in Lokhandwala. Kamaal, the recipient of the 1999 R D Burman Award for fresh music talent, never showed talent, never showed any signs of stress.One unit hand said, "Sometime around 2007 , Kamaal hurriedly got in touch with a realty broker; sold off his suburban flat, took all his belongings and never came back. It is assumed that he has an address in the UK or Switzerland because he was born there. In fact, Kamaal left India on such a secret note that he didn't even inform his live-in girlfriend or her mother. They found out from the broker that the flat had been sold! Over night they found themselves without a roof...and without a benefactor. Kamaal hai na?