The court which gave the verdict does not have the power to hear the bail application, so Salman will have to go behind bars for at least a few days before his lawyers can move to a higher court for bail. Even then his problems won't be solved and Bollywood would be deep in crisis. This thunderbolt of a news of Salman's conviction comes right behind the little element of relief that the news of Sanjay's coming out on bail brought.

But the long term prognosis for all the films that are to be made with any of the two stars seems very bleak. Together they might have in excess of 200 Crores riding on them. No industry can take such a loss with a smile, there are going to be groans of pain.

Finally, there is some irony if you can notice it. Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to six years in jail for his alleged involvement in the Bombay blasts, which took the lives of a few hundred people and nearly set the country on a civil war path. Salman Khan on the other hand shoots a deer and has to stay in jail for five years; just one year lesser than the sentence of the crime involving bombs. Doesn't make much sense.