Is Elli Avram backed by Salman Khan?

She will play the second lead in the film for which the casting is still on. Elli has, however, not signed the contract as the production house is still working out the details of the film."

Photos: Celebs arrive at Salman Khan's birthday bash

Elli Avram with her parents

Adds the source, "Salman has been suggesting her name for films to his friends and has also asked his agency to get her endorsement deals. He has also apparently requested them to take care of her work and has been personally looking after everything.

So it was not surprising that she was a special guest at his birthday bash." Arbaaz remained unavailable for comment.u00a0