Dabangg star makes a quick visit to city to shoot for reality show Bigg Boss before leaving for Dubai to resume his holiday and New Year celebrations

Salman Khan, who was holidaying in Dubai, flew back to Mumbai in the wee hours yesterday to shoot for Bigg Boss.

The actor was in the city for a few hours for his commitment. He took a flight back to the desert nation last evening to be with his family at the time of ushering in 2011.

The Dabangg star, after a successful year at the box office, wanted a break from work.

He had left for the United Arab Emirates on Sunday along with his family and friends for a short getaway to celebrate his birthday on December 27 and New Year.

Straight to work

A source said, "As soon as he arrived, Sallu took off straight from Sahar airport for the Bigg Boss house in Lonavla.

Salman was in a hurry to complete the filming and requested the unit to speed up things, as he wanted to take the evening flight back to Dubai.

As soon as he wrapped up the shoot, he left immediately for the city in a chopper." He was spotted at about 4 pm entering the Sahar airport for his return flight.

Deols leave

In Thursday's Bigg Boss episode, Samir Soni was evicted from the show as well as celebrity guests Bobby Deol, Dharmendra and Kulraj Randhawa, who were promoting their forthcoming movie Yamla Pagla Deewana.