Salman-Ash tape controversy has just turned uglier. The new tapes are out today and the brawn Khan has just outdone himself.

In the new tapes Salman can be heard talking about sleeping with actresses like Dia Mirza and Preity Zinta.

In his initial conversation he stirred the hornets nest when he boasted about his links with underworld dons like Abu Salm and Chhota Shakeel while threatening Ash.

With the more sordid tales cropping up about Khan's chequered past, people started gathering under his house last night at Galaxy Apartments, Bandra. But the star refused to come out and even skipped the premiere of his latest film Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya at Imax Theatre, Wadala.

Two police vans were parked at the entrance, and cops desperately its best to keep the situation under control.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has already ordered an inquiry into the matter. Deshmukh assured the House that he would make a statement on the issue raised by Opposition members who demanded that Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) be applied against Salman for his alleged threats and links with the underworld.

However, union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Thursday declined to comment on the reported links of Bollywood actor Salman Khan with the underworld.

"Don't ask me to comment on what others have said through the media," he said.

Distributors and exhibitors say the controversy over the release of purported transcripts of Salman Khan's conversations with Aishwarya Rai would have no bearing on his new film "Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya" released Friday.

The eagerly awaited film by David Dhawan, which also stars Sushmita Sen and Katrina Kaif, has been released with a record number of prints all over, taking into consideration the market for Salman-starrers.