Meet SRK's German fan, the 48 yr old, Ute

This Saturday, Shahrukh Khan will be performing live-on-stage with Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Katrina Kaif, Javed Ali, Anushka Dandekar and Ganesh Hegde in Ahoy, Rotterdam. Temptation is back! Not only will be Dutch fans be joining the show, but several fans from European countries will fly in to see Shahrukh Khan and the other stars perform live. Here we have a short interview with a German fan called Ute. She is 48 years old and lives in Germany.

Why and when did you become fan of Shahrukh Khan?
I became a fan of Shahrukh Khan exactly on November 19, 2004, when K3G was shown on German TV for the first time. This man impressed me on first sight and the more I got to see and know about him, the more I adore this wonderful actor and human being. Admiring any artist is something that never happened to me before, even when I was in my teens. There has never been someone, who was worth it.

Have you ever met him before?
I've never met Shahrukh or any of the other stars.

What are your expectations of the show?
It will be a treat for the eyes for sure! Hopefully there will be a lot of interaction with the audience. Shahrukh is able to leave a crowd of 30,000 people spellbound, only by sitting on a wooden chair on an empty stage!

Why are you coming to see the show?
I'm coming to see Shahrukh in person, my heart's desire. Shahrukh Khan sure has great fans. I, for one, am definitely looking forward to what Temptation Reloaded will bring us!

The interview was conducted by Charla Manohar

SRK's Future Plans

Everybody knows about Shah Rukh Khan’s penchant to be a winner all the way. Far from sulking about his team, Kolkata Knight Riders being defeated at the recently concluded Indian Premiere League, he is already making all the necessary arrangements like getting international cricketers (one of who is Andrew Flintoff) on board for the next IPL season.

He also has other ambitious plans for Kolkata Knight Riders.

A source says, “SRK is leaving for London for a few days to join his wife Gauri and children, Suhana and Aryan, who have already left in a private aircraft.

Apart from shooting for his next film, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi in London, SRK's main agenda for the trip is to get some of the biggest international cricketers for his IPL team. One of the cricketers he's already in advanced talks with is Andrew Flintoff.”

When contacted, a source close to the actor confirms and says, “Yes, it's true that SRK is in advanced talks with Flintoff.

Whatever happened has happened at the recent IPL. But now on, SRK has taken complete charge and he's leaving no stone unturned to make his IPL team a winner next year.”

And when one talks about SRK, can entertainment be far behind? The source adds, “SRK has ambitious plans for his team.

Apart from playing against international cricket clubs abroad, his team of cricketers will also perform on stage along with him within the next day for the international audience.

The shows will be grand. After a day of watching serious cricket, the public will get to watch their favourite cricketers perform on stage along with SRK.”

“SRK and his family will be holidaying for the first fifteen days after which he will start shooting for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi while his agents have already reached London to interact with the cricketers and make necessary arrangements for SRK's meeting with them,” says the source.

Ravikaran Deshmukh & Ashwini Deshmukh, Mumbai Mirror

Shabana will play Shah Rukh's Mom in 'My Name Is Khan'

Last year, she turned down Yash Raj Films’ Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (the role that eventually went to Jaya Bachchan) because apparently, she was busy with The Loins of Punjab Presents . However, Shabana has now agreed to play Shah Rukh Khan’s mother in Karan Johar’s Khan.

A source said, “Normally, Karan would not think of casting anyone but Jayaji to play Shah Rukh’s mother. Reason being that both Shah Rukh and Karan dote on Jayaji and she has already played SRK’s mother in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Kal Ho Na Ho.” Apparently, it’s the strong political message of Khan that convinced Karan to sign Shabana instead of Jaya for the project.

The source added, “Khan conveys a very strong message. It’s about the isolation of the Muslims after 9/11. And who better equipped to put forward a cinema of ideas than Shabana? Also, the film is about a Muslim family based in the US. And Shabana would bring a natural elegance and credibility to her part.”

However, not much is being revealed about Shabana’s part in the film. But it goes without saying that she would be an essential part of the project.

When contacted to confirm her presence in the film, Shabana just laughed and said, “Main chup rahungi.”

Times Of India