SRK's Concert Update

"Shah Rukh Khan's Temptations Reloaded concert will hit Dubai on October 21, if all goes well," says Mohammed Morani, one of the Morani brothers, when we called them to confirm whether rumours about the stage show hitting Dubai were true or not.

The Moranis were the organisers of the successful Temptations tour, which took place in 2004 and featured Shah Rukh, Saif, Preity and Priyanka.

Temptations Reloaded is a sequel to Temptations. The first of its concerts was held in Rotterdam, Holland, on June 21, 2008. Other than Shah Rukh, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Arjun Rampal were part of that stage show.

"Dubai, Kuwait and Germany are on the radar, but so far only Dubai has been finalised," adds Morani, when asked about the tour's forthcoming dates and venues.

Earlier, the Temptations Reloaded shows were to take place during the same time as that of the Bachchans' Unforgettable tour, which is currently on. But somehow things did not work out.

"Probably the stars have yet not been roped in," informs our mole.

Even for the Dubai show the other performers haven't been finalised. SRK remains the one confirmed star at these shows as he is one man who can easily draw in a crowd anytime.

Morani adds, "Isahallah, if everything goes well we are planning a huge entertainment event all over the world sometime between September and December next year as well."

When quizzed about who the star participants for the Temptations Reloaded shows are, he says, "Shah Rukh is our main star attraction. The rest have to be finalised. Once everything is crystal clear I shall update you."

Analyse this, Shah Rukh

Whether it’s his films, shows or his ad films, the Shah Rukh Khan magic never fails to work.

The industry folks call him the hit machine.

Amidst all this, a downer like Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hai comes as a shock.

Wrapping up the finale of the show, SRK analyses what went wrong with it.

To begin with, the show that was launched with loads of glitz and publicity didn’t manage to entice the viewers. Was it hard to digest the failure? “In life you can’t always be giving hits. Success and failure are part and parcel of life,” SRK says coolly.

In the past, the man has anchored Kaun Banega Crorepati which was a runaway success. So what went wrong this time? Was it the format of the show or Shah Rukh Khan himself? “This is one question I keep asking myself. Look, I don’t understand the TRP business. Personally I’ve really enjoyed working on Paanchvi Paas more than KBC . But, I do not want to play the blame game here. I’d like to believe that it was a rough patch.”

Khan has always had the courage to call a spade a spade. So, does he accept that he could be one of the reasons for the failure of Paanchvi Paas . “I’m as responsible for its failure as I am for the success of my films and shows. I shouldered the responsibility of the failure of Paheli . I understand that as a celebrity I play a larger role in the fate of a project. So, here if there is anything that’s gone wrong with Paanchvi Paas , it’s me,” he smiles.

Currently, recuperating from his knee injury, Khan is also busy winding up Biloo Barber. “After Paanchvi Paas , I had to shoot for a song in Biloo Barber . And then there is my knee that’s demanding my attention.”

Style, humility and smartness all rolled in one. That’s Shah Rukh Khan for you.

Reena Thapar Kapoor, India Times Movies