Shah Rukh Khan to come on Dec 6

MALACCA: Bollywood heartthrob Shah Rukh Khan has agreed to come to Malacca on Dec 6 to receive his Datukship from Governor Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob.

The actor will receive his Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM) award that carries the title in a ceremony on Saturday at 10am to be held at Dewan Seri Negeri, Ayer Keroh that will be attended by 1,000 invited guests.

The confirmation of the details of the actors visit to Malacca was made known by State Secretary Datuk Omar Kaseh in a statement issued to the media here Monday following an earlier report that the actor had earlier rescheduled the initial Nov 29 date owing to his tight working schedule.

Omar said that the actor would arrive at 7.30am and later proceed to the ceremony where he would don the traditional official black Malay costume and a songkok (headgear) to receive the award.

“It will be the first time that an international Bollywood star is given the honor of donning the official Malay costume, which would be viewed by the entire world,” he said in his statement.

A press conference with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam has been fixed for noon on Dec 6, with the actor later going on a tour of the city beginning at 2.10pm.

Among the sites to be visited include the Taming Sari Tower, the Eye on Malaysia, Jonker Walk and Kampung Morten, including a river cruise on the Melaka River.

He will later meet fans at Dataran MBMB in Ayer Kerohat from 4.45pm to 5.15pm during the Konset Jom Ke Melaka which is being held in conjunction with the state’s recent inscription as a World Heritage Site.

He is schedule to leave for Mumbai on an 8pm flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport later that night.

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Source: Indya.com

‘I never get tired.. that’s why I’m a superstar yaar’

Newsmaker Shah Rukh Khan on his movies and IPL moves.

Why have you pushed the release date of Billoo Barber from November to early next year?
We could have worked round the clock and released Billoo Barber on November 21 but it would have been on the same day as Subhashji’s (Ghai) Yuvvraaj.

And two weeks later, my Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi would be released. So I thought we should shift Billoo Barber for February 14 next year.

Why February?
I won’t be in town in January. I’ll be shooting for Karan’s (Johar) film abroad. I want to be around during the release of Billoo Barber. Now I’ll have only one release this year, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Billoo Barber belongs to Irrfan Khan, he’s the hero of the film but..(smiles) I’m there in a nice way.

Once you’d said that all the three Khans should act together. What’s your take on that now?
It’s not up to me to decide, yaar. Aisa kuchh nahin hai.. if it has to happen some day, it will. But I would like to work with Aamir one day. I always tell him that I’ve worked with every actor but with him. Anyway there’s time. (Smiles) Abhi toh hum dono jawan hain aur dono ki body bhi achhi hai.

The second season of IPL is coming up soon. Are you in touch with all that’s going on in the cricketing world?
I don’t work with IPL, I work for Knight Riders, that’s the company which we have. Yes, we have been working to get the administration and the cricket team in place.

But I don’t know how to do either.. it’s not in my line of work. So we have some experts looking into which player to choose and all that. . Last year was an experience to see kya hota hai. It’s a difficult business but that makes it thrilling.

What’s the game plan for Knight Riders?
That game plan is always done by the cricketing side. I can’t suggest which player to take and how to go about it..that’s done by experts.

I do look at the administrative side because it’s my company. We’re fixing up some specialists who know cricket, branding, and merchandising.. all this is new in India.

Last year, we had only one month to work on various aspects but now we’ve had more time on our hand. We’re the only team to organise five camps.

We already have one camp in Australia and three in India. So every year we’ve created a virtual Knight Riders Academy,we’re going to find talent across the world. Our main ideology is to offer an alternate platform of professional sports in India, inshallah.

What about Sourav Ganguly?
It’s his decision to take a retirement from test cricket but he’s our captain. I think Dada is busy right now but from January we will start taking all the decisions. My cricket team, including Dada, will sit down and decide upon which players we should include in Knight Riders this time. We’ll make a team of 20 players and then go ahead.

Don’t you ever get tired of it all?
Never.. (laughs) that’s why I’m a superstar yaar!

Shahrukh shoots at home

The King Khan is said to be shooting for his advertisements in his own house. Being so tied up in his own schedule Shahrukh Khan decided to ask most of the companies he endorses to film the advertisements at his home in Mannat. For Shahrukh it either is constant shooting of films or appearances in events or filming his adverts for his endorsements, in all this it was becoming very difficult for him to find time for his family. So finally he decided to shoot from home.

It is said that some portion of his building is made in such a way that they can be used for filming these advertisements.

The building that is being built behind Mannat has Shahrukh's personal office, his gym where he works out, home for his security and staff is also made there. But the top two floors and the terrace are used for letting out to companies to film their commercials.

This has made life easy for SRK because when his kids are home he can spend a lot of time with them, they can watch their dad film for various commercials and he gets lots of time to spend with his family. Gauri Khan, his wife, too drops in from time to time to be with him. Various companies like Dish TV and Airtel have shot for their advertisements from SRK's Mannat.