Everything isn’t made for me alone: Shah Rukh Khan

Gone are the days when the King Khan used to poke many by saying that he was the best and he wanted all the possible love, attention and fanfare. Shah Rukh seems to have been breathing in humble airs, for the actor has for the first time gone on record saying that there are actors who are if not better as good as him.

Now that is some news coming from SRK at least. When asked what he thought of actors who did films rejected by him, the newly humbled Khan said, “There shouldn’t be any afterthought once a decision is made. Nobody could have done a better job than Sanjay Dutt in ‘Munnabhai...’ Yes, I was keen to do ‘Lagaan’, but Ashutosh and I didn’t get a producer at that time. I wasn’t into production then. And I didn’t do 3 Idiots which Aamir is doing now.”

Wonder if it was a coincidence that Aamir did both the flicks that SRK couldn’t. To that SRK said “Looks like Aamir was destined to do both the roles. He is brilliant, no doubt.”

On a serious note, SRK said “Everything isn’t made for me alone. God has given me enough, I’d better be happy and contented.”

Feels good to know that at least someone is content in the big bad world of Bollywood.

SRK grooves to R&B

Shah Rukh Khan has picked up the steps of the African-American contemporary R&B dance genre for a song-and-dance sequence that will feature Priyanka Chopra in it. This is the third highly stylised song from Billu Barber titled Khudaya khair which will see the Khan woo Piggy Chops. The promos of the other two songs -- featuring him and Kareena Kapoor and Love Mera Hit Hit featuring Deepika Padukone alongside him -- have already been aired.

Pony Verma, the choreographer, reveals: "Shah Rukh isn't really dancing regular Bollywood steps in the song. It's groovier and he has learnt the R&B (Rhythm & Blues) pretty well. Shah Rukh is always enthused about doing different stuff and he had no problems in picking up the steps. When he started dancing, it was magic. The song will see Shah Rukh throwing attitude to woo Priyanka. We have finished shooting it."

She adds, "We had 10 foreign dancers in the sequence too which will see Priyanka flaunting three different looks. This song has a very lounge feel to it and is a remixed version of the song Khudaya Khair. Incidentally this song was shot twice: the first onewill see Lara Dutta and SRK dance to it. We shot that song in Polachi."