SRK: "I am a fantastic person"

Ghajini’s bigger success at the box office than Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi left tongues wagging about how Aamir has finally overtaken the BO king Shah Rukh. What followed were Aamir’s innumerable statements that described SRK as a manipulative and pompous star who praises no one but himself.

However, in spite of nursing a shoulder injury, Shah Rukh turned up at the Filmfare awards recently only to say how stars should be ‘sportive’ about other’s wins as well. Without paying heed to Aamir’s allegations of labelling SRK a narcissist, Shah Rukh praised himself by saying, “I always feel that I will win the Best Actor award.” The award eventually went to Hrithik for Jodhaa Akbar and even then the Baadshah was seen enjoying the evening...

Taunting Aamir for not showing up at award functions, SRK said, “An actor has to be sportive about other’s wins as well. I love attending award functions as they honour those who’ve worked hard on their films.”

Shah Rukh’s patch up with the Bachchans is another signal of him showing Aamir and Salman that he still is the best when it comes to maintaining relationships within the industry.

“People call me a good PR but more than anything I am a fantastic person,” said SRK at the recent Amrita Arora wedding too!

So, if you think the lukewarm response of Rab Ne and Billu or even the shoulder injury has calmed down our confident SRK, the answer is no. He is in fact busy silencing Aamir!

No holi so says Bollywood, still in grief over 26/11

Put the colours on hold, says Bollywood. Still smarting from the terror attacks in Mumbai, two of the biggest stars — Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan — are skipping any Holi parties.

A source close to showman Subhash Ghai tells us, “in the wake of the terror attacks, there is no celebration whatsoever. Shah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan are also giving Holi celebrations a miss for that reason.”

Some Holi bashes are still on. Of these, the biggest is being organised by Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi. Asked about his take on putting Holi on hold, Akhtar replies, “We all are very sad and angry… but that does not mean we should give terrorists the itinerary to decide events.” Shilpa Shetty, a cricket team owner this year, is hosting a pre-Holi bash for her Rajasthan IPL team in Mumbai.

SRK goes back to acting school

Before he got into films, Shah Rukh Khan also did theatre. The actor was a part of theatre guru Barry John’s troupe. Uses references from play he did years back to play My Name Is Khan role.

Sources reveal that during his stint with John, SRK did a play on the subject of autism and even worked with an autistic child. For his next film, My Name is Khan, Shah Rukh has used references from his play to help him better his character.
A source close to the actor reveals, “Shah Rukh has done immense research on the subject of autism before starting the shoot.

He has gone online and has read up all he could and has even asked for study reports of patients who suffer from the condition. However, what helped him the most was his experience of working with an autistic kid while doing a play all those years ago.”

Shah Rukh’s character in Khan will display a certain condition where his eyes will appear dead. “Physically, this is one of the most difficult characters he has played. In the film, we see that his eyes are dead and that he also has to say his dialogues at the same time. Since he isn’t blind, but suffering from a certain condition, the challenge is bigger.”

Apparently, the actor rehearsed daily on how to get the eyes right and give the correct expression. “It was painful to see him bring such a character to life,” notes the source.