SRK loses to SRK

In times of recession, Eros International is hedging its bets on a money making director — Farah Khan, rather than bank on Anubhav Sinha.

Farah’s successful track record has put the brakes on Anubhav’s Ra 1 temporarily. She will begin shooting her film Happy New Year ahead of schedule, while Ra 1 has been pushed from September to next year.

A few days ago, we told you how Farah Khan had to rush with the script of the first half of Happy New Year to San Francisco where Shah Rukh is shooting currently. It was a known fact that Farah was supposed to start her film only early next year. We hear, Eros International insisted that Farah’s film should start this year, by the end of November.

Ra 1 is being presented by Eros International and produced by Red Chillies. It was slated to go on the floors before Farah’s film, “That’s true,” says the source, “But when Eros studied the project Ra 1, they felt that this film may not derive sufficient returns in today’s economy. They felt that it would be better if the commercial director Farah Khan put her project on the floors first. They wanted to back that first and wait for things to improve on the economy front. They will go with Ra 1 but only at a later date.”

Mumbai Mirror had also reported on June 27 that Shah Rukh has been advised not to indulge in heavy-duty action. This, combined with Farah’s track record, has come in the way of Anubhav Sinha’s film.

Despite repeated calls and text messages, Eros International CEO Sunil Lulla remained unavailable for comment.

Happy New Year stars Shah Rukh Khan in the lead. The remaining cast is yet to be finalised. Farah also has to complete the script of the second half of the film.

Shell out 250$ for a pic with SRK at an US hotel

Be ready to fork out $250 to be seen in same pic with SRK at a US hotel
PS: Think we haven't heard of Photoshop, guys?

When Indian movie stars shoot aboard, fans travel from far and wide to catch a glimpse of the homegrown actors.

The management of Hotel Fairmount in San Francisco, USA got a whiff of SRK's superstardom when fans from literally all over the States started pouring in to catch a glimpse of the actor. They came up with a master plan to cash in on their guest Shah Rukh Khan's star power.

A source from the US reveals, "Shah Rukh is currently in San Francisco shooting for the last leg of Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan. And he has agreed to use his spare time for a good cause. SRK fans can book a table at the restaurant for one night when the actor will mingle with the patrons."

The source further adds, "If they wish to take a picture with their favourite star, they will have to shell out $250 (approximately Rs 12,000) and if they wish to have dinner on the same table as the superstar, there is a bigger price tag. The dinner is scheduled for some time next week when SRK will get a night early off work."

Shah Rukh Khan in Rishta.com!!

Shah Rukh Khan, the undisputed Badshah of bollywood, is all set to make his appearance in a television show Rishta.com being made by big daddy of tinsel town Yash Chopra of Yashraj Films.

The show is about a matrimonial office through which the couples meet and make their decisions about future relationships. Shah Rukh Khan, who has an excellent relationship with Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra, comes for a special appearance in the show. Besides King Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji, Tabu, Riteish Deshmukh, Uday Chopra and Jugal Hansraj will also be making special appearances on the show. The show is being directed by Rishabh Seth and is likely to go on air by October this year.

The buzz doing the rounds in the industry is that Yash Chopra wants to make a grand entry in the world of television, and for this purpose he has roped in his trump card Shah Rukh Khan to do a special appearance for him. While King Khan and above named biggies have agreed to be part of the show, some others are still being approached to make an appearance for Yashji.

In fact, Yashraj Films is approaching all the actors who have worked with them in their films so far. Besides bollywood biggies, some new faces will also be cast in the show to make it interesting for the viewers.