Hrithik’s ‘Kites’ delayed further because of SRK’s ‘MNIK’

Heartthrob Hrithik Roshan seems very careful with his much-anticipated flick ‘Kites’. According to the latest news, the release date of the film has been delayed further because Shah Rukh’s ‘My Name Is Khan’ is releasing around the same time.
Reports reveal that the release of ‘Kites’ has been postponed to March 2010 apparently because the Rohans don’t want to take any risk and are wary of ‘MNIK’, which is releasing in February next year. However, grapevine has it that the actual reason of the delay I that Roshans haven’t been able to find an overseas distributor has yet.

Refuting the rumours, Roshans’ spokesperson said that a distributor has been found, and the delay is only because Rakesh Roshan wants it that way.

Well, we can easily believe this. Who wouldn’t be scared of a SRK-Kajol starrer, a couple that manages far more fiery chemistry in one scene than all the Mori-Hrithik skin-show put together.

Shah Rukh Khan gets busy

Shah Rukh Khan is going to get busy. He plans to produce a new movie titled Always Kabhi Kabhi that marks the directorial debut of industry veteran Roshan Abbas.

The movie is a launch pad for four new faces including Zoa Morani the daughter of Karim Morani, a family SRK is very close to for years.

A source said, “Shah Rukh wants his role to be only that of a producer this time. This is a big exception because he has produced eight movies so far and in all of them he has either had the lead role or did cameos.”

The insider added, “He will supervise the shooting, marketing and advertising plans and will also be creatively involved with the movie by going through the script and suggesting things that he feels would be beneficial for the project. Since the movie will star Zoa, he will make sure that she gets a big launch as the Moranis and he go back a long way. The Moranis are his friends and they manage his stage shows.”

Shah Rukh is at present preoccupied with two acting projects- My Name is Khan and Ra- 1. Ra-1 is also a home production.

Meanwhile the government of Malacca is trying to rope him in for a stage show. Malacca state conferred the award of Datuk, akin to British knighthood, on Khan last December. It hopes he will keep his promise to shoot for his next film “Happy New Year” in the state.

Assuming that he will combine a concert with the shoot, plans are afoot to get Khan to perform on December 11 in Malacca.

Aftab Shivdasani grateful to SRK for helping with Aao Wish Karein

Aftab Shivdasani, who has turned producer with his just-released “Aao Wish Karein”, says he is grateful to superstar Shah Rukh Khan for having lent his voice to promote the fairytale love story.

“I was looking for a very popular voice… which people can easily recognise and could think only of Shah Rukh. He readily agreed to lend his voice and I am thankful to him for that,” Aftab told IANS.