Shah Rukh tracking Knight Riders progress

Undaunted by the Kolkata Knight Riders' poor show in the first two editions of the Indian Premier League (IPL), franchise owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is in constant touch with the team as it strives to force a comeback in the coming season of the cash-rich league under a new coach.

"We have been in constant touch with Shah Rukh Khan. There have been regular inputs from Shah Rukh," the side's new Australian coach Dav Whatmore told mediapersons after a two-day camp at the Eden Gardens here.

With Whatmore keeping a close watch, most of the outstation Indian players of the Knight Riders went through their paces at the conditioning camp.

"The camp has been fruitful. I am trying to change the fortunes of the team this season," Whatmore said.

Asked about his interaction with skipper Sourav Ganguly, Whatmore said: "Sourav is a great player. He has made a good contribution to the game."

The next camp will start on January 9.

Whatmore, a former coach of the Sri Lanka and Bangladesh national teams, has replaced John Buchanan as the Knight Riders coach.

Faithfully yours, SRK

Shah Rukh Khan spoke his mind on terrorism and religion on Sunday, at an evening for commemorating 26/11 in Delhi.....

"Generally, sab aatankwad ke baare mein meri raye poochte hain. Shayad main Muslim hoon isliye. Lekin mera manna hai ki aatankwad ke baare mein kisi ki bhi do raaye nahin ho sakti."

"The Indian civilisation doesn't distinguish in terms of religion. We are an impossible achievement in the world and I'm very proud to be an Indian."

" Mere mohalle ki Ramlila mein maine vanar sena mein bandar ka role kiya hai. I've grown up reading the Quran, listened to the Gita, learnt Christianity from my school, and my wife is a Punjabi."

" My late father always said, 'Mazhab nahi sikhaata, aapas mein bair rakhna,' lekin aaj, har mazhab ke shaitanon ne, rakshason ne, apna ek naya religion bana liya hai...Terrorism."

" I want to live; we all want to live. It's our duty to wipe out terrorism, in thought and in deed. Believing in God, by whichever name we want to, is about leading a higher life. And there are no two ways about it."

I am very proud to be an Indian: Shahrukh Khan - Video

When Shahrukh and Hrithik bonded

Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan are known to always be in competition with each other but on Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra's wedding reception they were seen bonding. At the wedding reception the Khans (Shahrukh, Gauri, Fardeen Khan and Zayed Khan) and the Roshans (Hrithik, Rakesh Roshan and Sussanne Roshan) came in one large group and it was time to bond.

Prior to the reception the Roshans and their family members went to Mannat for a get-together with Shahrukh and Gauri. They came to Grand Hyatt in a large group to wish the newly married couple. Once they were done with Shilpa and Raj's reception they headed straight back to Mannat to continue with the party. Bollywood stars really are party animals.

Farah & Shahrukh's HAPPY NEW YEAR starts in 2011!

While on one side media is abuzz with the news that choreographer turned filmmaker Farah Khan and long standing friend Shahrukh Khan have fallen apart and that's the reason Farah chose Akshay over Shahrukh for her forthcoming film TEES MAAR KHAN, than on other side its being said that Farah is planning to start her pending project with Shahrukh.

If the latest reports are to be believed than Farah is all set to begin her long cherished project HAPPY NEW YEAR with buddy Shahrukh in the year 2011, after the release of Akshay-Katrina starrer TEES MAAR KHAN. Infact Farah has been telling people that she won't work with anyone else but SRK for the film.

Apparently HAPPY NEW YEAR got delayed as Shahrukh had suggested her to make some necessary changes. So in that process it got postponed for over a year and a half.

Hope this shuts all those wagging tongues trying to create a fissure in SRK & Farah's good friendship!

ShahRukh Khan to Build Sports Complex, theme parks, Stadiums and Luxury hotels In Debt Trapped Dubai!

Heard of the recent trap in the real Estate scene of Dubai? Well, there are several film stars and high profile men and women who have their money invested in the property of the up market arena which is real money playground for the rich and famous. However, even though the Dubai based company ‘Dubai World’ which is a government company, has asked for time to repay it’s debt of an astounding sum of $59 million which has all speculating on the fact that Emirates itself is going through rough times, ShahRukh has turned out to be the most sought after star there.

It has been reported from very reliable sources that ShahRukh has come into a joint venture with many high end emirates property developers to get a stadium built as part of one big entertainment complex in Dubai. As Dubai is going through very tough times due to recession which has resulted in the crash of the real estate market and a huge debt on the economy of the glamorous city, ShahRukh has come up with this concept along with other developers so that the economy might roll over to a high again.

ShahRukh is the unofficial brand Ambassador of the Dubai Tourism Development Company.

He is also reported to have a hand in developing a $2.2 billion beach front residential complex at Ras Al Khaimas -an adjoining emirate called The ShahRukh Khan Boulevard.

Even though this particular residential project has been stalled for the time being, the Stadium is going to be built in a very fast and steady pace.

The project is called the Dubai Holding which is a state owned company. There are almost 45 projects to be included in it. There are theme parks, Stadiums and Luxury hotels. Even state of the art sports training facilities will be given to the weaker sections of society there.

There are plans to host international cricket matches at this venue and sources reveal that all his bollywood shows in Dubai will be staged there too.

If all goes well then there are plans by the actor to get a residential villa built in Ras Al Khaimah also. This he plans to get built just like his home in Mumbai.

According to sources this is going to be a mega budget project with an estimated expenditure of about 360 million Arab Emirates Dirham or Rs 455 crore.

So now we know why ShahRukh is called King Khan. Keep it up ShahRukh.

Shahrukh Khan to shoot superhero film in Miami

Actor Shahrukh Khan is reportedly set to arrive in Miami the first week of January for two months of shooting for his next film, RA-1, an action flick in which Khan will play a superhero.

The choice of location comes as a surprise since Khan said last August that he wasn’t eager to return to the U.S. after he was detained and questioned by immigration officials at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey while he was en route to an Indian independence celebration in Chicago. Khan, who is Muslim, was also visiting the U.S. to promote his upcoming film, My Name is Khan, which is about racial profiling of Muslims in the U.S. The incident made headlines worldwide and outraged many Indians.

My Name is Khan is expected to release in February, when the actor will presumably be in the U.S.