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Shahrukh Khan to skip IIFA 2010

Actor Shah Rukh Khan, who was supposed to be the star attraction at this year’s IIFA awards in Colombo from June 3-5, has decided to give the event a miss.

“I don’t think I will be able to come for IIFA…too much work here, will miss Colombo,” SRK tweeted. Apart from upping the function’s star power, SRK was also supposed to captain the Bollywood team in a friendly cricket match against the Sri Lankan team.

Sabbas Joseph of Wizcraft, the show’s organisers, said, “Stars have their commitments. Hrithik Roshan will now be the captain,” SRK’s absence is another blow to the event after Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and hubby Abhishek announced that they won’t be attending the gala, usually touted as a Bachchan family affair. Amitabh Bachchan will only make a fleeting appearance.

Sun Direct DTH to premiere My Name is Khan on 29th & 30th May 2010

The Sun Direct DTH is set to premiere ‘My Name is Khan’, a Bollywood movie starred by Sharukh Khan and Kajol on 29th and 30th May 2010. The customers can view this Blockbuster film at a cost of Rs 50. My Name is Khan is tuned under the channel number 312 and the film is aired 3 times a day.

The 6 shows will be aired at 11 am, 4 pm, and 10pm on Saturday and Sunday. The Sun DTH customers can book the movie by dialing 39407575 or send SMS as addonsmartcard number074 to 58585. the bookings can be done through SMS/Online/Callcenter and the bookings will be closed by 8 PM on sunday as the last show is at 10 pm on Sunday

The channel will be deactivated until you subscribe for the next film. Recently Videocon D2H services announced the premiering of the film from May 27, 2010 under its Pay Per view offer.

Though there is no change in ‘My Name is Khan’ script but we can judge which DTH service brings best picture quality, sound effects, and more technological enhancements.

Shahrukh Khan Tweets About Missing Juhi Chawla, Aziz Mirza

Juhi Chawla and Shahrukh Khan have given us some of the most unforgettable and hit movies in the past. The cute pair has starred in movies like Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Raju ban Gaya Gentleman and Yes Boss. The pair was last seen in Amitabh Bachchan starrer Bhootnath where Shahrukh Khan did a cameo appearance.

King Khan, who was recently congratulated by Amitabh Bachchan for having four lakh followers, is quite active on his twitter page. About Juhi Chawla and his friend and director Aziz Mirza, he tweeted, “Last night, I was thinking of beautiful times I had making Yes Boss, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, missing Aziz & Juhi (sic)”

The trio shares such an easy relationship with each other that they had even started their own production house called “Dreamz Unlimited’, which produced movies like Phir bhi Dil Hai Hindustani and Chalte Chalte,

Well, with his own little kingdom on twitter, we sure want to see Juhi and Shahrukh revive their chemistry on screen again.

Airtel digital TV premieres ‘My Name is Khan'

Subscribers of Airtel digital TV can view this film by paying a nominal amount of Rs. 50. The movie will be available on digitalTV from May 27, 2010 on channel no. 180.

Airtel digital TV announced the TV premiere of the Bollywood blockbuster ‘My Name is Khan’ on its Pay Per View (PPV) service on Indian television. Directed by Karan Johar, the film brings together the hit screen pair Shahrukh Khan and Kajol after a long time. This superhit film also stars Jimmy Shergill.

Announcing this on Airtel digital TV’s PPV platform,Sugato Banerji, Chief Marketing Officer, DTH - Bharti Airtel said, “My Name is Khan has been one of the most awaited movies in recent times because of its star cast. The movie also did extremely well at the box-office worldwide. We will continue to add popular movies on our PPV platform and are happy to bring this star-studded movie with unique storyline to for our customers.”

Subscribers of Airtel digital TV can view this film by paying a nominal amount of Rs. 50. The movie will be available on digitalTV from May 27, 2010 on channel no. 180. Customer can book this movie and enjoy multiple shows running on this channel. To book the movie for the day customers need to SMS BOOK <180> or BOOK to 54325 from his registered mobile.

Set in India and USA, the film talks about Indian subcontinent diaspora in USA and how they experience the change in their livelihood after the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. Rizwan Khan (Shahrukh), a Muslim man from India, moves to San Francisco and lives with his brother and sister-in-law. Rizwan, suffering from the Aspergers syndrome which is an autism disorder, falls in love with Mandira (Kajol). They get married and start a small business together. They were happy until September 11, 2001 when attitudes towards Muslims undergo a sea of change due to terrorist attacks. Their only son was killed due to a collective hate to Islamic faith and this development devastated Mandira Eventually Rizwan was forced to leave Mandira. To win Mandira back, he embarks on a touching and inspiring journey across the United States which consists of faith, love and trust to the humanity that transcends religion, caste, gender and nationality.

Shahrukh Khan The Selfless ‘Giant King ‘of bollywood’!

Shahrukh Khan, is perhaps one of the most loving dad that bollywood has ever seen.

The doting dad in him has always come forward in times like family get togethers and functions, or even at certain events, like the IPL Tournament, where he made sure that his family made it to the matches played by his team, The Kolkata Knight Riders.

However, now, the superstar, who is in Mumbai, for the on going shooting of his film ;RA 1’, he manages to take some time off from his shoot and spend some quality time with his kids.

The first in his list of priorities goes to Suhana, his daughter and her sweet little friends, who form a cute gang of girls, and they are a bunch of fun loving kids, who make SRK feel quite happy.

Thus, reportedly, whenever he gets time off, he invites his daughter’s friends over, and encourages them to play different games.

With a mansion like Mannat, and an inbuilt gym area, with loads of equipment and a lot of space for out door sports, Shahrukh is much the selfless Giant, who does not mind children playing in his compound and growing up into beautiful healthy and strong personalities.

I n deed, Shahrukh has a huge kind heart, and truly deserves to be called the King of bollywood!

Shahrukh trains his gang of beautiful girls

Guys like him, girls adore him and children love him. That is Shahrukh Khan, the Baadshah of Bollywood. And surprisingly, he has a gang of beautiful girls who he calls team SRK.

He is currently busy shooting for his much-hyped film Ra.1 with Kareena Kapoor but she makes sure that he spends time with his girls. And the girls are not film stars but his daughter Suhana and her little friends.

Shahrukh said that he spends time with his little friends and trains them to be tough and sporty. “Good father is personal assessment. Good actor is decided by who watch you. I am always sure of the former but the latter varies, that is why I act,” he said.

Well, we all know that family man Shahrukh is a great father. His little friends must be learnt a whale of knowledge from him.

Shahrukh Khan's KINGDOM on Twitter

It’s the Twitter itch that has caught up with the film stars. Now you can easily find almost every second Bollywood star on twitter. If veteran Shammi Kapoor is asking Deepika Padukone for a coffee date, Amitabh Bachchan is breaking the ice and congratulating Shahrukh Khan on crossing the mark of four lakh followers on twitterville.

He tweets, “Shah Rukh congrats! You crossed 400,000... meri gaadi thoda dheeli chal rahi hai...”

Following Big B’s tweet, a lot of fans also started congratulating SRK.

SRK responded: “hey thanx all 400,000 & more of u, soon v can start our own small country. send me the name for it tomorrow...now to rest. bye lov u all.”

Soon came the reply from Big B, “ShahRukh .. how about - “KINGDOM”, taking up from your own popular and deserving epithet of KING !!

To which Shahrukh replied, “oops how dare i, didnt realise u would be online & reading my pretentious attempts to create a kingdom. this is embarrassing.”

SRK in turn suggested a name for Big B’s kingdom.

“(I) have a name for your World. The United states of Great Bachchania, thanx for letting us be a part of it sir. love & health to u,” he tweeted.

Now with 4-lakh followers SRK is the top Indian celeb in the Twitter world. However it’s the pop singer Britney Spears who has 4,955,768 followers, maximum for anyone on Twitter.

Howzzat!

My Name is Khan to rake in Rs 30 mn from DTH

My Name is Khan conquered the box office when it was released in cinemas in February 2010. It raked in close to Rs 735 million domestically.

Now it is all set to sweep the small screen thanks to it being telecast for a two week window in from 27 May onwards on all major DTH platforms in the country – Tata Sky, Dish TV, Sun Direct, Airtel Digital TV, Videocon D2H and Big TV.

Says Fox Star Studios CEO Vijay Singh: “Allowing the film to be put on DTH platforms was part of our ongoing strategy to monetise the film.”

My Name is Khan is being made available to subscribers by all the DTH players at a sticker price of Rs 50 a view.

Sources indicate that Fox Star has struck revenue share deals with the DTH providers. Says Bharat Business Channel CEO Anil Khera: “The hit rate for films on demand is normally about 6 per cent. That is about 6 per cent of viewers in urban areas normally subscribe to a movie. For rural areas it is lower at about 3-4 per cent.”

Ra.One’ will be path-breaking: Arjun Rampal

Shah Rukh Khan’s dream project “Ra.One” might be taking some time on the technical front due to its unusual theme, but Arjun Rampal feels if all goes well, the sci-fi thriller will be “path-breaking”.

Arjun plays a villain in the Anubhav Sinha directed movie.

“We have been working very hard to bring a vision together. I think Shah Rukh is very clear about his vision, so is Anubhav. We are working as a team to achieve it. And if we achieve it, it would be a path-breaking movie,” Arjun told IANS.

The films is about a superhero who can freeze electricity and the actor says it will appeal to children.

“‘Ra.One’ is a very ambitious project. It’s a film that kids will enjoy for sure. It’s not only for kids but the idea is also to bring action to a different level. It’s hugely experimental,” he said.

Kareena Kapoor plays the female lead in it.

Barbara Mori eyes Shahrukh Khan

After romancing Hrithik Roshanin ‘Kites’, Mexican beauty Barbara Moriexpressed her desire to work with the Badshah of Bollywood, Shahrukh Khan. “I want to work with Shah Rukh Khan,” says Barbara Mori. Barbara who always remained in the news before and after the release of ‘Kites’ for her great screen appearance and hot avatar said that she wished to work in Bollywood films again.

Though the film received a lukewarm response in India, both Hrithik and Barbara are undeterred with the outcome. “To each his own. I don’t really trust them (critics). When I debuted they referred to me as God and then after two years they said I was finished. So I would rather follow my heart,” says Roshan.

But the ‘Kites’ team has got one reason to smile. The film has received a good opening in the US. The US film critics praised the film and it has been able to find its place in the North American top 10 on its opening weekend at the number 10 slot.

‘Kites’ was one of the highly anticipated films of the year but it totally failed to impress the Indian audience.

Big B congratulated SRK

Shah Rukh has over 4 lakh followers on Twitter, is Bachchan Sr a bit envious?

Amitabh Bachchan, who joined Twitter some time ago, congratulated Shah Rukh Khan for having over 400,000 followers on the site.

"Congrats!! you crossed 400,000... meri gaadi thoda dheeli chal rahi hai (I'm at a slower pace at the moment)," the 67-year-old posted on his Twitter page.

Amitabh, who has become a regular on the site now, presently has 98,228 followers. While he writes on his Twitter page couple of times during the day, he also has a blog, a voice blog and a mobile blog.

As of now, he is following just five people on Twitter - Shah Rukh, son Abhishek, Sachin Tendulkar, Shammi Kapoor, and Suhel Seth.

When SRK ‘brushed’ aside illness

If you remember a few days back SRK’s twitter status was buzzing with updates on his bad health. However it did not stop him from keeping up to his professional commitments. Shah Rukh Khan who has been signed on by Pepsodent toothpaste, had to shoot for their latest campaign ‘Pappu and Pappa’ at Filmcity for 3 days.

The actor and a thorough professional that he is known to be, SRK made it a point to shoot instead of cancel it, he shot with 104 fever and without letting it affect the shots. The star did not complain throughout the long hours of shoot besides the numerous takes he was made to go through.

Additionally, Shah Rukh had to give multiple shots till his child co-star Keval got it all right! Onsets SRK behaved a perfect dad encouraging the boy at every cut, pepping the child he would get bored. This just reiterates that King Khan rules!

MNIK premieres on Videocon d2h platform

My Name is Khan – the block buster movie from Dharma Productions & Red Chillies starring Shahrukh Khan & Kajol, which received fantastic reviews across the globe, can now be viewed on your very own Videocon d2h Movies Pay Per View from May 27, 2010.

Anil Khera, CEO, Videocon d2h said: “We want to present to our customers the very best which will ensure customer delight be it via our content, services & even technological advancements.”

Hot Lara Dutta roped in for ‘Don 2’

After her oh-so-sexy bikini act in Blue, the Bollywood siren Lara Dutta has found another saucy role for her and soon she will be joining the stars Shahrukh Khan, Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra for Farhan Akhtar’s much anticipated sequel Don 2. Atta gal!

So there are two junglee billi for Don this time? Well, as per reports, what Lara is going to do in the film is not known (well-guarded secret). But yes, she is going to set the screen on fire with her killing looks.

And she is not even replacing Esha Koppikar, who played Anita, a girl quite close to Don. According to sources, her character is new and the role is especially written for her. Since Don 2 is an action thriller, Lara has to learn a bit of martial arts.

We can imagine with two internationally crowned beauties Don 2 will be fully loaded with slick action and dollops of glamour.

Shahrukh Khan’s special screening for Hrithik-Barbara

Generally it happens that the makers of the film hold special screenings for friends and film fraternity. But Shahrukh Khan, in a party mood as usual, reportedly had a private screening of Kites for Hrithik Roshan, his wife Sussanne Roshan and Barbara Mori at Mannat.

According to a daily, it was a small party two days ago mainly attended by the friends of Shahrukh and Gauri. And since Hrithik was busy with the film’s promotion, it was Sussanne and Barbara who came first to the party. Hrithik arrived quite late and was welcomed with flattering compliments from everyone for his performance in ‘Kites’.

With reason or not, SRK knows how to enjoy life to the fullest.

Rejoice and be merry!

SRK pokes fun at Gilly, Bhajji

He’s not only the box-office King, but King Khan is a thorough entertainer when he’s got the mic in hand. The witty Khan is known to throw more than a few pun-ches at award nights or other private functions. Such is his aura, that perhaps, he’s the only celebrity who pokes fun at cricketers straight in their faces. As always, our cricketers never seem to mind his punches.

Shahrukh Khan was at his wily best during the function organised by the Sahara group for the visiting Pakistani team and our Indian cricketers in 2008 at Lucknow. Khan, who owns the IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders, had everyone in splits with his whacky puns during the recently held IPL Awards.

Often, Harbhajan Singh is at the forefront of SRK’s jokes. At the IPL awards, Khan took a potshot at Bhajji’s model girlfriend, Geeta Basra.

“Bhajji apka ghar kab Basra hai?” quipped SRK. While a blushing Bhajji couldn’t help break in to laughter, before SRK bounced the next question “Gita ki kasam kha kar kaho?”

The attention turned towards SRK’s KKR captain Sourav Ganguly. Khan asked Ganguly to sing Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo’ – the official anthem of the Kolkata Knight Riders. Rahul Dravid, who was sharing the stage then, butted in and asked Ganguly not to use the word Jeetbo (win). Through its three-year history, KKR haven’t won many matches in the IPL.

The best jokes were reserved for former Aussie wicket-keeper and Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist. The poor Australian wicket keeper was the culprit of badly interpreted Hindi. Gilly was taught to say “I love your country” in Hindi by none other than SRK himself. The result, Gilly proudly recited “Main tumhare bachche ki maa banne waali hu”. This left the audience in splits and made Gilly realize that he has been held the scapegoat of SRK’s antics!

Shahrukh Khan's Voice –O- magic!

Now, all those Shahrukh Khan fans who can recognize the superstars voice even in pitch darkness, should be able to connect to the voice over in the introductory scene from Dharma productions, ‘I Hate luv story’s’.

Reportedly, the movie, directed by newbie director Punit Malhotra, is taking every precautionary measure to make the flick into a downright hit.

As Shahrukh Khan is the epitome of romance, with his image of a teenager who is full of life and love blossoming in every area of life possible, has had most of his earlier films based on puppy love.

Thus, director Punit Malhotra and producer Karan Johar, who is a very close friend of SRK’s, convinced the super star to lend his voice to the forth-coming flick. ‘I Hate Luv Story’s’, which is based on the mindset of two youngsters, with different perspectives regarding love.

There have been quite a few offers for Shahrukh in the past, where he has been offered to lend his voice for movies, but every time, he has refused. However, this time, with his best friend requesting him, he just could not say ‘no’.

So, all those who watch the movie, will get an additional benefit of listening to SRK‘s voice introducing the two love lorn teenagers, Sonam Kapoor and Imran Khan.

SRK's Childhood connections with Mangalore!

The King of bollywood, Shahrukh Khan, has had an emotional outburst, after hearing of the tragedy of the Air India Express Boieng, in Mangalore on Saturday the 22nd of May.

Almost every star in bollywood has twittered about the Mangalorean tragedy, and paid their condolences.

However, it was Shahrukh Khan’s twitter that made the most touching sentiments come out from his heart, the most interesting. Reportedly, the Baadshah of bollywood has had his early childhood days spent in Mangalore.

The super star has mentioned in his twitter, that his grand father was an engineer in chief, at the Mangalorean port. He has also mentioned that, there are many pictures, of his early childhood days, which were taken in the port city.

There is also mention about his heartfelt grief striken message, for the people who had so suddenly lost their near and dear ones in the air crash that tragically took 158 lives at a stretch.

Well, Shahrukh Khan is one of those celebrities who have never shied away from helping people whenever the need arises, and with this tragedy, perhaps his roots from the place, made him get a little emotional, as it must have made him nostalgic.

The thunderous Khans to perform at IIFA!

Perhaps, the most high voltage awards ceremony of the year is going to be the IIFA awards to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from the 3rd to the 5th of June.

This year, Shahrukh Khan is to attend the awards after a gap of about 5 years, and he has already given his final nod for his performance at the prestigious event.

Another bollywood hunk, Salman Khan too has given his consent to perform at the coveted awards ceremony.

Now, the hot topic of discussion at the film circuits is that what would be the outcome when the two huge stars of bollywood would come together at the same event? Will they be cold with each other, or will they greet like some strangers, meeting for the first time?

Such speculations, are on due to the fact that just about a year back, there had been a scuffle between the two stars on Salman Khan’s friend Katrina Kaif’s birthday bash.

Ever since that that day, the two are not on talking terms. Reportedly, no one in the industry dares to tell the two of them anything regarding this.

Thus, it remains to be seen what the IIFA awards have in store for the world to see, when the two thunderous Khans stomp their feet on to the dancing floor!

Shahrukh Khan: The Puff in a Huff!

There is one thing about the King Khan of bollywood, that he is a chain smoker, which is common knowledge amongst most film buffs.

However, the star is more prone to puffing the sinful stick when he is tensed. This was proved recently; when he had gone to Delhi for a brand promotional event.

As there were several media personals trying to ask him questions on various things, one of them happened to ask him about the news that Salman Khan will be the male lead in part 2 of ‘Main Hun Na’,and ‘Om Shanti Om’.

Now, the smiling SRK, suddenly looked grave and serious, and got into his car with a stony expression. Then, as soon as the doors closed, immediately, the Baadshah lighted his sinful stick, the cigarette, and puffed it in a huff!

Then, his car drove off. Well, the star had reacted in such a way, as his once close friend, Farah Khan, had just a few days back, come for a show on TV, with the hot hunk Salman, and she had declared that Salman would be her leading man in the part 2 of her two best directorial ventures.

As is known, the two friends, Shahrukh and Farah have distanced them selves, for some reason, it is slowly affecting the King Khan, and his puff says it all!

My Name is Khan on DVD in US August 10th!

LOS ANGELES, CA. - Following a sensational theatrical debut that set a new all-time record for the biggest weekend Bollywood opening film in North America, My Name Is Khan arrives on DVD August 10 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Two of Bollywood's biggest superstars, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, deliver powerful performances in this epic romance that proves true love knows no boundaries. Rizwan (Khan), an Indian man with a unique way of looking at the world, moves to San Francisco and meets a vivacious single mother named Mandira (Kajol). They form a special bond and fall in love against all odds, but fate and tragedy conspire to tear them apart. Just when it appears as though all hope is lost, Rizwan embarks on a remarkable journey across America to win back the love of his life.

"A potent, energetic heart-tugger"(Los Angeles Times) and "an affecting fairy tale about the perils of goodness" (New York Times), My Name Is Khan is an uplifting story of understanding and tolerance. The DVD is timed to India's Independence Day and showcases looks at the changing face of Bollywood, the enamoring on-screen partnership of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, behind-the-scenes featurettes about the story, music from the film and more.

The extras included on the DVD are: Changing the Face of Bollywood, Working Together, The Music of My Name Is Khan, The Story of My Name Is Khan, Sajda Music Promo, Tere Naina Music Promo.

Make sure and get your copy of the film we said was a 4 star must see film on August 10th!

WATCH: SRK keeps Delhiites 'watch'ing and waiting

It was an evening to celebrate 150 years of his favourite watch brand but Shah Rukh Khan arrived fashionably late by over an hour.

CONFIRMED: Shahrukh Khan to perform at IIFA Awards 2010

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will perform at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards being held in Colombo from June 3-5.

"This year Shah Rukh Khan will be performing at IIFA," Sabas Joseph, one of the directors of Wizcraft that organises the gala, said.

This quashes rumours that Shah Rukh is in a cold war with IIFA brand amabssador Amitabh Bachchan.

Shah Rukh, who last came for the Amsterdam IIFA in 2005, will also participate in a charity cricket match between Indian celebrities and Sri Lankan cricketers. The proceeds from this will be used to help rehabilitate former Tamil Tiger child soldiers.

Bollywood celebrities like Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Riteish Deshmukh and Vivek Oberoi will also be performing at the award function.

Apart from the main award ceremony, a global business forum, a fashion extravaganza, a film workshop and premieres of upcoming films will also be held.

The award ceremony is said to be hosted by Boman Irani and Riteish once again, along with Lara Dutta.

Shahrukh Khan is here!

NEW DELHI: Shahrukh Khan was a very visible and live presence at the inaugural ceremony of the Indo-Pak Business meet, Times of India reported on Wednesday. When the chief guest, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee accidentally addressed Jang Group’s Shahrukh Hasan as Shahrukh Khan, he brought the house down, TOI said while reporting Tuesday’s inaugural session’s proceedings.

When he (Mukherjee) realised his mistake, he was profusely apologetic saying, “You know Shahrukh Khan is very popular here. Though I am not much of a movie buff, it sort of slipped out,” to gales of laughter. Later when Hasan got up to ask a question to the keynote speaker, Infosys Chairman N R Marayana Murthy, he sportingly said, “This is Shahrukh Khan here.”

Shahrukh struggling hard with his injuries

Actor Shah Rukh Khan is apparently struggling very hard with his injuries while shooting for his next superhero movie. The actual list of his injuries is already huge and on top of that he has consistently aggravated every weak point of his body over the past few years by pushing the envelope.

A source says, “His first injury was the hairline fracture on his knee cap that he sustained while shooting for Koyla in 1995-96. After that Shah Rukh tore a shoulder muscle while shooting for Dulha Mil Gaya for which his shoulder was strapped for more a month. Then it was his back injury, a slip disc, that he sustained while shooting Main Hoon Na in 2004 for which he had to undergo a minor surgery.”

Due to these injuries it’s becoming a difficult task for Shah Rukh to maintain his six-pack abs. His trainer Prashant Samant says, “I don’t think there’s anything that can stop Shah Rukh. When he wants to do something, he goes ahead and does it. I do have to take extreme care about the fact that he has a few injuries.”

Prashant relies more on cardio exercises for Shah Rukh rather than weights.

"When you are injured, you can’t lift weights. That might rule out a lot of exercises but it is still possible to maintain a six-pack,” the source says, adding SRK will go in for one more rehabilitation programme in the US soon. “He won’t go into quick-fix solutions anymore and he will be undergoing one more treatment programme in the US.”

Changing times for Shahrukh-Akshay

Guess who are the new friends in town? Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar's race to be the numero uno star in Bollywood might have initially come in the way of them becoming close friends but things have changed now. While the two aren't struggling to establish their star status this time, they are trying to outdo each other as far as being generous is concerned.

The latest is that Shah Rukh sent a congratulatory SMS to Akshay praising him for his performance in Housefull . Apparently, he liked Akshay's histrionics in the film. Shah Rukh also gave Akshay a very expensive watch. Akshay, who wanted to reciprocate the gesture, sent a far more expensive watch to SRK.

Not so long ago, Akshay had given health tips to Shah Rukh. Akshay, who had a painful back problem for many years, empathised with Shah Rukh who had to undergo back and shoulder surgery Akshay had said in an interview, "Every time I meet Shah Rukh, we talk about his back pain and the remedies. I have discussed water treatment (hydrotherapy) with him at length."

Not so long ago, Shah Rukh was extremely miffed when his close friend Farah Khan signed Akshay for her next film, Tees Maar Khan . But going by this recent gift exchanging spree, looks like the two stars have forgotten all their differences.

SRK’S GIFTS TO HIS FRIENDS

• Mercedes and a book on baby names to Farah

• Flat to his bodyguard Yaseen Khan

• A luxury watch to reality show contestant Vinit

• Watches to all 30 actors who made a special appearance in Om Shanti Om

• A golden helmet to the man of the match at the IPL

AKSHAY KUMAR'S GIFTS HIS LOVED ONES

• Bentley to wife Twinkle

• Limited edition of a luxury watch to Sajid Khan

• BMW to his mother

• Fixed deposit for his late secretary Bali's wife

I wish I could tweet to my parents in heaven, says Shahrukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan was feeling sad he didn't get time to pay respect to his parents at their burial ground in his hometown Delhi.

The 45-year-old Bollywood superstar was in the capital for TAG Heuer's 150 years anniversary celebration event on May 19.

Shah Rukh launched a new watch at the event that also saw India's motor racing prodigy and Formula One driver, Karun Chandhok, join Shah Rukh as brand ambassador for the luxury watch brand.

After the event, while at the Delhi airport for his flight back to Mumbai, Shah Rukh tweeted:

"in the airpor lounge & writing. wish there was a twitter in heaven...could write to parents. maybe should have gone to their burial place.

"tag was fun & very hot. delhi is burning.always enjoy tag outings...babin & co of tag r very elegant and fun. launched the pendulum watch."

Shah Rukh's father Taj Mohammed Khan was a freedom activist. His mother Lateef Fatima was the adopted daughter of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan of the Janjua Rajput clan, who served as a General in the Indian National Army of Subash Chandra Bose.

Khan's father came to Gurgaon from Qissa Kahani Bazaar in Peshawar before the Partition of India, while his mother's family came from Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Shah Rukh is 'Pappu’s Papa'

That’s his role in a new ad, guess what he's endorsing?

After endorsing brands like Hyundai Santro, Linc pens, Navratna Oil and Tag Heuer, Shah Rukh Khan will now endorse Apart from Pepsodent toothpaste.

In the ad campaign titled ‘Papa & Pappu (P&P)’, Shah Rukh will be seen playing a doting father, while child artist Keval will play his son Pappu.

"Shah Rukh Khan is the best choice for ‘Papa’ in the campaign as the super successful actor also practices what he preaches. He is the perfect role model of a father who finds ways to spend time with his own children away from his active schedule and stardom," Srinandan Sundaram, Category Head - Oral Care, Hindustan Unilever Limited said.

Shah Rukh and his wife Gauri have two kids - son Aryan and daughter Suhana.

Shahrukh Khan to captain Bollywood cricket team at IIFA 2010

Cricket and Bollywood are soon going to be shaking hands again, this time for another cause but only with a sense of festivity. The venue being Sri Lanka, the twenty 20 charity match between Bollywood and the Sri Lankan cricketers will be played at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on June 4. Organised by IIFA, this one would surely get the crowds soaring in.

To add to the delight, IIFA's Bollywood stars' cricket team is said to be captained by none other than Shahrukh Khan himself, while Kumar Sangakkara will captain the Sri Lankan cricket team. The festivity would be added by the local and Indian singers who would be performing there and the fans would have an opportunity the rub shoulders with their favourite stars. Add to that, the fact that the match isn't extremely serious, the general rules remain except that the Bollywood team gets to have eleven players in a rotating manner so that every player gets a chance to perform.

Sri Lanka Cricket along with the Sri Lanka Tourism are pleased to organise this match as the proceeds of this event go to Habitat and UNICEF.

Shah Rukh Khan endorses Pepsodent

After endorsing brands like Hyundai Santro, Linc pens, Navratna Oil and Tag Heuer, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will now endorse Apart from Pepsodent toothpaste.

In the ad campaign titled “Papa & Pappu (P&P)”, Shah Rukh will be seen playing a doting father, while child artist Keval will play his son Pappu.

“Shah Rukh Khan is the best choice for 'Papa' in the campaign as the super successful actor also practices what he preaches. He is the perfect role model of a father who finds ways to spend time with his own children away from his active schedule and stardom,” Srinandan Sundaram, Category Head - Oral Care, Hindustan Unilever Limited said in a statement.

Shah Rukh and his wife Gauri have two children - son Aryan and daughter Suhana.

Khans' unconditional love for dogs

Our Khans in tinsel town have a special inclination towards dogs and their love for the animal knows no bounds. Their love can be measured from the kind of exclusive attention they give like Shahrukh Khan was heard brooding over his dog’s health and Salman brought a new dog in the memory of his old close pet that died.

Shahrukh takes some space fro his dog on Twitter and tweets, “My beautiful black dog hulk is unwell. Kids and I cried for hours at night. I believe he looks after all of us. Hope he gets well.”

Salman too was very fond of his dog some years ago that died an untimely death and now has brought a new dog in the loving memory of the old one.

Gauri and Suzanne had a blast together

If you spot wives of the two reigning stars, Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan in the streets of the US, don’t get surprise because the two ladies happened to be in the US at the same time for different business and was having a blast together partying and shopping. Gauri Khanwas with Karan Johar to witness the response to his 'My Name Is Khan' and Suzanne Khanarrived to check in on promotional details regarding the US premiere of 'Kites'. Co-incidentally, when they are together, Mrs Khan and Mrs Roshan thought to enjoy together and have some memorable time with each other. The promo of ‘Kites’ is played prior to the screening of ‘MNIK’.

They had a blast partying together. They bonded like never before. Along with work, they are also having fun. Karan Johar also extended his stay in the US for the ‘Kites’ premiere. After the US premiere, the entire team will be heading to India for the premiere on May 21.

‘Kites’ is a long awaited movie making headlines for its star casts, awesome chemistry between Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori and the plot.

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SRK, Big B team up for a cause

Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan have teamed up with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for its national census programme. The prime motto of the BMC to rope in Big B and SRK is to get more publicity and therefore, create awareness among the citizens about the census form.

SRK has recently visited BMC officials to fill up the form and gave an assurance that he would do a needful. Amitabh has given a confirmation to be a part of the campaign but hasn’t yet filled the form.

Actually, Census form requires a citizen to fill up the personal details and also enquires about movable and immovable properties.

Soon, Amitabh and Shahrukh will be seen promoting the census form so that every citizen become responsible to be transparent with BMC.

Shahrukh Khan's Hollywood connection!

Shahrukh Khan is one super star who has great connections all over the world. One such great friend of the Baadshah in Hollywood is none other than Emma Thomson.

Shahrukh has evidently sent an invitation to the enigmatic actress, as he seems to be very impressed by her acting prowess.

Reportedly, the two share a great friendship and the actress of ‘Sense and Sensibility’, ‘Love Actually’, Professor Sybill Trelawney of the ‘Harry Potter series, is a very special friend of King Khan, thus, very soon we may hear of some holly -bolly project, having the two most enigmatic stars around.

Shahrukh Khan, who is a great name in not only India, but abroad too, with fans ranging from the US, UK, Middle East and the European countries.

Fans from Germany and Poland are so large in numbers that reportedly, whenever there is a film of SRK released there, or during film festivals, it is the king of bollywood that rules.

Truly, the star has his presence felt, and as for his Hollywood connection, the future holds very bright chances of his friends coming and joining hands in his projects. But, right now, the buzz is going wild, with the news that Emma Thomson just might be seen in SRK’s Home production flick, ‘RA 1’!

Shahrukh Khan: The IIFA Entourage!

The IIFA Awards, to be held from the 3rd to the 5th of June, will see the King of bollywood, Shahrukh Khan participating after a gap of 5 years.

The last time that he was seen at the Awards was in 2005. Since Big B is the Brand Ambassador for the event, SRK had reportedly stopped attending the event when his relations with the Bachchan family was said to be a little strained.

However, at the screen Awards, earlier this year, the two stalwarts, Amitji and Shahrukh Khan had met with warmth that melted many hearts and it showed that they both had a sincere feeling of brotherhood amongst them.

Thus, this year, the Baadshah is set to make a comeback and set the stage on fire. Now, with SRK present there, can his gang of loyal friends be far behind? No way! So, reportedly, the best of the bollywood circle is going to be there.

Right from the hot couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, to Deepika Padukone to Akshay Kumar are expected to set the stage on fire, along with a host of other celebrities.

Thus, to say the least, these Awards are truly going to rock, keep in touch to get the latest on this.

Shahrukh Khan: The’ Housefull’ benefit in UK!

Shahrukh Khan is all set to take his shooting schedule of RA One ’, to the UK.The King of bollywood has had a rather painful session of shooting in India.

However, news about the flick pulling it out much better in the UK, are floating around. The reason being that when the Sajid Nadiadwala film ‘Houseful’, was being filmed in the UK, the producer was granted a whopping subsidy of Rs.12 crore from the Government of UK, as they were shooting the film there.

The tourist promotion of UK was said to be a major reason as to why this subsidy had been granted.

Thus, experts are reporting that even the King of bollywood, Shahrukh Khan might hugely benefit from this strategy. If the actor gets a subsidy too, it will bring his production cost down by a good percentage.

The ‘Housefull’ producer had reportedly saved upto 25 % of his cost by getting the facility to pay less for his shooting schedule. Thus, SRK might be able to save himself the trouble of shelling out more from his pocket too, thereby, saving his home production flick, a considerable amount of expenses.

Sometimes, it helps to tread on the trodden path!

Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan: The Dumb charade in Colombo, Sri Lanka!

The IIFA Awards to be held in Colombo Sri Lanka will have the two terrific Khans performing on stage, with their electrifying performances, to make the event into a very memorable one

The two great moguls of entertainment, Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan, are going to attend the Awards, to be held from the 3RD to the 5th of May, in the exotic Country.

However, what lies ahead with the two most magnificent stars, not on talking terms, shining in bollywood sharing the same venue for three whole days, is something, which is creating more enthusiasm than the event as such.

The whole thing, about not being on talking terms had occurred around two years ago, during the birthday party of Kat, when Shahrukh had suddenly left the party with wife Gauri, as there had been some scuffle with him and Salman.

Yet, when quizzed about it, both the macho hunks are very casual about it, and recently, Shahrukh openly admitted that he and Salman were not on talking terms.

Now, we wonder, will the two interact with a game of Dumb charade , like a courteous nod, will it be a formal handshake, or will there be total oblivious attitude toward each other?

Gauri Khan and Sussanne Roshan are chilling in the Big Apple with KJo

Shah Rukh Khan's wife Gauri and Hrithik Roshan's wife Sussanne are known to be close friends, and are also said to have bought their star hubbies together. So it's no surprise that the 'first wives' are holidaying together in the US. Well, Sussanne's there with Hrithik for the international premiere of 'Kites' and Gauri's along too.

Karan Johar, their other bestie, is also in the US. KJo's there on a sort of working vacation. He's been catching international screenings of 'My Name Is Khan', collecting awards for it, and also relaxing and thinking of his next project.

Karan was excited about meeting up with Gauri, Sussanne and Bhavna Pandey (Chunkey Pandey's wife, and also a part of their group) and he was the one who posted this picture you see on his Twitter account, calling the trio the 'First Wives Club'!

Shahrukh Khan: How far he is, old wine in a new bottle?

To laugh at one self is a rare quality that very rare people possess and Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan definitely belongs to that exclusive category.

His IPL team might not be doing well, but career wise he is super rocking, His last film My Name is Khan has been a stupendous success and has received both public and critical appreciation.

In a recent interview Khan claimed that he is growing old. He is suffering from a number of injuries that has taken a toll on the number of films he wants to do per year.

Khan commented that he wants to work more, but unfortunately his energy levels have dropped. And he now wants to spend quality time with his family.

Well, it was only a few years back Khan managed to get six pack abs and everyone got their jaws dropped in amazement. It was not easy to get such a body done when you are in your 40s.

Khan had shown that if you are determined you can do everything in the world and even get a sculpted body at 44.

Even if with those killer abs, twinkling eyes and dimpled smile Khan thinks he is old, well, we don’t mind drooling over this sexy old man.

SRK, Aamir: ‘All izz well’

The Badshaah of Bollywood, SRK has this tremendous quality, the ability to be politically correct.

Bollywood’s most desirable actor in the overseas market had recently said that ‘All Izz Well’ between him and Aamir. Plus the actor is sportingly taking Aamir’s comments on him and is glad to see that Aamir also has the same gesture.

He shares, we have a warm relationship, I don’t think we have an issue based relationship. He concludes by saying,” in the words of Aamir Khan, “All Izz Well.”

Well well, the audience might want to see the two Khans together on screen for a confirmation, as of now, SRK and Aamir are not enemies but understanding professionals.

No anger towards Salman: Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan have still not ironed out their differences even though it’s been a little less than two years since the two almost came to blows at the birthday party of Katrina Kaif.

People in the industry anticipated that with time the two Khans would let bygones be bygones and shake hands for another round of friendship, just like they had done at Farah Khan’s sangeeth ceremony a few years back. But there’s no end in sight to the chill between SRK and Salman.

Now, in a latest interview to a news daily, SRK candidly admits that he doesn’t speak to Salman and that the two have not yet settled out their differences.

But SRK does go on to add that he has no anger towards Salman.

“No, I don’t speak with Salman...But it’s not animosity, it’s not anger, and it’s not disturbing,” SRK is quoted to have said.

Salman, too, has said in the past that he and SRK can’t be friends though they are not enemies.

Khan spoils Munnabhai's America trip

The lovable goon Munnabhai and his funny sidekick Circuit were all set to pack their bags and fly to the US for some Munnagiri but their plan has been put into deep freeze by a certain Mr. Khan pre-empting them in spreading the message of love, peace and tolerance in My Name Is Khan.

Director Rajkumar Hirani and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra had ambitiously announced the third Munnabhai film ‘Munna Bhai Chale Amerika’ right after the release of Lage Raho Munna Bhai. They had even come up with a teaser of the third film in which Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi were shown learning English for their American trip.

The film was set to roll by the end of this year. But then came ‘My Name Is Khan’ in which Shahrukh Khan as the moderate Muslim did all that Munnabhai was supposed to do in the US. Consequently, the film’s director Rajkumar Hirani and writer Abhijat Joshi are now forced to change the script of ‘Munna Bhai Chale Amerika’.

Sanjay Dutt, who will again play the eponymous hero, confirmed that the film’s script is being redone because of similarity with ‘My Name Is Khan’. Dutt says the third Munnabhai film will now roll in April next year.

Shahrukh makes fun of good friend Karan Johar

Trust Karan Johar for his whimsical ways. Recently, the fashion freak went to an imaginable extent!

It so happened that Karan Johar, who is absolutely careful about being presentable, had a bit of a case when the fire alarm went off at 2 am in his hotel in New York.

He narrated the entire episode on his twitter account, "The fire alarm in my hotel went off...what was scary was the visual of everyone in the lobby in their sleep gear without make up."

Now, when good friend Shahrukh Khan came across this tweet, he couldn't help take a dig at this observation and at once replied, "I am sure you were the only one still well turned out. You must be also having a wardrobe for fire alarm emergencies in hotels."

How Shah Rukh first met Gauri

SRK reveals where it happened, plus what his mom thought of her

We know that Shah Rukh and his wife Gauri, who both grew up in Delhi, were pretty much childhood sweethearts. But the question remained, where exactly did they first meet? Well, the answer's out now. And it's been revealed by SRK himself!

Shah Rukh is given to having quick question and answer sessions with his followers on Twitter. And to a question posed today (May 11) he answered, "Met Gauri at those school parties where girls & boys sat in opposite corners & asked each other for a dance."

We can just imagine how cute it might have been! And as they grew older and the relationship grew more serious, what did Shah Rukh's mom feel about it? "My mom loved Gauri," he wrote. Apparently, Gauri's family had some reservations about SRK (his choosing acting as a profession was supposed to be a factor). But ultimately, the couple were married with everyone's blessings. And now we know how it all began for them!

Why is Shah Rukh Khan unable to answer nature’s call?

Shah Rukh Khan is busy shooting round the clock for Ra.One. The problem is that he has to wear a tight rubber superhero costume in Mumbai’s soaring heat.

To make matters worse poor SRK can’t even answer nature's call while shooting as taking off and putting on the skintight costume is an onerous task. He is often heard joking with the cast and crew on the set and not forbidding them from visit the loo. If he can't go, they couldn't either.

That’s the dedication of King Khan for Ra One!

Shahrukh Khan The injured action hero of bollywood!

Shahrukh Khan, who is right now the one-man show for his home production ‘RA One’, is all injured, physically and mentally.

First, the high action drama in his flick is straining enough or the star on his physical health. Due to multiple injuries in shoulders, knees, neck and then his nagging backache, he has been so much drained, that it is reportedly affecting his production plans as well.

The star had had some differences of opinion with his director, Anubhav Sinha too, who was not able to understand what SRK’s point of view was regarding a certain scene.

The ugly scene happened when the director had gone to visit SRK at his home ‘Mannat’, when he was in bed rest. Reportedly, it took quite some time for Shahrukh to finally convince the director to see his point of view.

All this has taken a toll on SRK’s health, and he has also twittered about something like people who are working with him, are hard to convince, especially, “when they are not on a different page but, reading a different book altogether”

UNQUOTE- What if we advice SRK, to take some time off and just relax his over taxed brains a bit? Will SRK pay heed? We wonder!

Shahrukh Khan The twitter trendy star!

Shahrukh Khan, who is one of the most nonchalant stars in real life, is an absolute delight in his micro blogging site twitter.

Every now and then, the star has something new for his fans on his twitter.

Be it his nagging pain in his shoulder, back or even the recently started knee pain, or even his desire to do more romantic flicks, or even his daily routine while on a shoot, it is all there for his millions of fans, ready to lap up every bit of news that they can get of him.

Recently, the star went on to send a sweet message on the twitter, to his buddy Hrithik Roshan. The message went like “I send you peace my friend. A piece of love….a piece of success and a large piece of life, love and light to you in abundance”.

Shahrukh Khan, who has worked with Hrithik in Karan Johar’s flick ‘Kabhi Khushi Khabhi Gham’, has always been like an elder brother to Hrithik. Many a times, Hrithik has gone on to say how much he respects King Khan, and in the film too, Shahrukh played the part of his elder brother, and boy, the two did rock on screen.

Wow, such brotherhood, on screen and off it is quite something! We are sure fans of both the stars would be impressed with this great bonding, so are we!

I wanted Shahrukh’s films to flop: Gauri Khan

She is someone whose husband has the whole nation wrapped around his little finger while she has him eating out of the palm of her hand. She is a television and a film producer. She plays a Queen to her husband, the ‘King of Bollywood’. She is a closet interior decorator and a super mom and is also a style icon for women across India. Appearing as a guest on Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla’s show, Gauri Khan spills some beans on her hubby.

You and Shahrukh Khan are totally self-made. Isn’t it an incredible high to achieve so much at such a young age ?

“Absolutely, it’s amazing and we thank god every day for whatever we have but I think Shahrukh is extremely hard working so he deserves every bit of it.”

Were you really the rock, the pillar behind Shahrukh ?

Actually that’s not true because I was not too happy about him coming to Bombay and I didn’t even know when he became a star. It was very shocking for me firstly to be here and films and everything. It was very difficult. And I actually did not want his films to do well. I thought if it flopped I should go back to Delhi.

“He (Shah Rukh) was always ambitious. He always topped in school and college, whether it be as a student; in football, in hockey, in theatre ... everything. For me, whatever he would touch would turn into gold. I was smart to marry him. I think that’s my smartness that I chose the right guy.”

You and Shahrukh met quiet early almost in the teens ...

“Yes he was the first person I met and went out with and he has been the only man.”

In India Shahrukh has done almost everything and it would be wonderful if he goes to Hollywood. Comment?

“If today he says I don’t want to act and be just a director or producer I’ll be fine with whatever he’s happy with. I’d rather have him with kids; spend more time at home that would be better for me.”

Is it true that you and Shahrukh had to fight to be together?

“Yes my parents were obviously not for it because we were so young and then to take a decision to get married to a person who was going to join films and being from a different religion. We even changed his name to ‘Abhinav’ so that they feel he was a Hindu boy and that was really silly and childish.”

How did you make the decision to leave everything behind in Delhi and follow the man of your dream ?

“It’s been an amazing journey I would say. When I came to Bombay everything was new, life was very different, new people and new home but I enjoyed every bit of it. But we used to visit Delhi very often in the beginning.”

Where did you put up in the early days in Bombay ?

“Mr. Aziz Mirza - we stayed at his place for 6 months. It was very sweet of him and then we rented an apartment and there was nothing. My mom came from Delhi and there was no bed there, no sofa, no chair, just a kitchen. She was shocked to see me like that. She said, ‘Why don’t you have a bed? Where is the chair?’ So I said, ‘This is the ‘Gadda’ (mattress) sleep on this’.”

Do you remember the date Shahrukh bought you the first diamond ?

“I bought it myself! I grabbed it actually. I’m quite a grabber. He doesn’t have to gift me anything.”

What’s the one thing you love doing together?

“Watching desperate house wives. He loves to watch that with me.”

Do you miss the earlier days, the simple times?

Shahrukh said, “No I don’t miss them. People ask me this question very often but I don’t miss going and having ‘chaat’ in ‘Gol Market’, I’ve never wanted to eat pav bhaji on Chaupatty either. I’m very happy being a star. I love what comes with it. I also appreciate the hard work I have to do for it and I don’t want to wear dark glasses to hide from the world that I’m a superstar and I really enjoy it.”