Taxmen seek fund details from Shahrukh Khan

The income tax authorities have asked Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab--the three IPL teams owned by cine stars Shilpa Shetty, Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta, respectively--for information on the sources of their funding and ownership details.

At the same time, the department has also approached authorities in tax havens such as Mauritius, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands for details of registration and investments from there in these franchises, and also to ascertain whether illegal Indian funds were ploughed back to the country or not.

Communication seeking information, particularly relating to funding or stake-holding by foreign entities, were sent to them recently after the I-T authorities found the information provided by these as inadequate, a senior official said here.

In the case of the other seven franchises, mostly owned by industrial houses like Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, Vijay Mallya-promoted UB Group, GMR and Sahara Group, the department is satisfied and seeks to hold no further investigations, he said.

Shahrukh Khan's security cut down

Mumbai Police has withdrawn and cut down security cover of several Bollywood celebrities and politicians including Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan after reviewing threat perception to them.

In a meeting held in May, state DGP D Sivanandan (the then Mumbai Police Commissioner) reviewed threat perception to 78 people including politicians and celebrities following which he ordered withdrawal of security of 54 people while downsized the cover for the rest, said sources in the Protection and Security Department.

Among those whose security has been withdrawn include filmmaker Karan Johar, Vivek Oberoi, Firoz Nadiadwala, Himesh Reshammiya, Pritish Nandy, suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi’s son Ruchir and daughter Aliya, Balasaheb Thackeray’s PA Ravindra Mhatre and Rahul Mahajan, sources added.

Security cover of actor Shah Rukh, Modi’s wife Minal, former home minister Jayant Patil’s family, lawyer Majid Memon, politicians Nawab Malik and Suresh Prabhu has been cut down.

Superstar SRK as superhero car driver

Hunky boys in ravishing bikes or zooming cars, that is what woos a girl. This is the main reason why Bollywood has never given up bike riding or car driving. We have seen a lot of 'Bollywood bike guys', may it be Hrithik Roshan, John Abraham or Salman Khan. Their love for bikes and their way to show their compatibility is still fresh in our minds. Speak from bodybuilding to passion for gears these men lead the race.

Now it seems Shahrukh Khan is also joining the league – not with bike but with the world's fastest car- the Bugatti Veyron in his film upcoming film Ra.1 (Random Access Version One). This film has always been in news, may it be the different looks of Kareena Kapoor, or the script of the story. Bollywood is moving towards the science world and trying to match up with Hollywood.

King Khan who is excited about the new improvement that he is planning to take special driving lessons from the technical team that worked with The Pirates of the Caribbean. Well, King Khan needs to take this lesson on driving, because the car's top speed is 407 kilometer per hour.

Ra.1 by Anubhav Singh is a science fiction wherein Shahrukh plays the role of a super hero called G.One. India's second super hero after Hrithik Roshan in Krrish will be driving the world's fastest car. Now that's what would be called, a super hero scene. King Khan who is a perfectionist is serious about his lessons on the machine because it is said that Ra.1 is his most ambitious project till date. Shahrukh will be performing different stunts in the film. Driving Volkswagen Bugatti Veyron was the decision of Mr. Khan himself.

Though presently Shahrukh Khan is off for a Holiday with his family in South Africa and watching the FIFA world cup, from there he will directly fly to London for the next schedule of Ra.1.

Hope this new experience turn out to be Shahhrukh's best one. Wish you all the Luck for the film.

Shahrukh Khan Eager to support the youth!

Popular entertainment channel MTV is all set to air romantic movies that will appeal to the Indian youth.

The most interesting part is that Shahrukh Khan’s TV production company Red Chillies Idiot Box will be producing few of the movies.

In a press release, Khan said that they are extremely happy to be associated with a channel like MTV which produces youth oriented shows and is extremely popular among the young generation.

He also added that it is important to encourage young talent in an industry where the competition is extremely intense.

It has been reported that makers, actors and content of these movies were shortlisted online and everyone had to undergo grueling online auditions.

The name of MTV’s new series is Luv Reels and it has been reported that it is India’s first user generated film series.

MTV has collaborated with two production houses – Red Chillies Idiot Box and Milestone Movies Pvt Ltd – to produce three romantic movies as part of this series.

Aditya Swamy, senior vice president (Sales and Marketing), MTV India commented that young people in India love to see creative shows and this new series has been made keeping in mind the ideas and lifestyle of the new generation.