Me and my Scarves

Shah Rukh Khan is seriously addicted to his scarves. From red to blue to brown to grey, he has one in every colour

SRK - Hrithik form a united front

Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan are ganging up against the Aamir Khan-Salman Khan-Akshay Kumar front

Life can be very difficult without a friend and when the ones you considered your good friends fall out with you or let you down, then it’s always wise to develop new relationships. The latest dosti doing the rounds of Bollywood is that of SRK and Hrithik. Setting aside their supposed feud over the Krazzy 4 song, the two have been hobnobbing at various parties and events. In fact , the Roshans are regular guests at all SRK dos, including the super exclusive ones at Mannat.

However, both stars are not giving out any sound bytes about their friendship.

Shah Rukh is a great owner, says Ajay Jadeja

Shah Rukh Khan can bid adieu to the rest that his doctor has advised him post the surgery. With the IPL moving out of India, the actor's traveling will increase.

The owner of the IPL franchisee, Kolkata Knight Riders, SRK is a key player for his side. Former Indian cricketer, Ajay Jadeja said, “Shah Rukh is a great owner. His presence boosts the team spirits. However his presence in the dressing room and the team dug out has been restricted since he is not a player, but if I were part of the team's think tank, I would keep him as part of the 15 member squad, because his presence could be the decider between a win or a loss. His energy levels can motivate anybody to give his best shot.”

Khan was supposed to start shooting for Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan from the middle of May and come July, a 40 day schedule in America. In the meantime, Farah Khan, who is scripting her Happy New Year would have finished with her writing. Farah tells Businessofcinema.com, “By October, I should be done with my script, Inshallah.”

If this is the schedule the actor is planning, SRK will not get an off day for quite a long time. But with the actor's boundless energy, this confined recuperation period must have been more tough to handle for him, than a day in office.

SRK is bringing Bollywood to his IPL matches

Shah Rukh Khan, who owns the Kolkata Knight Riders team of the Indian Premier League (IPL), is not losing sleep over the change in venue for the second edition of IPL, which will be played outside India. Far from being skeptical about the change in venue, Shah Rukh perceives it as a good sign and is also confident about all his friends, who were with him last year at different venues for the IPL, making it to the yet-to-be decided venue.

Talking about the change in venue, Shah Rukh said, "Of course, the buzz would be missing here but I guess the elections will take care of it."

When asked if his Bollywood friends would join him at the venue, he replied, "Yes, of course they will. Even I will try to be present at the maximum number of matches."

When we probed further whether his kids will also join him at all the matches, he said, "As far as my kids are concerned, I will request Lalit Modi (Chairman of the IPL and vice-president of the Indian cricket board) to reschedule the matches at the weekend, so that my kids can attend it."

But all said and done, the fact remains that the glamour quotient added by Shah Rukh Khan's friends may not be the same with most actors being busy with their respective shooting schedules.

Some of SRK's friends who were seen cheering SRK's team last year were Karan Johar, Arjun Rampal, Farah Khan, Aziz Mirza, Juhi Chawla, Vivek Oberoi, Sajid Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Chunky Pandey and Arbaaz Khan.

Shah Rukh Khan's Photo Shoot at Mannat

SRK soon to start his work again

Shah Rukh Khan has always been on his toes but this time the actor had to rest for two months after his shoulder surgery which happened on Feb16th at Breach Candy Hospital. The actor was told atleast two months of rest and now he is slowly recovering from the pain and so now he will be back to shoot for Karan Johar’s My Name is Khan…”

We spoke to SRK’s close source,
“He would start shooting for My Name Is Khan very soon, either by next week or by the end of the month.”

It has been a while since Shahrukh Khan has been nursing his shoulder that has gone through a surgery recently and he was at home spending time with his children, reading scripts et al.His last public appearance was at the Filmfare awards, 2009 at the Yash Raj Studios. The date of his resuming shooting is still not fixed but Karan Johar overall will be very happy that his close friend will be back to work and also it will be good for all Kolkata Knight Riders fans as the King Khan will be seen cheering for his team during IPL.The actor was injured while shooting an action sequence for Dulha Mil Gaya. We hope to see SRK back at work with good health.

Shah Rukh ropes in Hollywood writer-director David Benullo for ‘Ra.1’

Done with his shoulder surgery, superstar Shah Rukh Khan now seems to be gearing up for his upcoming production ‘Ra.1’. The actor has reportedly signed Hollywood’s famous writer-director David Benullo for the film being directed by Anubhav Sinha.

David is best known for writing the screenplay of much appreciated ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ and the script for Hallowed Ground, Cupid and Shadow Man, which had won him accolades. And now he has been roped by none other than King Khan for his next venture ‘Ra.1’, which is reportedly an SFX film.

An industry insider said, “‘Ra1’ has loads of special effects, which is why it is to be made differently from the usual commercial Hindi films. SRK wanted a writer who would do justice to the film. So he got David Benullo to work on the script.”

Confirming the news, director Anubhav Sinha said, “Yes, David Benullo is one of the writers working on the script.” Reports reveal that the writer has already started working on the film when he was he was in India recently.

‘Ra.1’ is slated for release early next year.

SRK’s big plans for the small screen

All IPL teams feature on Red Chillies’ next TV show. Telefilms are also on the anvil.

Shah Rukh Khan’s television software company Red Chillies Idiot Box, is busy finding brand new programmes for television.After Knights And Angels, a talent hunt to choose cheerleaders for SRK’s Kolkata Knight Riders, the next to roll out will also be another show on the Indian Premier League. “It’s a new show that will feature all the IPL teams,over a series of six episodes” revealed a source close to the company but did not divulge more details.

Shah Rukh himself proclaimed that he has great ambitions for his television company and wants to produce programmes of international quality. Balancing all areas, there is fiction, comedy and even telefilms in the pipeline. These will be interesting , short films on different genres. Interestingly, the programmes will not be restricted to only NDTV, Shah Rukh’s current favourite channel, but spread across a spectrum of channels.

Red Chillies’s Ghar Ki Baat Hai the comedy series based on Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, and the Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla-hosted chat show The First Wives are also on air.

In fact, Shah Rukh Khan’s reticent better half, Gauri, will be seen chatting about her superstar husband for the first time in the chat show on NDTV Good Times on March 28. The popular show was the first to roll out of Khan’s television production house and Gauri’s interview will be the grand finale to this exclusive show.

Gauri who has modelled for friend Maheep Kapoor’s jewellery line and has also designed SRK’s clothes for some of his films is the producer for most of his home -productions. And now it is heard that the superstar’s wife could go a step further and even host a show for her husband’s company. “If there is some show that suits her, we are sure she will be ready to do it,” revealed a source close to the company .

Sattar Minute - Chak De India

Shah Rukh Khan's pep talk in 'Chak De India' revisited

Shah Rukh Khan fans, who don't own Chak De India VCD/DVD, can enjoy his 'sattar minute' pep talk to his team in the film in this video released by Yash Raj Films.

Shimit Amin directed Chak De India (2007) has Shah Rukh playing Kabir Khan, a former Indian national field hockey team captain who was ostracized for conceding a crucial goal to the Pakistani team in a men's hockey final. Khan regains his honor when he becomes coach to a rag-tag national women hockey team and leads them to world championship.