Sonam is a hardcore SRK fan!

So much so that she is ready to dump her priorities for choosing scripts to share screen space with Shah Rukh. The actress has revealed that she will sign up for a film without considering anything if she gets to act opposite King Khan.

Are you listening monsieur Shah Rukh?

The ‘Dilli-6’ girl who is quite picky when it comes to nodding a yes for the right script has her rules in the right place. She is just not interested in running around trees romancing the hero nor is she interested in shedding bucketful of tears and saying ‘nahi…..’ The Bollywood babes of today are quite sure about what they want, else with so many glamorous faces to pick from it is quite tough to make a mark in the industry.

Sonam who first surfaced as the lead lady in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film ‘Saawariya’ earned a spot in the hearts of film buffs even though the film bombed at the box office. Her second film ‘Dilli-6’, with the junior Bachchan was quite a success. Sonam is presently working in her papa’s production, where she gets to portray a very different character from the ones that she has done so far.

There are also talks doing the rounds that she might soon be seen in a film opposite Imran Khan.

Will SRK put Dada back in driver's seat

In what could lead to a new development in the ongoing saga at the Kolkata Knight riders camp, deposed captain, Sourav Ganguly reached Mumbai today (March 28). Ganguly is in the city to shoot for an ad film with the Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan.

It is believed that Ganguly will meet SRK and get some clarity on the issue of 4 captains raised by the Kinght Riders Cricket Manager John Buchanan.

Contrasting versions have emerged from the KKR camp after Sourav Ganguly first revealed to TIMES NOW that he was not consulted before appointing rotating captains. "I read in the press. I talked with John yesterday. John thinks it should be the way T20 should be played. I read in the press first", Sourav said.

"John is trying to work this out in the form of warm-up games and practice games. Let's not go too far into this. John is also not part of a team which had this situation. I was told that he tried once with the Australian team but it didn't go forward. We will all do what is best for the team", Ganguly added.

"He is the coach of the team, he has his plans, which he feels is good for his team. It is completely new...I have never been a part of a team were there are 3-4 captains," he said on the reported differences with Buchanan", Ganguly said in an exclusive interview to Times Now.

A day later John Buchanan added a new twist to the tale saying that Ganguly was indeed consulted before he revealed his plans to the press. "I had discussed about the plans with Sourav after the first IPL season got over. Shahrukh Khan has given me a freehand in cricketing matters", Buchanan said.

Though Ganguly had earlier said that Shah Rukh will have a final say in the matter, he has however denied that he will raise the issue when he meets SRK later today.

Shah Rukh Khan to walk the ramp for Manish Malhotra

Shah Rukh Khan will be the show stopper for Manish Malhotra at the Lakme Fashion Week, which is being held in Mumbai, currently. Khan confirmed to Businessofcinema.com, “Yes, I will be walking the ramp for Manish as he is going to be showcasing yet another collection inspired by the uniform and styling of Kolkata Knight Riders. He did a collection for the Wills Lifestyle Fashion Week in Delhi last week, but this one is different, but expanding on the original idea of using the KKR colours.”

Malhotra is over the moon with his latest catch. The designer has had the cream of Bollywood walk the ramp for his outfits, be it Kareena Kapoor, Kajol or Urmila Matondkar, but SRK being SRK, Manish is really excited. Revealing the inside story of his latest collection, the designer said, “SRK and I were shooting in Los Angeles for My Name is Khan and SRK came up with the idea of expanding the KKR collection into a line for women as that has always been my claim to fame. So using the theme of black and gold and the additional use of colours like grey and white, which is part of the new KKR uniform, we have styled the new clothing line.”

So if you are a Shah Rukh Khan fan and want to watch him strut on the ramp, make sure you have front row seats for this show which will be held in Mumbai on 30 March.

King Khan still on painkillers and shoots

Everybody knows that SRK had injured his shoulder and was taking rest and after taking rest for more then a month he is back to shoot for Karan Johar’s My Name is Khan and attending meetings for IPL.

We spoke to our source close to the film

“He has resumed the shooting of his best friend Karan Johar’s next venture, ‘My Name Is Khan’ opposite Kajol. Shahrukh Khan has undergone shoulder surgery and doctors have advised him rest for minimum for four months but against doctor’s advice, he has resumed shooting after a short gap. He has been warned by the doctors but yet he is urging to shoot”

But about the precautions SRK ensures that he will shoot only light scenes that will not put much stress on his shoulder. Since his shoulder is not properly healed, SRK takes painkillers before shooting and in between, does physical exercises for his shoulder, which are prescribed by his doctors.

About the healing of his shoulder his closed source told us,”his arm will take another four to five months to make well fully. He will stay away from any stunts for at least six months or may be more. Everything depends on how his shoulder heals.”

In spite of shoulder surgery, Shahrukh did not stay away from the limelight and made appearance in Filmfare events and even actively took part in the IPL meeting which happened last Sunday at office.

SRK, Ambanis discuss Varun

Yup, they are among the top 50 Indians in anybody’s power list and also owners of cricket teams for the forthcoming IPL that’s shifted bat, ball and pitch to South Africa.

But on Tuesday night at Nana Chudasama’s dinner at home, Mukesh Ambani and Shah Rukh Khan were not discussing the Twenty20 tournament only. There was politics, also — how could there not be, with the elections here and the IPL kicked out because of them — with young Varun Gandhi being a subject of hot debate!

And joining these two powerful men in conversation were Shaina NC, Gautam and Nawaz Singhania, Patang Rao Kadam, Shobhaa and Dilip De, and Rashmi Thackeray among several others. Glasses clinked and cigars were puffed. SRK recalled his intrigue over Nana’s Marine Drive banners when he first came to Mumbai. “He called to say he loved them,” said the former Sheriff of Mumbai. And Nana also recalled the young Ambani who came to visit him with Papa Dhirubhai. “It’s wonderful to see these guys leading India in their unique ways,” said Nana. And nobody knew whether he meant business, cricket, power, or what!

Buchanan is not Chappell: Shah Rukh Khan

Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan came out in the defence of his team's coach John Buchanan on Thursday, revealing that Sourav Ganguly won't be treated in the way Greg Chappell did that led to Ganguly's axing from the Indian team.

"John Buchanan is not Greg Chappell," Shah Rukh Khan told the Telegraph.

The Bollywood superstar has also urged fans not to overreact after it was announced that Sourav Ganguly will not be the permanent captain in the second season of the Indian Premier League, to be played in South Africa from April 18. There was a huge uproar in Kolkata when coach John Buchanan told a press conference: "There won't be a permanent captain."

Shah Rukh Khan said that there were no plans to sideline Ganguly and he was still integral part of the Kolkata team.

"Sourav is our main man. No idea or decision will be taken without Dada's consent and agreement. And the whole KKR respects and loves him no end. So, there is no reason to overreact by any of us right now," stated Shah Rukh Khan.

John Buchanan's theory of multiple captains which has hit the headlines in the last 24 hours is a new theory which Shah Rukh Khan seems to be keen about.

"Last year also, we had contemplated having matches with multiple captains and inputs from them. Twenty20 is a new format and new ideas should be tried," added Shah Rukh Khan.

Shahrukh Khan changing his IPL team name to get luck in favor

It is being suspected that Shahrukh Khan has been discarding his IPL team captain because he was suggested by his numerologist that number 8 is not favorable for him and he should remove the name Kolkatta from his IPL team logo. Saurav Ganguly is a number 8 person and hence he had to be replaced by somebody who is luckier for Khan.

Many numerologists have been predicting that the number 8 is not only unlucky for Shahrukh but the number has been harming him and it was said that when Shahrukh entered his 44th year of life that summed to 8, he had to suffer the shoulder injury and he was kept out of action for the health issue. His film “Billu” did not perform well on box office and the use of Black color in team jersey was also opposed by astrologists.

The movie “Asoka” was also a number 8 film and all the creativity and presence of glamour couldn’t save the movie from performing badly on the box office. Numerologists have been suggesting remedies to make the team Kolkatta Knight Riders come at an auspicious number that suits Shahrukh Khan. Most of the successful captains of Indian team are born in July first week, like Sunil Gavaskar and Dhoni and Saurav Ganguly is also born in the same week as the two other captains and that should make him ideal captain to a cricket team!

Shahrukh Khan was born on 2 Nov 1965 and many people on the earth might have born on the same date, then why all are not popular like Shahrukh Khan or why everybody born on same date are not facing similar life situations. Although there have been many numerologist predictions in the past but the credibility of the predictions is not clear as numerology takes the birth date of a person and many people on this earth are born on same day.

Shahrukh: Not without my stole

It seems like Shahrukh Khan has become addicted to ‘stole’. Off late we have noticed him coming with a stole wrapped around his neck in most of the events. Although the superstar does not make a mistake of repeating any of his ‘stole’ more than once in any event, but we personally do feel that Shahrukh is simply addicted to it.

On 27th January, 2009, at the press conference of ‘Ghar Ki Baat Hai’, his television debut as a producer, we saw Shahrukh in a red stole. Again we saw him wearing a maroonish stole on the sets of Nach Baliye grand Finale on 1st February, 2009. Finally on 22nd March, 2009 we saw Shahrukh sporting a blue-black stole at the IPL press conference.

What is happening with our superstar here? Seems like he has become very obsessed with ‘stole’ off late. We must say that it (stole) suits him well but now it has become like a habit and if we have to attend any of Shahrukh's event, we are almost sure to see his neck wrapped with a ‘stole’.

We really don’t know what the matter is, but as everyone knows that Shahrukh is very much in love with his love lady and wife, Gauri and obeys to most of her sayings, we just hope Gauri is not behind all this. Last but not the least, Shahrukh really carries himself as well as his ‘stole’, but we want to see a change now.

Shahrukh, we hope you are listening!

Gauri Khan on The first ladies on NDTV GOOD TIMES

Shahrukh Khan who started his journey from television has started television production under the banner of Red Chillies Idiot Box. The objective is to provide entertainment keeping in mind the audiences taste. Comedy show Ghar Ki Baat Hai and Knight and Angels hunt for cheerleaders on NDTV imagine are talked about for their unique content.

The First Ladies with Abu Sandeep produced by Red Chillies Idiot Box has Gauri Khan as the celebrity guest. The show is hosted by well known designers Abu Jani And Sandeep Khosla. It is aired on NDTV Good Times at 10 pm every Saturday.

She is introduced by the hosts Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla as 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. Please welcome our guest for today one and only Gauri Khan.

When asked about Gauri and Shahrukh Khan being totally self made and it must be an incredible high to achieve so much at such a young age she said, “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.”

When asked if she was really the rock, the pillar behind Shahrukh she said, “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 very difficult. And I actually did not want his films to do well. I thought if it flopped I should go back to Delhi. Because you know when you are so young and I got married when I was 21 everything was so new that for me it was like everything should flop.”

Gauri further on Shahrukh added that, “he was always ambitious from his very childhood in his school in his college he has always been on top. Whether it was as a student; football, hockey, his theatre anything, for me whatever he would touch would be gold. I think 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 to which she said, “Yes he was the first person I met and went out with and he has been the only man.”

When suggested that in India Shahrukh has done almost everything and it would be wonderful if he goes to Hollywood she said, “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 home with the kids spend more time at home that would be better for me I think.”

When asked if it was true that Gauri and Shahrukh had to fight to be together. She confirmed and said, “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.”

When asked about her decision to leave everything from Delhi and follow the man of her dream she said, “It’s been an amazing journey I would. When I came to Bombay it was very difficult I enjoyed every bit of it but it was so new and life was very different new people and new home. But we went back very often to Delhi in the beginning.”

When asked where she put up in the early days in Bombay she said, “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 was 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.”

When asked if she remembers the date Shahrukh bought her the first diamond she said “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.”

When asked if they 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.”

Shah Rukh will play Don in Don 2: Farhan

The first season of Oye its Friday may have come to an end, but it looks like Farhan Akhtar still has a lot to talk about, which includes a very exciting news for Shah Rukh Khan fans.

"Yes, Shah Rukh Khan is going to be playing Don in Don 2. Most of the main characters will be tha same as the first movie, but we will also have a lot of new surprises in it," Farhan said.

While shooting for Don 2 is at least a year away, Farhan's got his hands full with the psychological thriller Kartik Calling Kartik co-starring Deepika Padukone.

"Right now, im only thinking about Kartik Calling Kartik. I am glad to have got Deepika in the movie. She is a very sweet girl and the film is a psychological thriller," he said.

With projects with SRK and Deepika in hand, Farhan certainly seems to have a soft corner for the cast of Om Shanti Om.