Don't tread the terror route, SRK tells youth

MUMBAI: Actor Shah Rukh Khan has voiced his concerns about the recent blasts that struck Delhi.

The actor seemed visibly upset when asked to react to the issue at MRCC chief Kripashankar Singh's Dawat-E-Sehari in the wee hours of Sunday. He has appealed to the youth not to take the route of terror.

The actor said, "I am not only hurt but ashamed of what has happened and hope this stops." He also appealed to people to keep communal harmony.

Khan has always maintained that his duty as an Indian Muslim has been to spread the message of peace as Islam is not a religion that preaches violence.

Khan has also reportedly said that the terrorists may be Muslims but all Muslims are not terrorists.

Khan will act in a film that deals with terrorism post-9/11. He plays a peace activist, who is kidnapped by Islamic terrorists and has to negotiate his way out.

Shah Rukh Khan at the Ramzan Sehri

Shah Rukh is cameo king

Shah Rukh Khan recently shot for Jackie Bhagnani’s debut film titled Kal Kisne Dekha. The actor makes a special appearance in the film, his latest among several others.

Directed by Vivek Sharma (Bhootnath director), the film is a romantic drama and is tentatively scheduled for a Valentine Day release next year. Sources reveal that Shah Rukh agreed to do the cameo because of his close friendship with Sharma.

Confirming this Sharma says, “Yes we shot with Shah Rukh recently. Actually, I hold both Shah Rukh and Amit ji (Bachchan) very close to my heart. I told both of them that I won’t do any project without them doing a scene for me. I have managed to get Shah Rukh and will also try to rope in Amit ji.”

Talking about the film he adds, “It will have six songs by Sajid Wajid. I can promise you that the music of the film will be a major highlight.” Jackie who is the son of producer Vashu Bhagnani has impressed Sharma with his acting. “He’s a newcomer but is very confident and dedicated. One of his biggest strengths is his dialogue delivery. He stars opposite Vaishali Desai who is related to Manmohan Desai. Both of them are looking good in the film.”

Rani not part of Shah Rukh's Dubai show

The new poster for Temptation Reloaded in Dubai, with Kareena's image replacing Rani's

All doesn’t seem well on the Shah Rukh Khan-Rani Mukerji front. Great friends once upon a time, it seems the relationship is now turning sour.

A few days back Shah Rukh signed Priyanka Chopra for a special appearance dance number in his home production “Billoo Barber” while Rani had been expected to do the same.

Now, Rani is suddenly out of Shah Rukh’s Temptation Reloaded stage show in Dubai, scheduled for October 25, 2008 at Dubai Festival City arena.

Kareena Kapoor has been signed in her place. She will be performing along with Katrina Kaif, Arjun Rampal, Anushka Dandekar and Ganesh Hegde.

Though the good old “date problems” has been given as the reason for Rani’s disappearance from the show, one wonders if it has to do with her closeness to Salman Khan, with whom she happily bonded during the grand finale of his TV show “10 Ka Dum”.

Meanwhile, tickets for Shah Rukh’s show are on sale on www.timeouttickets.com.

The prices are: VVIP Seating - Dhs1000, VIP Seating - Dhs500, Family Seating - Dhs250, General Standing - Dhs100.

From October 5 onwards, tickets will also be available at all Choithram outlets, Virgin Megastore, Bombay Chowpatty, Pak Ghazi Restaurant and Karachi Darbar Restaurant.

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Shahrukh Khan's Temptation gets more loaded

Shahrukh Khan seems to be pulling out all the stops to make his upcoming world tour as loaded as possible.

The superstar is making sure there’s enough glitz, gloss and glamour in the musical concerts of the ‘Temptation Reloaded’ tour, to be held in Germany, Spain and Dubai in October.

Even as the preparation for the shows is underway, SRK has roped in the Bollywood bombshells Bipasha Basu and Deepika Padukone for the German leg of the tour. The two ladies bonded well during the promotion of their film Bachna Ae Haseeno and are also likely to share the stage during the concerts.

Katrina Kaif will also be a big attraction of the tour, in spite of the rumours alleging her departure from ‘Temptation’ after SRK’s spat with Salman Khan .

This bandwagon of Bollywood beauties might get further crowded with the possible inclusion of Kareena Kapoor . Talks are presently on with Kareena and her dates are being looked into to figure out if she can spare time for the concerts. She is presently shooting Raju Hirani’s movie 3 Idiots in Shimla.

‘Temptation Reloaded’ will also feature SRK’s good friend Arjun Rampal who is likely to play the guitar onstage, like his character in Rock On .

The concerts are scheduled thus: Show in Berlin on October 17; in Munich on October 18; in Frankfurt on October 19; in Barcelona (Spain) on October 20. There will be a four day break before the final concert in Dubai on October 25.

King Khan confirms property deal

After intense speculation over Shah Rukh Khan's role in the UAE property market, the Bollywood superstar has finally broken his silence – but only just.

The actor confirmed to Emirates Business his involvement by replying 'yes' when questioned about the rumours he is teaming up with UAE-based construction firm TSA international investments to build the Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard project in Ras Al Khaimah.

Shah Rukh Khan's property handywork will be showcased on the exclusive Al Dana Island – Ras Al Khaimah's answer to Dubai's Palm projects, where he already owns a bungalow.

The full extent of the partnership will be unveiled tomorrow at a press conference in Festival City, attended by Khan himself. This is intended as the prelude to Dubai's real estate expo Cityscape Dubai, to be held from October 6 to 9.

Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard has so far been described as a "new beachfront lifestyle destination in the UAE", but sources have added that it has also been conceptualised by famed architect Toni Ashai.

Khan, dubbed King Khan by Bollywood pundits, joins a growing list of A-listers looking to get behind property developments in the UAE.

In June this year, Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt put his name to a landmark environmentally friendly hotel and leisure project in conjunction with developer Zabeel Properties.

Along with LA-based architecture firm Graft, Pitt will design a luxury project that will include an 800-room five-star hotel.

Sporting legends Boris Becker and Michael Schumacher have also been highly visible in Dubai in recent months for their work with German developer ACI.

Khan's Ras Al Khaimah enterprise assumes a new business avenue for the star altogether. At this juncture the Bollywood star is endorsing 34 brands, which is the highest for any movie actor across the world. He has around 15 brands in hand which he is actively endorsing, namely Pepsi, Airtel, Tag Heur, Compaq, ICICI, Hyundai Santro, HDIL, Reebok, Nokia, Dish TV, Himani, ITC, HP, DLF and Belmonte. His company paid up Rs700 million (Dh56m) in the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders and made a profit of Rs170m.

His last film, Om Shanti Om, has collected over Rs1.6 billion already. SRK also owns a 10 per cent stake in a channel called E 24 promoted by Bag Films due to his proximity with the owners Rajeev Shukla and Anurradha Prasad.

Not many are aware that Khan, 42, has also applied to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to develop a Rs5bn dream project called Advertisement Oasis, for which he has been asked to fill in a tender.

The actor has also bought a house in Delhi's Panchsheel Park, close to his parents' house in the Indian capital. He has also bought a 4000 sq ft plot of land for Rs560m near Ravi Chopra's Mumbai office to build his Red Chillies Office there.

However, he denied having bought a house in the Primrose Hill suburb in London but said he may set up an office close by.

For the Ras Al Khaimah project, buyers have been invited to offer refundable "expression of interest" cheques for the proposed studio, one-and two-bedroom apartments, but sales will begin only after the official launch by Khan on October 20.

Shahrukh Khan pays tribute to yesteryear superstars

We were the first to tell you that Shah Rukh Khan will be paying a tribute to five yesteryear superstars in a 12-minute-long special song in Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. And to make the song bigger, Aditya Chopra has decided to include four top actresses to join Shah Rukh in the song.

After Kajol who was the first actress to be finalised to be part of the ambitious song, Aditya Chopra has also signed Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta and Priyanka Chopra for the song. The actresses will pay a tribute to yesteryear actresses like Nargis, Sharmila Tagore, Waheeda Rehman and others.

A source said, "Aditya had already recorded the song some months ago with Sonu Nigam. In the song, Shah Rukh Khan pays a tribute to actors like Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Shammi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna and Rishi Kapoor. And the song will pay not only pay a tribute to the yesteryear actors and actresses but also famous singers. Sonu, who has sung the song, has paid a tribute to legendary singers like Mukesh, Rafi and Jolly Mukherjee."

"Now Yash Raj Films has also signed Kajol, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta and Priyanka Chopra to star with Shah Rukh in the song. These leading ladies will be paying a tribute to some of the most talented actresses like Nargis, Waheeda Rehman and Sharmila Tagore. The song is one the biggest highlights of the film. The song is composed by Salim-Suleiman," added the source.

When contacted, Monica Bhatacharya, the official spokesperson of Yash Raj Films said, "Yes, some of the people you mentioned are doing something in the film. But we would not like to disclose who they are or what exactly are they doing in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi."

Shah Rukh the Hottest Khan!

Who is the hottest Khan? Who has got the hottest body? Who is the sexiest pin-up girl? If these questions have been giving sleepless nights, then it’s time to rest your mind. The latest Filmfare survey gives you the answers.

Shah Rukh Khan takes the trophy of being the sexiest Khan with Salman Khan coming a close second. At number three is Aamir Khan as audiences feel he still needs to work on that sex appeal.

The surprise entry in this list is newcomer Imran Khan who is giving Saif good competition.

While Shah Rukh may have taken the lead being the hottest, the winner of the hottest body is still Salman Khan with cool dude Hrithik Roshan coming a close second and John Abraham lagging behind at a distant third. However, John’s look in Dostana might just change those numbers.

In the ladies department, it’s Katrina Kaif all the way.

Voted as the sexiest pin up girl with Bipasha Basu and Mallika Sherawat taking the second and third position, Katrina also takes the lead as the lady with the hottest figure in Bollywood followed by Bipasha again at second place and size zero Kareena Kapoor at number three.

And if you thought Aishwarya was the biggest contender for being a Bond girl, in the Filmfare poll, Mallika Sherawat has left Ash behind in being the popular choice for 007 with Bipasha Basu and Kareena Kapoor giving her close competition.

And finally Ranbir Kapoor leads the pack in the face of 2008, followed by beau Deepika Padukone at number two and newcomer Imran Khan at third place.

SRK - Kat to perform for Bhutan King

Bhutan's new king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk will be crowned next month at a lavish ceremony in its capital city, Thimpu. It is believed that a large Indian delegation including President Pratibha Patil along with other dignitaries will be attending the event.

Apart from politicians like Sonia Gandhi, Pranab Mukher-jee and others, B-Town actors Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif will also attend.

It is learnt that the new king is a huge admirer of Katrina and has watched all her movies. A source reveals that Katrina and Shah Rukh are scheduled to perform at a soccer stadium in Thimpu, on the coronation day.

"The event is political in nature and about cementing ties between the two countries; the lighter part of the evening will be the performances by SRK and Katrina. It isn't confirmed if they will perform together or separately."

This would be the first time Shah Rukh and Katrina would perform together at a common event. Katrina has confirmed her participation in Shah Rukh's Temptation Reloaded tour starting soon. The performance at Bhutan could be a warm-up to the same.

"No personal questions please"

Though Salman Khan has hinted about the cause of his fight with Shah Rukh Khan, the other Khan has decide keep mum on the whole issue which has become a major controversy with camps being formed and draggers being drawn.

But King Khan has decided not to speak about their fight in public. And we hear anyone seeking an interview with him are been warned in advance not to ask any personal questions. “He has no comment or clarification to issue on this regard,” says a friend. Point taken, like they say the King always has his way!

Date change for Shah Rukh's 'Temptation Reloaded' Dubai show

Shah Rukh Khan’s Temptation Reloaded concert in Dubai. will now be held on Saturday, October 25, and not October 24 as announced earlier.

Accompanying Shah Rukh at the show at Dubai Festival City arena will be Katrina Kaif, Rani Mukerji, Arjun Rampal, Anushka Dandekar, Ganesh Hegde and Hard Kaur.

Tickets for the show have gone on sale on www.timeouttickets.com.

The prices are: VVIP Seating - Dhs1000, VIP Seating - Dhs500, Family Seating - Dhs250, General Standing - Dhs100.

From October 5 onwards, tickets will also be available at all Choithram outlets, Virgin Megastore, Bombay Chowpatty, Pak Ghazi Restaurant and Karachi Darbar Restaurant.

Kajol - Shah Rukh duo back again!

Aditya Chopra has done what every SRK fan has been waiting for, for a long, long time.

The Kajol-Shah Rukh jodi hasn’t been seen together since Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001). The industry’s fav jodi are committed to Karan Johar’s My Name Is Khan due 2009. However, the two will be seen together before that in Aditya Chopra’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

However, Kajol is not paired with SRK in RNBDJ, she’s only doing a song. It was director Aditya Chopra’s idea to rope in Kajol.

The song will be shot in Mumbai. And Kajol will appear in one of the verses of a song filmed on Shah Rukh and newcomer Anushka Sharma. The setting of the song will be a Punjabi folk event, and Kajol appears seconds before the song ends. A source says, “It will be very similar to her appearance in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. All it took was a phone call from Adi for her to say yes.”

Chopra’s directorial debut Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge starred SRK and Kajol in lead roles, and he was looking forward to having them together in the same frame.

SRK and Kajol have a blazing chemistry on-screen, and it is exciting for the audiences to see them together even for a few seconds. Which explains her presence in SRK starrers Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and Om Shanti Om. An insider reveals, “Kajol is sentimental about working with Adi and Shah Rukh in a project after DDLJ.”

Recently, Rani was shooting in Amritsar when Shah Rukh was shooting for RNBDJ, giving rise to speculation that Adi would rope in his favourite actress too for his film. However, now it’s confirmed that it’s Kajol and not Rani who is making a brief appearance in the film.

The cold war between Bachchans and Shah Rukh is over

During a recent interview Abhishek spoke at length about his relationship with Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. About Salman he said, “Salman is my senior. And I have immense respect for him.

I know the media spoke a lot about our bonding at Mehboob Studios where both of us were shooting. But, I honestly don’t see the fuss. I have been taught by my parents that if a senior actor is shooting in the same studio as me, I should go across and say hello. I did exactly that when I was at the studio promoting Drona and Salman was there shooting for his film Veer.”

When asked if he would also extend the same courtesy to Shah Rukh Khan if he was shooting in the same location, Abhishek looked puzzled.

“Why wouldn’t I do that?” he asked. “After all Shah Rukh is like an elder brother. I respect him immensely. We have worked together in Karan Johar’s Kabhie Alvida Na Kehna. My mother and he have worked in Kabhie Khushi Kabhi Gum and in Kal Ho Na Ho. So I fail to understand why the media keeps saying that there is a problem between us.”

Shah Rukh Khan was not invited to the Abhishek-Aishwarya wedding; though Karan Johar was. And, one wondered if Jaya was so close to SRK, why Bollywood’s Badshah hadn’t been invited to the wedding. Also it’s a fact that from the time Shah Rukh Khan took on the role of Kaun Banega Crorepati-II, there have been cold vibes between him and Amitabh Bachchan, the host of the first season. There are instances of Bachchan Senior being slightly irked in television and media interviews when asked to talk about Shah Rukh. The camaraderie was surely missing.

However, insiders say that whatever the time or situation in life, Shah Rukh who calls Jaya Bachchan his mother because she played that role in K3G, maintains that even in real life. “Shah Rukh has been in touch with Jayaji all through,” says an insider.

The source also maintains that even after the Drona music function fiasco, when Jaya Bachchan was targetted by the MNS (Maharashtra Navniram Sena) for her, “I will speak in Hindi” remark, a host of industry people called Jaya to pledge their support. Says the source, “Shah Rukh also called Jayaji because he maintains she is like his mother.”

In fact, Amitabh Bachchan was in Paris when the MNS targetted his wife, and Aishwarya is away shooting for Robot and even Abhishek was shooting till late at night for Karan Johar’s Dostana at Film City, that’s when Shah Rukh, Karan Johar and his mother Hiroo Johar were constantly in touch with Jaya Bachchan.

No wonder Abhishek doesn’t even entertain talks of there being cold vibes between the Bachchans and Shah Rukh. When asked about the cold vibes between the Bachchans and Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek turned around and said, “Shah Rukh and Karan are two people who I share a warm rapport with. My mother is also very close to Shah Rukh and calls him her elder son. Shah Rukh will always be there for our family.”

However, Shah Rukh remains tight-lipped about his equation with the Bachchans.

'Billo Barber' pushed back to February 2009

Shah Rukh Khan’s home production Billo Barber, which was locked in for a Diwali release, this year, has now been pushed back to February 2009.

It is believed that Shah Rukh has delayed his film to give breathing space to his two friends Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra. While Karan’s Dostana stars Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham, Aditya’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has SRK himself in the lead.

Since he already has a big release this year-end, it made sense not to compete against his own film. King Khan didn’t want two big releases back to back in a span of two months. Says an insider, “Shah Rukh wants to spread his releases out. Since a lot of films are being pushed forward and backward around Diwali time, he decided not to have Billo Barber clashing with any biggies.” Irrfan Khan plays the protagonist in SRK’s home production, while Khan is playing himself.

It is believed that there are also other reasons for delaying the film. Kuselan (the Tamil version of Billo Barber, satrring Rajikanth) hasn’t done as well at the box office, as expected. A source reveals, “Priyadarshan has watched the audience reaction to Kuselan and has decided to make a few changes. The climax of both the films is the same. Also Kuselan was criticised for being too long, so he’s now fine-tuning the film.”

It is learnt that Subhash Ghai didnt want an SRK-Salman clash at the box-office. Sources reveal the director personally called up Shah Rukh to check when Billo Barber is releasing. Ghai’s Yuvvraj starring Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Katrina Kaif releases November 21. However, Ghai was relieved when he found out that Billo Barber has been pushed back to Feb 2009.

SRK to lose his six pack abs

With his six-pack abs and raunchy masculine sex appeal, Shah Rukh Khan gave the actors half his age a run for their money. But now the King Khan has decided to bid adieu to his much raved about abs and just entertain us all with his raw sex appeal as he goes back to basics sporting that guy next look with his lean body frame.

Yes, the actor who once donned a pumped up look and a sweaty appeal for getting that Greek God like build is now just avoiding the gym in his attempt to loose that macho look.

Care to guess what’s making King Khan gym aversive?

Well, the actor is following strict instructions given by good friend and directors Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar. Shah Rukh who is all set to play a leading role in Aditya’s ‘Rab Ne Bana De Jodi’ and Karan’s ‘My Name Is Khan’ has been asked to do away with his sexy looks as both the flicks require him to look lean.

Sticking onto the directions, the actor is now chilling out and working on to put on some flab.

Sadly for the ladies who just could not get enough of King Khan’s alluring abs for now they will have to be content with his lean mean look.

Priyanka teams up with Shah Rukh for item song

After Deepika Padukone and Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra has been chosen as the third heroine to make a special appearance in Priyadarshan's Billoo Barber and shake a leg with Shah Rukh Khan.

And Priyadarshan says it was a cakewalk for the superstar to get the leading ladies to do a cameo in his comedy.

"Since Shah Rukh plays a filmstar in the movie, I needed him to do some big glamorous song and dance numbers with some top heroines. I left the choice to Shah Rukh. I knew all he had to do was to pick up the phone and ask any of his leading ladies," Priyadarshan revealed.

According to sources, it was a tie between Rani Mukerji and Priyanka for the third item song with Shah Rukh Khan in Billoo Barber.

"But after Rani appeared on Salman Khan's game show Dus Ka Dum and knowing there's no love lost between Salman and Priyanka, the scales tilted automatically towards Priyanka," an industry source said.

Though King Khan has done item numbers earlier in Shakti, Kaal and Krazzy 4, this would be Priyanka's first item number.

The song with Kareena was shot at the very start of the shooting.

"At this very moment, I'm shooting a second item song with Deepika and Shah Rukh. That's again a very catchy number and Shah Rukh is having a ball shooting with Deepika," Priyadarshan said.

Interestingly, the director was supposed to launch Deepika two years ago in a film called Pirate.

"But that didn't work out. She made her debut with Shah Rukh (in Om Shanti Om). Now she's working with him again. And I also got a chance to work with her. Don't ask who's the lucky one," he quipped.

Inspired by the story of Lord Krishna and his childhood friend Sudama, a poor Brahmin, Billoo Barber tells the tale of a superstar and his pal Billoo (Irrfan Khan), who is a barber by profession.

SRK the Best Actor Again!

Shah Rukh was adjudged the best actor for his performance in Chak De! India. The best actress award went to Kareena Kapoor for her performance in Jab We Met at a function organsied in Mumbai last night.

Shahrukh and Deepika Padukone were named as the Best Pair onscreen in Om Shanti Om.

Deepika was also adjudged the Best Newcomer (Female), while Ranbir Kapoor was adjudged the Best Newcomer (Male).

AR Rahman’s musical score for Guru earned him the award for the Best Music Director.

Aamir shared the best director award for the film with Shimit Amin for Chak De! India starring Shahrukh Khan. He additionally won awards as Best Supporting Actor and for Best Dialogues.

Lifetime Achievement Award went to Manoj Kumar. Chak De! girls shared the honour for Best Supporting Role (female).

Irfan Khan bagged the Best Comedian Award for Life…In a Metro while Anurag Basu won the Best Screenplay Award for the same film.

Lifetime Achievement Award went to Manoj Kumar. Chak De! girls shared the honour for Best Supporting Role (female).

Singer Soham won the Award for the Best Playback Singer (Male) for the film Life…In a Metro while Priya Ghosal was adjudged Best Playback Singer (female) for Mani Ratnam’s Guru.

Shah Rukh performed the Dard-e-Disco number from Om Shanti Om at the award function. Others who performed at the event included Shahid Kapur, Katrina Kaif, Urmila Matondkar, Riteish Deshmukh and Dia Mirza.

"Most boring, normal guys are best lovers"

The most boring, normal guys are the best lovers! This surprising statement comes from none other than one of the greatest on screen lovers of all time, Shah Rukh Khan, who has successfully romanticized numerous young heroines and gave love a whole new meaning with the blockbuster, DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAAYENGE (still running in its record 675th week).

While talking about his role and character in Aditya Chopra's much anticipated, RAB NE BANA DI JODI, Shah Rukh Khan explained that he plays this normal, regular guy. It�s the sort of character that people meet in everyday life; there is nothing fancy, attractive or interesting about them. His role therefore requires him to keep things simple, his look, make up and his demeanour.

Once again Bollywood's global superstar has an interesting logic behind the character that he essays in RNBDJ. Shah Rukh says that the most boring, uninteresting, regular kinds of guys are the greatest lovers in the world. So, this means that SRK is once again going to immortalize love by playing this normal guy and he would definitely turn out to be the greatest lover in the world (on screen we mean!) for the umpteenth time.

Well, his fans can rest assured that even without those amazing six packs, Shah Rukh is going to sweep his billions of female fans (and make a million more!) off their feet with his romantic portrayal of a loveable guy next door, when RAB NE BANA DI JODI hits the screens globally, on December 12.

Salman's family bonds with Shahrukh's gang

Anu and Sunny Dewan held a party on Tuesday night, after their HDIL Couture launch at the Fashion Week. While everyone knows that the couple is close to both Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan, Wednesday's party served as an eye-opener. Salman's family was seen openly bonding with Shahrukh and gang. Reveals a source, "Earlier, before the fight took place, Malaika (Arora-Khan), Seema (Khan), Gauri (Khan), Bhavna (Chunky Pandey's wife) and Maheep (Sanjay Kapoor's wife) would be seen partying together. All that stopped since the Salman-SRK fight.

Apparently, Salman had told his family to stop socialising with SRK and gang. He had told them it was his way or the highway! That's why at Saif's birthday party while Shahrukh, Gauri Khan, Karan Johar, Sussanne Roshan, and Kaajal Anand partied with Arbaaz Khan; Amrita Arora, Atul and Alvira Agnihotri stuck to their group."

Says a source present at the party, "Malaika, Sohail, his wife Seema and sister Arpita, came together and stood near the bar chatting. SRK was given private cubicles; one for Gauri and him and another for his security guards. Initially, the two groups kept apart but Malaika soon broke the ice by striking up a conversation with Shahrukh's best buddy Farah Khan who had come with husband Shirish Kunder. It was a long conversation with Anil Kapoor (a Salman campwala) joining them."

This time the groups couldn't stay away from each other. The source says, "Salman left to shoot for Vipul Shah's London Dreams in Paris on Tuesday. This came as a chance for old friends to catch up. Though Salman's family was at Sunny's party for only 45 minutes, Malaika, Seema, Gauri and Arpita were seen merrily chatting away in SRK's cubicle and outside.

Sohail remained aloof though. After greeting SRK and his friends, he kept his distance and bonded with Abhishek 'Gattu' Kapoor (the director of Rock On!!). SRK's friends Karan Johar and Riteish Deshmukh were also in the cubicle but left early."

Shah Rukh turns property developer in UAE

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is now trying a new role as a property developer, conceptualising a series of buildings in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an entertainment website reported here.

Khan's first project is called Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard and is located on the island of Al Dana in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE-based website reported.

Covering an area of 1,700 sq km, Ras Al Khaimah is among the five emirates that form the northern emirates of the UAE and lies along the border of Oman.

"Our inquiries have revealed that the superstar, who has been lying low since that July 17 tiff with Salman Khan, will be in Dubai to announce the project at the real estate expo City Scape (in Dubai), to be held from Oct 6 to 9," the report said.

The cluster of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments are being designed by well-known architect Toni Ashai and Shah Rukh has associated himself with the project through TSA International Investments, a leading real estate financial consultancy in the UAE.

According to the report, buyers have been invited to offer refundable 'expression of interest' cheques for the apartments, but sales will begin only after the official launch by the King Khan Oct 20, before his 'Temptation Reloaded' show in Dubai.

Khan already is associated with the UAE'e leading real estate developer Nakheel and owns a house on the posh Palm Jumeirah manmade island off the coast of the Dubai.

Though Bollywood actors have earlier endorsed real estate projects in the UAE, this is the first time that a celebrity would actually be developing a property himself.

Tempatations Reloaded - Dubai chapter, Venue and Ticket prices announced

Come October 24, and the wait will be over for all the Bollywood enthusiasts in Dubai. After the curtain raiser in Rotterdam in June, Shah Rukh Khan’s much publicised live concert tour, Temptation Reloaded, will be held at the Dubai Festival City arena.

Besides Shah Rukh, the show will feature Katrina Kaif, Rani Mukerji, Arjun Rampal, Anushka Dandekar, Ganesh Hegde and Hard Kaur.

According to the show organisers Hanover Advertising and Orbit Events, an audience of 25,000 is expected at the extravaganza.

The Country Club Hotel, which is a part of The Country Club Group, is the main sponsor of Temptation Reloaded 2008 – Dubai. The event and is supported by Star Events and promoted by Oasis Promotions.

The event is produced by Red Chilies International and scripted and directed by Moranis and Soormas.

Tickets are priced at Dh100, Dh 250, Dh500 and Dh1000.

Billoo Barber postponed to next year

Rattled by the bombing of Rajnikant starrer Kuselan, which has the same storyline, Shah Rukh has decided to tweak his film to ensure its success.

Both Billoo Barber and Kuselan are remakes of Malayalam superhit Katha Parayumbol.

Though a date had not been officially announced, Priyadarshan directed Billoo Barber was widely believed to be slotted for a Diwali week release; October 24 or 29.

Sources close to the project tell Sawf News that the film will now release either during the republic day weekend in January or in mid-February 2008.

An official from Red Chillies Entertainment, Shah Rukh’s production company that is producing Billoo Barber, told us, “The film is not complete yet, there are two more songs remaining to be canned and a big marketing drive is being planned. With all this remaining how can the film release in just over a month’s time from now? We are looking forward to early 2009 release.”

While the official denied Kuselan’s bombing had anything to do with the postponement, our sources tell us both Shah Rukh and Priyadarshan mutually decided to re-shoot certain portions of their film after watching reactions to Kuselan.

“Even the running time of the film would be kept in check, not going over 150 minutes. Kuselan and Katha Paraayumbol both had running times close to three hours and dragged at places. SRK and Priyadarshan want to leave no stone unturned in making the film compact and effective in carry across its emotions. One of the two songs that are remaining to be shot will be shot in a very huge scale with costs running into crores.” the source added.

A different source told us, “Following Kuselan’s bombing, a Diwali release for Billoo Barber was immediately ruled out. Shah Rukh then looked at a mid-November release but that would have pitted his film against good friend Karan Johar’s Dostana.

“His Yash Raj film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, directed by another good friend, Aditya Chopra, was slated for a December 12 release. Shah Rukh Khan is wary of releasing two of his most ambitious projects in close succession. Besides, he always goes into over drive when marketing his films; with two films he would have risked over exposure.”

Billoo Barber headlines Shah Rukh Khan, Irfan Khan and Lara Dutta. Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukonemake cameo appearances.

No six-packs in RAB NE BANA DI JODI!

All those who were waiting to have another glimpse of King Khan's envious six-packs, are in for a disappointment of sorts! Well, not exactly once we hear out what SRK has to say about his upcoming RAB NE BANA DI JODI.

Speaking about his role and get up in the Aditya Chopra directed venture, RAB NE BANA DI JODI, opposite debutante Anushka Sharma, SRK reveals that he has not worked out for four months. And this was intentional as he did not want to show off his muscles, rather those famous six-pack 'Dard-E-Disco' abs of OM SHANTI OM. The actor discloses the reason behind the same and it is a very logical and an interesting one.

He explains that the muscles were coming in the way of the character that he is playing in RAB NE BANA DI JODI. He essays the role of a very normal, regular person, quite unlike the flamboyant Om from his blockbuster hit of last year, the 87 crore OM SHANTI OM.

As of today, the next offering from the DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE and MOHABBATEIN team, RAB NE BANA DI JODI, is all set to release globally on December 12.

Shah Rukh Khan NOT doing a film with Santosh Sivan!

Tahaan director Santosh Sivan has trashed recent press reports that he approached Shah Rukh Khan to work in a big budget action adventure to be directed by him.

A story has been doing the rounds for several weeks that Sivan will be directing Shah Rukh Khan in a film based on the Indiana Jones series, set in India with John Abraham as his sidekick.

Sivan, who last directed Shah Rukh in Asoka (2001), was initially not categorical with his denial.

"To be very honest I have been too busy promoting Tahaan for me to approach anyone for my films," he told Sawf News.

When we persisted, asking him categorically if he was directing a movie starring Shah Rukh Khan he was forthright, but still not very forthcoming.

"Well! I am not directing any films wherein Shah Rukh is in the film," he said in a hurry to keep the phone down. He probably did not see the point in talking further.

But then our journalists are the pesky kind. So why is the story that he is directing Shah Rukh doing the rounds? Surely, there can be no smoke without fire?

Realizing we wouldn't let him get on with his business until he gave us more details Sivan opened up somewhat, "I am not going to direct Shah Rukh Khan for any movie at all at this juncture. All I am going to do with him is shoot some commercials for him."

However, he didn't go any further and refused to reveal details about these commercials.

So there goes one more tabloid rumor down the drain!

SRK effects in other Hindi movies too

Redchillies.vfx, the visual-effects arm of Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, is injecting cutting-edge computer graphics imaging (CGI) into Bollywood films.

The company, which took shape around two-and-a-half years ago, is now working on films like Dostana, Tasveer, Ashaye and Yuvraj. It is also managing effects work for an in-house production titled Billoo Barber.

“While Dostana is being produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, Tasveer and Ashaaye are Percept Pictures productions and Yuvraj is a Subhas Ghai film. We are also handling the visual effects for a Shooting Star product, Kaun Bole. Billoo Barber is a Red Chillies property,” Redchillies.vfx creative director Arjun Mitra revealed.

Mr Mitra said the company spreads its assignments equally between Shah Rukh Khan and non-SRK films. Among the relatively recent SRK films to which Redchillies.vfx has lent its touch are Paheli, Om Shanti Om and Chak De.

Shah Rukh’s smoking: All smoke, no fire

Chandigarh/Amritsar: Denying reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was found smoking on the campus of a Sikh institution in Amritsar, the Punjab government Thursday said it knew nothing about the matter and had not complained about it to the union health ministry.

‘No report had been sent by the Punjab government to the union health ministry,’ Punjab’s Health Minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla told IANS.

‘I don’t know where these reports are coming from. We have not filed any complaint (against Khan). I have again just checked up with the health director. I cannot even say anything about whether he smoked there or not,’ Chawla said.

Reports in a section of the media Thursday said the union health ministry, following a Punjab government complaint against the actor’s smoking in the Khalsa College, had issued notice to him.

College functionaries, who did not want to be identified, said they were shown a picture of the superstar smoking but were not sure if the campus in the background was of their college.

‘We pointed out that the photograph did not look like that of the college. We have nothing more to say on this,’ a functionary said.

Despite the reports, no Sikh organization in Amritsar or elsewhere in Punjab has protested against Khan’s alelged act. Smoking is prohibited in the Sikh religion and also in all Sikh institutions.

Khan has been shooting in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar for the Hindi film ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’.

Rani upset over Salman-SRK fight

Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan may still be at war with each other but Rani Mukherjee is someone who is very upset with the entire event. Rani who appeared on 10 Ka Dum said she was disappointed with the fight between the stars on Katrina Kaif's birthday bash. Rani was invited to be a part of the penultimate episode which also featured Lara Dutt and Rakhi Sawant.

The aftershock of the incident has been catastrophic as the industry has been divided into two camps. Industry stars including directors and producers are having to sever ties with one Khan to woo the other. Aamir Khan tried to play the role of a peacemaker but failed. It will be interesting to see whether Rani tries to climb a mountain where Aamir failed.

"Mumbai made Khan a baadshah (king)"

Raj Thackeray's uncle Bal Thackeray has targeted Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan through the party mouthpiece. But why? For calling himself a Dilliwala.

The editorial in Saamna, the Sena mouthpiece, has questioned Shahrukh for calling himself a Dilliwala. "Mumbai made Khan a baadshah (king), but he still calls himself a Dilliwala. If that is the case, why did you come to Mumbai?" questioned the editorial.

Raj Thackeray, the Chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), had attacked Jaya Bachchan a couple of days ago for commenting that she would speak in Hindi, as she belonged to Uttar Pradesh. Jaya has reportedly apologised for the comments as demanded by Raj Thackeray.

it looks like Bollywood has become a soft target of the political bigwigs!

Sena targets King Khan

After MNS Chief Raj Thackeray's attack on Jaya Bachchan over her alleged anti-Marathi remarks, Shiv Sena has now targeted Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan for his Delhi origin.

"Shah Rukh says he is a Dilliwala. If you are from Delhi, then why have you come to Maharashtra," Sena Chief Bal Thackeray said in an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana on Tuesday.

"You come to Maharashtra to earn fame and wealth but once you have had your fill, then you will evoke the name of the region from where you came from. And Marathi people are expected not to utter a word in their own state," the Sena mouthpiece said.

"If you have a sense of regionalism, then what is wrong if we also indulged in it a bit," Saamana said. "In southern states, the anti-Hindi campaign has been on for the last sixty years. There is a ban on Hindi films and Hindi news in Tamil Nadu. In Assam, those speaking in Hindi are killed," it said. "Why don't the people who boast here that they are from UP or Bihar go to these areas and unfurl the Hindi banner," the editorial said.

"Amitabh Bachchan does not belong to a region or language. When it comes to his art, walls of regionalism and language crumble down. He is such a great actor," Saamana said. "However, when his wife proclaims that 'we are from Uttar Pradesh', how does one fathom that," it asked.

Big B and SRK come together once again!

The eternally romantic filmmaker Yash Chopra is all set to direct a film after a gap of four years. His last film was Veer Zaara (2004) with Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukherjee.

The industry buzz is that this time too Yash Chopra will be making his next film with his two favourite actors, Shah Rukh and Amitabh Bachchan who will also play a pivotal role in the film. Needless to say, the film will be an out-an-out love story.

Our source says, “Yash Chopra has recently finalised the script for his next film. Contrary to rumours, his next film is not a remake of Kabhi Kabhie. He is making a fresh romantic film with Shah Rukh Khan. Yashji has also spoken to Amitabh Bachchan about the film and has bounced off the idea of casting him.”

When contacted, Monica Bhattacharya, official spokesperson of Yash Raj Films, says, “Yashji is busy finalising the script of his film but he has not finalised the cast yet. He will speak to the actors only when the script is ready. As of now he is busy with Aditya Chopra’s film, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.”

Shah Rukh Khan breaks Rajnikant's record!

Shah Rukh Khan is often referred to as ‘King Khan’. He is easily the superstar of cinema, not only in Bollywood but in the entire country. He has not only held his own but has surpassed the legendary Amitabh Bachchan in popularity as well as remuneration. He proved this once again when he hosted the popular game show KBC on Star TV after Amitabh Bachchan took ill and could not continue.

Shah Rukh Khan or simply SRK has now gone ahead and broken another record. Till recently superstar Rajnikanth was the highest paid actor in India. No other actor came anywhere close to him. But the honor now goes to SRK. He is now charging 30 crore per film against Rajnikanth’s 25 crore. This steep hike is due to the entry of corporate companies into film making. SRK is rated as hero who can be given Rs 30 Cr keeping the target market in consideration.

Action hero Jackie Chan is easily the highest paid actor in Asia. He commands a whopping 50 crore per film. Looking at the way SRK is going, it may not be too difficult for him to break this record too.

SRK's Sporty look in 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'

Almost thirteen years ago, a young Shah Rukh (Raj) and a nubile Kajol (Simran) wooed the audience with their romantic escapades in the local trains of Europe in Aditya Chopra's DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAAYENGE. And its once again the heartthrob of billions of girls (women too!), Bollywood's global superstar, Shah Rukh Khan, who is out to make many a hearts flutter with his (still) drop dead college boy looks, as he took the debutante Anushka Sharma on a ride, atop his gleaming high end Suzuki bike.

Yes, we are talking about the shooting of an important scene from Aditya Chopra's RAB NE BANA DI JODI, which required King Khan in a college boy look. And one must commend that the forty plus Khan looked every bit a college guy in his gelled, punk hairstyle, cool blue jeans and funky tee-shirt and had the local girls swooning and screaming.

In fact it might sound exaggerated but Shah Rukh looked even more handsome than he did in DDLJ. Anushka too looked graceful and traditionally good looking in a simple white and green salwar-suit and she appeared every bit a part of her character. She was seated behind SRK on the bike and the scene had Shah Rukh riding the bike right up to the front of the famous Khalsa College (Amritsar), the venue of the shoot. It was a five minute shoot and the unit had booked the entire Khalsa College for the purpose.

Shah Rukh in love with a 'mutiyar'!

Just two days in Amritsar and King Khan is in love! As all must have already guessed, we are talking about Shah Rukh Khan, who is in Amritsar for the past few days, shooting for RAB NE BANA DI JODI. Since it's a Yash Raj project, there is a lot of secrecy concerning the story of unquestionably the most awaited movie of the year. And why not? After all, it brings back the director-actor 'jodi' of the iconic DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAAYENGE (still running in its 672nd week in Bombay!) and MOHABBATEIN. Naturally, the moment the unit arrived in Amritsar, there was (and still is), a frenzy, both amongst the media as well as the fans of superstar, Shah Rukh Khan, in order to catch a glimpse or have a word with Bollywood's global superstar.

After the initial shooting stint at the famous Golden Temple earlier this week (as has been widely reported in the media), the venue has now shifted. Wednesday saw a traditional Punjabi marriage ceremony (some are saying that it was a 'mehndi' ceremony) taking place at the posh Queen's Road, and the venue was Kapoor Guest House. The whole unit as well as the director, Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra were present for the shooting. The atmosphere was seeped in Punjabi culture (seen in countless Yash Raj super-hits!), complete with girls dancing 'gidda' and boys swinging to 'bhangra', dressed in traditional Punjabi finery and clothing. Once the 'mehndi' ceremony was complete, there was the marriage ceremony. Shah Rukh was dressed in traditional Punjabi clothing and accompanying him were the relatives who arrived at the Kapoor Guest House and headed for the place where the marriage ceremony was taking place.

A member of the crew tells us that it is at this ceremony that the 'younger' SRK falls in love with his 'mutiyar' (beautiful, young Punjabi girl), played by model-turned-actress, Anushka Sharma!

As we file this report, the shooting venue has shifted to the famous Khalsa College, but more about that later!

SRK, Aamir, Hrithik get together for MTV

MTV has three mega projects coming up, with Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Hrithik Roshan. The films will be announced on September 9. Ashish Patil, General Manager, MTV India, will make the announcement.

The three stars have still not had any releases so far, even as they're busy working on some big projects. Shah Rukh is currently working on Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, which will release in December. But before that, he will be seen in Billo Barbar, scheduled for a Diwali release.

Aamir's Ghajni will also release later this year. His next, 3 Idiots, will release some time next year.

Hrithik is currently working on Kites, directed by Anurag Basu.

So far, MTV has kept away from movie-making in India except for a short film, Ghoom, which was a spoof of the blockbuster, Dhoom.

Shah Rukh Khan`s 'Mannat' gets him into trouble again

Controversies just don�t seem to leave Shah Rukh Khan, who has been hitting headlines for all the wrong reasons this year. He has now landed up in yet another trouble and this time it�s no gossip or hearsay, it's purely legal this time around and concerns his 'Mannat'.

The Mumbai High Court on Thursday issued a notice to King Khan over the charges of illegal construction in his palatial bungalow Mannat. The court has also asked the state government and the Bombay Municipal Corporation to explain on what grounds did they allow the alleged illegal construction.

This is not the first time that the actor's house is in trouble. In the past too several complaints have been filed against King Khan's royal estate.

This time round, however, the house is facing the heat over the construction of a seven-storied building in the backyard. A social worker had filed a filed a PIL last month, before the Bombay High Court against the alleged illegal construction.

The PIL also alleged that the actor has further violated the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 1991, by getting his land classified in the relatively liberal CRZI, when, according to the petition, the plot was in the highly restrictive CRZ-II classification.

The work on the bungalow is also said to be in violation with the statutory Heritage Regulations, which regulate that the new building has to be of the same height as that of the old building and that it should have architectural attributes in harmony with the old structure.

SRK, Aamir to perform together

Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan have never featured in a film together. But if all goes well, the two actors may perform together in SRK's Temptations show in Germany.

Apparently, SRK has sent feelers to Aamir to attend his world tour, as he has not been able to rope in big stars, other than himself.

The Bachchans are obviously out, as they have just finished their own Unforgettable world tour in Europe, Canada and USA. Akshay Kumar, who seems to be threatening SRK's top spot in the industry with his blockbusters, also performed in the recent Unforgettable tour.

After their spat in Katrina Kaif's birthday party, Salman Khan is no longer good friends with Shah Rukh.

Among the heroines, Priyanka Chopra may join SRK in his tour.

Shah Rukh may have to depend on his good friends Arjun Rampal and Malaika Arora Khan, to join him on the tour.

Sallu refuses to sing SRK song on 10 Ka Dum finale

New chapters keep getting added to the SRK-Salman tussle with every passing day.

Reconciliation is out of the question. At least from Salman's side. The actor does not want to be even remotely connected to anything to do with SRK.

Recently, during the finale of 10 Ka Dum when Rani Mukerji was the guest on the show Salman refused to sing a song from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. A source present at the show reveals, "It is a known fact that Rani is close to Shah Rukh and as well as Salman. The actress has done various numbers of movies with both the actors. When she came for the 10 Ka Dum finale episode the actress even mentioned the fight between the two actors to which the host simply smiled and didn't comment. After a few minutes, when they started to have a little fun with the singing and dancing. That's when Rani asked Sallu if he would sing the song from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, the movie that featured the three (Shah Rukh, Salman and Rani) together. Sallu simply refused to sing any song from that movie. The actor then later sang a number from a movie which featured Rani and himself."

This is the first time anyone has gone on Salman's show and talked about his fight with King Khan. Although the actor was uncomfortable, he stayed calm and refrained to make any comments against his new dushman.

A Sony insider confirms the incident, "Rani did ask Salman if he would sing the song Sajanji ghar aaye... from K2H2. But Salman refused her request outright. We aren't too sure if all of it will make it to the final cut of the show."

Shah Rukh's 'Temptation Reloaded' tour next month

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is to tour his live show, Temptation Reloaded 2008, through Germany starting with a performance in Berlin Oct 17, promoters said.

The Bollywood actor, 42, gave Germans a foretaste of his charisma in February during a visit to promote the movie Om Shanti Om at the Berlin Film Festival.

Five other Bollywood leading names are to join him on the German tour. Comedian Kaya Yanar will make the audiences laugh during the tour, which also includes Munich on Oct 18 and Frankfurt Oct 19.

SRK makes silent entry to Amritsar

Excitement gripped the city residents, who were pleasantly surprised when film star Shah Rukh Khan arrived here last evening for the shooting of ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’, a Yashraj film.

Fans in multitudes gathered around the hotel where he was scheduled to stay. However, in an attempt to avoid being mobbed by fans, Khan made a backdoor entry in a filmy style.

Yash Chopra, director of the movie, has also been camping in the city for the past couple of days. Khan, who was later approached with requests of autographs, obliged his fans and got pictures clicked.

He shot a scene at the Golden Temple early this morning and another later in the evening. The shrine was flooded with devotees and movie buffs, who had been waiting there since wee hours to have a glimpse of King Khan.

Their wait was finally rewarded when Khan, sporting a moustache and attired in a white shirt and black trousers arrived in a white Mercedes. He later also paid obeisance at the shrine.

“I still find it hard to believe that I have seen Shah Rukh Khan in person,” said Simran, a college student, who had gone to see the shooting of the movie.

However, Rani Mukherji fans were not as lucky. As the word spread that Rani would arrive in the city by afternoon, fans began to pour in the hotel. The fans were left disappointed as Rani did not turn up. There was speculation that Rani might reach tomorrow, while other stars, including Anupam Kher and Rakhi Sawant, too were expected to come for shooting.

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