SRK plays a simpleton and a casanova in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Shah Rukh Khan will be seen in not one but two different avatars in Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Sources reveal that SRK has two different looks throughout the film.

One role has him play a casanova while the other has him play a simpleton. The role is very similar to that of Amol Palekar in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.

A source reveals, "The film is a romantic comedy and very light hearted. The first half has Shah Rukh as the casanova who's very stylish. He falls in love with the girl played by newbie Anushka Sharma.

However, after realising that she's a simple girl who likes basic things in life, Shah Rukh takes on the role of a simpleton. He tries to convince Anushka that he's a simple guy and cons her into believing that. She falls for him, and later he has to struggle to reveal his true identity to her."

However, this isn't the first time Shah Rukh will essay two different roles in a film. He's done double roles in Duplicate and even in Om Shanti Om.

The film marks the return of Aditya Chopra to direction after a hiatus. Recently, Shah Rukh had injured himself while shooting a scene where he was fighting a wrestler. It is learnt that Yash Chopra is also taking an active interesting the making of the film and is often spotted on the sets during various schedules.

'Still Reading Khan' becomes 'Shah Rukh Can'!

He is probably one of the most written about actor of the Hindi film industry. Yes, we are talking about Shah Rukh Khan, whose biography, 'Still Reading Khan', by good friend Mushtaq Shiekh, hit the stores in 2006 and generated phenomenal sales. In fact, the online orders were one of the highest ever for any category.

Well, for the fans of Bollywood's global superstar, who are craving for more, we have some good news. An updated version of 'Still Reading Khan', titled 'Shah Rukh Can', once again by Mushtaq Shiekh, is all set to hit the stands next month. As per Shiekh himself, there are going to be exclusive never before details about King Khan's personality, fears and dislikes.

So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and book a copy in advance!

SRK goes Saif's way...

B-Town's biggest stars are determined to let the cold war rage on.

So while Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan, Karan Johar and Kajal Anand went to Saif Ali Khan's birthday bash (with girlfriend Kareena Kapoor playing hostess) at Four Seasons in Worli, Salman Khan and his family headed in the opposite direction towards Subhash Ghai's party (celebrating his wife Rehana's birthday) at the Marriott, Juhu.

Says a guest present at the party, "The war between Salman and Shah Rukh is definitely on and so are the camps (check guest lists for Saif's and Ghai's parties). While Shah Rukh drove in with Sussanne Roshan (Hrithik's wife), Gauri and Farah Aqueel Ali (Zayed Khan's sister); Salman's brother Arbaaz Khan, who had initially gone for Subhashji's party, came to Saif and Kareena's party too, but much later.

When Arbaaz and Malaika walked in they sat in separate groups along with Amrita Arora and her boyfriend Shakeel Ladak, Atul and Alvira Agnihotri, Dino Morea and Lara Dutta while SRK, Karan, Gauri, Sussanne, Farah, SRK's sister, Shenaz sat in another with Kareena and Saif dividing their time between both."

The source adds, "It was a small, intimate get-together for friends and family with Saif and Kareena calling up people personally. It was a drinks-and-dinner party and everybody who attended had a rocking time! Kareena wanted to make it a special evening for Saif. It was definitely more organised and better than Katrina's birthday party, marred by the infamous SRK-Salman fight."

Adds the source, "Though Salman was invited by both Kareena (she's acting in his home production Main Aur Mrs Khanna) and Saif, he chose to stay away as did his sister Arpita and brother Sohail Khan and his wife Seema.

They attended Ghai's party instead. Kareena's best friend Amrita Arora went public for the first time with her new boyfriend, Shakeel Ladak as did Dino and Lara who came together. Kareena had also invited her Kambakht Ishq producer Sajid Nadiadwala but he was down with viral fever and couldn't come."

Here's who trooped in...
Imtiaz Ali, Karan Johar, Karisma and Sanjay Kapur, Sanjay and Maheep Kapur, Konkona and Ranvir Shorey, Kunal Kohli, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Soha Ali Khan Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Raju Hirani, Shabina Khan, Kajal Anand, Malaika and Arbaaz Khan, Sunny Dewan, Tanishaa.

UpalaKBR, Mid-Day

Shah Rukh Rocks Pollachi!

The sleepy small town of Pollachi, 40 kilometres from Coimbatore, has become one of the biggest tourist spots in Tamil Nadu.

Reason: The Baadshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan is shooting for his home production Billoo Barber in the picture postcard village, which has now become Kollywood's favourite location.

The Priyadarshan-directed film is a remake of Katha Parayumbol, which was recently made as Kuselan in Tamil. The buzz created by Shah Rukh, who plays the role of a superstar in the film, is unbelievable.

It's fan frenzy never seen before in Pollachi, where most of Tamil cinema's village scenes and Koothu songs are regularly picturised. People in fancy cars and mini- buses from Kochi, Trichur, Bangalore and Coimbatore have been coming to catch a glimpse of King Khan. “SRK has been overwhelmed by the kind of reception he has been getting from fans in Pollachi. In Billoo Barber, Irfan Khan is the hero while Shah Rukh makes an appearance only towards the climax and his scenes with Irfan are going to be the highlight of the film,” says a visibly excited Priyadarshan.

Meanwhile, security has been beefed up in the entire area of Pollachi. SRK is at the top on the hit lists of terrorists and has been getting death threats. Nearly 100 policemen and a dozen of his personal security men are providing him security. The entire top floor of Sakthi hotel, where he is staying, has been converted into his personal suite, with special state-of-the-art security gadgets being used. Twenty bullet proof vehicles have been flown in from Mumbai for the star and his personal entourage.

And the introduction scene of King Khan in Billoo Barber is equally spectacular. As per the storyline, the superstar he plays in the film comes down to a small village for a shoot and subsequently meets his childhood buddy. To show grandeur and richness, Priyadarshan has flown in one of the most expensive limousines, an oak white Maybach, which only a handful of people in India have as it costs around Rs 5 crore! SRK will be shown moving around in the Maybach, which itself is drawing crowds.

Times Of India