Shah Rukh Khan trumps Salman

The speculations are over and it’s official now. Shah Rukh Khan and not Salman Khan is kicking off the big reality show on Sony TV titled Lift Kara De. And the grapevine is gossiping that it is the closeness that SRK shares with the host of the show Karan Johar and Yash Raj Films run by Yash and Aditya Chopra that might have done it for him.

“SRK is close to both Karan and Yash Raj and Salman is extremely close to the channel for which he hosts a TRP grabbing show. It was a difficult decision to choose who will kick-start the show but we all know how lucky and loyal SRK has been to YRF and he is best friends with KJo. That might have done it for him as he has definitely scored one-up on Salman by being the first star to be showcased,” says an insider.

The highly placed informer adds: “Yash Chopra had personally come on the sets when SRK was shooting. Salman’s episode will now come later.”

Danish Khan of Sony says: “There is nothing to read between the lines. The choice of star has happened because of the shooting schedule.”