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Shah Rukh votes ‘to give a chance to better people’

Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh flew down especially from South Africa to cast his vote and said "we should vote and give a chance to better people".

"When I endorse everything from candy to soft drinks, this is something I have to support," Shah Rukh on Thursday (April 30) told reporters outside the polling station in Mumbai.

"I had to make it a point to come and vote," said Shah Rukh who was in South Africa for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches.

He said the voters should choose the best-qualified candidates and be patient for change.

"People expect politicians to solve problems immediately. But it's not that easy. It takes time. That's why we should vote and give a chance to better people," he said on the day Mumbai and the adjacent district of Thane went to the polls, in the third and final round of balloting in Maharashtra.

Shah Rukh, who owns the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the IPL, is reportedly unhappy with the performance of team and is believed to have said that he would not return to South Africa till the team started winning.

Knight Riders not for sale: Shah Rukh Khan

Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday dismissed reports that the beleaguered Indian Premier League franchise is up for sale.

Khan said he had made a lot of emotional investment in building the side and was not selling it.

"The amount of love I have invested in it, nobody in this world can afford to buy it," Shah Rukh said after casting his vote.

KJo defines style statement for SRK in My Name Is Khan

That Shah Rukh Khan's character in My Name Is Khan suffers from Asperger's Syndrome is known. But what is unknown is that his screen persona Rizvan Khan holds on to black stones in many scenes in Karan Johar's film.

It is learnt that this is part of the actor's styling. Says a source, "Along with a distinct look, the director has given SRK's character a sort of a security blanket he holds tightly in his palm."

Adds the source, "Karan has added the stones as part of the styling. It's obvious that having black stones in his hands is this desire to clutch on to something and not let go. It is sacred to him."

Apparently the character's reactions are shown in the manner he clutches on to the stones in any given situation his fist reflects his emotional state of mind.

KJo has stated in his blog (mynameiskaran.com) before the film went on the floors, "Rizvan Khan, the protagonist in the film, suffers from Asperger's Syndrome (high-functioning autism) and Shibani Bhatija, the screenplay writer of the film researched this disorder very accurately and I can't wait to see Shah Rukh portray it.

The message that runs right through the film is in strong support of humanity, which at the end of the day is the only way to rise above any cultural or religious differences that continue to engulf us."

The film stars Kajol along with SRK and has had a schedule in the US as well as in Mumabi.

Shahrukh dances at weddings for 3 Crores

What does it take to have the Baadshah of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan to dance at your wedding? Well the answer is a princely sum of Rs 3 Crores. Believe it or not casting his vote was not the only reason Shahrukh flew back from South Africa leaving the Knight Riders in complete disarray. King Khan will put up a show during the wedding of real estate magnet Kanti Govani's nephew. SRK will be paid a whopping sum of Rs 3 Crores for the show.

Shahrukh never denied his love for fame and money and with Kolkata Knight Riders faring disastrously in the ongoing IPL this is a golden opportunity for him to earn a few extra bucks in a night's show. Rani Mukherjee, Emraan Hashmi, and Bipasha Basu will be shaking their hips along with Shahrukh during the show. Bollywood babes Celina Jaitley and Neha Dhupia have been roped in to be apart of the Sangeet ceremony.

Kanti Govani is the owner of a prominent commercial complex in Mumbai and has close ties with people from Bollywood. During his son's wedding last year he made Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar perform to entertain his guests. Well it seems if you have a few extra bucks to shell out you could have Shahrukh shaking his hips at your wedding!