IPL flop gives SRK two weeks off

Shah Rukh Khan is huddled with his family trying to figure out where to go on holiday.

IT is an unplanned break for the Khan family. SRK had booked himself out of Bollywood for the month of May, but the collapse of his team, the Kolkata Knight Riders, in the ongoing Indian Premier League tournament, has meant he has an extra fortnight to kill.

The shooting for Khan’s next film, My Name is Khan, a co-production with Karan Johar which marks the star’s comeback with Kajol, begins only on June 27 and will go on till July. "Itis not as if he wouldn't have gone on holiday, if the IPL thing hadn't happened," said a source close to the star, "but this has given him a couple of more weeks."

London, where Shah Rukh, wife Gauri and children Aryan and Suhana holiday every year, could be on the list of places to visit this year as well, the source said. "(In London) SRK plays football with Aryan in the park and walks down to the coffee-shop down the road from their house, while Gauri does more touristy stuff," said the source. SRK also “catches up on his reading”, the source said.

Meanwhile, is Khan twiddling his thumbs at home? "No, he can't stay inactive," the source added, "he's looking at the Red Chillies stuff." Red Chillies is Khan’s production company which makes films and television serials, among other production ventures.

"He also has a day's shoot left for Dulha Mil Gaya," said the source, confirming that the film has not been been fully shot yet. SRK had injured his shoulder on the sets of director Mudassar Aziz’s Dulha Mil Gaya last year. He had also reportedly professed his irritation to costar Sushmita Sen, at being asked to do lengthy roles under the guise of a 'special appearance'.

The Khans usually holiday every May or June, ostensibly to escape the worst of the Indian summer. But also, foes whisper, since it coincides with the IIFA awards. The brand ambassador of the awards, Amitabh Bachchan invites Shah Rukh every year, but the younger man has cited family holiday for his absence each time.

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SRK’s Scorecard

Player Name: Shah Rukh Khan
Country: India
Date of Birth: November 2, 1965
Batting Style: Off the hip
Bowling Style: Straight for the jugular

Key
100s: Hits at the box office
50s: A decent run at the box office
Ducks: Flops
Extras: Guest appearances and voice-overs
Average: Masala! verdict

TV
Innings: 6 series
100's: Fauji, Circus and KBC 2
50's: Idiot and In which Annie Gives It To Those Ones
Ducks: Paanchvi Paas
Extras: NA
Highest scores: Fauji and KBC 2
Average: Not bad

Films
Innings: Going strong
100's: Main Hoon Na, Devdas and Kabhie Khushi
50's: Swades, Mohabbatein and Dil Se
Ducks: Billu, Paheli and Asoka
Extras: Shakti, Kaal and Saathiya
Highest Score: Dilwale, Om Shanti Om and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Average: The Badshah

IPL-KKR
Innings: 2 Seasons
100's: Signing on Sourav, Brendan Chris, Ishant, Mendis and Co.
50's: Signing on Murali Kartik, David Hussey
Ducks: Hiring John Buchanan
Extras: NA
Highest scores: You are kidding!
Average: Disaster!

SRK’s sixer
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’s unparalleled loooong run at the box office in India.

SRK’s hattrick
To begin with, his waxy likeness smiles down at visitors at Madame Tussauds, London. Then he was awarded the Datuk honorific by the Malaysian government. And finally, he wowed the Hollywood brigade when he presented Slumdog Millionaire at the Golden Globes this year.

SRK stumped!
The King Khan has been left red-faced by the secretive blogger – FakeIPLblogplayer – who has been laying all the Kolkata Knight Riders’ inner shenanigans out in the open. He has also been blind sided by the fact that despite backing his coach on crazy multiple captaincy theories and blowing up big money on cool videos, his team is still not winning!! Wonder why?

SRK bowled
He was clean bowled when until-then-good-friend Salman Khan invited him to a party and then went on to insult him.

SRK LBW-ed
SRK definitely did not see that coming! He never expected his fre-nemy Aamir Khan to take a dig at him as Aamir stopped just short of calling SRK a dog in his blog.