Shahrukh Khan signs THE DARK KNIGHT composer

After signing in singer Akon and Chinese actor Tom Wu for his ambitious project RA ONE (Random Access - Version One), Shah Rukh Khan has roped in music composer Hans Zimmer of THE DARK KNIGHT fame to provide music for the sci-fi film.

Wanting his film to be of international standards, Khan spoke to his director Anubhav Sinha who suggested Hans Zimmer's name for the background score. The director then took the help of his contacts and arranged a meeting between Hans and his producer. With time, Hans agreed to come on board.

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RA ONE based on gaming, bad guys and super heroes has Khan playing the role of a Gaming Freak who falls in love with Kareena Kapoor. The film has lot of stunts that can be compared to any international film.

Among the films Hans Zimmer has scored music for are films like THE LION KING, GLADIATOR, THE LAST SAMURAI, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN series, THE DA VINCI CODE, THE DARK KNIGHT, SHERLOCK HOLMES and INCEPTION.

Zimmer will charge Rs 2 crore for providing the background score for the film.

SRK on the hot seat of Big B’s KBC 4?

There had been a lot of buzz speculating about which biggie will be sitting on the hot seat with Amitabh Bachchan in 'Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 4'.

Rumors are rife that the Superstar of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan

will be seen in the fourth edition of KBC in the hot seat answering to the questions asked by Big B.

'Kaun Banega Crorepati' to be aired on Oct. 11

Sony had approached SRK, as the channel is very keen to bring the two host of the show in one frame face to face. It’s reported that the channel is eagerly waiting to garner a lot of TRP on the fourth edition of the show, when it goes on air.

Talking about the special episode, sources close to the show stated, “The channel is very keen to have an episode that would have the two hosts of KBC face to face. They have approached SRK to be a celebrity contestant who will be quizzed by Amitabh. The channel knows that this is what will give them a huge buzz. SRK is undecided.”

“He has good relations with the channel as well as the makers of the show, so it is hugely being anticipated that he might give a nod for this special episode. Everyone has their fingers crossed,” says a highly placed source close to the developments of the show.

Amitabh shot the 1st episode on Thursday

Amitabh, who completed shooting for the first episode of KBC 4 on floor no. 16 of Film City, Goregaon on Thursday, did manage to keep his fans engaged about the show by posting it on his Twitter account.

Tweeting about the first episode, the megastar wrote, “The cruel and grinding day for the first episode has just ended. Its merits and demerits shall be known sooner or later. But what shall remain ever in the mind will be the time spent with the common aam aadmi.The one that no one knows, yet should know!"

Talking further about the common man, Amitabh praised them as the heart and the pulse and also the gaze and the stride of any society.

“They bring in the TRP’s the general entertainment factors or whatever it is they seek for commerce. They are the ones that, influenced by the commercials on the tube, get the bugs for consumerism, and they are the ones that contribute the most for its fulfillment,” posted Amitabh.