Shahrukh also does vulgar stuff: Rakhi Sawant Attacks Shahrukh Khan

Rakhi Sawant has done it again. She has shot her mouth off without realizing the implications of her words.

The item gal who’s hosting the television show ‘Rakhi Ka Insaaf’ is often accused of indulging in over-the-top gimmickry to gain publicity.

Recently, when she was asked about these antics, Rakhi reportedly lost her cool.

According to a tabloid, she said: “People call me melodramatic... but I see Shah Rukh Khan doing such vulgar stuff at award functions. Ladkon par chadkar baith jaata hai, he talks vulgar, double-meaning dialogues... isn't that nautanki? He is educated, but see what he is doing...”

Unwittingly, in defending herself Rakhi has launched an attack on SRK.

We’re sure SRK has the wit and large-heartedness to forgive and forget what Rakhi said.

Never had so much fun on my birthday: Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan is far away from Mumbai on his birthday today. But his family and friends are making it a day to remember for him.

Hrithik Roshan and his wife Sussanne are with Shahrukh in Berlin where he’s shooting for Farhan Akhtar’s film Don 2. The film’s crew and the superstar’s friends who have flown to the German city had a blast on SRK’s birthday.

“Have not had so much fun on my birthday before. Toys are us with the kids...learnt ripsticking...Dugu (Hrithik), Sussanne, Raveena & gang of Don 2...partied,” SRK posted on his twitter page.

On his birthday, SRK has been flooded with congratulatory messages from fans around the world.

“Thanx for making me feel so special everyone around the world. I am half way home now...but promise to keep you all happy for the next half,” SRK wrote.

We at ApunKaChoice wish him a very happy birthday.

Bollywood's King Khan: 45 and worth $540m

Everything you need to know about Bollywood's biggest superstar

Name: Shah Rukh Khan

Age: 45 today

Who’s he, then?

You’ve got to have been living under a rock for the last 20 years, if you’re asking that! He’s only Bollywood’s most famous actor.

Isn’t that Amitabh Bachchan?

Not any more – for pretty much since the beginning of his career, Khan has skyrocketed to fame. Having started out on television with the series “Fauji”, he began chasing a Bollywood dream in 1991, debuting in the film “Deewana”, a 1992 release that won him a Filmfare Award for Best Debut. Three hits the following year, “Darr”, “Baazigar” and “Kabhi Haa Kabhi Naa,” some of which was pretty adventurous fare by Bollywood standards, quickly won him awards and marked him out as destined for future box-office success.

In 1995, Khan hit the jackpot with Aditya Chopra's directorial debut, “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”, which was a major critical and commercial success. It has enjoyed an unbroken 750-week run at one Mumbai cinema and has grossed an estimated Rs10 billion (Dh825 million) in India alone.

And how’s he done after that?

Khan has been part of numerous commercially successful films and has earned critical acclaim for many of his performances. He’s won 13 Filmfare Awards for his work in Indian films, seven of which are in the Best Actor category, thus establishing himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi Cinema. In 2005, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema.

I’m sure it can’t have all been easy!

No, it hasn’t. 1996 and 1998 were terrible years for him, with all the films he acted in that released in those years faring dismally at the box-office. Among them were “Army”, “Duplicate” and “English Babu Desi Mem”.

But? I sense a but…

But he delivered a few winners, too: box-office hits came with "Dil To Pagal Hai" (1997) and Karan Johar's directorial debut, “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” (1998), while critical praise followed with Mani Ratnam's “Dil Se…” (1998). By 2000, with Chopra’s “Mohabbatein”, he had firmly cemented his place at the head of the Bollywood pecking order, earning himself the title King Khan, and soon turned his hand to production. He has since been associated with some of the industry’s biggest hits, including “Devdas”, 2002, and “Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna” (2006), “Chak De India” (2007) and “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” (2008).

Nice work, if you can get it?

Yes. He has a net worth of Rs25bn ($540 million or Dh2bn), as estimated by The Times of India in 2009. Newsweek has called him the world’s biggest movie star, citing his fan following on the Indian subcontinent and in large parts of the Muslim world.

That can’t all be money from acting, surely?

No, it isn’t. Khan owns two production companies, Dreamz Unlimited and Red Chillies Entertainment (which produced the 2007 runaway hit, “Om Shanti Om”), a stake in several smaller ones and co-owns an Indian Premier League cricket team, Kolkata Knight Riders, ranked the second most valuable franchise brand at $46m. Plus, there’s money from lucrative endorsement deals, including commercials for Tag Heuer, Pepsi, Videocon and Hyundai. It is estimated that he earns Rs80m a year from endorsements alone.

What’s the UAE connection?

Khan reportedly owns property worth Rs4bn in Dubai alone – including a villa on the Palm Jumeirah and a property on the as-yet-unfinished Palm Deira. That’s in addition to endorsing the Dh8bn Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard a beachfront community in the Northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, work on which, he said earlier this year, is currently on hold.

But, as he himself says, it’s all part of the brand. "I'm just an employee of the Shah Rukh Khan myth," he told the Hindustan Times a few years ago.

And what about his love life? Wasn’t he involved with that cheeky director chap, Karan Johar? And also to a slew of actresses?

There’s been endless speculation about his sexuality, yes – in much the same way almost every top star’s personal life has been pored over under electron microscopes. Khan has been happily married to the sometime television host Gauri Chhibber, with whom he has two children, Aryan, 13, and Suhana, 10.

So what’s he up to now?

This year saw the release of “My Name is Khan”, a controversial film about post-9/11 prejudice in the United States. Bollywood’s most expensive film ever, it made back five times its Rs80m budget, grossing a tidy Rs1.8bn. His next movie, the science fiction film “Ra.One”, directed by Anubhav Sinha, is due for release in June 2011.

And in the meanhile?

"I have not had so much fun on my birthday before. toys r us with the kids..learnt ripsticking...dugu,sussanne,raveena & gang of don...partied. thanx for making me feel so special everyone around the world. i am half way home now...but promise to keep u all happy for the next half," he posted on his Twitter webpage. Shah Rukh Khan, still acting at 90? At least we'll all be entertained!

Hrithik Roshan Shoots 'Don 2' Cameo in Berlin

Spotted! Hrithik Roshan shooting a scene for Don 2 - The Chase Continues in Berlin! We already told you all about Shahrukh Khan's, Priyanka Chopra's, Lara Dutta's and Boman Irani's time in Berlin shooting the upcoming action flick and now we can give you the deets on Hrithik Roshan's stint on the star-studded set!

Don 2 director Farhan Akhtar asked his good friend a favor and all of a sudden pics of H shooting a cameo for the movie surfaced! As if having SRK, Priyanka, Lara, Kunal Kapoor and Boman wasn't hot enough!

Hrithik has kept mum about the project, but his wife Sussanne couldn't keep a secret and took to Twitter to tell fans she was going to Berlin, we can guess the rest! "Hello all leavin for london tonight n berlin after..supposed to be freezing there..really lookin forward. Off 2 Berlin today its gonna be a crazy trip, heard D city is 1 of a kind..my first time there, N i has d need 2 feed d soul w new memories!"

And judging by Priyanka's tweets from the set, Sussanne and Hrithik were welcomed by cold weather but warm co-stars! "Gloomy morning.cloudY outside But mood is sunshine." And it seems like the Don 2 team had a great time indeed as Sussanne Roshan tweeted: "Had a lovely evening in berlin w entire unit of don 2..celebrated my fav @iamsrk b'day..full power super sonic energy to u always!"

Produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, and directed by Farhan, Don 2 - The Chase Continues is the sequel of the 2006 box-office hit Don: The Chase Begins Again, which in turn is a remake of the 1978 classic Don.

Is Shahrukh Khan Number 1 or 2?

The Badshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan steps into the 46th year of his life today.While 1 has been a number synonymous with SRK, there are some who believe that Shah Rukh is number 2.

That's astrologically! "Shahrukh was born on November 2, 1965 which makes him a Number 2 person in numerology", says astro-numerologist BhavikkSangghvi.

But number 2 seems to have its own upside. "Since he is ruled by Number 2, he is automatically ruled by Number 7 (Neptune) since both Numbers 2 and 7 always go hand in hand. His sun sign is a Scorpion (ruler Mars - Number 9) and his destiny number adds up to Number 7 (Neptune). So once again, he is ruled by Number 2. In that case, he is ruled by the most creative planets Moon and Neptune twice. Too good!", explains Bhavikk.

Explaining the characteristics of number 2, Bhavikk elucidates, "Being a Number 2, SRK is extremely caring, loving, sensitive, moody, creative and takes decisions from the heart. Also he is a workaholic due to the Mars effect and does not like to rest or take breaks between work. That is a good quality but also a bad one as this could lead to health complications. He is not lucky in legal matters and so should stay far away from any unnecessary controversies, gossip etc. Most importantly, he should stop trusting everybody around him and should only do work or act in what he feels is most correct for him. Also he should also make sure that he does not reveal his plans way too early as chances of getting hit by negativity are far too many".

But now we throw the most significant question on whether Shah Rukh will continue to rule the box-office and regain his number 1 position. "SRK will now be entering the 46th year of his life which is just about okay period for him. The year 2011 which adds up to Number 4 (Rahu - Uranus) happens to be one of his not so favorable numbers, so the coming few months may bring about a lot of stress to him especially on a mental level. However his cricket team 'Kolkata Knight Riders', would be performing quite decently in the coming IPL season", predicts Bhavikk.

On the film front, Shah Rukh has had only one prominent release My Name is Khan which performed well but his contemporaries like Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar have surely hogged more limelight in 2010. Will his films spell the magic at the box-office once again in the coming year? "On the movie front, his most ambitious home production, the sci-fi flick 'Ra.One' is adding up to Number 20 which is not a 'material' number but a 'spiritual' one. The film will be appreciated for being the 'first' of its kind but alas, the box office figures may have something else to say. At best, the film will do average business. But in 'Don 2 - The Chase Continues', he will once again continue his 'winning' streak and the film will perform superbly" predicts Bhavikk.

However, astro-numerologist Niraj Mancchanda maintains that Shah Rukh will make news but below expectations. "Ra.one comes to number 20 which is an average number and that's why the business as per cost will be average. 'Don 2 - The Chase Continues' comes to 88, again a very average number. So both the films will be over-hyped but end up doing only average business. Further his basic chakra is disturbed which is connected to his number position. So none of the two films will be close to the success of 3 Idiots or Dabangg", predicts Niraj Mancchanda.

Mancchanda goes beyond numbers and adds, "Presently the aura of Shah Rukh Khan is greyish and till it does not change to silver with yellow, it will be a tough time for him. (Aura colour changes with thoughts)".