Russian President Dmitri Medvedev meets Shahrukh Khan

The likes of a Russian president and a world famous magician were spotted hobnobbing with the stars on the sets of RA.One

Lately the unit of Shah Rukh Khan's much awaited next RA.One seems to have a lot of high profile visitors

On Wednesday evening, the Russian President, Dmitri Medvedev, who is in town on a political visit, dropped by on the sets of the film. Medvedev wanted to meet SRK and Kareena Kapoor, the grand daughter of the legendary actor Raj Kapoor.

It may be recalled that the legendary actor Raj Kapoor is the most popular Bollywood actor in Russia till date. Shree 420 and Awaara were big hits in Russia and songs from the films can still be heard in restaurants in and around Moscow.

A reliable source reveals, "The president was very keen to meet Shah Rukh Khan. Since he is a huge fan of Raj Kapoor, he also expressed his desire to meet the two grandchildren of Raj Kapoor Kareena and Ranbir. He couldn't meet Ranbir since the actor is shooting in Delhi for Rockstar, but he did catch up with Kareena and SRK while they were shooting a song sequence at the Yash Raj studios. The President saw one shot, chatted with the stars and left."

A while ago the world's best magician, Franz Harary, who made the Taj Mahal disappear years ago, was in B town. Since he was in Bombay he was very keen to see a Bollywood film shoot.

The huge Shah Rukh Khan fan dropped on the sets of RA.One to meet the star. The director of the film, Anubhav Sinha remained tight lipped about the president's visit. However he talked about his interesting encounter with the magician.

Anubhav recollects, "I was taken in by surprise to have the world's best magician on our film sets. He is a huge Shah Rukh fan. He hung around on the sets for an hour and entertained the unit. It was great fun."

SRK and Kareena remained unavailable for comments.

Shooting of Shah Rukh Khan's Ra.One second last schedule begins at Filmistan

Shah Rukh Khan’s Ra.One is currently being shot at Filmistan Studios. This will be the second last schedule of the film.

The first phase of filming began in March, 2010 and went on till May, in Filmcity and Goa. Post this, the crew moved on to London in June where the filming with the entire star cast took place during July - August.

The remaining portions of the film are being completed in Mumbai. According to a spokesperson from Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, the next schedule, which is the last schedule, will also be in Mumbai around the month of December.

Ra.One is science-fiction superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film, features Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal, and is produced under Khan's production company, Red Chillies Entertainment. Ra.One means Random Access - Version One.

The film is slated to release on 3 June, 2011.

Kareena Kapoor Poses on the Set of 'Ra.One'

We have already showed you twitpics of Kareena Kapoor, Shahrukh Khan and Karan Johar from the set of their upcoming movie Ra.One, and now a new pic of Bebo has surfaced!

In Ra.One, Shahrukh plays G.One, Arjun Rampal portrays Ra.One and Kareena is of course the female lead! Other actors include Satish Shah, Shahana Goswami, Dilip tahil, Tom Wu and Ben Hawkey as Billy. SRK has mentioned that his character is a 'jeevu' so who knows? Maybe he will take on more than one role? Hollywood action favorite Jackie Chan was approached for a role in the movie but he ended up turning down the offer and Tom Wu got the part.

The movie was initially set to start filming in Miami but due to budget problems the shooting took place in India instead. This summer the cast and crew took off to London where they spent a few weeks filming what looked like impressive stunt scenes.

Composer duo Vishal-Shekhar have created the flick's music and hip-hop superstar Akon will be featured on the soundtrack. The "Sexy Chick" singer came to Mumbai earlier this year to record some tracks and participate in a press conference with Shahrukh and Kareena.

SRK has previously shared information about the action hero flick and told reporters at a press meeting: "Ra.One is a superhero film. There is a good guy, there is a bad guy, there is a beautiful girl, there is a wonderful singer and a fantastic director."

He later added on Twitter: "G.One is made of solid electricity...he has come in the real world from a virtual one to fight against RA.one the evil force. He is the Good one....that's why for short...his name is G.One...which also stands for Life in Hindi."

Sounds like a blockbuster to us! Are you looking forward to seeing Ra.One when it hits theaters on June 3, 2011?

Shahrukh Khan ‘Ra.One’ Release Date

‘Ra.One’ is an upcoming Bollywood movie. Shahrukh Khan is the producer for this film, which is produced under Shahrukh Khan’s production company, Red Chillies Entertainment. Shahrukh Khan has announced the released date of this film. According to the latest news, ‘Ra.One’ is scheduled to be release on June 3rd, 2011.

Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal are the main star casts in the film. Anubhav Sinha is the director of this film. The film first phase shooting has started in March 2010 and shot till May 2010 in Mumbai Film City and Goa. Recently, the film has completed its shooting in London.

Salman Khan says that remaining part of the film will be shot in India and it takes another 6 months time to complete its shooting. ‘Ra.One’ is being made with huge budget of Rs.100 crore.

Ra. One Preview: Have a sneak peek into Shahrukh Khan’s next

Shahrukh Khan, for the 1st time in his career, is delving into superhero suit playing a superhero who can, somewhat, solidify electricity. Here is a brief look into what’s on offer:

Film: Ra. One

Director Anubhav Sinha

Cast (includes): Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Shahana Goswami, Dalip Tahil, Dorian Kingi

Music composer: Vishal-Shekhar

Genre: Action Thriller (Superhero)

Storyline: Story revolves around a videogame in which a conflict ensues between the hero and the villain. A software enginner named Jeevan, in his endeavour to get in contact with his teenage son, breathes life to a videogame villain who eventually becomes real. Leaping off from the fantasy videogaming world, the villain turns real (much like the classic Frankenstein) and kills its creator. Now, the son ventures out to seek revenge. In his quest to avenge his father’s murder, he must get access to his father’s mind which holds the clue to the hero. The son must seep into his father’s imagination, revive the hero and battle the demon.

Will he succeed? Most importantly, how will he overcome the challenges to overpower the villain? Come 2011 and we shall be thrown into this murky roller coaster ride, high on gadgets and supreme in technical effects and hopefully sublime in script and performances.

KJo, SRK scared of Kajol

Two gorgeous ladies and a hunk. Two firebrands and one hottie. That’s how we best describe this family — Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal.

Recently, during an exclusive interview, zoOm quizzed Karan Johar on how Arjun managed to hold his own with two of the best ladies from Bollywood. KJo said, “Kajol can be intimidating. I am scared of her and even SRK has his feared moments with Kajol. So I can imagine Arjun getting intimidated by her. And you might think Kareena is with you, but sometimes while talking to her, she’s already reached planet Pluto. And you are still on Earth. So there’s one woman who is all there (Kajol) and one on another planet. Yet, it is amazing how Arjun held his own in this film. In fact, I told the ladies that if you guys think you are good, well, it’s Arjun who has won a National award. So if you have a chip on your shoulder, take it off now.” Well, it’s not just this family who is ga-ga over the Rampal.

Even SRK and Farhan (so what if he’s not doing Don 2) are mighty impressed with this rockstar, and want to work with him. We know Arjun’s good with the women, but in our big Bollywood family... the men matter too... and the Khans obviously!

Shahrukh Khan & Kareena Kapoor in London (You Must see!)

Shahrukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor are shooting for their new film Ra.1 at the South Bank by the river Thames in London.

Kareena Kapoor looks stylish in a baby bump at 'Ra.One' sets

You can see Kareena Kapoor sporting a baby bump in Shahrukh Khan’s sci-fi thriller Ra.One. The fake preggy look is part of the actress’ role as she plays mother to an eight-year-old kid.

Must say even though she plays a pregnant lady, Bebo sizzles with style, and that is quite evident with this still. However, the size of her bump reminds us of Preity Zinta’s prosthetic bump from the film Salaam Namaste which appeared very funny on screen.

Just hope that Bebo too doesn’t make us laugh with that large tummy.

Kareena comes to Shahrukh's rescue

Shahrukh Khan is reported to be having real hard time shooting for Ra.One considering the weather conditions on the sets and difficult action sequences. Amidst of these things, one person who has come to his rescue and give him some peace is Kareena Kapoor which was recently exclaimed by Shahrukh himself.

“We have been shooting day and night. Weather was awful one day, shot was difficult another day. Kareena was beautiful every day. Now shoot in control.”

Well, looks like, Kareena’s all dreams are coming true with Ra.One. Firstly, to share the screen space in the lead role with SRK and then seeking a beautiful compliment as well.

Saif Ali Khan at the Set of 'Ra.One' in London

First Shahrukh Khan couldn't stop tweeting about his upcoming movie Ra.One, sharing inside info about the Anubhav Sinha directed hero action flick that also stars Kareena Kapoor. And now it's Karan Johar's turn to dish on the details from the set in London!

The popular movie producer took to Twitter to talk about the production that is underway and he even shared some twitpics, including a few of Kareena Kapoor's beau, Saif Ali Khan, who came to visit his belle in the British capital:

Dostana!!!

The glamorous couple!!!

Trying my hand at photography!!!

When SRK is not busy hanging out with KJo, he tweets to fans and followers about what else is going on the star-studded set:

wore lungi for a scene.it kind of gets windy & cool inside after a while coupled with the fear that it may open.tense & relaxed coexistence.

onto dinner i proceed. then bathe, say my prayers & wake up to a new day with hope & belief. have a good nite or day as per ur longitude.

just finished the shooting..have a turnaround day off tom...will have to sleep off the excessive work. mentally tired..love u all...chat tom

Sounds like SRK, KJo, Bebo and Saif are having a good time on the set of Ra.One! We can't wait for this one to hit theaters! How about you?

Shahrukh with the stunts while Kareena looks sexy!

As news of the shooting progress of Anubhav Sinha's most ambitious superhero flick, RA.ONE filters in, the buzz and the excitement seems to be building up with each passing day. The film will see Shah Rukh Khan performing some amazing daredevil action sequences with the help of world class special effects. And recently there were some talks that the lead actress, Kareena Kapoor too will show off her action talent in the film. So, how true is that?

Well, sorry to disappoint but Kareena is certainly not following her DON co-star Priyanka and performing action sequences/ stunts in RA.ONE. The lady who is seeing some pretty good times ever since her first all time blockbuster in form of 3 IDIOTS and recently being voted India's most beautiful woman, clarified that she will not be performing any action scenes in RA.ONE.

However her fans need not be disappointed as Kareena also stated that it will be Shah Rukh who will be doing the stunts while she will look sexy and beautiful in the movie.

Certainly, a sexy Kareena will definitely make RA.ONE a hotter proposition!

Shah Rukh, Kareena rule popularity charts

Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor left behind a brigade of other celebrities in popularity to top the Bollywood Barometer ranked by eBay India.

The Bollywood Barometer judges on the basis of number of celebrity products available for sale on eBay India.

Shah Rukh tops amongst the actors, followed by Akshay Kumar and John Abraham. Kareena tops amongst the actresses, followed by Rani Mukherjee and Aishwarya Rai, according to a statement.

The barometer chose the top 10 actors and actresses from the celebrity-related merchandise of around 50 Bollywood stars.

The range of products listed to judge included movie memorabilia like film magazine covers, DVDs, posters, press booklets, lobby cards, movies and books.

Shilpa Shetty and Abhishek Bachchan's popularity seems to be low as they were on the 10th position

SRK wants best SFX

With James Cameron having already spoiled the movie buffs with the out-of-the-world special effects in this mega-blockbuster 3-D film Avatar, Shahrukh Khan, who’s producing and acting in the sci-fi thriller Ra.One, wants the best special effects (SFX) as well.

We hear that the brief SRK has given out to director Anubhav Sinha is that ‘Ra.One’ should have the most visually stunning SFX yet seen in any Hindi film.

Sinha further has given instruction to the SFX team to watch and study the special effects in notable Hollywood movies like ‘Avatar’, ‘Star Wars’, ‘X-Men’, ‘Terminator’ and ‘2012’. The team is also sketching and making models of the most imaginative looking characters that might be incorporated in ‘Ra.One’.

SRK and Kareena Kapoor have started shooting the film. The SFX will be added in the post production stages.

Ra.One seeks inspiration from Avatar, 2012, etc

Anubhav Sinha is going all out to ensure that the Shah Rukh Khan-Kareena Kapoor starrer Ra.One becomes a landmark SFX film for Bollywood. To make sure that only the best effects are incorporated in the film, he has given the Red Chillies team a list of Hollywood’s most outstanding SFX and 3-D movies for reference.

A source from the team reveals, “Anubhav is currently shooting in Goa with Shah Rukh and Kareena. They will be returning by the end of this week. As soon as they are back we will start our work. The actual SFX work on the movie can only begin once we get the film footage. Till then, the director has asked us to do our homework. We have been given a list of movies like Avatar, Star Wars, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, X-Men and Terminator to study the various special effects used in them. Each movie is different and he wants us to understand, learn and implement those effects in Ra.One .”

The source continues, “Apart from studying these movies, we are sketching, sculpting various characters that might fit into the movie. We are also fine tuning various special effects.”

Anubhav Sinha remained unavailable for comment.

Shah Rukh Khan Tweets about Ra.One

Filming on anticipated superhero action flick Ra.One got underway on March 24th, and the main thing on star Shah Rukh Khan’s mind, according to his Twitter account, was making sure he was on set on time for the first day:

have to go now. first day at shoot & all. let me impress my ppl that i land up on time..at least on the first day.

Ra.One is expected to break new ground in terms of special effects and stunts for a Bollywood film, with Shah Rukh Khan taking on the avatar of Shekar, a software engineer who as a video-game hero must battle Ra.One, a techno monster he creates. In order to save mankind, Khan’s character is rumoured to have to take to the skies and fight with ten maniacal villains that represent the ten heads of the Hindu demon king Raavan. For his superhero role in the film Shah Rukh has also been working hard to regain his famous six pack abs, first displayed in Om Shanti Om.

Joining Khan in the confirmed cast of the film, helmed by director Anubhav Sinha, are Kareena Kapoor, reportedly playing a ‘trendy’ mother character, and Arjun Rampal as the villain of the piece. Vishal-Shekar will be providing a rocking soundtrack and R’n’B star Akon has already visited India to collaborate on a track for the film.

Previous reports had stated that Jackie Chan and Aishwarya Rai would also have roles in the film – both rumours that Shahrukh has laid to rest through his Twitter account.

no jackie chan in ra.1 thats final now

no film yet with aish.

Following the completion of the first day’s filming on Ra.One SRK once again took to his favourite social networking site to share his thoughts on the day’s work:

first day...first shot. fantastic unit...nikolai,neha,andy,spiro,amy,sabu cyril & jeff. kareena was a pleasure always so gung ho about work.

missed my workout...was too happy that we started the film. cant wait to show u all the stuff..but will have to wait sometime for the site.

gung ho means eager & enthusiastic. everytime i face camera i realise there is no place i rather be than acting.love it so even after 20 yrs.

Shahrukh and I share amazing chemistry: Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor is paired with Shahrukh Khan in his latest home production. She was also his co-star in his second production Asoka. On the second day of shooting, she gets nostalgic...

They are paired together in his home production Ra.1 directed by Anubhav Sinha. The last film they had acted opposite each other was another SRK's home production - Asoka (2001).

She squeals excitedly from Goa, "After Asoka, we worked together in K3G but we weren't paired romantically. I did a song with him in Don and Billu. Ra.1 is his most ambitious project yet.”

She continues, "We share an amazing chemistry. When Shah Rukh and I shot yesterday the spark was there - it was as if no time had passed since Asoka. And it's been almost a decade."

Not surprised

Kareena says that she wasn't surprised when SRK offered her the role in Ra.1. "He spoke to me about the part when we were shooting for Marjaani song in Billu. He told me he was working on a super hero flick and was very excited about it. Then one day he called me and asked me if I would be a part of his film. When Anubhav narrated the script, I realised it had all the making of a blockbuster. I am really excited about my role. Though it's a fantasy film I have no stunts to do in the film. My character is that of a married woman and have a different look in the film."

Gush factor

She adds that she hasn't noticed any changes in Shahrukh's working style even after a decade, "He is hard working and very encouraging. I have never seen him sitting and doing nothing. Either he's discussing something with the director or cameraman or scriptwriter. He's so energetic and involved, that for me it's a huge effort to match up to his energy levels."

While Shahrukh remains one of her personal favourites amongst the Khans (SRK, Salman, Aamir, Saif) Kareena refuses to name one as her all-time favourite actor. "They all have truly unique and diverse personas (SRK's is magnetic, Aamir is a genius, Saif has an international Hollywood appeal and Salman is spontaneous) so it's unfair to choose any one as my favourite. The Khans are ruling the industry today and I am lucky to have worked with all of them."

His chivalry

Bebo is clearly impressed with her hero, and admires him most for his chivalry, "I remember his chivalry when I first met him when I was nine years old (at one of Karisma's shows in Muscat) and he is still the same. He is so protective and caring towards women that is hard not to be charmed. From a wide-eyed nine-year-old to playing his wife - it's been great to know Shahrukh. It's fun to be on a set with him. I feel at home on his sets as I can say and do anything that I want. He tells me that I look the best in his movies and I agree with that. He takes extra special care in everything and I feel so touched."

Today Kareena will take a chartered flight from Goa to Delhi to launch a new cell phone. The phone will also launch her interactive fan groups on Twitter and Facebook where Kareena will be seen chatting with her fans on the websites once a week.

Exotic Goa´s Sun & Sandy Beaches To Be The Venue For SRK´s ´Ra. One´

Yes you have heard it right! Anubhav Sinha's Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer, 'Ra.One', is all set to roll early this week.

As per our sources, the shooting of 'Ra.One', the SFX extravaganza, to be directed by tech-wiz director Anubhav Sinha, will be commence amongst the sun and the sands of exotic Goa, this Wednesday, that is 24th March 2010!

All the major stars are expected to participate.

RA.ONE to commence this Saturday!

Off late, there has been a lot of confusion regarding the titles of Mani Ratnam's Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai starrer RAAVAN and the Anubhav Sinha directed Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal and Kareena Kapoor project RA.ONE.

Well, we can tell you that the former is complete and all set to release on 18th June while the latter (RA. ONE) will officially commence this Saturday (20th March). The full fledged shooting though is likely to start only around the 24th of this month.

When we spoke to the director of RA.ONE, Anubhav Sinha, last week our conversation centered more on the iconic R&B singer Akon and his humble ways. But more about Anubhav's humbling experiences later! What we want to tell you here is that the director had also hinted at an early start to the much talked about sci-fi flick RA.ONE.

Well, this is certainly good news for all, especially the kids out there who have been totally neglected by Bollywood and have to depend on Hollywood for their kind of entertainment. We are sure that they are in for a treat of their lives in form of the technical whiz director Anubhav and Bollywood's global super star Shah Rukh Khan's RA.ONE.

REVEALED: SRK’s character in Ra.One

Shah Rukh Khan is super-excited about his next production Ra.One. Playing a superhero in the film, Khan has been planning for this movie for close to two years.

Director Anubhav Sinha has spent months after months trying to come up with “India’s first superhero”. Khan maintains that this film is for the kids all over the world and should, hopefully, go down well with them.

“My character is called Jeevan, and that character has what is called solid electricity. So, he can solidify electricity. It’s a concept we are trying to work on and, hopefully, visually, it will be understandable too,” says Khan.

Not ready to reveal too much at this stage, Khan tells us to expect the best in terms of visual effects, storyline and locales. “It’s a superhero film, and I’m going to fly! And for you, I am going to wear the underwear over the tights!,” he jokes.

The film stars Kareena Kapoor opposite Khan, as well as Arjun Rampal, who is rumoured to play the negative lead in the film.

Being produced by Khan’s Red Chillies, the actor seems to have pulled out all stops to ensure that the film generates a lot of interest and curiosity.

“I can’t give away much. We would like to phase in the explanation of the film because one of the problems we have with the film is the fact that it is of the superhero genre. Except for the wonderful Krrish and Drona, we haven’t really seen too many superhero films in india. So, we will phase out, and every month, we will talk about the film,” says the businessman in the actor.

And it’s not just the cast and SRK’s tights that are going to grab attention. SRK had American rapper Akon in Mumbai recently to record a track for the movie with his musicians Vishal and Shekhar. Ra.One goes on the floors soon and is expected to wrap up by August. It will be shot primarily in London.

I'm a big fan of Shah Rukh Khan: Akon

International R&B singer Akon, who is here to record songs for Shah Rukh Khan's film Ra.One, says he is a big fan of the Bollywood superstar and that he will not only have shows in India during his world tour, but would also do more work here soon.

"I am a big fan of Shah Rukh. I am very familiar with Shah Rukh's work. I am meeting Kareena [Kapoor] for the first time today," Akon said.

He is not only singing, but also composing for Ra.One.

"I am also composing. You know, I will give him [Shah Rukh] a couple of versions of the song, the way I do it. And I will also integrate it with the traditional way the Bollywood films are done. I will give them options and they will decide, which one to use in the film," said Akon.

Produced by Red Chilies Entertainment, Ra.One will see Shah Rukh playing a superhero.

Asked if he is planning to do more work with Indian music directors, he said: "You will see me doing more things in India soon."

The singer insists he finds African entertainment culture quite similar to what he sees in India.

"You know the tradition in Africa is not different from India. There is the same type of entertainment going on, the difference is only in language. I always wanted to expand my horizon, explore and enjoy," said Akon who will soon go on a world tour.

He is looking forward to performances in India as well.

"The world tour is coming soon and India is one of my biggest market so I will do number of shows here," said Akon.

The singer dedicated two lines from his song Beautiful to actress Kareena Kapoor, who was present at the event. She plays the female lead in Ra.One.