Ranbir Kapoor to co-star with Shah Rukh Khan in 'My Name is Khan'

Ranbir Kapoor will co-star with Shah Rukh Khan in Karan Johar's Next - My Name is Khan. Kajol is expected to play the female lead but has not formally accepted the assignment, as scripting is yet not complete.

Ranbir will play a jehadi in the long delayed film, which is finally underway, with Karan in Los Angles scouting for locations.

Ranbir recently told the press that he was very excited about the film and the chance to work with Shah Rukh.

The wily Karan, who tends to play safe by packing his film with a strong star cast, is also keen to rope in Akshay Kumar!

Shah Rukh will play a Muslim who gets wrongly detained on a flight because his last name is Khan and the authorities believe that must make a terrorist.

The first half of the film is based on the real life experience of a couple that was wrongly detained; Karan Johar has bought the story rights from them.

The film is expected to go on floor in October, after Shah Rukh completes filming for Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

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Baa gets jiggy with SRK

SRK got jiggy with Baa (Sudha Shivpuri) and the entire Kyunki family on Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain. But what better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with Baa, who at last count, according to Ekta Kapoor’s never-ending soap had Baa touch the ripe old age of 300, if not 500, considering that she has seen multitudes of generations in the soap.

Shah Rukh Khan has also grilled Kyunki couple Hiten and Gauri Pradhan on making official their love story. After much blushing and reluctance, Hiten opens up and reveals, “We met on the set on Kutumbb, but Gauri was very reserved. One day, as usual, I was cracking jokes with my fellow actors when I noticed she was also laughing. She laughed and I looked at her and said “ladki hasi yaane fasi”. It started from that day.”

While the Bidaai girls Sara Khan and Parul Chauhan who also appear on the show just couldn’t take their hands off SRK. Just take a look at the pic below.

Shah Rukh Khan's cameo disasters

One shining bright face, which has been the eternal darling in the world of advertisements, movies, reality shows, and lately cricket as well, is undoubtedly that of the Bollywood Baadshah, Shah Rukh Khan, who has already taken entertainment to the next level altogether!

It has been time and again proven that he is indeed a Midas Touch man who pumps gold out of everything and anything he lays his hands on! But if you feel that he is Mr. Everything who can do no wrong, then, think again, as even the Moon has got a black spot, and SRK is a human after all!

It's true that SRK, the one-man army, whose mere name presence, guarantees a film to be a superhit even before its release. After all, they do not call him the King Khan or the Baadshah of Bollywood for nothing!

But what is strange is that the films in which SRK has the main lead, have been mega hits, whereas the films in which he has done cameos, had the Box Office turning its back on. Simply put, his cameo appearance-movies have always bit the dust.

Here's presenting the 'Bestimonials', we mean, the 'Best of Testimonials' which stand proof to the above statement.

SRK did his first cameo appearance in Dushman Duniya Ka, which was directed by the late Mehmood. The film was about the protagonist Lucky and his drug addiction habit, which was penned in the hilarious and tragic way but the film refused to jingle at the ticket windows and went hugely unnoticed, despite the fact that it had the 'Mega Star of the Box Office'. SRK's other cameo appearances in films like Gudgudee (1997) and Gaja Gamini (2000) were also a major letdown.

Next in line was the Samar Khan directed Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye starring Arshad Warsi, Mahima Choudhary, and Shah Rukh Khan in a Special Appearance. The film revolved around an airport. But again, Shah Rukh Khan's presence couldn't prevent the salvo's misfiring.

Shakti - The Power, a Sridevi and Boney Kapoor's production, that was directed by Krishna Vamsi, showed a one-woman-army, Karisma Kapoor's, fight to get her son back. The makers might have sensed that the film had too much of violence. Hence, SRK was brought in the picture to add some humor. He played a local Bihari boy who helps Karisma reach her destination and protects her from the goons. But of course, the biggest highlight of the film was SRK's performance on the track 'Ishq Kamina'. The song also had a special appearance by the ever gorgeous Aishwarya Rai as an item girl. Unfortunately, the film was a disaster at the Box Office.

The other one in the Cameo-flops list include Kaal, in which SRK did a first 'Item Number' with the original oomph-mati Malaika Arora Khan, before doing 'Dard-e-Disco' and 'Break Free'. Even though the song was a huge hit with sleek picturization, the film failed to click with the audiences.

These back-2-back cameo debacles don't end just here. SRK was seen in Hunky Arjun Rampal's home production I See You, in which he was seen playing the guitar whereas Hrithik Roshan doing his favorite dance stint, which has also refused to smile at the box office.

And last but not the least, who can forget the major fiasco of the recent times, which was called as Krazzy 4, a film that was hyped to the core, piggy banking on SRK's item number! The film also had the super clash of the titans SRK V/s the Hrithik Roshan, both of whom danced to the same track. If that was not enough, it also had the 'Item Queen' Rakhi Sawant. Sad but true, none of the three pillars could manage to help the film stand firm at the Box-Office!

So, is it that SRK's luck doesn't favor his cameo appearances? The answer to this question remains a mystery. Though SRK's cameo roles haven't been able rub the magic on the films, he has always been a striver and not concerned with what will be the outcome of it. So, keep going Khan and best of luck for Bhoothnath.

Anil Kanojia

Bangalore model opposite Shahrukh in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

The hunt for the female lead opposite Shah Rukh in Aditya Chopra’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has ended. He has cast a Bangalore girl opposite SRK. Her name is Anushka Sharma.

Anushka is not 16, as reported by some TV channels. She is 21, and is a model. Says an insider, “She can be described as cute, rather than gorgeous. She has not been selected purely because of her looks. The director was impressed with her histrionics.”

The source adds, “Anushka has a modelling background and was the show-stopper for designer Wendell Rodricks’ Spring Summer ’07 collection. The film goes on the floors on May 16.

Tushar Joshi, Mid-Day

SRK: We are the winners

For there lay the risk of his costliest production going kaput. For the first 29 overs of what was a 32-over match, the Kolkata Knight Riders boss sat largely motionless in his earmarked Club House stand, staring at what could have been his biggest flop till date.

But with the Royal Challengers needing 39 off three overs and Ishant Sharma bowling a Scrooge-like 14th, King Khan stirred to life. Sensing a likely victory, he climbed on his chair, turned his back to the ground and began egging the crowd on.

At the finish, he hugged friend Arjun Rampal and then rushed cheerfully onto the ground for the prize ceremony.

Earlier, when he arrived at his hotel, Shah Rukh had sounded anxious. “We are down but not out. Obviously, one cannot deny that we lost four matches on the trot. We have to keep our morale up, I guess,” King Khan had said.

But the man himself found it difficult to keep his morale high. A complete contrast to his last two outings at Eden, he hardly got up to cheer his team till Bangalore’s 14th over.

Not when Brad Hodge hit the first boundary. Not when Sourav Ganguly walked out to bat. Not when David Hussey hit the first six. The second… the third… not when Deewangi deewangi played. Not when Aaj ki raat played.

The only times he shuffled in his seat was when the Knight Riders walked back to the pavilion.

He did try his lucky charms. The Khan 12 T-shirt was back. Rampal and Mehr Jessia Rampal were flown in from Mumbai, the two cheering pals who were by his side in the first two victories. Wife Gauri and children Aryan and Suhana were back, too. Suhana sat on SRK’s lap just like the first Eden match against the Deccan Chargers.

Only this time, daddy wasn’t doing his Dard-e-disco. Everyone from Lalit Modi to Sajid Khan wanted SRK, who was smoking non-stop, to join in the boundaries-and-wickets celebrations but to no avail.

Naturally, the lower right tier of the Club House, despite a better turnout compared with Match Two, went quite thanda. Rahul Bose, Riya Sen, Calcutta boy but Kings XI Punjab co-owner Karan Paul, Tollywood actors Jeet, Jisshu, Koel, Rituparna were all there but all the King’s men struggled without their King.

Making a whole lot more noise were the Royal Challengers supporters. For the first time, an opposition team had real support at the Eden thanks to Vijay Mallya’s mammoth marketing blitz.

At the left lower tier of the Club House, Mallya’s men reserved over 200 seats with brand ambassador Katrina Kaif cheering from Row One. Team SRK had blocked just about 50 seats.

Pratim D. Gupta, The Telegraph India

King on various roles!

His releases are scheduled only for the second half of this year.

Yet, thanks to IPL and a TV game show, there’s no missing their fave star for Shah Rukh Khan fans. And they’re loving his juggling of roles. SRK himself had once said, “I do a lot of things on the spur of the moment. I like to try and take chances. That makes me what I am.”

He’s got what it takes to impress in every sphere, say star-watchers. “A good host must have charisma, spontaneity, intelligence, humour, the ability to connect with the audience and presence of mind. SRK has all this and more. He was the most natural choice. There are few people who are so multi-faceted,” says Anupama Mandloi, senior creative director of the channel that airs the SRK game show.

Actress Manasi Joshi Roy wants SRK to do everything that comes his way. “He’s a rockstar. I want him to take up all the projects that come his way so that I get to see him more often,” she says. About SRK’s new avatars, the actress says, “I was impressed to see him as a businessman and team manager of the Kolkata Knight Riders, and was bowled over when I saw him on the new game show.”
Says actress Sophie Chaudhary, “There can be no bigger motivating force than SRK as an IPL team manager. He rocks as a TV host. He’s very spontaneous, witty and I love the way he makes participants feel comfortable.”

Anchor-cum-actor Rohit Roy rates Shah Rukh’s TV appearance very high. “He can make a success of anything he dabbles in. As an IPL manager, he’s stylised his team like no one else has done. SRK presents himself very well as an anchor on TV. He makes the show smooth and his rapport with the participants is unmatched,” says Rohit. “You have to hand it to him for handling it so well in the midst of the IPL tension.”
Others prefer to follow SRK as a cricket entrepreneur. “He’s already made an impact on the small screen.

Now I prefer seeing him as an IPL team manager,” says actor Aashish Chaudhary. “SRK has more guts than talent and he has proved that an actor can do much more than just act. As an IPL team manager, he’s created a new business cult. Marketing is something that cricket has in abundance and films don’t, but with IPL, SRK has bridged that gap. He has so much foresight and business acumen that he’s now holding his own against the Mallyas and the Ambanis,” says Ashish.

Shilpa Bansal

I'm a blind fan of Tagore says Shah Rukh

KOLKATA: Superstar and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team owner Shah Rukh Khan is a true entertainer. Feeling the pulse of the city on Thursday, when Kolkata celebrated the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, he said he was a "blind fan" of the bard of Bengal.

The first thing Shah Rukh said after reaching the city airport for a KKR match at the Eden Gardens in the evening was: "I am a blind fan of Tagore! Though I don't know Bengali, I have read almost all of his translated poems.

"He is the epitome of world literature. Whenever I feel stressed out, his songs and poems inspire me.

"It is an honour that KKR will be playing a match on this pious occasion and that too at the birthplace of the world poet (Bengal). We are really blessed."

Keeping in mind the sentiments that Kolkatans attach to Tagore, Shah Rukh has cancelled his pre-match performance and instead included a 10-minute show by popular artists to pay tribute to the bard of Bengal.

It won't be surprising if Shah Rukh recites Tagore poems to cheer KKR as they play the Bangalore Royal Challengers in a Twenty20 match at the Eden Gardens!

IANS

Daddy cool

Shah Rukh Khan has invited WWE Champion, The Great Khali, for dinner at Mannat as his kids Aryan and Suhana are huge fans of the wrestler.

King Khan has even organised a private jet to fly Khali to Kolkata to join the Knight Riders for their match on May 18.

So, does SRK fulfill every wish of son Aryan and daughter Suhana? Well, it looks like he certainly made this wish of theirs come true.

Not only did he personally invite Khali for lunch at home, but he even wants to share his latest passion, Cricket and the IPL, with him.

Says a well-placed source close to Khali, “SRK has invited Khali for lunch with his family at Mannat. His kids are big fans of the wrestler.”

Khali will be shooting a crucial action sequence of the film Rama - The Saviour before flying off to Kolkata.

A source from the production unit of the film says “We had agreed to part ways with Khali but given his importance in our story, we had a mutual settlement.

Sahil Khan and Tanushree Dutta also insisted on a new deal with the wrestler, keeping in mind Khali's popularity with the masses.”

Ashwini Deshmukh, Mumbai Mirror

SRK and KJO's 50:50 Partnership Deal

One of Karan Johar’s most awaited films My Name is Khan starring Shah Rukh Khan is set to go on the floors in a few months from now. But even before the first scene is shot we have some news for you.

The industry is abuzz with rumours that Shah Rukh will get the negative rights of My Name Is Khan. Our well-placed source from the film industry says, “Karan has offered Shah Rukh 50 per cent stakes in the profits of the film, and in return, Shah Rukh will work on the film without charging a single penny.”

Karan made this offer to Shah Rukh a few days ago. “Shah Rukh Khan loved Karan’s idea. SRK is very excited about My Name Is Khan’s story,” our source further says.

In the film, Shah Rukh plays an activist who gets kidnapped by terrorists and how his attitude and entire perspective towards life changes subsequently. According to the source, My Name Is Khan will have nothing that the audience has come to expect from Karan’s films as it is a serious film.

Our source adds, “Since Shah Rukh will not charge his fee, the budget of My Name Is Khan is unlikely to exceed Rs 15 crore. Going by the track record of Shah Rukh’s last blockbuster Om Shanti Om which was reportedly sold for close to Rs 80 crore, My Name Is Khan also is estimated to go for around that much money.

A Karan-Shah Rukh project in today’s times will definitely command and receive that amount. Thus, the film stands to gain a minimum of Rs 60 crore as table profit. Add to this the box-office collections.”

The earlier plan was that Shah Rukh will work on My Name is Khan as soon as he is free from the Indian Premeir League matches (he owns the Kolkata Knight Riders team) and Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain?, which he is currently hosting. But when Aditya Chopra requested Karan to allow Shah Rukh to start his film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi first; Karan immediately obliged.

The hunt for the female lead of My Name Is Khan is still on. The role was offered to Kajol who turned it down for reasons best known to her. The film is expected to be shot entirely in Los Angeles and New York.

Karan Johar refused to answer our repeated calls and text messages.

Vickey Lalwani, Mumbai Mirror