Shahrukh, Aamir & Farhan bond with their daughters

There's more father-daughter bonding going on in Bollywood than meets the eye. As soon as Kartik Versus Kartik wraps up, Farhan Akhtar will take time off to be with his eldest daughter.

Says Farhan, "After I complete Kartik, I'm taking time off to be with my elder daughter who has her summer vacations. When her school opens in June, I leave to look for foreign locations for Don 2."

Then there's Shah Rukh. After bonding man-to-man with son Aryan for years now it seems Shah Rukh Khan is determined to forge an equally strong rapport with his daughter, Suhana.

Last week, when Shah Rukh visited Karan Johar's mom and Adnan Sami's father in hospital, it was not his wife or son but Suhana who accompanied the star.

Says a source close to SRK, "Suhana has always been closer to her mother (Gauri) while Aryan has been his papa's pet. Shah Rukh wants to change that. He's making a determined effort to spend quality time with Suhana."

According to close friends, Shah Rukh has been a boys' boy, a gadgets guy all his life. The delicate dainty girlie things have been beyond Shah Rukh's realm of understanding, let alone appreciation.

According to his guy pals, SRK would rather cheer for the IPL matches with Dhoni than sit at a fashion show with Gauri.

Says the friend, "Though Shah Rukh makes a very brave effort to be part of Gauri and Suhana's feminine activities and though he has been as much a part of Suhana's schooling as much as Aryan's it's only now that Shah Rukh is trying to make Suhana as much a part his activities."

And now with Shah Rukh, on the verge of completing his only assignment My Name Is Khan he intends to spend a lot of time with both his children.

In this, Shah Rukh seems to be united with Aamir who is currently on holiday with his son and daughter.
According to a close friend, both of Aamir's children Junaid and Ira are very close to the mega-star.

"Though the children stay with Aamir's first wife there's no dearth of empathy with their father. Junaid is bonding big-time with his dad and is already imbibing the rudiments of cinema from his father. Ira is a little shy of Aamir. But Aamir wants to change that."

Like Shah Rukh, Aamir too has taken almost a year off after his last assignment to be with his children.

Shah Rukh to give IIFA a pass

Just when I was beginning to believe that cock and bull story of SRK-Big B rivalry ending I was told this: Shah Rukh Khan has planned his annual vacation in such a way that he won't be able to attend the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards. And if one notices it has almost become a ritual of sorts every year.

Now the awards ceremony is said to be the bastion of the Bachchans. And that's reason enough for Shah Rukh Khan to avoid it as diplomatically as possible. But when Amitabh Bachchan publicly expressed his desire to invite SRK, everyone's ears perked up!

A little birdie tells me that Big B has also kept his word and sent out an invite to SRK. Needless to say our man has already found a suitable excuse.

Apparently SRK plans to vacation with his family in London for some 10 days. I am also told that he will address a select section of the media there before going to an undisclosed location after that.

'Happy New Year' will go on floors this year: Farah Khan

Bollywood's ace director Farah Khan says she will start filming her next film Happy New Year, which will have Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role, this year, denying reports that the movie has been postponed to next year.

"Happy New Year will definitely start this year, no matter what. I'm working on the script. It might go on floors on Dec 31, but I'm sure it will begin this year," Farah told IANS over phone from Mumbai.

"It is quite strange that people spread these irresponsible and baseless rumours... Shah Rukh and I don't even know from where such rumours originate," she added.

After directing two blockbusters Main Hoon Na (2004) and Om Shanti Om (2007), Farah will complete her hat-trick with Shah Rukh with Happy New Year. Like her first two directorial ventures, this one will also be produced by Red Chillies Entertainment.

Designer glasses for SRK

Heard stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Bobby Deol have an envious sunglass collection.

Well, well, Shah Rukh Khan is one up. The actor, according to reliable sources, has the best collection of reading glasses also. At home in spacious Mannat, that spans across a bungalow and six floors behind, Bollywood’s superstar has prescription reading glasses lying in every room that he visits.

Those who have interacted closely with the Bollywood Badshah say, “He doesn’t have to carry his glasses from room to room or wear them around his neck like most people do. Whichever desk or table he sits at for reading, signing cheques or for joining his kids in a video-game, he has a pair of prescription glasses lying within reach.’’ No wonder, people talk of stars seeing the world through rose-tinted glasses.

Knight Riders richest team in IPL

Shahrukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders may be struggling at the bottom in the second season of Indian Premier League, but in terms of brand value it is the richest team of the twenty-twenty cricket tournament, whose collective valuation has been now pegged at USD two billion.The valuation exercise of the entire IPL franchise, along with the individual teams, have been conducted by UK-based international brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance Plc.

“The entire enterprise is valued at USD 2.01 billion,” Brand Finance said, adding, its methodology took into account various revenue lines such as broadcasting, IPL sponsorship, team sponsorship, merchandising and gate receipts as well as the effect of performance, the catchment population of the city, the capacity of the stadium and the presence of iconic players.

Among the eight teams, KKR has been ranked as the most valued with a brand value of USD 42.1 million

Zapak ties up with Shah Rukh Khan's KKR

After launching the Kolkata Knight Rider’s online game last year, Zapak tied up with KKR to promote the team in the internet gaming space for the second time.

Zapak.com, as the official online gaming partner for Kolkata Knight Riders will provide 13 cricket games that will be hosted on the official website of the Knight Riders www.kkr.in.

This year Zapak will provide not only online games but also an exclusive mobile game, which is already available through all telecom operators.

The mobile game, developed and distributed globally by Jump Games, is called Kolkata Knight Riders. It offers among other features, eight of the world’s most skilled teams to choose from, precise batting controls, preset field placements, scorecards & statistics, camera panning actions and slick animations that add depth to the game play.

KKR's losing spree: SRK to concentrate on 'My Name is Khan'!!

Post the dismal show of his IPL team, Kolkata Knight Riders, Shah Rukh Khan has left for Mumbai to complete the Mumbai schedule of Karan Johar's 'My Name Is Khan'.

The next schedule of 'My Name Is Khan' will commence from May 30 in Los Angeles, USA. Shah Rukh Khan is expected to join the crew in the first week of June.

'My Name is Khan' stars Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Soniya Jehan, Jimmy Shergill, Zarina Wahab, Parvin Dabbas and Arif Zakaria.

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.