Exclusive: Details of Discovery's docu on Shah Rukh Khan

Discovery Travel & Living has tentatively titled the documentary around actor Shah Rukh Khan as Living with a Superstar. The documentary, on the life of Khan, is being produced by Red Chilles Idiot Box.

Traversing four continents with the actor, the documentary is about Shah Rukh Khan - the businessman (shot in South Africa during IPL), Shah Rukh Khan - the global phenomenon (shot in USA), Shah Rukh Khan - the family man (shot in London) and Shah Rukh Khan - the actor (shot in India).

Reveals a unit hand, "We started shooting for the documentary in Mumbai when he was shooting the music video for Kolkata Knight Riders. From there we went to South Africa. That was a revelation as SRK's team was not playing really well."

The unit then followed SRK to San Francisco, where he was shooting for Karan Johar's My Name is Khan. Intimate details of the actor have been shot. We were told, "SRK is a star without any superstar tantrums. He traveled in one car with his man Friday and security officer. A very neat and tidy person, SRK's needs are scarce. He drinks at least 20 small cups of cold coffee with many many cigarettes. On the set, the unit followed him as he gave his shots or when he chatted with Karan in between takes."

The final leg of the documentary was shot in London, which has captured SRK with his family. From teaching his daughter Suhana to cycle to playing games with his son Aryan at Hyde Park… from cycling in the middle of the night to lunches at cafes with wife Gauri and his children, this footage has been regarded as "unseen and priceless."

Currently the documentary is being edited in Delhi, before work commences on the final leg of shooting. The documentary is a six part series of one hour each. A condensed version will also be telecast on Discovery Travel & Living some time next year.

My Name is Khan's connection with Slumdog

Karan Johar will be going global with his movie My Name is Khan very soon. There had been speculations abound whether Karan would be selling the world rights of the film to Yash Raj Films or to his new business associate UTV (they have tied up for Qurbaan and Wake Up Sid). But it is now learnt that Karan is tying up with a big international distribution company for the movie. This company is none other than Fox Studios. Apparently, they have already bought Karan’s My Name Is Khan for a whopping Rs.100 Crore.

Multiple Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire was a Fox product and the aggressive manner for which the studio is known to promote their films worldwide; one is sure My Name Is Khan will definitely be on everyone’s lips the world over, at the time of its release. With its topical theme and world’s most popular actor Shahrukh Khan in it, we won’t be surprised if the movie shatters box-office records worldwide, apart from generating critical acclaim just like Fox’s Slumdog Millionaire.

However, Karan Johar states that he is still working that out! My Name Is Khan is releasing either by the end of January or in February. A month of shoot is still left. Karan’s film is set against the 9-11 terror attacks and its impact on an Indian Muslim living in the US. It is being touted as the most awaited releases of the year. The film also stars Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in the lead after a gap of eight long years.

SRK takes Gauri for a ride!

Now we're sure you haven't seen these pics! Late Tuesday night, superstar Shah Rukh Khan was seen driving his white BMW convertible, with wife Gauri beside him. In the rear seat were Chunkey Pandey and his wife Bhavna. Well, the four were actually leaving from Sanjay Kapoor's housewarming party. Also seen were Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar and Harman Baweja. Take a peek!

Seated behind were good friends Chunkey and Bhavna Pandey

Shah Rukh Khan was seen taking wife Gauri for a drive in his BMW convertible last nite!

Manish Malhotra and Karan Johar seen waiting for SRK with host Sanjay Kapoor

Update: Are SRK and ASH doing a film together

Ash and SRK are set to star in a film produced by Red Chillies Entertainment. They were last seen in Devdas in 2002.

Shah Rukh’s currently busy with My Name Is Khan while Ash is busy with Mani Ratnam’s Raavan, Shankar’s Robot and Vipul Shah’s Action Replay. She will also start working on Ritesh Sidhwani produced Crooked with hubby Abhishek and Bhansali’s Guzaarish with Hrithik.

Sources say that Ash may star opposite SRK in sci-fi flick Ra 1, SRK’s home production or it could be a new film altogether. In Ra 1, SRK plays father to a teenage son and Ash could easily play a hot mamma.

SRK and Ash had no qualms about working together until Salman Khan threw a fit on the sets of Chalte Chalte which resulted in Ash’s ouster from the film. The role then went to Rani Mukerji.

This created a rift between SRK and Ash and SRK and Salman. The latter made up a few years later at Farah’s sangeet ceremony to fight again at Katrina’s birthday bash last year. SRK and Ash made up at Karan Johar’s birthday bash earlier this year. Gentlemanly SRK apologized to her for having wronged her. He also buried the hatchet with the Bachchans when he attended the Drona premiere last year.

Thus the seven year cold war between the two superstars has come to an end and it is only a matter of a year or two before they sparkle on the silver screen again.

SRK beats Aamir in distribution war!

Khan war is on! And SRK wins this time. While Aamir Khan's blockbuster Ghajini's global distribution rights were sold SRKfor Rs 90 crore, Shah Rukh Khan's My Name is Khan is getting a 100-crore deal from Fox Star Studios.

This is the highest price paid by a distributor for any Bollywood film ever.

In a way, My Name is Khan is already a hit even before hitting the theatres as the cost of the film is estimated to be around Rs 50 crore.

Datuk Shah Rukh makes RM50,000 donation to Malaysian sports foundation

Shah Rukh Khan has always been a sports enthusiast. Whether it's cricket or soccer, the actor has always supported all kinds of sports.

Recently the Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak invited SRK for his birthday celebrations. During his stay, Shah Rukh made a donation of RM50,000 to National Athletes Welfare Foundation of Malaysia.

Rani Mukerji accompanied SRK for the event where he handed over the cheque and spoke about his love for sports. He said that he hoped his donation would help fund programmes and schemes set up for athletes in the country.

The sports minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek briefed Rani and Shah Rukh about the 1 Ringgit, 1 Malaysia campaign which was set up to help collect donations for former athletes.

Shah Rukh was addressed as Datuk Shah Rukh at the event. He'd received the honorary title from the government last year.

SRK-Ash to star in film together

Seven-year cold war has indeed ended

Their seven-year-old cold war has finally ended and Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai will be seen together in SRK’s home production. Shooting for the film will start in 2010.

Years ago, Aishwarya’s sudden ouster from “Chalte Chalte” led to a professional breakup between the two. In fact, the subsequent cold war between Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh only made matters worse.

But now SRK and Ash have buried the hatchet and come together once again.

Shah Rukh's 'Fauji' sequel to air on Colors

We had first reported that Shah Rukh Khan is producing Fauji – the show that announced the arrival of King Khan himself in 1988.

Shah Rukh's 'Fauji' sequel to air on Colors

Contrary to earlier speculation where it was buzzed that the show will air on NDTV Imagine, Fauji is now all set to launch on Colors. Col.Kapoor, who had conceptualised, produced and acted in the original series, has handed over the production reigns to Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Idiot Box.

When contacted now, Col. Kapoor said, "I can't disclose anything to you now. All I can tell you now is that we've started working on 'Fauji'. You please contact Red Chillies for all details."

Sources though have it that Colors has liked the concept but have asked the producers to work more on the script.

EXCLUSIVE: Rajeev Masand spoke to BBC about SRK's 'My Name Is Khan'

Rajeev Masand spoke to BBC Asian Network about Shahrukh Khan’s upcoming film My Name Is Khan directed by Karan Johar.

Rajeev who has apparently watched a 3 minute long clip with Karan Johar, reveals quite a few details on the highly anticipated film.

The shooting for My Name Is Khan is almost complete and Karan along with the cast and crew of the film, returned to Mumbai after shooting for more than 40 days in San Francisco (US).

Have a look at the video:

UPDATE: My Name is Khan for Rs 100 crore

There's a reason why they call him King Khan even today and when he teams up with longtime friend and Bollywood's hottest producer-director Karan Johar it's a formula for blockbusters.

And that's reason enough for Fox Studio to put its money in what could arguably be the biggest Bollywood deal ever.

Fox is all set to acquire the worldwide rights of Karan Johar's Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol starrer My Name is Khan for a record Rs 100 crore. That's more than double the budget of the film.

"It will be a very big deal for Fox. It catapults them to the big league. It can't get bigger than KJo, SRK in Bollywood," said Komal Nahata, Film Trade Analyst.

Such a big buyout especially when many producers have failed to seal deals will certainly raise eyebrows and reiterate King Khan's saleability factor in the box office.

Till date Aamir Khan's Ghajini (Rs 90 crore0 has topped the buyout list, Om Shanti Om (Rs75 crore) stood second highest followed by Akshay Kumar's Singh is Kinng (Rs 60 crore) and Welcome (Rs 40 crore).

But for Fox Star Studio that's Fox's Joint Venture with STAR is a high stakes game. After the runaway success of Slumdog Millionaire, Fox clearly leads the pack compared to its global rivals Warner Bros and Sony whose Hindi productions Sawariya and Chandni Chowk To China have all bombed at the box office.

But experts say with SRK's global popularity, My Name is Khan will be one of the highest grossers for the overseas Box Office. No wonder Fox is betting on a 2010 project of SRK despite the rather lukewarm response of his Billu and Rab Ne Bana De Jodi.