SRK-Akki bond mid air!

Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar were known as rivals once upon a time but the duo seems to have moved on ever since.

Just when reports of Aamir ignoring Shah Rukh in London were doing the rounds, we heard of Akki coming to SRK’s rescue!

Akshay Kumar revealed about his bonding with SRK on a social networking site and so did Shah Rukh..

“I flew back to London to join my wife and son for our summer holidays and I met Shah Rukh Khan on my flight! It was nice to know Shah Rukh feels as grateful as I am for being a part of our industry and how lucky we are... It’s amazing I managed to chat more with my work mates on a flight than I do in the entire year” revealed Akshay.

While Shah Rukh described his Akki experience by saying, “I had Akshay Kumar for company on flight. Was wonderful to be with him after so long. Laughed for hours. We always do whenever we meet. Happiness to him.”

Aamir Khan, we wonder what you would do, had you been on that flight too! Bond with Akshay and snub SRK or vice versa! Phew...superstars all!

Anubhav needs Shah Rukh's consent

When you have Shah Rukh Khan in your film and a lot of money riding on it, it’s natural that expectations are high. Though Anubhav Sinha (director of Dus and Tum Bin) has taken on Shah Rukh’s home production Ra.One, he is apparently turning to Shah Rukh for approval after every take. This means that Shah Rukh is effectively calling the shots.

A source from the unit says, “After every shot, Anubhav looks at Shah Rukh for approval. Shah Rukh tries to look away a bit, not wanting to interfere. But Anubhav is too awed by Shah Rukh’s presence on the set. He doesn’t okay any scene until Shah Rukh says so. He calls Shah Rukh and says, ‘Sir, dekh lo, theek hai ya nahi’.”

We hear that Anubhav even asks Shah Rukh if he would like another take or not. “The number of takes in almost every scene depend on what Shah Rukh feels after he sees, or rather is made to see, the scene on the monitor,” adds the source.

We don’t know if Shah Rukh is enjoying this. But anyway, he probably isn’t complaining as Ra.One is his company’s most ambitious and expensive project till date.

Repeated calls and a text message to Anubhav were unanswered.

SRK wants 'lucky' Karan for his movie 'Ra.One'

He's asked KJo to shoot a few scenes for 'Ra.One' for luck

Anubhav Sinha seems to be doing a fine job of directing sci-fi film 'Ra.One', but actor-producer Shah Rukh Khan still wants his close friend Karan Johar to take some shots to bring in good luck.

"Come to London and shoot a few shots for 'Ra.One' for luck," Shah Rukh said to Karan on Twitter.

Karan, who directed his films with Shah Rukh in the lead, replied: "Will arrive for sure bhai (brother)... though my action and sci-fi skills are highly questionable!"

In fact, Karan is producing the 'Agneepath' remake but he won't be behind the megaphone for the movie as he doubts his capability of directing an action film.

SRK the Big B’s chief guest for 'Raavan'

Bollywood Badshah SRK is finally making amends with the iconic Big B.

First he refused the remake of the bachchan starrer ‘Satte Pe Satta’ and now its being heard that Badshah Khan has accepted the offer from Big B to attend the premiere of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer ‘Raavan’, which will be held in London tomorrow (16th June).

The premiere will be held at 7 pm at British Film Institute, South Bank.

As reported, the Bachchan family and the entire team of ‘Ravan’ will be present for the premiere and soon after, the team will hit back to India for its audience response on Friday 18th of this month.

Shahrukh Khan off to London

After shooting tirelessly for his home production Ra.One in the last few weeks, Shahrukh Khan is now taking a break from work.

Along with his two kids and lovely wife Gauri, the superstar has flown to London where he will first attend the premiere of Raavan on June 16. Just a few days back, he tweeted about how excited he was to watch Raavan.

And after the premiere, SRK will travel to Rome (Italy) and Istanbul (Turkey) for the holiday. He will also catch a few matches at the ongoing FIFA world in South Africa. In between his travelling he’ll also do some important shoots.

Before setting off on his long journey, Shahrukh was obviously thrilled, for he tweeted: “Now off to london...somehow whichever place i leave and go...i long for it. Vinod chopra gave me a warm send off (sic).”

Every year SRK takes his kids on a holiday during their school break in June.

Hats off to Shahrukh Khan

One article is not enough to talk about the 'Baadshah of Bollywood' our one and only Shahrukh Khan. He is considered as the most popular and successful actor in Bollywood at present. Shah Rukh made his debut with film Deewana in 1992 and since then has ruled the box-office with many successful flicks like Darr, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kal Ho Naa Ho, My name is Khan, Chak De India and many more. SRK has won 13 Filmfare Awards, seven of which he won in the Best Actor category.

It is difficult to say who is the number one star in Bollywood but in the world of TV endorsements Shahrukh Khan is the King.

He endorses the maximum number of brands in Bollywood like Belmonte, Nokia, Dish TV, Sunfeast, i10 and the list is endless. Its amazing that even though he endorses numerous brands simultaenously all of them are big successes. He is the perfect brand ambassador any company will grab immediately. He is the 'King of Endorsements'. People blindly follow him and he still remains an icon for the masses. Shahrukh stole the numero uno position from Saif Ali Khan who was the king of the Ad world in 2007.

He made his presence in the cricket world by associating himself with the 'Kolkata Knight Riders' during IPL.

He has branched out into film production and has proven himself as one of the best host for popular TV shows like Kaun Banega Crorepati and many more.

He has proved to be the Best Entertainer today. Hats off to Shahrukh Khan for his excellent achievements. He is a 'one man ruler'. God Bless him to be the 'King Khan' of Bollywood forever and ever. (Balaji)

Shahrukh Khan to attend 'Ravaan' London premiere

If tweets are to be believed, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is in London for the shooting of his home production “Ra.One”, might be attending the London premiere of Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai starrer “Raavan” June 16 with his wife Gauri and kids.

“Shah Rukh, I believe Abhishek spoke to you about the premiere in London and you, Gauri and the kids (are) all coming… Wonderful! See you there,” Big B, Abhishek’s father, posted on his Twitter homepage Sunday.

Directed by Mani Ratnam, “Raavan” is a bilingual and also stars Tamil superstar Vikram, who makes his Bollywood debut with the Hindi version. It is releasing June 18 worldwide.

What are Shahrukh and Arjun hiding?

Arjun Rampal is in news for quite sometime now for his film, Rajneeti and he is driving a lot of media attention. You might always find him wearing caps as he is making sure that he hides his Ra.One look.

He is using caps and bandanas whenever he goes. While promoting Rajneeti we saw him wearing caps as he needs to ensure that his look is not revealed.

According to the news in industry, both Shahrukh and Arjun have a particular look for Ra.One and both make sure that the look is not revealed.

We wonder Arjun, wasn’t it difficult to wear a cap in this heat?

‘Ra.One’ heads to shoot London

SRK’s superhero home production ‘Ra.One’ has completed its shooting schedule in India and is heading to overseas for its remaining shoot.

According to the close hands in production, now only the photo shoot remains in India.

Rest of the shooting will now happen in London.

The movie stars Shah Rukh Khan as superman with Kareena Kapoor as his wife and Arjun Ramphal as the bad guy.

The film is slated for a year-end release.

"My Name Is Khan has transcended across boundaries" - Karan Johar

Karan Johar is happy. In line with the strategy that Karan and FOX had for the staggered release of My Name Is Khan across the globe, the Shah Rukh Khan starrer has over the last few weeks seen a global release across USA, Germany as well as France. Not just did the film invite attention from the discerning audience, it also saw favourable reviews coming its way from reputed international critics, something which was a reason for joy for Karan Johar.

"That's right; the film was reviewed very well in all New York papers. We opened in a very limited engagement at Angelica Film Centre where only prestigious art house cinema from across the globe is screened. It was a matter of pride for us to see people so much interested in our film", says Karan Johar who traveled globally with his film.

"The film has indeed transcended across boundaries", continues Karan, "It has released in Germany as well as France now. In the weeks to come, we would also be releasing in Russia as well as many other territories. People at FOX are planning it all out. MNIK has truly emerged as the first global film to be coming out of India and doing well commercially as well."

One wonders though, if the theatrical release of My Name Is Khan across the globe would actually see much moolah coming the films away. After all the DVDs of the film are already out, so how many can be expected to pay for a theatre ticket.

"But the DVDs have been released only in India. Globally, we are yet to come out with home video", clarifies Karan.

Meanwhile, there has been so much said and written about the eventual box office fate of MNIK in India. While speculations are being made from all quarters, does he wish to confirm how exactly has it fared eventually?

"Well, in India MNIK has been a huge hit. In overseas, it is the biggest ever hit. See, MNIK is a very different film. It is not your quintessential entertainer. It doesn't have comedy and popular music which is staple diet for Bollywood followers. Still, it netted 75 crores just in India. Even in overseas, it has been the number one grosser ever. If we talk about the cumulative business between Indian and overseas, it is amongst the Top 3 Bollywood films ever", Karan states some hard facts before signing off.