Shahrukh Khan ropes in best talents for 'Ra.One'

Superstar Shahrukh Khan seems hell-bent to make his home production Ra.One a sci-fi thriller extraordinaire, at a par with the ones that Hollywood makes.

After roping in the best hands and minds at stunts and special effects, the King Khan is learnt to have signed the world renowned German composer Hans Zimmer to compose the background score of the film.

Zimmer has composed music for films like Gladiator, Pirates of The Caribbean series, The Da Vinci Code, The Dark Knight and Inception. Considering Zimmer’s credentials, his inclusion in Ra.One, if true, is indeed a big catch for SRK.

We hear that it was director Anubhav Sinha who suggested signing up Zimmer for the film. Though the buzz is that Zimmer has been paid a whopping amount for coming aboard, there’s no official confirmation yet of this.

SRK has already made Akon sing a song for Ra.One. Now, with Zimmer in crew he has certainly turned a new page.

Shahrukh Khan comes to Dhaka in December

Widely known as 'King Khan,' Bollywood superstar Shakrukh Khan will be in Bangladesh to perform at a show. Event management group Ontor Showbiz is

going to arrange the show, says a news release.

Shahrukh Khan is supposed to arrive in Dhaka on December 9. The show will be staged on December 10 and he will go back the following day, it said.

Ontor Showbiz is one of the major event management groups of the country and is credited with arranging shows featuring major international artistes like Adnan Sami, Shaan and the band Junoon.

The group also arranged a music festival, titled 'Bangla-e Gaibey Bishwa,' on the occasion of International Mother Language Day (February 21) this year in Dhaka. Over 150 singers from 20 countries, including USA and Canada performed at the event.

Bhansali - SRK clash again

Recall the most discussed clash in Diwali 2007. I am talking about Shah Rukh Khan's OM SHANTI OM and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's SAAWARIYA. Three years later, Bhansali and SRK are expected to clash again. Jee haan, Bhansali's new film GUZAARISH is slated for release on 19th November and actor-director Makrand Deshpande's new film SHAHRUKH BOLA KHOOBSURAT HAIN TU has been confirmed for this date as well. Well, SRK doesn't have a full-fledged role in the film, but the actor makes a cameo appearance nonetheless, besides having his name in the film's title.

In fact, the title value of the film is so strong [SHAHRUKH BOLA KHOOBSURAT HAIN TU], it should attract instant attention when the promotion begins. What say?

SRK-Gauri's 'Dabangg' time

All of the world's watching Salman Khan's blockbuster 'Dabangg' and Shah Rukh Khan's family is no different. It seems that SRK and wife Gauri both had special screenings of 'Dabangg' organised at Mannat, their home in Mumbai.

Apparently, SRK himself requested the first screening - no, he didn't call up Salman, or even his brother Arbaaz Khan, who produced 'Dabangg'. He wrote to the production company Ashtavinayak to organise a screening. But of course producer Arbaaz's permission was required for it, which he gladly gave.

Then it was Gauri's turn. We hear SRK's biwi called up Arbaaz's wife Malaika Arora Khan to organise a screening for her kids Aryan and Suhana. Once again, Arbaaz organised it.

Wonder what SRK and family thought of Chulbul Pandey and family? Will SRK get in touch with Sallu to share his feedback, even after that comment from the 'Dabangg' star that the two can never get together? Watch this space for updates.

Common Wealth Games 2010 to have Shahrukh Khan at the opening ceremon

After A.R Rahman, Mumtaz Khan: nephew of Bismillah Khan, to make the Commonwealth Games bigger and better, our very own and dear actor, Shahrukh Khan is also to infuse the opening ceremony with his presence as well as participation which will surely keep the fans enchanted!

Viraf Sarkaril, director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the CWG stated that SRK has been invited by the organising committee and he will surely organize his schedule and let everyone know if he will be able to attend the ceremony. His presence will be great concluded Sarkari.

Sarkari even mentioned that the Bollywood stars who will participate in the ceremony will not be showcasing anything bollywood-ish in the event but it the whole cultural and traditional Indian heritage will be showcased and everyone is equally slogging hard to make the event a success.

SRK has been made the Global Ambassador of Sarkari’s entertainment hub, “Kingdom of Dreams” and musician A. R Rahman has released his song, “India bula liya” in this hub.

With an amazing Commonwealth Games Village, good infrastructure, drastic changes, peppy theme song, a number of stars performing, SRK too will add up to the colors of CWG and this might just help warding away the bad reports of the games.

Chitrangda Singh features with SRK in Airtel commercial

After having signed leading FMCG brands like Aviva, Taj Mahal tea and likes, Chitrangda Singh has now been chosen as the brand ambassador for the telecom major Airtel. Speaking about this association exclusively to us, she said "The ad is going to be dubbed in 11 languages, but have been shot in two languages, Hindi and Tamil. While in Hindi ad, I'll be seen with Shah Rukh Khan, in Tamil, there's the southern superstar Karthik. The association with the Airtel brand has been really great, as it extends that kind of credibility to me as well."

Talking about her co-star SRK, a super excited Chitrangda says, "It was just fabulous. I was totally in awe of him. During the shoot, I was just mum initially, then, it was all cool. SRK is an extremely nice, modest and cool person." The said ad has been directed by Uzer Khan.

On the professional front, this PYT is super excited about her forthcoming film Yeh Saali Zindagi. Way to go, girl!

I am a superhero: Shahrukh Khan

SRK, who plays a superhero in Ra.One, says he is not just portraying such a role but he is a superhero in real life too.

I would love to do theatre again, says Shahrukh Khan

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who started his career as a theatre artist, reminisces about the days he acted in plays in Delhi and says he would love to go back to the stage and perform live.

"I started my career from theatre and later went on to acting in television and then films. We

used to perform plays at Kamani Auditorium, which was at that time considered to be one of the biggest theatres. If given a chance I would love to go back to the stage and perform in front of a live audience. I love to interact with people," he told reporters at the launch of Nautanki Mahal

in the Kingdom of Dreams here Sunday evening.

The actor has been named the global brand ambassador of Kingdom of Dreams, situated in Gurgaon adjacent to the national capital.

He added: "I would just like to say that whatever we do in theatre, it should not be considered secondary or taken lightly. We need to give at least six to seven months and produce a quality product. In the West, films actors completely dedicate themselves to theatre whenever they get a chance to perform. We need to have the same dedication here also."

Kingdom of Dreams is a 5.66-acre entertainment and leisure hotspot that will showcase Bollywood musicals and boasts of an elaborate arts and food boulevard.

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.

SRK dodges questions about Salman - Watch the Video

SRK, who was in Delhi to watch a musical, refused to answer whether he has seen his arch rival Salman Khan's Dabangg or not.