French honour for King Khan

Shah Rukh Khan is all set to join the ranks of Hollywood superstars like George Clooney, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and Bruce Willis as he has been chosen by the French government to be be honoured with the distinction of Officer dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters).

The distinction is conferred on persons who have distinguished themselves by their creativity in the field of art, culture and literature or for their contribution to the influence of the arts in France and throughout the world.

SRK is expected to be presented with the honour in a special ceremony on January 27 in Mumbai. The day also marks the opening of the high profile French film festival.

The award will be presented either by the visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy or the French Ambassador to India, Jerome Bonnafont. “SRK is very popular in France. Few years back when he was in Paris for the premiere of Veer Zaara , he was staying in the same hotel as Tom Cruise. There was a sea of young girls outside the hotel. The guards thought that they had come to see Cruise, but were surprised to see them rooting when SRK came out,” says Mohamed Bendjebbour, Audiovisual Attache-Head of the French Film & TV office, French Embassy in India.

Arundhati Roy is the other well-known Indian recipient of the award.

The Times Of India

SRK dances, charges a bomb

The King Khan may have got Hrithik and Rakesh Roshan to do OSO for free. But when the Roshans approached him for a cameo in their film, Krazzy 4 he didn't think twice before charging them a bomb.

And given Shah Rukh's popularity, Rakesh had little option but to shell out the amount.

Sources insist that Shah Rukh had demanded a little over a crore to be part of the song. Though no one is ready to confirm the figures it looks like Rakesh has had to cough up the dough.

The song has already been shot at Yashraj studios and took five days to be picturised. Composed by Rajesh Roshan, the breezy track is sung by Vishal Dadlani

Krazzy 4 is being directed by Raja Sen who has been Rakesh Roshan's assistant for a long time.

Unlike 2007, this year does not have any full-fledged Shah Rukh Khan releases. Bhoothnath and Dulha Mil Gaya of which he is a part are not exactly centred around him.

But then again to make crores even without a single release you have to be Shah Rukh Khan, don't you?

Johnny Vaz, Buzz18

SRK to perform at Balaji awards

Shah Rukh Khan will perform in the grand finale with leading small screen actresses at the Global Indian TV Honours presented by Balaji while Lara Dutta will get jiggy with a couple of TV’s male hotties.

The event will be held on February 1 at the Andheri Sports Complex.

It is learnt that SRK was first slated to perform with the 11 Chak De! India girls, but that didn’t work out.

Says a source, “The finale starts with SRK’s solo performance and then moves on to his dance with 11 TV actresses. Shah Rukh might even make an appearance as he did in his yesteryear soap Fauji.

The reason we are keen on having Shah Rukh was because he began his acting career with TV, went on to become a megastar and last year came back to TV with Kaun Banega Crorepati.”
Chloe Ferns from Balaji adds, “Shah Rukh’s act will be one to watch out for.”

The actresses that will shake a leg with King Khan are likely to include Smriti Irani, Mona Singh, Navneet Nishan, Neena Gupta, Prachi Desai, Anita Hassanandani, Gautami Kapoor, Sakshi Tanwar and Rajshri Thakur.

Mid-Day

Shahrukh Khan In Salman Kareena Starrer

Shahrukh Khan has agreed to do a guest appearance in the Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer Mr and Mrs Khanna.

It is reported that that Shahrukh Khan has not charged for the role. Preity Zinta and Deepika Padukone may also be making guest appearances in the film.

Mr and Mrs Khanna is being jointly produced by UTV and Sohail Khan while the director is newcomer Prem Soni. The film is expected to be released in December 2008.

Mohit Sharma, Boxoffice India

Shah Rukh back with Sushmita Sen

After Main Hoon Na the unanimous opinion was Shah Rukh Khan and Sushmita Sen made a sizzling pair. They are coming together once again in Dulha Mil Gaya.

"Shah Rukh and I are getting together again in Dulha Mil Gaya, though Shah Rukh only makes a guest appearance in the film," Sushmita told IANS.

The superstar makes a special appearance opposite Sushmita.

"That's been organized completely by producer Viveck Vaswani. It has got nothing to do with me. It's a romantic comedy.

Hindustan Times

SRK to Lecture at Berlin Film Fest

The Berlin Film Festival has completed the lineup for its main section with the addition of three out-of-competition and five competish titles.

The festival has also unveiled 11 pics for its Berlinale Special sidebar.

Guests presenting their films in the section include Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, who will attend the screening of “Om Shanti Om,” as well as giving a lecture at the Berlinale Talent Campus.

Following are the films that will feature in the BERLINALE SPECIAL :

“1000 Journals,” Andrea Kreuzhage (U.S.)

“Auge in Auge — eine deutsche Filmgeschichte” (Eye to Eye — All About German Film…), Hans Helmut Prinzler, Michael Althen (Germany) (world premiere)

“CSNY Deja vu,” Bernard Shakey a.k.a. Neil Young (U.S.)

“El pollo, el pez y el cangrejo real” (The Chicken, the Fish and the King Crab), Jose Luis Lopez Linares (Spain) (world premiere)

“Himlens hjarta” (Heaven's Heart), Simon Staho (Sweden/Denmark) (world premiere) with Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Endre, Jakob Eklund and Maria Lundquist

“Nerakhoon” (Betrayal), Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath (U.S.)

“Om Shanti Om,” Farah Khan (India/U.K.) with Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Shreyas Talpade

“Plus tard tu comprendras,” Amos Gitai (France/Germany) (world premiere) with Jeanne Moreau, Dominique Blanc and Hippolite Girardot

“Steal a Pencil for Me,” Michele Ohayon (U.S.) with Jean-Pierre Gillian, Jack Polak and Ina Soep

“Trip to Asia. Die Suche nach dem Einklang” (Trip to Asia. The Quest for Harmony), Thomas Grube (Germany) (world premiere) featuring Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

“Wine and Cupcakes,” Bruce Weber (U.S.)

V-International - Variety.com

Shah Rukh Kehta Hai Tu Khoobsurat Hai

As is known to all film enthusiasts by now, the wispy haired and multi-faceted Makrand Deshpande is working hard on his next directorial venture (after DREAM MAN), SHAH RUKH KEHTA HAI TU KHOOBSURAT HAI.

According to sources, Makrand rolled the 'mahurat' shot on 2nd November 2007, which coincided with Shah Rukh Khan's birthday. Makrand plans to start shooting soon and is looking for fresh talents for his film.

It is widely believed that Makrand Despande, who got along very well with SRK during the making of SWADES (2004), went ahead with the movie and its title, only after getting a nod from Bollywood's global superstar. Our sources also confirm that King Khan has agreed to a guest appearance in the film.

Abid, Bollywood Trade News Network

SRK and the season of nakedness!

It is not for the first time that Shah Rukh Khan has taken off his shirt for OM SHANTI OM. As film buffs may recall, King Khan has done it for films like Mahesh Bhatt's DUPLICATE and Karan Johar's KABHIE ALVIDA NAA KEHNA. But definitely the impressive six-packs, which became the talk of the country, were not there. However, Bollywood's global superstar does not believe in flaunting his recently acquired muscles unnecessarily. In fact, he feels that it is sexier if one has it and does not show it.

Recounting a recent incident, SRK, who is the brand ambassador of Dish TV, was shooting for a commercial and was requested to take off his shirt for one of the many promos. Shah Rukh Khan politely declined and queried as to why he had to take off his shirt and that too for a DTH commercial. To this he was given a rather gullible answer - different clothes are for different season. In a lighter vein, the witty superstar asked the ad-makers as to which season nakedness specify!

Needless to add that all went speechless and had no clue about what to say to SRK's deadly wit and humour.

Abid, Bollywood Trade News Network

Prime Minister Manmohan takes time off to watch Shahrukh Khan film

New Delhi (PTI): Known to be a workaholic, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took time off to watch a Shahrukh Khan starrer film.

"Yesterday, I watched a picture of Shahrukh Khan," Singh said at the NDTV Indian of the Year Awards function here on Thursday evening.

Singh, who gave away the award in the `Entertainer of the Year' category to Southern superstar Rajnikant, however, failed to recall the name of the film.

"I have forgotten the title of the film," Singh, who tried to remember the name of the movie, said.

The Hindu

Shahrukh Khan Not In Krrish 2

Shahrukh Khan is very unlikely to do Krrish 2 as is being mentioned in some quarters. A source close to King Khan said “The rumours must have come around because Shahrukh agreed to do an item number in Rakesh Roshan’s Krazzy 4 but as of now Shahrukh is not in Krrish 2. There has been no talk of Krissh 2 with the Roshans. Shahrukh is committed to do Karan’s (Johar) next film and a film for YRF and hopefully will launch a film with Red Chillies by year end”.