Nobody can do it better than SRK, says Salman Khan

For the first time after their public falling-out last year, Salman Khan has praised Shah Rukh Khan. The accolades were for SRK's professionalism and his intense performances in romantic roles.

Salman had walked out of friend Katrina Kaif's birthday party on July 16, 2008, after a spat with Shah Rukh. The actors have not been on the best of terms since then.

But in the yet-to-be-aired episode of his reality show 10 Ka Dum, Salman heaped praise on the other Khan. The episode features Riteish Deshmukh and Govinda, who were promoting their film Do Knot Disturb.

Salman asked Riteish, who is known for his mimicking talent, to imitate someone, a source working on the sets of the show told DNA. After Riteish mimicked Shah Rukh, Salman complimented him and said: "When it comes to romantic scenes, Shah Rukh is outstanding. Nobody can do it better than Shah Rukh Khan. He has the intensity in his eyes and is utterly romantic."

Salman went on: "Professionally, Shah Rukh is simply great." DNA has a copy of the taped transcript of Salman's comments.

The source said that Salman knew that Riteish's favourite scene was from Shah Rukh's Dil Toh Paagal Hai, but he still asked him to imitate it.

Anita Basu, the producer of 10 Ka Dum, said: "Salman has been very gracious in his compliments about Shah Rukh. No snide remark was passed. Salman is a thorough professional who likes SRK's work and he acknowledged it when people asked his about SRK."

But an industry insider said just because Salman has complimented SRK's professionalism does not mean "they are best friends". "That cannot happen quickly as they have drifted apart. But never say never -- we have seen many professional rivalries wash away with time. As of now, let us wait and watch," he said.

SRK, Kajol back in Fashion

Bollywood’s golden couple that sets the screen on fire, a couple who brings smile on millions of people and raise their heart beats, and a couple who's always in fashion...king of khan’s Shah Rukh Khan and beauty queen Kajol.

The chemistry of the Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge couple is back and they personify the power of two. No other couple could have been more perfect for appearing on the second anniversary cover of Vogue magazine in India.

King Khan said it is a 'relief' that he was finally picked to be on the cover of Vogue. He told that, "I'm very excited I'm the Vogue cover. My wife was on the Vogue cover when it started off, and that's something everyone in the house teases me about that I have not made it to a cover that my wife did. So this is my claim to fame and optimistically now I'll be looked up in my house."

Despite the different camera, Kajol too had a good time, she said, "I expected it to be a lot tougher than it actually was, but everybody really convention together and made us look fashionable, so we didn't have to try too hard."

It definitely is a cast coup- in more ways than one, because however it is hard to believe this, neither of the two fit comfortably into their modeling shoes. They both insist that the differences between the still and moving camera are manifold and needless to say, in front of the movie camera, they are nothing short of perfect.

And a modest SRK said the reason he doesn't do too many cover shoots is simply because, "he's not good at it."

Both swear the differences between still and moving camera are manifold, so do they have a few fallback faces when faced with a lens they do not love?

Says SRK, "We are not the best people to be posing, we don't pout, we don't know how to smile, we don't know which side to look. We do silly things, we laugh, we joke, and we kept looking in the wrong direction."

And what makes them the hottest couple? Well they are hardly in the mood to deliberate on that. Kajol said, "We have done so many films together that have done well, and they happen to be love stories...I think it is great. I don't understand it myself so I can't explain it."

There are still many months left for the release of My Name is Khan, their comeback movie as a couple, and till then, this will have to do for the fans.

Deepika Padukone admits 'crush' for King Khan

Film Actress Deepika Padukone revelead that she was having a crush on the actor Shahrukh Khan when the both were doing the shooting for 'Om Shanti Om'. This was come up when she told Farah Khan on his show 'Tere Mere Beach Mein'. Along with co actor Asin(of Ghajini fame), Deepika fights with for there love Sharukh on the show. The theme of the show was Josh Jawan Hindustan Ka. The episode will air on Sunday, September 27 from 9 to 10 pm, only on STAR Plus.

Deepika and Farah recall the time Farah blew her lid on the young actress when she came unprepared on the sets of Om Shanti Om. Farah admits she later regretted it saying, "I had to remind myself that Deepika was only 19 years of age and that she was at Shah Rukh's house for a party. I'm sure she must have had a poster of him as a kid in her room."

She tells Deepika, "I remember you telling me during the first love sceme in OSO that you were 10 years old when DDLJ released. And Shah Rukh chided mesaying that I'm taking a young kid in the film. And I also know that you had a crush on Arjun Rampal."Deepika ( smiling like a girl in wonder) says, "Yes… When you had finalised me for Om Shanti Om and said that Arjun will play my husband, I was very happy because I have a huge crush on him.Watch more such revelations from the beautiful & charming Deepika Padukone and Asin in this Sunday's episode of Tere Mere Beach Mein, from 9 to 10 pm, only on STAR Plus!

SRK-Kajol: Sizzling chemistry

SRK-Kajol are on the cover of the October issue of Vogue India. The My Name Is Khan couple were shot by Atul Kasbekar and interviewed by Karan Johar.

Here's an excerpt from what the B-Town's sizzling on-screen jodi have said...

Kajol on her chemistry with Shah Rukh: I deeply respect him. He is a great human being, he has taught me a lot as an actor and a person.

When I look back to the things he has said to me, he was right in a lot of ways.

SRK on his chemistry with Kajol: I think we are comfortable in our own skin. We have never tried to outdo each other.

Some things work well in pairs earrings, shoes, socks, pyjamas. I think we know that our individual scenes in a film are fantastic, but together we are unbeatable.

She's honest, earnest, innocent, very loud, very scattered and very beautiful all that I'm not. I'm boring, not natural, I'm a workaholic, I don't love people unconditionally like she does.

Shahrukh Khan funds solar electricity projects for seven villages in Orissa

Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan is being hailed as a hero in the villages of Orissa after he helped light up thousands of houses across seven villages by funding a solar electricity project.

Shahrukh funded rural electrification project in Ahriajpur, Banhipal, Okilapala, Palachua, Rangani, Denlasahi and Gupti villages, which uses solar energy that was implemented by The Energy and Research Institute (TERI).

For the villagers in Okilapala, Shahrukh has come as messiah as his funding helped these people to see the light of the day after 61 years of the country’s independence.

“All the 270 families in our village cannot forget Shahrukh Khan’s help. The contribution of this great man is incomparable. He has helped us very much. We were living in bad condition, without any light, he provided us with solar lights and villagers have to pay just Rs. 3 to get the light. We are getting the light at very cheap rates,” said, Tulsi Das, a villager.

The villagers have also been provided with solar lamps for which they have to pay a fee of Rs. 3, while a recharging station has been set up in the village and solar panels have also been installed to enable the villagers to charge their lamps everyday.

“Now we have no problems. Though we have to pay Rs. 3 for night, we are getting many benefits. Our children can study now, women can work properly. Earlier, there used to be many problems while using kerosene lamps, but now we avail many benefits. We have got lights from Shahrukh Khan. We had no idea about him, but now we have come to know about him,” said Kalindi Nayak, another villager.

Video: SRK turns designer

It looks like there could be a new addition to King Khan's resume. After being a superstar, producing megahits and owning an IPL team, he now wants to try his hand at designing clothes.

SRK to design for KJO

It seems there could be an addition to King Khan's resume. Being a superstar, producing megahits and owning an IPL team is clearly not enough to keep Shah Rukh Khan occupied. The Bollywood Badshah now wants to be a designer as well.

Vogue magazine's second anniversary issue celebrates the power of two with Shah Rukh and his ultimate leading lady Kajol. But there is another element to this power pair. And that is the director of their forthcoming film, their good friend, their interviewer and, evidently, their style guru as well - Karan Johar - who admits, "It's undoubtedly me; out of the three of us, I definitely take the style crown."

We're not arguing the point. But even if Karan's got his couture down pat, Shah Rukh is not letting that dampen his own aspirations as a budding designer.

"I will be designing an outfit for Karan, which he will wear for his show. I think he makes me look very dandified and I want him to look a little more relaxed. So me and Shiraz, who sometimes designs for me, are putting together an outfit for him," says Shah Rukh.

And what does Karan, who will make his own debut as a fashion designer at the forthcoming Couture Week, make of this? "Shah Rukh doesn't like my clothes. So he said he would wear my clothes only if I walked in his!" admits the young filmmaker.

Well that's trade off we're only too happy to accept.

And if you're wondering when you can get your hands on the King Khan collection, it may take a while coming.

"Just in case you don't like what you see, it's because Karan is a bad model, and not because the clothes are bad," insists Shah Rukh.

The good news is that modelling is just another one of KJo's many skills. So if he pulls this one off, the King Khan line could be just a fashion rack away!

Rains stop Khan

The downpour in the city yesterday forced Karan Johar to cancel the day's shoot of My Name Is Khan. The director has put up an elaborate set at Film City for the last schedule of the film.

KJO on a social networking site says, "Shooting held up because of sudden rain and thunder. Waiting for it to stop!"

Video: SRK and Kajol Exclusive Vogue photoshoot

SRK, Kajol back in Vogue

A couple that sets the screen on fire, a couple who can make make a million hearts beat faster, and a couple who's always in vogue...Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.

The killer chemistry of the Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge couple is back and they embody the power of two. No other couple could have been more perfect for appearing on the second anniversary cover of Vogue magazine in India.

Shah Rukh said it is a 'relief' that he was finally picked to be on the cover of Vogue. He told NDTV, "I'm very excited I'm the Vogue cover. My wife was on the Vogue cover when it started off, and that's something everyone in the house teases me about that I have not made it to a cover that my wife did. So this is my claim to fame, and hopefully now I'll be looked up to in my house."

Despite the different camera, Kajol too had a good time, she said, "I expected it to be a lot tougher than it actually was, but everybody really rallied together and made us look fashionable, so we didn't have to try too hard."

It certainly is a casting coup- in more ways than one, because however hard it may be to believe this, neither of the two fit comfortably into their modeling shoes. They both insist that the differences between the still and moving camera are manifold and needless to say, in front of the movie camera, they are nothing short of perfect.

And a modest SRK said the reason he doesn't do too many cover shoots is simply because, "(he's) no good at it."

Both swear the differences between still and moving camera are manifold, so do they have a few fallback faces when faced with a lens they do not love?

Says SRK, "We are not the best people to be posing, we don't pout, we don't know how to smile, we don't know which side to look. We do silly things, we laugh, we joke, we kept looking in the wrong direction."

And what makes them the hottest couple? Well they are hardly in the mood to deliberate on that. Kajol said, "We have done so many films together that have done well, and they happen to be love stories...I think it is great. I don't understand it myseof so I can't explain it."

There are still many months left for the release of My Name is Khan, their comeback movie as a couple, and till then, this will have to do for the fans.