German magazine launched with Shah Rukh Khan on the cover

Seeking to capitalise on the growing popularity of Indian culture, food and Bollywood, a German magazine has been launched with superstar Shah Rukh Khan on the cover.

"The market in Germany concerning India as a travel destination, economy partner and Bollywood has a big scope. You can find magazines and newspapers about everything in our country but until now no one touched these topics," said Michaela Ohrem, editor-in-chief of Indien-Magazin.

Ohrem, who was contemplating the idea for quite some time, decided to take the plunge soon after seeing response to Yash Chopra 's cross-border romance Veer Zaara starring SRK, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukherjee , screened as a part of 55th Berlinale Film Festival.

The first issue features reports on Toy Train of Darjeeling and Darjeeling Tea, Farhan Akhtar 's Don (starring SRK), Aishwarya Rai starrer Umrao Jaan , Indian cuisine and Bollywood shows in Germany.

According to a press statement, fans, booked their copies a week in advance and publishers registered a big sale.

For the time being the magazine will come every second month in Germany. But the publishers are in negotiations with a Swiss company to launch Indien-Magazin in Switzerland as well.

Shahrukh's favourite line in Ra.One: 'I wear a heart'

Shah Rukh's favourite line in Ra.One has been penned by Kanika Dhillon, one of the screenplay and dialogue writers of his superhero film

Shah Rukh Khan's favourite line in his film Ra.One is: "Some superheroes wear a mask, this one wears a heart."

This thought has been penned by Kanika Dhillon, one of the screenplay and dialogue writers of Ra.One. SRK, who is currently shooting for the film in London, plays the role of a superhero called G.One.

On a microblogging site SRK states: "My favourite written thought by Kanika in the context to G.One is... most superheroes wear a mask...I wear a heart."

Kanika says, "It was instinctive given SRK's larger-than-life persona and a huge heart. There was no other suitable line that came to my mind."

The young writer finds SRK a big source of inspiration. "He is a superhero both in reel and real life. I always wanted to begin writing for Bollywood with him and he gave me a chance."

Working on the star's production, which is directed by Anubhav Sinha, has been a fantastic learning experience for her.

Kanika has also co-written the screenplay for Roshan Abbas' directorial debut Always Kabhie Kabhie, and Ishaan, a musical show for Disney.

Apart from writing for the film, Kanika is also turning author with her first book Bombay Duck Is A Fish. "It's about finding love and spirituality and finding your true self in a very unlikely place called Bollywood."

Kanika, who has done her MSc in media and communications from the London School of Economics, feels writing a book is a different journey altogether.

"Writing a book is more opinionated than screenplay or dialogue writing.

There is only one voice that resonates in a book, but screenplay and dialogue in a film is a team effort where many visions and opinions are amalgamated into a cohesive format."

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Joining Jonathan Ross in the studio is Bollywood king Shahrukh Khan, who talks about rumours of him teaming up with Jackie Chan in a film.

Taxmen seek fund details from Shahrukh Khan

The income tax authorities have asked Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab--the three IPL teams owned by cine stars Shilpa Shetty, Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta, respectively--for information on the sources of their funding and ownership details.

At the same time, the department has also approached authorities in tax havens such as Mauritius, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands for details of registration and investments from there in these franchises, and also to ascertain whether illegal Indian funds were ploughed back to the country or not.

Communication seeking information, particularly relating to funding or stake-holding by foreign entities, were sent to them recently after the I-T authorities found the information provided by these as inadequate, a senior official said here.

In the case of the other seven franchises, mostly owned by industrial houses like Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, Vijay Mallya-promoted UB Group, GMR and Sahara Group, the department is satisfied and seeks to hold no further investigations, he said.

Shahrukh Khan's security cut down

Mumbai Police has withdrawn and cut down security cover of several Bollywood celebrities and politicians including Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan after reviewing threat perception to them.

In a meeting held in May, state DGP D Sivanandan (the then Mumbai Police Commissioner) reviewed threat perception to 78 people including politicians and celebrities following which he ordered withdrawal of security of 54 people while downsized the cover for the rest, said sources in the Protection and Security Department.

Among those whose security has been withdrawn include filmmaker Karan Johar, Vivek Oberoi, Firoz Nadiadwala, Himesh Reshammiya, Pritish Nandy, suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi’s son Ruchir and daughter Aliya, Balasaheb Thackeray’s PA Ravindra Mhatre and Rahul Mahajan, sources added.

Security cover of actor Shah Rukh, Modi’s wife Minal, former home minister Jayant Patil’s family, lawyer Majid Memon, politicians Nawab Malik and Suresh Prabhu has been cut down.

Superstar SRK as superhero car driver

Hunky boys in ravishing bikes or zooming cars, that is what woos a girl. This is the main reason why Bollywood has never given up bike riding or car driving. We have seen a lot of 'Bollywood bike guys', may it be Hrithik Roshan, John Abraham or Salman Khan. Their love for bikes and their way to show their compatibility is still fresh in our minds. Speak from bodybuilding to passion for gears these men lead the race.

Now it seems Shahrukh Khan is also joining the league – not with bike but with the world's fastest car- the Bugatti Veyron in his film upcoming film Ra.1 (Random Access Version One). This film has always been in news, may it be the different looks of Kareena Kapoor, or the script of the story. Bollywood is moving towards the science world and trying to match up with Hollywood.

King Khan who is excited about the new improvement that he is planning to take special driving lessons from the technical team that worked with The Pirates of the Caribbean. Well, King Khan needs to take this lesson on driving, because the car's top speed is 407 kilometer per hour.

Ra.1 by Anubhav Singh is a science fiction wherein Shahrukh plays the role of a super hero called G.One. India's second super hero after Hrithik Roshan in Krrish will be driving the world's fastest car. Now that's what would be called, a super hero scene. King Khan who is a perfectionist is serious about his lessons on the machine because it is said that Ra.1 is his most ambitious project till date. Shahrukh will be performing different stunts in the film. Driving Volkswagen Bugatti Veyron was the decision of Mr. Khan himself.

Though presently Shahrukh Khan is off for a Holiday with his family in South Africa and watching the FIFA world cup, from there he will directly fly to London for the next schedule of Ra.1.

Hope this new experience turn out to be Shahhrukh's best one. Wish you all the Luck for the film.

Shahrukh Khan Eager to support the youth!

Popular entertainment channel MTV is all set to air romantic movies that will appeal to the Indian youth.

The most interesting part is that Shahrukh Khan’s TV production company Red Chillies Idiot Box will be producing few of the movies.

In a press release, Khan said that they are extremely happy to be associated with a channel like MTV which produces youth oriented shows and is extremely popular among the young generation.

He also added that it is important to encourage young talent in an industry where the competition is extremely intense.

It has been reported that makers, actors and content of these movies were shortlisted online and everyone had to undergo grueling online auditions.

The name of MTV’s new series is Luv Reels and it has been reported that it is India’s first user generated film series.

MTV has collaborated with two production houses – Red Chillies Idiot Box and Milestone Movies Pvt Ltd – to produce three romantic movies as part of this series.

Aditya Swamy, senior vice president (Sales and Marketing), MTV India commented that young people in India love to see creative shows and this new series has been made keeping in mind the ideas and lifestyle of the new generation.

Shahrukh Khan Forms A Great Human Being

Gauri is indeed the luckiest woman who is married to a person like Shah Rukh, He is not only a great actor, but he has a great respect for women and can’t hurt them or let them being hurt at any cost.

Shah Rukh khan is a blessed person and he makes sure that every women around him, never gets ill-treated. He greatly obliges to his female fans, he signs autographs for them, poses for pictures and throws his dimpled smile on them. He makes sure that women around him get most of the attention and care.

There are many other examples to prove his respect for women. Shah Rukh is extremely caring and protective for women and his wife, Gauri and he have made a rule in their house ‘Mannat’.

The actor himself reveals, “Gauri and I want the female workers of the house to feel at ease when they are working. We thus make sure that on few floors the men workers of the house are not allowed as the women shouldn’t feel conscious when they get up in the morning and start working.”

In another incident, during a press conference, Shah Rukh drove away the photographers and when the actor’s body guards did the same, he ordered them not to hurt any of the female crowd.

The examples shows, apart from being a great actor, a great father and an extremely loving husband, he also forms a great human being.

King of Romance Shahrukh Khan to produce romantic movies for youth

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s TV production company Red Chillies Idiot Box is set to produce romantic movies for the youth that will be aired on MTV.

After non-stop music and adventure-based reality shows, MTV is venturing into romantic movies that will appeal to the Indian youth.

The channel has collaborated with two production houses - Red Chillies Idiot Box and Milestone Movies Pvt Ltd - to produce three romantic movies as part of their new series “Luv Reels”.

“I feel that it is very important to encourage young talent in an industry where there is such fierce competition. Keeping that emotion in mind, we are very happy to associate with MTV to launch careers of fresh talent,” Shah Rukh said in a press release.

With this series, MTV is giving a platform to young aspiring actors, singers and music composers. The makers, actors and content of these movies were shortlisted online and the cast for all three movies was selected after gruelling online auditions. The movies have been shot in London and Mumbai and are ready for release.

“Young people are always looking for fresh forms of entertainment and who knows the pulse of this audience better than the audience itself. ‘Luv Reels’ is India’s first user generated film series and it could potentially be the start of something very powerful,” Aditya Swamy, senior vice president (Sales and Marketing), MTV India, said in a press release.

The movies will be on air every Saturday starting July 3.

SRK, Preity and Ranbir in a film?

Rumour or Truth

We heard that Ranbir Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta are going to act together in a film for Dharma Productions that will go on the floors in January. PZ, it seems, suits the role.