'Still Reading Khan' becomes 'Shah Rukh Can'!

He is probably one of the most written about actor of the Hindi film industry. Yes, we are talking about Shah Rukh Khan, whose biography, 'Still Reading Khan', by good friend Mushtaq Shiekh, hit the stores in 2006 and generated phenomenal sales. In fact, the online orders were one of the highest ever for any category.

Well, for the fans of Bollywood's global superstar, who are craving for more, we have some good news. An updated version of 'Still Reading Khan', titled 'Shah Rukh Can', once again by Mushtaq Shiekh, is all set to hit the stands next month. As per Shiekh himself, there are going to be exclusive never before details about King Khan's personality, fears and dislikes.

So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and book a copy in advance!

''Shah Rukh has so much energy'' - Anubhav Sinha

While the news about Anubhav Sinha being signed by Shah Rukh Khan for directing a multi-million animation film is six month old news, the latest piece of information which has just come in is that the film's scripting is almost through. While Anubhav has been working non-stop on the biggest project of his lifetime so far for months in succession, even Shah Rukh is giving much more than just a helping hand to the project.

Says Anubhav Sinha who has far left behind the CASH experience, "The animation film is coming along quite well. What amazes me is the kind of energy that Shah Rukh Khan comes with. He is a powerhouse. He is pretty much cued on about the way the film is shaping up and can always be seen charged up."

Is he feeling the pressure to deliver something extraordinary considering this is going to be a dream project for not just him but also Shah Rukh?

"On the contrary I am loving all the pressure", promptly replies Sinha, "It is remarkable to see the way Shah Rukh is involved with the project. The man has so much energy. Really, I am constantly having fun while seeing the way project is shaping up."

king khan's knight Riders send five players packing

The Kolkata IPL team has decided to release five of its contracted players — Ranadeb Bose, Sourashish Lahiri, Rohan Banerjee, Cheteshwar Pujara and Yashpal Singh by Sunday.

According to the team management, coach John Buchanan has decided that the players who have not played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) till date will be released, since they have little chance of playing in the remaining six matches.

Buchanan, it was learnt, now wants to concentrate on the 16 players who have played in the IPL.

The five contracted players, however, will not have to forfeit from their contracted amounts.

KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan has sought to downplay controversy and says the decision is good for the players. "You need to construct the team with lesser amount of people and continue with it because it's just delaying matters," he said.

Bose was taken aback when he spoke to CNN-IBN about his release. "I'm disappointed. Obviously, it came to me as a surprise because I wasn't expecting something like this. But you have got to accept what they decide."

The tall medium-pacer, who was on India's tour to England last summer, also lamented not being given enough opportunities by his Kolkata team, which is led by his Bengal teammate Sourav Ganguly.

Cricket extracts more of shahurkh - King Khan's Charm

It's slowly being realized that the strong roots of the reality shows that went deeper and deeper invading the minds of the Indian television viewers till some months back have started to decay.

The success rate of the different reality shows was enormously depended on the Bollywood star power to add glamour and attract viewers and is still the same.

True emotional attachments to television programes is a thing of past when television was just meant for watching Doordarshan. With a wide menu of programes to choose, the impact of a single episode of a game show or quiz show is enough to divert a viewer's allegiance to a new show.

The culprit in the present situation is not any other reality show or quiz show but is the regaining king of sports in India, Cricket which has now become more than just the gentleman's game.

The coming of the Indian Premier League, the reinvented cricket in a capsule is playing havoc in the minds of the channel heads.

Badshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan was there cheering his team for almost all the matches of his team Kolkata Knight Riders, so were the other stars for some of the other teams.

Well there is no need to say that people who come to see the matches of Knight Riders also expects Shah Rukh to be in the stadium each time his team plays.

His presence not only encouraged his team, but in a way turned out to be a reason for a large number of people turning up to the venue.

But the King Khan magic is not working in helping the much hyped show on Starplus to gain foothold.

The old saying of 'when you gain something, you loose something else' can best define what is happening to the 'Kya aap Paanchvi Pas se thez hain' hosted by the Badshan of Bollywood himself.

King Khan gained a new status of a team owner, a new business venture and new share of experiences. Then who is loosing?

The new show of Shah Rukh was expected to surpass the triumph of his previous show. But the numbers say a different story.

According to the media planners the opening ratings of the show is far less than what was expected and is not moving upwards from 3 and 4 points.

The points are flying towards the IPL's side which got 8 points in the opening match itself.

Did the B-Town megastar Amitabh Bachchan predict the outcome of the popularity of the show before itself when he was offered to be the host of Shah Rukh's Panchvi Pass?

Shah Rukh Khan's cameo disasters

One shining bright face, which has been the eternal darling in the world of advertisements, movies, reality shows, and lately cricket as well, is undoubtedly that of the Bollywood Baadshah, Shah Rukh Khan, who has already taken entertainment to the next level altogether!

It has been time and again proven that he is indeed a Midas Touch man who pumps gold out of everything and anything he lays his hands on! But if you feel that he is Mr. Everything who can do no wrong, then, think again, as even the Moon has got a black spot, and SRK is a human after all!

It's true that SRK, the one-man army, whose mere name presence, guarantees a film to be a superhit even before its release. After all, they do not call him the King Khan or the Baadshah of Bollywood for nothing!

But what is strange is that the films in which SRK has the main lead, have been mega hits, whereas the films in which he has done cameos, had the Box Office turning its back on. Simply put, his cameo appearance-movies have always bit the dust.

Here's presenting the 'Bestimonials', we mean, the 'Best of Testimonials' which stand proof to the above statement.

SRK did his first cameo appearance in Dushman Duniya Ka, which was directed by the late Mehmood. The film was about the protagonist Lucky and his drug addiction habit, which was penned in the hilarious and tragic way but the film refused to jingle at the ticket windows and went hugely unnoticed, despite the fact that it had the 'Mega Star of the Box Office'. SRK's other cameo appearances in films like Gudgudee (1997) and Gaja Gamini (2000) were also a major letdown.

Next in line was the Samar Khan directed Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye starring Arshad Warsi, Mahima Choudhary, and Shah Rukh Khan in a Special Appearance. The film revolved around an airport. But again, Shah Rukh Khan's presence couldn't prevent the salvo's misfiring.

Shakti - The Power, a Sridevi and Boney Kapoor's production, that was directed by Krishna Vamsi, showed a one-woman-army, Karisma Kapoor's, fight to get her son back. The makers might have sensed that the film had too much of violence. Hence, SRK was brought in the picture to add some humor. He played a local Bihari boy who helps Karisma reach her destination and protects her from the goons. But of course, the biggest highlight of the film was SRK's performance on the track 'Ishq Kamina'. The song also had a special appearance by the ever gorgeous Aishwarya Rai as an item girl. Unfortunately, the film was a disaster at the Box Office.

The other one in the Cameo-flops list include Kaal, in which SRK did a first 'Item Number' with the original oomph-mati Malaika Arora Khan, before doing 'Dard-e-Disco' and 'Break Free'. Even though the song was a huge hit with sleek picturization, the film failed to click with the audiences.

These back-2-back cameo debacles don't end just here. SRK was seen in Hunky Arjun Rampal's home production I See You, in which he was seen playing the guitar whereas Hrithik Roshan doing his favorite dance stint, which has also refused to smile at the box office.

And last but not the least, who can forget the major fiasco of the recent times, which was called as Krazzy 4, a film that was hyped to the core, piggy banking on SRK's item number! The film also had the super clash of the titans SRK V/s the Hrithik Roshan, both of whom danced to the same track. If that was not enough, it also had the 'Item Queen' Rakhi Sawant. Sad but true, none of the three pillars could manage to help the film stand firm at the Box-Office!

So, is it that SRK's luck doesn't favor his cameo appearances? The answer to this question remains a mystery. Though SRK's cameo roles haven't been able rub the magic on the films, he has always been a striver and not concerned with what will be the outcome of it. So, keep going Khan and best of luck for Bhoothnath

‘Bidaai’ girls Parul and Sara get to kiss and dance with King Khan.

The ‘Bidaai’ girls got a break from sobbing as they were on SRK’s show on Star Plus to test their book knowledge on ‘Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain?’.

Parul is a die-hard SRK fan and she apparently asked him back stage if she could kiss and dance with him, and the humble superstar was completely fine with it.

Parul and Sara were nervous, but SRK made them feel at ease with his humor; their on-screen family - Alok Nath, Vibha, Sonia and Shabana - were there to cheer the two.

Sara and Parul both were glad as they got a chance to kiss Shahrukh and the two girls sure took their own good time with SRK; they also managed to win Rs. 10,00,000 ($250K) and they were generous enough to donate it to non-profit Help Age India.

‘Bidaai’ girls sure made it a ‘Sunday Special’ for fans. So, do checkout this weekend as SRK puts the Stars on the spot.

IPL overpowers 'saas bahu' serials

With the DLF Indian Premier League on full throttle it's a battle for eyeballs on television all for the moolah and it seems that the men on field have overtaken the bahus of the box.

IPL isn't really a fight between Test cricket and T20 but actually between Kricket with a K and Kyun Ki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi or Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain serials, which are competing with the IPL for prime time viewing.

The advertising rates for soaps are about Rs 80,000 per 10 seconds while for IPL matches it's a huge RS 2 lakh plus for 10 seconds.

That's not all, TRP ratings during match timings show that Star Plus and Sony have lost a chunk of their audiences to the men on the field.

So, the really IPL USP is SRK as owner, team mascot Preity Zinta at all the matches, cute cheerleaders and of course great slam bang cricket.

"It is the best in reality TV so to speak, because we don't know how a game will play out or pan out. You have a realistic game show playing out, it is strong enough programming," said Sneha Rajani, CEO, SET Max.

This game is no longer played on a 22-yard strip, there's a big picture that is unfolding on the small screen. And as of now it seems Shah Rukh on the field is preferred to Shah Rukh in a studio.
Source-ndtvmovies.com

We will win the IPL trophy, says Shah Rukh

Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, says he is confident that his team will win the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 trophy.

A day after Kolkata Knight Riders faced their second consecutive defeat losing to Mumbai Indians on their home ground Eden Gardens here Tuesday, Shah Rukh Wednesday reposed his trust in the team.

"We Knight Riders are positive. We know that we will win some matches and lose some. But ultimately the IPL trophy will be ours," Shah Rukh said before leaving the city.

After starting their campaign on a high note winning their first two matches - against Bangalore Royal Challengers and Deccan Chargers, the Sourav Ganguly-led Knight Riders lost to Kings XI Punjab and then a resurgent Mumbai Indians Tuesday night.

Is the team not at all affected by the defeats?

"The seniors like Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting know that to achieve success you have to understand and accept failure. But the youngsters in the team were feeling a bit low. So I decided to stay back with them here a little longer. We even arranged for a private get-together and danced till 4 a.m," said Shah Rukh.

And how does he personally see this defeat at the home ground?

"Kolkatans know that Knight Riders will never let them down. As for me, I have been successful for the last 20 years because I know how to ride over failure. Kabhi kabhi jeetne ke liye haarna bhi parta hai aur haarkar jeetne wale ko baazigar kehte hai. And we are beyond baazigars, we are the Knight Riders," Shah Rukh said recollecting his famous dialogue from the film "Baazigar".

Is the team suffering from captain Sourav Ganguly's off-form?

"You can't question ace players like Sourav Ganguly. He is aware of his form more than even coach John Buchanan and will sort out things himself.

Will Kolkata see Shahrukh in all the Knight Riders matches?

"I don't know about other cities. But I have worked out my calendar in a way that I don't miss a single match in Kolkata. This city is our hub, it's like being home."

Source-mangalorean.com

Hritik Roshan: Thankful for Shahrukh Khan

Bollywood actor Hritik Roshan appreciates kind hearted Shahrukh Khan for the item song in Krazzy 4 and very thankful to him. Roshan production’s forthcoming movie Krazzy 4 is almost ready to release and King Khan did an item song in the film. In the film song has two version in which Shahrukh Khan’s song will be a part of the film even Hritik Roshan’s song for promotional used only. For this pleasant co operation of Shahrukh Khan star Hritik Roshan said that he is a benevolent and fantastic actor and doesn’t need to dance because his gestures are absolutely outstanding. In the beginning of his career Shahrukh Khan did a lot of work in Roshan Family’s movies like Karan Arjun and Koyla.
The song has been sung by Vishal Dadlani and composed by Rajesh Roshan. Hritik says that everyone has given a fabulous support for making the song and singer Vishal Dadlani didn’t accept the cheque from Rakesh Roshan. Recently blue eyed star’s movie Jodhaa Akbar hit the screen and now he is starting his new project with Anurag Basu. About him Hritik speaks he is a very sensible director and believe in doing something different so Roshan actor is a very big fan of him.