When Farhan landed in trouble because of SRK

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan had been out of India for a long time shooting in Los Angeles for Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan.

So when he came back home to his Bandra villa, Mannat, understandably there was a euphoria outside it.

On the first Sunday of his return, there was a huge crowd standing outside his house in Bandra's Bandstand area too catch that one glimpse of him.

Our source revealed, "SRK has specially erected a small podium like structure inside his bungalow, where climbs up and waves out to his fans.

So on 25 January, just hours after he had landed in Mumbai, SRK came out to wave out to his fans. The fans went into a tizzy seeing their superstar.

Word of mouth spread faster and more and more crowds began to swell up. Soon there was a traffic jam. And stuck in that jam, was the Luck By Chance star, Farhan Akhtar.

Farhan earlier thought that the jam would break in five minutes but soon the five minutes, turned to ten and then to fifteen minutes. As the fans got more and more excited, they began jumping on cars to get a better glimpse of SRK.

There came a stage when a few hysterical fans even began to jump up and down his car. It is the when Farhan called up the King Khan on his mobile and told him to turn to his right where his car was parked.

Shah Rukh then understood the situation and immediately waved to the crowd and got off his elevated position. And that's how Farhan was finally able to reach home."

I have no cash for top players: Shah Rukh Khan

By: Princy Jain , Hindustan Times

Politics and the recession have hit Shah Rukh Khan’s plans for his Kolkata team in IPL Season 2 — his Pakistani players, Shoaib Akhtar and Salman Butt, cannot play in India; and he does not have enough extra cash to buy other top-rated players.

However, SRK is always an optimist. “I hope Kolkata be the winner this time,” he said. “I also wish the Delhi team well,” he graciously added on Wednesday’s visit to the Capital to launch Tag Heuer’s Carrera Calibre 16.

That’s not cricket! Later in the evening, SRK had a meeting with teammates John Buchanan and Sourav Ganguly. “We have a good set-up,” he said. “We have Ricky Ponting, Chris Gayle, Ishant Sharma. It should be a good season — as long as all these guys play.” The absence of Akhtar and Butt will be keenly felt, though, especially as the embargo is a big financial burden. “I don’t know which board took this decision. They may have thought ‘Thodasa... achha nahi lagega’. But unfortunately, they [the IPL board] won’t allow the money meant for the Pakistani players to be utilised in buying new players. This is a little unfair.”

It has made things difficult. “We don’t have much money left,” he said. “We couldn’t bid for expensive players like Kevin Pietersen. Their starting salaries are, like, 1.3 million dollars. We’ve already spent that.” His cheerleader talent hunt will, however, be big, SRK tells us. It will show people that “it’s not just about dancing with pom-poms” and that the girls totally “deserve respect” for their hard work.

Shahrukh's special Valentine gift to Gauri

He is a talented actor, smart businessman and a complete family man. Shahrukh Khan is extremely versatile in real life too like in reel life. Well everybody knows that this romantic hero is equally romantic person in real life too. Thus when asked about his Valentine gift to Gauri Khan, he said, "I have gifted my entire life to Gauri,".

When asked whether his forthcoming film Billu Barber, which is releasing a day before Valentine's Day, will be his gift for his wife, he quipped, "She produces all my movies and only if the film does well, she accepts any gifts. If my movie flops, then she does not accept any gift. If the film works well, my wife will accept a gift otherwise she will throw me out of the house".

He further informed that Billu Barber is a beautiful film about relationships, love and friendship. Shahrukh plays a superstar in the film while Irrfan Khan will be seen in the title role.

Hope Gauri accepts Shahrukh's gift this time. Wish you all the best Shahrukh!

I'll join politics when I'm 127: Shah Rukh Khan

He may have loads of mass appeal, but Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan Wednesday ruled out the option of joining politics ...at least until he turns 127 years old.



"I might join politics at the age of 127 - when probably you guys are old and I am still young," Shah Rukh quipped at a press conference here.

Dressed in a crisp white shirt and a chic black suit with neatly cropped hair, the 43-year-old actor spread cheer among the 200-plus crowd, including many kids, at the Emporio Mall where he came as a brand ambassador for Swiss watch brand Tag Heuer.

Shah Rukh, who is nursing a shoulder injury, was at his jocular best when he took digs at journalists and gave witty answers.

Asked about his shoulder problem, Shah Rukh told a reporter: "I just can't hug you hard enough."

"I will be well. I'm going for surgery in the next few days. I was just hoping to delay it because of a few close commitments like this event and also for promoting my film 'Billu Barber'. As soon as that is released, I will enroll myself into a hospital and get my injury repaired."

Shah Rukh said he is upset about his injury as he cannot move as much as he would otherwise like to. He is also sad that he cannot exert his body much and, therefore, has to refrain from his daily dose of exercise too.

"I am feeling a little sad because for the next six months I won't be able to play football or do any exercise. I used to lift weights but with this injury I can't do anything of that sort," he said.

Despite the injury, Shah Rukh did not let his pain show through. He made a top official of the watch brand sing "Mar jaani, mar jaani" - a peppy Hindi number from "Billu Barber".

SRK back with KBC 4

Shah Rukh Khan will be back as the charming host of Kaun Banega Crorepati later this year. The actor is said to have one year left in his contract with the channel and is expected to start working on KBC 4 in the middle of this year.



About hosting a show SRK says, “I did one season of KBC and one of Paanchvi Pass, but I still have contract with Star for one year, so I cannot host any other show outside. I think they are working on things and I am sure soon they will come up with something new. Therefore till that contract gets over I cannot think about hosting anything else. Though my last show did not do that well, so let’s see how things work out this time…”

A source from the production house says, “This year our team has been working on KBC’s format. As it is already a hit format is no risk involved. Last year we came with a different format but it was not accepted well. However everything is still being worked out currently. We have just started working on it. SRK has a contract with channel and he did a great job in the third season. Further audiences are also familiar with this format so we are expecting a good response for it. The show will be for the weekend prime time slot like earlier seasons.”

So far KBC has had three seasons. The first two seasons of the show were hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. However, with his sudden illness the show was pulled off air mid way in the season and that’s when SRK stepped in to host the third season. Last year Khan came back with a new quiz show called Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hai. Failing to garner as much TRPs as their previous seasons, it now looks like the producers are going back to KBC.


Sonali Joshi, Hill Road Media

SRK remains King of endorsements, Big B bows out

The angry young man and the master blaster have bowed out of India’s Top 10 list of celebrities endorsing products on television in 2008 while telecom tycoons toppled softdrink companies to get the maximum shine out of the stars.



Shah Rukh Khan continued to be the King in the list that saw five new entrants, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor, Madhavan and Vidya Balan.

Along with Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar, Aishwarya Rai, Preity Zinta and Kajol found the exit route from the elite league, shows a new TAM AdEx report.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian cricket captain currently leading an eight consecutive ODI-winning rally, was the only sportsman in the list, that was absolutely monopolised by Bollywood.

SRK delays surgery for Billu Barber

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has put his surgery on hold for his soon to release home production Billu Barber. The actor will now go for his shoulder surgery after the film's release but before that King Khan will have to undergo intensive physiotherapy.

The injury happened while SRK was shooting a special appearance for the film Dulha Mil Gaya. He was advised surgery but hoped physiotherapy would do the trick but now it looks like there's no avoiding the scalpel.

Sources close to Shah Rukh say that while he would prefer to have the operation here but to duck the public and papparazzi, the superstar may have to opt for a surgery abroad.

"Surgeons in Los Angeles have suggested that he should go for a surgery now. It is better that he gets it done soon," says Dr Ali Irani, Physiotherapist.

"I'll go in after Billu releases if it does well I'll go in for surgery happy and if it is not nice then I'll have somewhere to hide but I think people will like the film," said Shah Rukh Khan.

It is during the schedule of Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan where his injury worsened but even here, the injury did not get in the way of his fans or his film commitments, proving yet again that nothing keeps the king down for long.



Vikram Thapa, NDTV Correspondent

Priyan turns down SRK's request

Director Priyadarshan has proved that even SRK can't fiddle with his creative choices.

According to reports, the director politely turned down Baadshah's request to appoint Farah Khan as the choreographer of Mar Jaani in Billu Barber.

The song that is filmed on Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor and has become a blockbuster is choreographed by Priyadarshan's favourite choreographer Prasanna Sujit.

However, Priyadarshan surely could not offend our King Khan, so he offered the other item song Love Mera Hit Hit to Farah Khan.

So no ego clashes here!

SRK gets dodgy with doggy

Well, we all know that Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan share a unique love-hate relationship.

And, Aamir even wrote on his blog about how he called his dog ‘Shah Rukh’. Though King Khan took it sportingly, it is also a known fact that SRK doesn’t forget things easily.

While talking about the Oscar-nominated film Slumdog Millionaire at a press conference recently, SRK smartly picked the word ‘dog’ and with a sarcastic smile said, “I have a very old relation with the word dog!” Now you know what he was taking a dig at Aamir.

I am always ready for a healthy competition: Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan is a well known name not only in India but also in abroad. He kick started his acting career with Fauzi in 1988 and now his production company Red Chillies Idiot Box is making a new show named ‘Ghar Ki Baat Hai’ to be aired on NDTV Imagine.

We get into a candid chat with the superstar of the entertainment hub.

Q. Why have you opted for the word ‘idiot box’ as the name of your production house as it is a slang?
A. No, I don't consider it as slang. Idiot is an American word which is quite often used for television I think Red Chillies Entertainment sounds a bit ok types, so to make it more interesting and eye catchy and to bring in curiosity amongst people we used the word ‘idiot box’.

Q. 'Ghar ki Baat Hai' show is how much related to 'your ghar ki baat'?
A. (jokes) Indian television is still not that fund sufficient that it can afford to make my ghar ki baat. Yes, there are many things which are related to my ghar ki baat too. The naughtiness of my children and stuffs have also been incorporated in the show because yeh to Ghar Ki Baat Hai."

Q. Will you be making any special appearance in the show?
A. Yes, if there is a need then definitely I'll be seen in the show. The directors believe that my appearance brings in high T.R.P. but unfortunately it did not happened in my last.

Q. Why have you chosen sitcom? What type of shows do you like watching on television?

A. I personally love watching comedy shows a lot like Sarabhai Vs. Sarabhai and Khichadi which are one of my favorites. Comedy has always been an entertaining zone and people really like them as such shows make their ribs tickle.

Q. Slumdog Millionaire has been nominated for the Oscars. What do you think about the film? Do you regret not doing the movie?
A. I think it's a brilliant movie and I am really happy that Indian cinema has attained new heights from this movie. It is not a question about regretting or not regretting but I think I would have been no match of what Anil Kapoor has performed in this film.

I am really happy for him. He has done a fabulous job and has done justice to the role which wasn't possible for me.

Q. Do you think this is the right time to enter the television Industry, as the competition is at its best these days?
A.I don't go on time; it’s simply that if you want to do something whole heartedly it should be done. I am always ready for a healthy competition as it helps you to reach new heights.

Q. You kick started with television and after ages you are back to square one. What do you have to say about that?

A. I started my career with Fauzi in 1988. Then I did Circus in 1989. That marked my television career. After sometime I jumped to movies and then my television career almost came to an end. Later in life I again got back to television to host a few shows.

'Ghar Ki Baat' is being produced by Red Chillies Idiot Box and I sincerely feel its back to square one.

Q. Aziz Mirza and Ananth Mahadevan have always been close associates to you. Now Aziz is the creative head of the show and Ananth is the director and you are the producer of the show.
A. It was always a pleasure to work with both these gentlemen. Ananth has always been referred as my 'on-screen papa', all thanks to Baazigar. Aziz is really 'aziz' to me. When I was new to the Industry, he held my hand and I sincerely thank him for whatever I am today.

I am very much relaxed because I know both of them and I know they will do great work for Red Chillies Idiot Box.

Making Of 'Khudaya Khair' (Billu Barber)