Muslim groups protest against Shiva Sena for targeting Shah Rukh Khan

New Delhi, Feb.1 : A number of activists from various Muslim organisations took to streets in the capital on Monday to protest against Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray for targeting Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan for wishing Pakistani players should have been picked for the upcoming edition of the IPL tournament.

The activists from various Muslim organisations burnt posters bearing the image of Bal Thackeray, founder and chief of the Shiv Sena party.

"Our message is that Shah Rukh (Khan) and Aamir (Khan) are the pride of our nation. Bal Thackeray, the chief of Shiv Sena, has no right to give this certificate of 'traitor' to anyone. First he should sort Maharashtra, his own state, out. Sometimes he raises issues about Maharashtra and north India and now Salman Khan andShah Rukh Khan. I want to ask Bal Thackeray whether he plans to take up all of India's causes," said one protestor.

The rally in New Delhi comes after Shiv Sena protestors demonstrated outside 'Mannat', the actor's Mumbai bungalow on Sunday (January 31) and burnt posters of his upcoming film 'My Name is Khan' on Friday (January 29).

At the IPL auctions held in Mumbai on January 19, none of the eight franchise teams bid for the 11 Pakistani players.

Pakistan cricket team, the current world T20 champion, played in the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008.

But they were denied permission by Islamabad last year due to tensions between India and Pakistan following the Mumbai attacks on November 26 2008.

Team owners said they did not bid for Pakistani players this year because they were apprehensive about the availability of the players.

Khan also added that the Kolkata Knight Riders did not bid for a Pakistani player as they had reached their cap on foreign players, after choosing Kiwi fast bowler Shane Bond.

The IPL is India's Twenty20 domestic competition played in the month of April and May at various venues throughout India.
Source: http://www.littleabout.com/news/64528,muslim-groups-protest-shiva-sena-targeting-shah-rukh-khan.html

Sharukh Khan to don quizmaster's hat in Bangalore

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will don the quizmaster's hat and grill future CEOs and brand managers at 'Dare 10', a business and marketing quiz show.

To be held at Kormangala Indoor stadium here on February 8 the grand quiz finale will see Shah Rukh questioning 12 finalists from six business schools on various subjects, including marketing concepts and brands.

But it is not just their knowledge that will be tested as the participants should also be knowing how to shake a leg, swing a boomerang and take a diving catch which will earn them brownie points.

The 12 finalists have cleared a zonal round, a national round and an international round before making to the grand finale here, a press release from the organisers said.

Source: http://www.ptinews.com/news/495337_Sharukh-Khan-to-don-quizmaster-s-hat-in-Bangalore
The finale would encompass a mix of audio visuals, performances, challenges and audience interactions.

Read what SRK, Kajol say, Live!

A Shah Rukh Khan movie release is always a big event. And if the film is directed by Karan Johar and co-stars the heroine who looks best opposite SRK -- Kajol -- it's one of the biggest events of the year.

That makes this year's Valentine's Day release -- My Name Is Khan -- very exciting.

SRK, Kajol and Karan Johar will promote My Name Is Khan in New York on February 1.

And to catch them in action is Aseem Chhabra who will keep readers updated as the stars speak.

Source: http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/01/catch-srk-kajol-live.htm

Shahrukh Khan flaunts his flamboyance

Man of the moment

The Cine Blitz February issue seems to be the My Name Is Khan special edition with buddies Shahrukh Khan and Karan Johar posing together for the cover page.

Though SRK is often called 'a walking chimney' but here, arguably for the first time in a magazine, he is shown smoking a cigarette. Doesn't the debonair Khan look charismatic here! The spread carries an exclusive, long interview with Khan, where he has talked about his loneliness and what keeps him away from a good night sleep.

"Some days I'm okay and some days I feel bad. Just the other night I was alone and I was thinking yeh kyun ho raha hai…Kyun sab ulta bol rahe hain? I got very depressed. I couldn't sleep after that."
The Cine Blitz February issue seems to be the My Name Is Khan special edition with buddies Shahrukh Khan and Karan Johar posing together for the cover page.

Though SRK is often called 'a walking chimney' but here, arguably for the first time in a magazine, he is shown smoking a cigarette. Doesn't the debonair Khan look charismatic here! The spread carries an exclusive, long interview with Khan, where he has talked about his loneliness and what keeps him away from a good night sleep.

"Some days I'm okay and some days I feel bad. Just the other night I was alone and I was thinking yeh kyun ho raha hai…Kyun sab ulta bol rahe hain? I got very depressed. I couldn't sleep after that."

Source: http://www.apunkachoice.com/content/slide_show/sid1636-shahrukh_khan_flaunts_his_flamboyance/

Jackie Chan and SRK to Work Together in Bollywood Movie

Jackie Chan is expected to work alongside Shahrukh Khan in a bollywood movie called "RA.One" soon. That is for sure going to bring some changes in the typical Bollywood fight scenes with jackie Chan martial art mastering.

Jackie Chan has not yet agreed to participate in the movie and the movie's producers are still waiting for his approval. A detailed script of the movie has been sent to actor Jackie Chan for review. In the movie, Jackie Chan is apparently going to be in the skin of a scientist hero who will also be the friend of the other hero (Shahrukh Khan) and help him to kick out the villains.

The movie is expected to be shot in Miami using special crews of Hollywood for the different scenes and special effects. As for the main actress of the movie, rumors have it that it will be Kareena Kapoor in the lead.

Source: http://www.islandcrisis.net/2010/02/jackie-chan-srk-bollywood-movie/

Karan Johar wants to work with Aamir Khan

Though it's well known that Karan Johar loves to work with Shahrukh in his films, but the celebrity filmmaker is not averse to the idea of working with the other Khan, we mean Aamir Khan too.

Reportedly, in a recent interview the filmmaker admitted that he has huge respect for Aamir Khan's talent and would like to work with him some day. Though there are no films in the pipeline with Aamir, but it seems KJO has no qualms working with the other Khans as well.

The filmmaker is also upset over the fact that none of his recent films brought him any award. In a candid admission the filmmaker said, "I am very touchy about awards and I am disappointed that none of my films won any award despite being critically acclaimed."

Source: http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/10/feb/01-karan-johar-wants-to-work-with-aamir-khan-021002.asp

Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol arrive in New York, 100,000 people follow!

Shah Rukh Khan arrived in New York with Kajol, his 'My Name is Khan' (MNIK) co-star, on Sunday afternoon closely followed by 100,000 fans, on Twitter that is.

Shah Rukh Khan arrived in New York with Kajol, his 'My Name is Khan' (MNIK) co-star, on Sunday afternoon closely followed by 100,000 fans, on Twitter that is.

When Shah Rukh entered Twitterverse on January 3, we predicted he would have the largest following on the micro blogging site amidst all Indians. Within 15 hours of his first tweet, he had 10,000 followers, a little over 15 days later the number had crossed 100,000.

We expect Shah Rukh following to cross the million mark before the summer ends and we doubt any Indian could do better, which is one good reason why we expect the other Khans to stay out of Twitterverse.

Shah Rukh is a delight to follow on Twitter because he tweets straight from his heart. He uses Twitter to bare his soul, not promote his work, and his fans love that.

Shah Rukh is in New York to ring the opening bell for NASDAQ stock exchange as part of the promotional campaign for MNIK in the US. He and Kajol will ring the bell on behalf of Fox Searchlight Pictures which is distributing the film in the US market.

Meanwhile, the film's producer and director, Karan Johar, who is also a close friend of Shah Rukh and Kajol, is headed to London to promote the film in the UK.

After arriving in New York, Shah Rukh jokingly tweeted to Karan

@kjohar25 for a change kajol and me are doing the glamourous stuff & u do the hard work. heard everyone loved the film. u r a rockstar bro.

Source: http://www.sawfnews.com/Bollywood/62524.aspx