Dressing Up SRK

Besides a celebrity's wife, guess who else knows a star up close and intimately?

It's the star's designer! The designer knows it all – the shoe size, the colour of his hair, his likes and dislikes and even when he loses a kilo or puts on an inch.

Naresh Rohira (of Masculine in Juhu) has been superstar Shah Rukh Khan's favourite designer for the past 20 years, ever since the actor casually strolled into his shop as Hema Malini's new discovery.

"It is still so clear in my mind the day Shah Rukh Khan came to my store," muses Naresh dreamily. "He was shooting those days for Hema Malini's film Dil Aashna Hai.

He called me and walked into the shop, dressed in jeans with his shirt half tucked in and half hanging out. His trademark style. I took his measurement, he sat reading a newspaper and smoking."

"Even the bandhgala he wore for the Raavan premiere in London was made by us"

From that day to 2010, two decades later, Shah Rukh Khan's measurements haven't changed! "Except in the last two years when he was shooting for Ra.One and lost weight for it," reveals the man who's privy to such minute details about SRK. "During Dil Aashna Hai he got married and asked me to make a suit for him.

I made a black tuxedo and sent it to Delhi. He came back, met me and announced, 'From now onwards you'll be making all my outfits regularly'. It's been 20 years and I am still with him. His loyalty towards his people is strong. Like me, his makeup guy, Ravi dada and Subhash dada, his right-hand man, have all been with him for years."

Is Shah Rukh fastidious about what he wears? Is he aware of the latest trends in fashion and does he prompt Naresh towards the designs he wants? "He is the most non-fussy person I know," says Naresh. "He likes to wear only black, will not wear any other colours.

"When he got married, I made a black tuxedo and sent it to Delhi. He came back and told me, 'From now onwards you'll be making all my outfits!'"

He loves tuxedos and I have made more than 1000 suits for him, all in black with a white shirt inside. I have failed to make him wear colours like blue and grey. What he is very particular about are his jeans. They are only in various shades of blue.  And he is particular when it comes to his films, the clothes should go with his character. Otherwise he is easy and non-fussy with his personal wardrobe.

Give him his favourite colours and he will wear whatever you give him. He also repeats his outfits easily and without a fuss. Before he goes to any function, I go to his house and choose his outfit.

When he was shooting  in Berlin for Don 2, he asked me to send him suits for some functions he had to attend there and I sent them from here. Whatever boss (SRK) wears is made by us," Naresh crows with evident pride. "I have a room downstairs in my shop which has jackets and other clothes exclusively for him. At home he is always in jeans, tees and sports shoes. He never wears shorts or chappals."

Two decades later, Shah Rukh Khan's measurements haven't changed! "Except in the last two years when he was shooting for Ra.One and lost weight for it" – Naresh Rohira

For Eid this year, SRK had tweeted that he wanted his son Aryan to wear a sherwani. Did Naresh manage to come up with something suitable? "Oh yes," he replies with alacrity. "I made both the sherwanis (for dad and son) in the same colour (black of course) and the same fabric.

I have told Shah Rukh that my son will make Aryan's clothes at Masculine. For me, Masculine is Shah Rukh Khan. Even the bandhgala he wore for the Raavan premiere in London was made by us."

"He loves tuxedos and I have made more than 1000 suits for him, all in black with a white shirt inside!"

Naresh has no insecurities when some of SRK's film costumes are made by other designers. As he explains, "See, I only do men's outfits and I have a business to run. I can't always be on the sets, sit with the directors or travel to shoots. Over the years, the film business has changed. Designers do both male and female costumes. However, even if his films have other designers, all of boss's costumes have to go through me.

I know his measurements, his moods, likes and dislikes. Just sometime back, his designer for a film came and ordered T-shirts. I told him that SRK does not wear short tees, he wears a particular length, but he refused to listen to me. When the tees were given to Shah Rukh at the shoot, boss saw the length and we had to bring the tees to his right size.

"I remember a very funny incident," he goes on. "A whole lot of stuff had gone for him for a shooting and I didn't check his shoes.

Fast Facts On SRK

  His shoe-size is 9

  Height 5' 10"

  Collar size 15 ¼"

  He only wears an Italian brand called AG jeans

  You'll never catch him in shorts or chappals

  Shah Rukh doesn't like to use accessories. It's just his Tag Heur watch

  His sunglasses are from Tom Ford

I got a call to rush to his sets. When I went to his van, he had worn the shoes but the sizes were different, one was 9 and the other was 8! He wasn't angry but joked, 'Main pehen leta hoon, ek 8 hain ek 9 hai. It's like Ajit wore in Yaadon Ki Baraat. This will start a trend.' It was funny and I quickly arranged the right size!"

It's said that his wife Gauri has a strong hand in deciding what SRK wears. Naresh happily concedes, "Gauri helped me a lot in the beginning when I started working for boss. She used to do his costumes and she gave me a lot of inputs which helped me. Now she is not involved in his clothes.

It's between me and Shah Rukh. Karan Johar is also a great help and comes up with valuable suggestions. I have learnt a lot from him. Shah Rukh loves Italian shoes in tan, brown and black. At night he wears tracks and tees. He is basically a jeans and shirt guy."

"He had worn the shoes but one was size 9 and the other was 8! He joked, 'Main pehen leta hoon, like Ajit in Yaadon Ki Baraat. This will start a trend!'"

If all this paints the picture of an affable superstar not obsessed with his wardrobe, you're dead right. His staff finds Shah Rukh easy to approach and humane. "Oh yes," nods Naresh. "He knows their problems and tries to help them as much as possible. He's really a down-to-earth guy."

How many times has Shah Rukh visited the store in Juhu? "After I got the shop renovated, I had a puja and called him, but he was busy shooting. He told me to go ahead with the puja, as work is worship. Once he is back he will come here. I work for the best man in the business and I am happy!"

Source: thefilmstreetjournal.com/2010/12/dressing-up-srk/

SRK's father was considered for a role in 'Mughal-e-Azam'

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's father Taj Mohammed Khan was considered for the role of Durjan Singh in K Asif's 'Mughal-e-Azam', but was forced to turn it down due to ill-health.

"My father did consider Khan saab for the role - if his son is anything to go by then I'm sure he would have done a tremendous job," K Asif's son Akbar said in a documentary on the Star Network last night. The documentary was released as part of the 50th anniversary tribute to the historic film 'Mughal-e-Azam'. Hosted by Shah Rukh himself and produced by his company Red Chillies, the unique Mughal-e-Azam documentary features interviews with Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Hrithik Roshan and Prithviraj Kapoor's great grand children Ranbir and Kareena Kapoor. The documentary also featured masterpieces by artist M F Husain who was directly inspired by the film to paint 52 priceless works of art. "I wanted Mughal-e-Azam to take a step beyond immortality and that is why I humbly asked the great Husain saab to do the paintings. "He has worked hard over the period of five years to create superb works of art, which say more about my father's film than any scholar, expert or historian can and that is why they will remain a permanent stamp in history, just like this great documentary," said Akbar. Source: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/116473/srks-father-considered-role-mughal.html

Shah Rukh Khan ‘Kiss and make up’ with Sunil Gawaskar

After a year and more, the scuffle between Shah Rukh and Sunil Gavaskar over the latter's comments on the Kolkata Knight Rider's coach John Buchanan, Shah Rukh apologized to Sunil Gavsakar. At the recently held Sahara India Sports Awards 2010 hosted by Shah Rukh Khan, when Gavaskar came on the stage to receive an award, SRK took a moment to reminisce over the dirty war of words and politely apologized saying that whatever was reported was misconstrued by media and he respects him and loves him for the several honour he has brought to the country". Gavaskar smiled and accepted his apology brushing it off as an over blown media gimmick. Notably this was not the first apology SRK made in the last few weeks- there were others like Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Leela Bhansali who SRK went back to mending the sour relationships.

Image: Star Plus

All this and more! Sahara India Sports Awards 2010 will bring some of the most magical moments between sports stars and Bollywood. SISA felicitates the sports talent across the country and entertains as it brings the amalgamation of sports and Bollywood on television. Watch Virendra Sehwag, MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraaj Singh, Sunil Gavaskar, Jwala Gutta, Sania, Shoaib, Sreesanth, Vijendra Singh, Suresh Raina, Sonaksshi Sinha, kareena kapoor, Prachi Desai, Jaqueline Fernandes and many more at the most entertaining night for Bollywood and sports aficionados on Television.

Source: http://frontierindia.net/shah-rukh-khan-kiss-and-make-up-with-sunil-gawaskar

Priyanka mobbed in Shahrukh's presence

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has a huge fan following all over the world. So, what do you expect when she goes out in public with superstar Shahrukh Khan, who is a much bigger name? Certainly a huge crowd trying to have a glimpse of their favourite stars.

But sometime, fans can turn unruly. Shahrukh and Priyanka faced just that when they landed Mumbai International Airport from Berlin recently. It is said that the actors were mobbed by the crowd.

Well, the Baadshsh, who could beat up hundreds of men in reel life, couldn't protect her from the crowd!

Source: http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2010/priyanka-chopra-shahrukh-khan-mobbed-021210.html

Don duo returns

Don duo returns
Priyanka Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan returned to Mumbai after a two-month long schooting

schedule in Berlin for Don 2, directed by Farhan Akhtar. They came out together from the international airport. On seeing the crowd, SRK, who had a security cordon, escorted the actress safely to her car as she had no bodyguards. He then went back inside after PC left.

Source: http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/dec/021210-B-Town-airport-Shilpa-Raj-Katrina-Sameera-Priyanka-Shah-Rukh.htm

Is Shahrukh Khan bored from Twitter?

Whatever Shahrukh Khan does he gives in his hundred percent, and one can learn from SRK about almost any subject, be it cinema or twitter, SRK does wonders everywhere he goes.

 

 

When Shahrukh Khan joined twitter (twitter.com/IAMSRK) he immediately got a following which few have managed to attract till date on the micro blogging site and why not when people are getting a chance to interact with their superstar and too so directly, anyway Shahrukh also never disappointed his fans and kept them in awe by posting latest happenings of his life continuously.

 

However it has been quite some time now when Shahrukh last posted (November 3) something on twitter, and this became the talk of town, media and fans alike were going frenzy as they were not getting their daily dose of star's daily life. Yesterday when Shahrukh Khan returned (along with Priyanka Chopra) from Berlin after completing the shooting of Don 2, we caught up with him at the Mumbai airport and asked him about it, he said that he had expected something else out of twitter, and does not like the micro blogging site anymore.

 

All we can say is that if at all Shahrukh decides to quit twitter it will be more than 7 lakh people who will be disappointed.

Whatever Shahrukh Khan does he gives in his hundred percent, and one can learn from SRK about almost any subject, be it cinema or twitter, SRK does wonders everywhere he goes.

 

 

When Shahrukh Khan joined twitter (twitter.com/IAMSRK) he immediately got a following which few have managed to attract till date on the micro blogging site and why not when people are getting a chance to interact with their superstar and too so directly, anyway Shahrukh also never disappointed his fans and kept them in awe by posting latest happenings of his life continuously.

 

However it has been quite some time now when Shahrukh last posted (November 3) something on twitter, and this became the talk of town, media and fans alike were going frenzy as they were not getting their daily dose of star's daily life. Yesterday when Shahrukh Khan returned (along with Priyanka Chopra) from Berlin after completing the shooting of Don 2, we caught up with him at the Mumbai airport and asked him about it, he said that he had expected something else out of twitter, and does not like the micro blogging site anymore.

 

All we can say is that if at all Shahrukh decides to quit twitter it will be more than 7 lakh people who will be disappointed.

Source: http://www.filmitadka.in/20101202452/gossip/is-shahrukh-khan-bored-from-twitter.html

Shah Rukh Khan: the.one

Shah Rukh Khan...not shaken, not stirred. Filmfare gets a heady feeling

 

 

We've seen you working out of your skin over the past few days. Does that stretch you out?
Ra.One is almost complete, barring a few days of polishing, touching up and reshooting. There are times when I go home, sit in my bathroom and stare out of the window feeling completely drained both mentally and physically. But it's at such times when you feel most exhausted that you have to put in that extra effort and finish a job. There have been countless times when I've complained to my director and production team that I'm tired of making this film. But then I realise that everyone around me is as tired. I tell my team that when both he and his team mates are tired, it's up to one of them to push the others and complete the work. Because it's that last ounce of strength, which makes you truly successful. And, God forbid, even if things go wrong, you don't feel guilty that you didn't try hard enough. Recently, I read an interview with a big star saying that he wanted a holiday. And I instantly told myself, I need to work more, work harder and get things finished. If you ask me, I'd say I am running two days late in life. If I can get those two days from somewhere, I'll be on schedule.

 

 

Do you ever lose your cool?
Maybe once or twice a year. But then I feel bad. I feel guilty after I'm angry. Ninety per cent of the people who've worked with me, genuinely love me. So when they see me hurt, they don't like it. My kids are like that too. The other day I asked Aryan for a packet of chips and he just chucked it. I was looking the other way and it hit my face. So I reprimanded him. He got upset and wouldn't speak to me. Then he asked whether I was serious. I told him that he had to behave himself.  He got so emotional and the whole house got emotional. So I just told myself that I won't lose my temper. Because, when you get angry it hurts others emotionally. On the sets, if I don't like someone I'm nicest to them. So they're confused. While they're being mean, I'm still cordial. Some of them think I take a lot of shit, others think I am spineless because I don't react. The thing is, if I'm really nice to you, I've overcome you. I don't want to deal with you anymore in my life. When you overcome someone, the desire to be angry with them doesn't exist any more. I only get angry with people who really matter to me. Actually, the only time you show true love is when you're angry with someone. I'm angry because I'm concerned that you are doing things that are not right and I want you to do otherwise. Anger is one of the most beautiful expressions of love and concern. 

 

 

How different will Ra.One be in terms of technology?
I'm not doing anything that hasn't been done before. Yes, it has state-of-the-art CGI and a superhero concept but that's been seen earlier. What is unique is the superhero setting in an Indian film, the spectacular action, exhilarating stuff that isn't our regular Hindi movie fare. What will be path-breaking is the quality of cinema. I'm in pursuit of quality within my specific budget. If I can achieve that, then this film will be path-breaking, something future filmmakers could follow.
I've been saying this for a while now, if we don't adapt new movie making technology, Indian audiences will stop watching Indian films. We are among the few countries that have local cinema. Let's not lose that. I hope in a small way I can influence that. My film will be like a visiting card that says here is www.technology.com, please visit it and make use of it. I might have had foreign guys flown in to supervise the work but this is going to be an indigenous Indian CGI film. The entire VFX process has been done in my office. There are roughly 3800 VFX shots in this film, some you may not even realise are CGI, but most importantly all are done by Indians. In that way, it's path-breaking because once the film is released, 250 Indians who've worked under the supervision of Oscar winners will be as adept as their foreign counterparts and 10 will be as good supervisors as those who were flown in from abroad.

 

 

What are your personal expectations from the film?
Ra.One is heartwarming and sweet. For me this would've worked even without the special effects. I'm making this film for my kids and their friends. The last film of mine they liked was Chak De! India. And I really want them to like this film too. Everytime I saw a movie like Krrish or Drona or any other foreign super hero film, I wished I could've made something like that for my kids. I really hope my kids and other kids like this film. This is a film according to my sensibilities. Most people and friends who've seen the rushes have been surprised. My wife and I saw Spider-Man with the kids. The kids loved it and wanted to see it again but my wife said she couldn't. So my aim was to make a movie that the parents would like and watch again. I'm not a serious man so I will never be able to make a Taare Zameen Par. This is my genuine ode to fathers. In our movies the mother is always deified but where is the dad? I just wanted to make a film where dads feel cool.

 

 

So how do you feel when movies like Robot that you'd rejected do overwhelming business? Do you regret not doing them?
I have a simple logic, if it's mine it's the best and if it's not mine it doesn't matter. I don't have an iota of ill will against anyone.  My work does bother me; obviously I say to myself that I could have done this better. But others' success or failure does not bother me. I'm happy that movies like
3 Idiots and Robot did well and it doesn't matter that I did not do them. Similarly, Baazigar, Deewana, Darr and Chamatkar weren't meant to be my films but I did them. Aditya Chopra had told me that he'd love me to do Dilwale… otherwise Saif Ali Khan would do it. You win some and you lose some. But if I wasn't in the race, how could I win or lose? I told Rajkumar Hirani the other day that I couldn't have done Munnabhai as well as Sanju (Sanjay Dutt). Certain things are meant for certain people.

 

 

You've always been compared to Aamir Khan and Salman Khan.
I wrote an article in which I said I'm the outsider insider. And I've always been strangely outside. How can you compare me with Amitabh Bachchan or Akshay Kumar or some new guy who hasn't even started his career yet? That's our mentality. We just want to compare. How many times do we hear that Tom Cruise is better than Brad Pitt? When I came into the industry Salman and Aamir were big stars. I've never compared myself to them not because I think I'm better than them but because I too have been around for 20 years. I've worked with them, around them and made a place for myself. Then suddenly they said I'd filled the void of a superstar. After that they started comparing Ajay Devgn and me because of which the two of us didn't speak for years. Ajay's a sweet guy, now I know him better because of Kajol. It's weird that we never spoke to each other and yet comparisons were creating issues between us. Then there were comparisons with Mukul Dev, Chandrachur Singh and Suneil Shetty. Hrithik Roshan and I were supposed to have had a spat over him usurping my stardom. Hrithik is a good friend. These things have been going on for 20 years now.

Source: http://www.filmfare.com/articles/shah-rukh-khan-theone-1819.html