Shah Rukh's Dubai show cancelled

Dubai: Shah Rukh Khan is not coming to Dubai this Eid. The Indian Bollywood star, who was scheduled to have been the highlight of a five-day celebration called Shoppiesta, has cancelled due to scheduling conflicts of one of the stars he was to perform with. 

"Kareena Kapoor's filming schedule clashed with the Dubai date and Shah Rukh has refused to perform without her," a source told tabloid! 

Khan and Kapoor both star in superhero flick Ra.One, set for an October release. Organisers had earlier said that the Dubai event fit perfectly with the actor's global promotional tour schedule for the film. Actor Arjun Rampal, who is also in the film, has also dropped out. 

The stars were slotted for the grand finale show called 'We R.One'. 

Actors Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Malaika Arora Khan will take their place, organisers have announced. The rest of the events during the five-day festival featuring American rapper 50 Cent and a host of Arab, Iranian, Filipino and Indian artists, will go as planned. 

"It is a huge disappointment for us. As 'We R.One' is a complete show in itself with roles for each performer, the unavailability of even one artist would result in an incomplete experience for the fans. This is something which both, Shah Rukh Khan and Citron (the owner of the event), prefer to avoid at all costs," said Radhesh Menon, the project director of Shoppiesta. 

"We are confident of bringing the concert to Dubai post Shoppiesta. Our talks are progressing very positively and plans are afoot to organise a grand standalone show." 

Shoppiesta, which has been promoted as a consumer fair, will also feature shopping kiosks, adventure sports arcades and a host of other entertainment and lifestyle attractions at Meydan, according to organisers. Tickets to the fair and the concerts will be sold separately from August 15. 

For a full schedule of artists and ticketing information, go to www.shoppiesta.com

Source: http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/shah-rukh-s-dubai-show-cancelled-1.848840

Some of Shahrukh Khan’s charity works November 25th, 2009

This is one of the many interesting comments by our readers. A reader with the nickname 'Ann' in the Most Popular Actors Poll talks about her favorite star Shahrukh Khan.

In response to a question "Have you ever heard of SRK giving money away for charity?" by Anish. Ann says..

NGO called Make a Wish Foundation work out on the wishes of such children and make their wishes come true. Shah Rukh Khan has been closely involved with this NGO and has consistently come to help them out whenever they have approached him. Many of these little ones wish to meet Shah Rukh Khan and the actor arranges for such kids to be driven to his house and ensures that he spends some quality time with them bringing in joy in their lifespan.

The media is always hunting for an SRK quote. A Shah Rukh Khan interview sells more than anything. The actor who is quite aware of his popularity and market value used it to good effect a decade back. During the release of his film Dil To Pagal Hai, Shah Rukh used to charge Rs 5000 per interview whenever a media channel interviewed him. But before you think he exploited his fame to his benefit, let's clarify that he used the money strictly for charity purposes only. He used to take the money in the form of cheques in the favour of NGO.

When Shah Rukh was working on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas, an unfortunate incident occurred on the sets. A person who had just come to visit the sets and see the shooting, met with a tragic accident when a large fan fell on him and he died on the spot.

Shah Rukh personally offered help to the deceased's family and send them money in testing times. SRK was not responsible for the mishap in any way nor was he officially obligated to help. But out of his moral sense, the actor did come forward to do the needful.

Everyone who has been working with Shah Rukh Khan's company Red Chillies Entertainment right from the top-level managers to the watchmen have been treated with utmost love and respect. Shah Rukh might be taking additional revenues from banners for his star power but he distributes the share from profits to his company members as well.

It is believed that after the super success of his film Om Shanti Om, SRK distributed good part of the profits amongst his company employees as a goodwill bonus.

Some years back a reporter from a popular media channel met with an accident just after he had interviewed Shah Rukh Khan. His condition was quite critical and the hospital authorities demanded big money for his treatment since the injuries were severe. There was little time and quick money was needed for his admission.

When SRK got to know about this, he immediately arranged for the money which reportedly amounted to as high as Rs one lakh per day for the treatment. Unfortunately the guy succumbed to his injuries in some days.

Thank to Indiatimes Movies for the Article about Shah Ruks unbeliveable big heart.

And thats only a few of Shah Rukhs Charity works. Not to forget the Department for Childern with cancer in the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai wich Shah Rukh has founded. The 2 orphans from Jammu and Kashmir wich have strong burnigs and wich now get medical help because Shah Rukh pay thier whole medical costs. So please don't say Shah Rukh don't do Charity. Shah Rukh does more Charity as we all know. But he does it silently. God bless him. Oh By the way Shah Rukh is the most famous ever.

Source: http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/some-of-shahrukh-khans-charity-works/

I don't have any friends: Shah Rukh Khan

As Friendship Day nears, and after all the news doing the rounds of this one falling out with that one et al, Shah Rukh Khan comes to the fore to say that he has no friends!

It all happened at the wrap up party of 'Ra.One' that Shah Rukh Khan said, "Friendship Day is a beautiful day, I'm sure. But I don't have any friends!"

The Khan went on to add, on a more serious note, "No. I'm kidding. I'll make some more friends this Friendship Day! Or, actually I won't because with friends you tend to say anything, and then the media gets busy!"

Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-05/news-interviews/29851068_1_friendship-day-shah-rukh-khan-raone

Shah Rukh to Rock Dubai on Sep 4

Bollywood star, Shah Rukh Khan, darling of millions of his fans spread in India and elsewhere, will shortly be performing in Dubai. He is scheduled to perform at the Eid event here. Apart from him, a number of Arab, Iranian, Indian, and Filipino artistes will be performing in the event.

'Gulf News' said that his performance will be at an event to be organized by the side of Shoppiesta, a consumer fair. It will be a five-day event beginning on August 31. Every night, two concerts are set to be presented.

On the first day, Lebanese singers, Ajram and Melheim Zein, will present an Arabic night. Filipino pop and R&B band, 'South Border', is scheduled to entertain the crowd on the second night. This programme will be followed by a performance by 'Mocha Girls', an exclusive girl band.

Iranian performer, Googoosh, will take the stage on the third night, followed by a concert by Hariharn and Shankar Mahadevan the next day. The grand event featuring Shah Rukh will be unfolded on the fifth night, September 4. After performances by 50 Cent, Shah Rukh and his 70-member team of artistes including Bollywood actresses, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor, will be providing a feast to the eyes of Dubai residents.

Krishna Ramanathan, managing director of Citron, which will host the event, expects the performances to be a huge hit. He said Shopiesta will offer everything from shopping, leisure activities, adventure sports etc at one place. The event coincides with a five-day public holiday in Dubai. He promises that the ticket prices are quite affordable.

Source: http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=110818

Shah Rukh Khan owes his success to Kajol!

Its Kajol's birthday today and Twitterati is abuzz with wishes for the actress, with messages pouring in from many Bollywood celebs. Kajol has turned 37 today. She is married to Bollywood actor, Ajay Devgn, and is the mother of two kids - a daughter named Nysa and a son named Yug. Being one of the finest actresses of Bollywod, Kajol is listed amongst the most successful actresses in Bollywood till date.

Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol's on-screen pairing has been one of the most cherished pairings of Bollywood. While many stars wished Kajol on her special day on Twitter, SRK went ahead and declared that he owes his success in Bollywood to Kajol. He tweeted, "happy birthday to my friend & the maddest co star of years. i owe so much to you being born...all my love kajol. big hug on ur birthday (sic)."

Here are some of the other tweets of celebs who made it sure to wish Kajol on her birthday.

Karan Johar: "Its KAJOLS birthday!!! She's not on twitter...but give her love people...she is truly special!! The best actress...and a woman of substance (sic)!"

Source: http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-shah-rukh-khan-owes-his-success-to-kajol-2329803.html

Kareena to do a Lara Croft in Ra.One game Read more at: http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20110181508&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=124129&cp

Okay, we know that Shah Rukh Khan will launch the Ra.One game a month before the film releases in October. However, it has been recently learnt that one chapter of the game focuses on Kareena Kapoor, who's also doing extensive Lara Croft kind of stuntbaazi in it.

Though it's another thing that she has only a couple of hand-to-hand combat scenes in the movie.

Besides, the game programmers are also working on incorporating her Chhamak Chhalosong in it. "More so because this number with Akon has generated abundant hype even without any visual being out," points out an insider.

source: http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20110181508&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=124129

Eid event to feature Ajram, Shah Rukh

Dubai: Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan will get jiggy with American rapper 50 Cent and Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram along with a host of Arab, Iranian, Indian and Filipino performers at an Eid event in Dubai, Gulf News can exclusively reveal.

To be held on the sidelines of a consumer fair called Shoppiesta, the five-day event at Meydan will kick off on August 31 and feature two concerts every night.

Shopping kiosks, adventure sports arcades and a host of other entertainment and lifestyle attractions will also be included, said organisers.

"We're aiming for the masses. The majority of the tickets are going to be very well priced, starting at Dh40 for the concert and Dh5 for entry to the fair," said Krishna Ramanathan, the managing director of Citron, which owns Shoppiesta.

"This is not an elitist event. The event will feature all the things Dubai does best, from adventure sports, shopping and leisure activities during the five-day public holiday period all under one roof and all at very affordable prices."

Final night

The first night of the concert will be an Arabic night with Lebanese singers Ajram and Melheim Zein taking the stage while the second night on September 1 will see Filipino pop and R&B band South Border perform followed by girl band Mocha Girls.

Day three will feature Iranian diva Googoosh and Day 4 Indian musicians Hariharan and Shankar Mahadevan.

The final night on September 4 promises to be the biggest with the first performances kicked off by 50 Cent and followed by Khan who will be joined by a 70-member entourage including actresses Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor.

Ticket details for the concerts will be made available next week. Read tabloid! on Wednesday for more details

Source: http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/eid-event-to-feature-ajram-shah-rukh-1.846029