http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/ en Thu, 17 May 2012 22:18:04 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/images/colortheory/misc/rss.jpg http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/ http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19536&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 22:44:28 GMT Drunk' SRK abuses, attacks MCA officials at Wankhede
Last updated on: May 17, 2012 02:00 IST
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan [ Images ] got into an ugly spat with the Mumbai Cricket Association officials at the end of the IPL match between Mumbai Indians [ Images ] and Kolkata Knight Riders [ Images ] in Mumbai, on Wednesday.

According to MCA officials, Shahrukh [ Images ] who came into the Wankhede stadium, at end of the match first got into a fight with the security and when the MCA officials intervened he threatened them as well.

"He brought a few people into the field of play and when the security guard tried to stop him, they all around 20-25 abused him and attacked him. They also hit our security guard," MCA treasurer Ravi Savant told Rediff.com.

"Shah Rukh came totally drunk and he misbehaved with the officials," Sawant added.

"We will ban Shah Rukh for life from the Wankhede stadium. We are also going to file a police complaint against him," he further said.

Another MCA official said, "He abused the MCA and also abused the BCCI. We will not let him get away with this. We have called an emergency managing committee meeting on Thursday to discuss the issue. He also tried to raise his hands on the other committee members.

A few MCA officials later went to the Marine Lines police station and filed a complaint against the actor, one official added.

Khan was seen abusing the MCA officials and even charged at Sawant and others. He was seen yelling at the MCA officials using the f*** word.

Later the KKR officials took Shah Rukh away from the scene but the MCA officials were left seething in anger and promised further against the actor's rowdy behaviour.
rediff.com ]]> General SRK Talk claire http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19536 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19535&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 14:04:05 GMT *EXCLUSIVE: Full details of Star TV’s Hyde Park event announced* by Raj Baddhan (http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/author/rajb) 16th May... EXCLUSIVE: Full details of Star TV’s Hyde Park event announced



by Raj Baddhan
16th May 2012 10:16

Shah Rukh Khan & Katrina Kaif to headline Celebrate Bollywood


BizAsia can exclusively reveal more details about Star TV’s much talked about Bollywood event, which takes place on Tuesday 10th July at Hyde Park in London.

BizAsia can confirm that the event will be known as ‘Celebrate Bollywood’ – a celebration of 100 years of Indian cinema. It was confirmed yesterday that Shah Rukh Khan will headline the event.

Today, BizAsia can reveal that Katrina Kaif will also be joining the line-up, both of whom are starring in Yash Raj Films’ new flick, being shot in London. Other names confirmed are singers Mika Singh and Shreya Ghoshal. The broadcaster will announce more names shortly. All in all, Celebrate Bollywood will consist of up to 12 Indian film stars with a few surprise guests on the day. There will also be the inclusion of around 6 stars from Star TV dramas.

The event will take place at Hyde Park between 18:00 – 22:00 on Tuesday 10th July. Tickets are being priced at £45 and going up to £500. Celebrate Bollywood will be a standing event held outdoors. The event is set to attract 60,000 spectators.

Star TV UK will produce the show in conjunction with Wizcraft, who are renowned to put together Bollywood concerts around the world. The event is being shot in HD and will be broadcast globally in HD on Star Plus worldwide.
The event will also see the launch of Star Plus HD UK, which will be unveiled officially.

BizAsia.co.uk ]]> Events, Shows and Concerts Gita http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19535 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19534&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:48 GMT Image: http://www.bollywoodfever.de/cache/0_300x433_images_stories_Teri-Meri-Kahani-2012.jpg *TERI MERI KAHAANI - UNSERE LIEBE* (Orginalversion...

TERI MERI KAHAANI - UNSERE LIEBE
(Orginalversion mit englischen Untertiteln)


Termine (soweit bekannt):

Essen: Freitag 22.06.2012 um 20:15 Uhr im Cinemaxx, Berliner Platz 4/5, 45127 Essen
Düsseldorf: Samstag 23.06 um 16 Uhr im Cinema Altstadt, Schneider-Wibbel-Gasse 5, 40213 Düsseldorf
Köln: Samstag 23.06.2012 um 20:30 Uhr im Flmforum iin Museum Ludwig, Bischofsgartenstraße 1, 50667 Köln HBF
Offenbach: Sonntag, 24.06.2012 um 17 Uhr & 20 Uhr im Cinemaxx, Berliner Straße 210, 63067 Offenbach
Hamburg: Montag, 25.06.2012 um 17 Uhr & 20 Uhr im Cinemaxx Dammtor, Dammtordamm 1, 20354 Hamburg
Berlin: Dienstag, 26.06.2012 um 20:15 Uhr Kino folgt noch
Hannover: Mittwoch, 27.06.2012 um 20:15 Uhr im Kino am Raschplatz, Raschplatz 5, 30161 Hannover
Karlsruhe:
Stuttgart: Samstag, 30.06.2012 um 20:15 Uhr im Cinemaxx Bosch Areal, Robert-Bosch-Platz 1, 70174 Stuttgart
München: Sonntag, 01.07.2012 um 15 Uhr (Kino folgt noch)
Dresden:

Eintrittpreise:
Parkett: 10,-€ / Loge: 11,-€ / VIP: 12,-€ / Kinder (2-5 Jahre): 8,- €
Düsseldorf: 11,-€

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http://www.bollywoodfever.de/index.php/cinema-movies ]]> Bollywood im Kino Gita http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19534 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19533&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 03:44:55 GMT Bollywood star 'King Khan's' global appeal
By Zubair Ahmed
BBC News, Marrakesh and Hannover

Shah Rukh Khan has a tremendous fan following around the world

Taufeeq, the owner of a DVD shop in Marrakesh's Djemaa el-Fna square, still relishes the time when he saw his idol - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan - in the flesh. He could not shake his hand or speak to him, as there were thousands of other fans screaming and jumping to get a glimpse of the star. But, he grins broadly as he says: "I can tell others I was there too."

December 2 last year was a historic day for Moroccans, when Khan stepped out of his car and was mobbed by fans. He had come to take part in the Marrakesh Film Festival and was treated like royalty - literally. He was the guest of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, who bestowed the prestigious L'Etoile d'Or national honour on him - the first Indian to be granted the accolade. I met Taufeeq more than three months later, but he and his Bollywood-mad friends were still gushing about the star's visit.

'Biggest star'
Khan won over the Moroccans when he said his deceased father wanted him to visit Morocco because he believed it was the most beautiful country in the world.

Festival director Ilham Aborro knew Khan's arrival would be a momentous occasion. "He was the biggest star of the show. We decided we will call others, but we will invite him too," she said.

Khan, perhaps fully aware of his popularity abroad, tries to attend film festivals. He is most likely to go to Marrakesh again this year. He has been to the Berlin Film Festival three times.

Julia Wessel, editor of Ishq, a Bollywood magazine in Germany, calls him a true "global ambassador of the Indian culture. When he came to the Berlin Film Fest the media asked him a lot of questions. He came across as witty and clever and the media loved him," she said.

Khan is now the most sought after Bollywood star in Germany.

A staff member of the Cinemax multiplex in Hannover, where the actor's movie Don 2 had been playing, declared: "If you are talking about Bollywood in Germany you are talking about Shah Rukh Khan."

A young German woman named Shanti told me she was a "big fan" of Khan. "But my mum is an even bigger fan," she said. "She has a poster of him pasted on the bathroom door and she wants to move into Mannat [Khan's home in Mumbai]."

Indeed, the actor seems to rule the hearts and minds of many German women.

Shanti's love for Khan appears quite deep. She, along with two friends, spent a whole day in Hannover recording a song from Khan's movie Kal Ho Na Ho. She had skipped work to do this, just for fun.

Germany's love affair with Khan began with the screening of his blockbuster Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham on television in 2006. He achieved instant stardom in Germany, especially with female admirers of Bollywood films.

Khan seems to be equally popular in other parts of Europe too.

In 2009, when promoting his film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, he asked fans to participate in a dance competition. Entries were to be sent on video. Some amateur dancers in Madrid - united in their love for Khan - got together and recorded a dance sequence which won the competition.

And of course, there is the star's Morocco fan base.

New Bollywood films are rarely screened there so cinemas showing Hindi films rely heavily on Khan's old hits. "Old films too do very well. We recently screened Pardes which had Khan playing the lead," said the manager of one cinema. "There was pandemonium. Too many people turned up. They all wanted to enter the movie hall. They smashed up the glass door," he said.

Khan's status as the number one star in his own country may be debatable, but outside India, he is the undisputed "King of Bollywood".

Wherever I went people asked me if I had met the star. A Moroccan man stopped me in the bazaars of Marrakesh and asked: "Do you know the king of Bollywood?" I asked: "Hrithik Roshan?" He laughed triumphantly at my feigned ignorance and declared proudly, "It's Shah Rukh Khan, man."

I once interviewed the actor in 2005. I was lucky to have had 20 minutes with him. At that time, he was busier than ever. I asked him if he was over-selling himself by endorsing just about any consumer product. He replied: "Shah Rukh sells. Period."

Indeed, Shah Rukh Khan sells, so much that this time, my request for another interview went unanswered. ]]> General SRK Talk Hazel http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19533 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19532&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 11:36:15 GMT *Stop comparing me with Sourav Ganguly, says Shah Rukh Khan * * *Press Trust of India* * Last updated on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 14:08 ... Stop comparing me with Sourav Ganguly, says Shah Rukh Khan

• Press Trust of India
• Last updated on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 14:08
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Kolkata:



A visibly annoyed Shah Rukh Khan on Tuesday sought to put an end to his comparison with KKR's former captain Sourav Ganguly and asked the fans to "grow up" and stop correlating the two.

"Grow up please. This is sport. Let's play it like a sport. We keep on talking about Kings and Khans... This is crap to be honest. I say this with love and respect to all of you," SRK said on the sidelines of the Kolkata Knight Riders post-match party.

The Bollywood superstar, who raged a debate after he dumped the left-hander following a forgettable three-season stint, said it's high time people get over it and leave the former India skipper alone.

"To be honest, if we don't outgrow this, it is embarrassing not only to us, not only to me, it's embarrassing for Dada also...

"We should get over this. Every time I come to Kolkata, if you are going to bring this up for a few headlines and some spicy titbits I think it's a little unfair." he said.

"It's not only unfair to me. It is unfair to the great legend that Sourav Ganguly is... Let him play his cricket, lead his life in whichever team he plays for, whether it's an Indian team, an IPL team or a domestic team.

"We should all be cheering for the greatness that he has achieved instead of making him small with these comparisons and belittling the importance of what Sourav Ganguly has achieved in Indian sports history," the actor said.
Asked whether he might think of bringing in Ganguly as a mentor for his side, Shah Rukh, in a tongue-in-cheek manner, said, "I'm the mentor of this team. The owner of this team. The hero of this team. I'm the God of this team."

"Generally what I'm saying is we have a lot of love for all the cricketing greats. We have had some wonderful memories with him. We wish him all the best. We wish him whenever he plays. He is one of the great legends the country will ever see in any sport.

"Personally, I'm the greatest fan of Dada as far as cricket is concerned. We worked together (for a commercial) many years ago. We had a lot of great moments together with his family," he reiterated.

Ganguly, who headed Pune Warriors against KKR earlier this month at the Eden Garden, stirred Bengali's emotions to the hilt as loyalties were divided among the masses. The match was seen as a Dada versus Khan battle.

The Knight Riders play Mumbai Indians on Wednesday at the Wankhede stadium, before heading to Pune for a return leg match on May 19.

Having suffered two defeats in succession, the Knight Riders need to notch one win from their remaining two matches to advance to the next stage.


Story first published on: Tuesday, 15 May 2012 13:23 ]]> General SRK Talk Gita http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19532 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19531&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 06:43:41 GMT *I’m a fu***n’ superstar: Shah Rukh Khan* Published: Saturday, May 12, 2012, 9:27 IST | Updated: Saturday, May 12, 2012, 9:27 IST By Shreya... I’m a fu***n’ superstar: Shah Rukh Khan

Published: Saturday, May 12, 2012, 9:27 IST | Updated: Saturday, May 12, 2012, 9:27 IST
By Shreya Badola | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA



There is a lot that’s keeping actor Shah Rukh Khan occupied these days. The star is shuttling between managing his shoots and taking time out to cheer for his cricket team and watch them play.

Ask him on the apparent news of actor Abhishek Bachchan being roped in for Farah Khan’s next Happy New Year, and the actor denies it outright. “Well, that’s not correct. In fact, I happened to read it in the newspapers myself. The cast has not been decided yet, except for one, that’s me… the announcement will be made soon hopefully,” he says.

Apart from shooting for his films, King Khan is also committed to take time out for his cricket team. So does that get hectic for this charismatic star? “What hectic?I fly in my private plane. I’m a fu***n’ superstar man! I live in a presidential suite. I go cheer for my team, wish them luck, I get to chat up with people outside work and I enjoy it,” says Khan at a Tag Heuer event in the city.

Considering his nine years of endorsing a watch, you wonder if Khan has been working on getting punctual too.Laughing, he says, “I don’t think it’s got anything to do with me being punctual or prompt. In fact, had that been the criteria I don’t think I would ever qualify to endorse a watch,” he quips.
Like many other actors who have been heading out for a holiday or planning one, Khan too is looking forward to a short summer vacation with family. “I usually take time off in June because the kids have a vacation. But this time I’ll be working, shooting in Europe. So most probably they’ll join me mid-June some time,” he adds. “I usually plan my shoots in a way that I can spend ample time with my family too.”
Prod him on what’s the next thing on his mind, and he jokes, “Sandwich (smiles)…I’m starving for one.”



DNA ]]> General SRK Talk Hazel http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19531 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19529&goto=newpost Thu, 10 May 2012 23:16:21 GMT hah Rukh Khan has been seen cheering at almost every cricket match of his team Kolkata, but few know that the one he attended last week at that city... hah Rukh Khan has been seen cheering at almost every cricket match of his team Kolkata, but few know that the one he attended last week at that city itself with daughter Suhana, was where he was also extremely unwell.

A source says, "Last week SRK was down with a high 102 degrees temperature and a bad cold. Though he was advised complete bed rest by his doctor, the actor knew it was an important match for his team as they were playing Saurav Ganguly and his team Pune at the Eden Gardens, and he had to go there for moral support. He went, cheered for his team (who finally won the match), spoke to Saurav warmly and left only the next day after celebrating with his team at a hotel in Kolkata."

TOI

Insha'Allah he feels better! ]]> General SRK Talk rEd*cHilli3z http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19529 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19527&goto=newpost Thu, 10 May 2012 05:33:42 GMT Karan Johar’s Naughty@40 birthday party Navdeep Kaur Marwah Navdeep Kaur Marwah, Hindustan Times New Delhi, May 09, 2012 Email to Author The... Karan Johar’s Naughty@40 birthday party
Navdeep Kaur Marwah Navdeep Kaur Marwah, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, May 09, 2012 Email to Author


The two warring Khans of Bollywood may just come face-to-face after three years. The occasion — filmmaker Karan Johar’s 40th birthday bash on May 25. The party, reportedly themed ‘Naughty@40’, will see Johar’s Bollywood friends throwing many a ‘naughty’ surprise
his way.

However, the biggest buzz around the event is that about actors Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan expecting to cross paths after three years — after having a much talked about fight in 2008 at Katrina Kaif’s birthday party, the last they came face to face was at actor Amrita Arora’s sangeet ceremony in 2009.

Since then, the two have always steered clear of each other. The party is making news for its starry guest list. Actor Twinkle Khanna, who hasn’t been spotted at public functions as she was advised rest due to pregnancy, will attend the party with star husband Akshay Kumar. All the young directors who’ve debuted with Johar’s Dharma Productions will be present.

“Yes, the party for Karan’s birthday is happening at Hotel Taj Lands End. But I can’t reveal the guest list,” Johar’s spokesperson says. Sources, however, reveal what the spokesperson doesn’t. “Almost everyone in Bollywood has been invited - right from actors Hrithik Roshan, Emraan Hashmi, Kangna Ranaut to filmmakers Ekta Kapoor, Aditya Chopra, Ayan Mukerji, Tarun Mansukhani and Shakun Batra,” says a source. Apparently, Kareena Kapoor, who is on a holiday abroad is cutting it short and coming back to Mumbai just to attend the bash. ]]> General SRK Talk Hazel http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19527 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19526&goto=newpost Tue, 08 May 2012 17:31:41 GMT *Mamata, Hillary discuss Tagore and Shah Rukh * IANS *Kolkata*: From the legendary Rabindranath Tagore to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan,... Mamata, Hillary discuss Tagore and Shah Rukh

IANS

Kolkata: From the legendary Rabindranath Tagore to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee discussed the state's 'brand ambassadors' then and now when they met here Monday.
Banerjee presented Clinton with Nobel laureate Tagore's books 'Gitanjali' and 'Gitabitan'. Clinton, who had said earlier that she had "discovered Tagore in college and have been a fan ever since", reciprocated by presenting Banerjee a scarf with a famous Tagore song inscribed on it.
Briefing mediapersons about the nearly hour-long meeting with Clinton, Banerjee said she informed her about Tagore's birth anniversary Tuesday.

AP Photo

"She told me she was aware of it and would love to read Rabindranath. I told her that I will be giving her books of Tagore as gifts. I have given her copies of 'Gitanjali' and 'Gitabitan'." The chief minister also gave Clinton a kantha stitch scarf.
"She has also given me a small scarf which had a picture of Rabindranath and a line from his song 'Aguner Poroshmoni Choyao Prane'. We are very happy."
Banerjee said she told Clinton about Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary and sought her cooperation to organise a World Youth Festival.



"We have decided to create a programme on the lines of Swamiji's famous address to a convention at Chicago. Madam Hillary told me she will talk to the mayor of Chicago. I have requested her to see if both of us (Bengal and US) can work together to commemorate Swamiji's birth anniversary." Banerjee and Clinton also spoke about Shah Rukh's popularity in the US.
"We also had a conversation over the entertainment industry. I proposed cooperation between Hollywood, Bollywood and Tollywood (Bengali film industry) for bettering the lot of the entertainment industry. She liked the idea.".
When Banerjee said that Shah Rukh was the brand ambassador of Bengal, Clinton said the matinee idol was quite popular in the her country and had fan clubs in the US.
"She said movies of Shah Rukh are also quite popular," Banerjee said. Banerjee and Hillary met in two phases. They had a one-on-one as also a meeting accompanied by officials. The two leaders discussed various issues regarding development and prospects of US investment in the state.



IBN ]]> General SRK Talk Gita http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19526 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19524&goto=newpost Mon, 07 May 2012 07:25:06 GMT

Best Film
Bodyguard – Alvira Agnihotri, Atul Agnihotri & Reliance Entertainment
No One Killed Jessica – Ronnie Screwvala
Rockstar – Dhillin Mehta
The Dirty Picture – Shobha Kapoor & Ekta Kapoor
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara – Ritesh Sidhwani & Farhan Akhtar

Performance in a Leading Role (Male)
Amitabh Bachchan – Aarakshan
Salman Khan – Bodyguard
Shah Rukh Khan – Don 2
Ranbir Kapoor – Rockstar
Ajay Devgn – Singham
Hrithik Roshan – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Performance in a Leading Role (Female)
Priyanka Chopra – 7 Khoon Maaf
Kareena Kapoor – Bodyguard
Mahie Gill – Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
Kangna Ranaut – Tanu Weds Manu
Vidya Balan – The Dirty Picture

Performance in a Supporting Role (Male)
Abhay Deol – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Randeep Hooda – Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
Naseeruddin Shah – The Dirty Picture
Emraan Hashmi – The Dirty Picture
Farhan Akhtar – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Performance in a Supporting Role (Female)
Divya Dutta – Stanley Ka Dabba
Parineeti Chopra – Ladies V/S Ricky Bahl
Sonali Kulkarni – Singham
Swara Bhaskar – Tanu Weds Manu
Kalki Koechlin – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Performance in a Comic Role
Paresh Rawal – Ready
Riteish Deshmukh – Double Dhamaal
Divyendu Sharma – Pyaar Ka Punchnama
Pitobash – Shor In The City
Deepak Dobriyal – Tanu Weds Manu

Performance in a Negative Role
Irrfan Khan – 7 Khoon Maaf
Boman Irani – Don 2
Vidyut Jammwal – Force
Prakash Raj – Singham
Naseeruddin Shah – The Dirty Picture

Music Direction
Vishal Bhardwaj – 7 Khoon Maaf
Sohail Sen – Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
Visshal – Shekhar – Ra.One
Shankar – Ehsaan – Loy – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
A.R. Rahman – Nadaan Parinde – Rockstar

Best Story
Imtiaz Ali – Rockstar
Amole Gupte – Stanley ka Dabba
Himanshu Sharma – Tanu Weds Manu
Rajat Aroraa – The Dirty Picture
Reema Kagti & Zoya Akhtar – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Lyrics
Gulzar – Darling – (7 Khoon Maaf)
Shabbir Ahmed – (Teri Meri – Bodyguard)
Irshad Kamil – Parinde – (Rockstar)
Rajat Aroraa – Ishq Sufiyana – (The Dirty Picture)
Javed Akhtar – Khaabon Ke Parinday – (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

Playback Singer (Male)
Ash King – I Love You – (Bodyguard)
Rahat Fateh Ali khan – Teri Meri – (Bodyguard)
Mika Singh – Subha Hone Na De – (Desi Boyz)
Mohit Chauhan – Nadaan Parinde – (Rockstar)
Kamal Khan – Ishq Sufiyana – (The Dirty Picture)

Playback Singer (Female)
Usha Uthup & Rekha Bhardwaj – Darling – (7 Khoon Maaf)
Shreya Ghoshal – Teri Meri – (Bodyguard)
Sunidhi Chauhan – Te Amo – (Dum Maaro Dum)
Harshdeep Kaur – Katiya Karun – (Rockstar)
Shreya Ghoshal – Ooh La La – (The Dirty Picture) ]]> Award Shows and Cermonies Gita http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19524 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19523&goto=newpost Sun, 06 May 2012 15:50:48 GMT Akshay Manwani in Kolkata 06 May 2012 - 03:02am IST ... Akshay Manwani in Kolkata 06 May 2012 - 03:02am IST





Shah Rukh Khan hails Dada and Gambhir

KKR co-owner also cites Kolkata fans as the reason behind team’s success





It was billed as the encounter between Shah Rukh Khan, co-owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders, and Sourav Ganguly, former captain of the team. And while the match between KKR and the Pune Warriors India lived up to the hype and hoopla that preceded it, SRK and Dada shared a laugh and a chat after the match. This indicated their mutual respect and admiration despite them representing different franchises in the IPL.

Shah Rukh Khan, who spoke to IPLT20.com following the keenly-contested match that went KKR’s way, even reiterated that Ganguly is a cricketing legend and that watching him play was an absolute delight. SRK also had some high praise for current KKR captain, Gautam Gambhir, and he expressed hope that his team would go the distance in IPL 2012.

Here’s more on what Shah Rukh had to say about Dada, Gautam and the Eden Gardens on what turned out to be one of the most memorable nights in IPL history.

What a match – capacity crowd, terrific atmosphere and superb finish. Your thoughts?

It was fantastic. 67,000-odd people. As Dada was also telling me, this is the greatest cricketing ground in the world and whenever it is in its full glory, which it is most of the time, it really makes us feel very proud that we can come to this city and play like this. For a team, which hadn’t been doing well, I think most of the time we do well now is because of the encouragement that people of Kolkata and Bengal have shown us.

For someone who has known Dada fairly intimately, what do you make of his legacy as a cricketer?

He is wonderful. He is a cricketing great, a legend. We’ve grown up getting used to his fours and sixes and the way he plays on the offside. It’s wonderful to see him playing every time, and tonight was no different.

KKR made it past the league stage for the first time last year. This year, they are playing terrifically. Do you think they are primed to go the distance this time?

You can’t plan, but yes, we’d like to [laughs].

A word on Gautam Gambhir, who has been leading KKR by example.

I personally believe, and this is not to take anything away from the importance of other players and captains, but I think to come into a franchise, which is owned by a movie star, which causes people to look at it [the franchise] more astutely – for a team which has been so full of controversy for no choice of ours for the last four years – for him to come and be so full of grit and determination – to prove himself to be a Kolkata boy – in my eyes, he is genuinely the finest captain that I have seen. Yes, I have seen most of them from outside. I am a cricket follower. But leading from the front and the way he talks to the boys, I think he is the most awesome captain. Apart from that he is a gentleman; a really genuine gentleman. I very seldom get impressed by leaders, but I am very impressed by Gautam Gambhir.

We understand you are a bit under the weather today. How do you still find the energy to keep coming game after game and cheering this team on?

I’ll find out. I’ll be sick tomorrow [laughs]. I shouldn’t have been doing this. But I wanted to come because it was an important match.

Which dialogue from all your films aptly summarises this KKR side?

I don’t know dialogue, but when I think of KKR, the one thing I tell them is that we should try the best and leave the rest. That is the main thing in life. And we have been going on for four-five years now and we have been gritty about the whole thing. So hopefully, the resilience will pay off.


IPLT20.com ]]> Kolkata Knight Riders and IPL Gita http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19523 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19522&goto=newpost Fri, 04 May 2012 08:50:02 GMT Thu, 2012-05-03 13:04

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to get her wax statue at one of Europe's oldest and prestigious Wax Museum 'Musée Grévin' situated in Paris.
Ash will be the second Indian celeb after Shahrukh Khan to get her Wax Statue there.
In an FantastikIndia Interview,with Veronique Berecz( External Relations Manager of the museum),
The Manager confirms that they had approached her in 2008,but she was busy owing to her marriage.So they proceeded with Srk's statue.
So they they re-approached her in 2011,and did take the necessary measurements.


Some more interesting facts from the interview[Translated from french] :
[Veronique Berecz] Yes, Mrs. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan could not meet us when we had asked her because she was busy preparing for her wedding.
We waited patiently and asked her again last year. She was kind enough to receive our team in Mumbai early July.
Aishwarya was expecting her baby when we met her, she managed to find two hours during which we took all the necessary information, in addition to body measurements, but the measurements were not usual,as she was pregnant.
Which measurements are you going to base?
[VB] We found a pattern corresponding to the measurements of Aishwarya after studying many photos.
When will we get to see the statue of Aish?
[VB] Except cons-order, the statue should be revealed by early July.
How long did it take to make the statue of Aishwarya?
[VB] It takes an average of six months, the same time that we spent on the statue. ]]> Aishwarya Rai Hazel http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19522 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19521&goto=newpost Thu, 03 May 2012 08:55:31 GMT *Shah Rukh Khan loves superheroes* Team BT, TNN | May 3, 2012, 12.00AM IST Shah Rukh Khan is an excited kid when it comes to watching super... Shah Rukh Khan loves superheroes
Team BT, TNN | May 3, 2012, 12.00AM IST

Shah Rukh Khan is an excited kid when it comes to watching super hero films. His friends reveal that like his son Aryan, SRK too feels happy every time the bad guy get beaten up.

The actor is supposed to be considering collaborating with a Hollywood production house to work on a huge project about super heroes. While he played one in RA.One, this time around he doesn't want to act but wants to be involved only in the creative process. He was recently heard telling friends how kids and teenagers are the real kings and decide which movies will work and which won't. He feels that he needs to cater to a much younger audience and feels that a project like this could do wonders. Khan is said to be planning a series of meetings in the coming months to take this idea ahead.

ToI ]]> General SRK Talk claire http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19521 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19520&goto=newpost Wed, 02 May 2012 17:46:56 GMT Shahrukh Khan and Kajol to pair up for a new movie Posted by Amina Gupta on May 2, 2012 in Bollywood, Entertainment | Comments Off Source:... Shahrukh Khan and Kajol to pair up for a new movie
Posted by Amina Gupta on May 2, 2012 in Bollywood, Entertainment | Comments Off

Source: International Reporter
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The latest buzz in the bollywood is that Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol are once again going to team up to show their magic on the silver screen. If the rumours are to be believed, then Karan Johar, who will be announcing his next release by the end of this year, is planning to cast them together once again for his new movie. The duo has given amazing hits together such as BAAZIGAR, KARAN ARJUN, DILWALE DULHANIYA LE JAYENGE, KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI, KABHI KHUSHI KABHI GHAM, and MY NAME IS KHAN. And another movie from them together can definitely rock the screen.
If all goes well, then most likely Karan Johar will start shooting for his film from next year.

The reason behind the same is that Shahrukh is busy with his upcoming films; two back to back movies with Yashraj Films’ and then with Farah Khan’s ‘Happy New Year’ which is going to release in August this year. As of Kajol, if she takes up this project, it will be marked as her second comeback to Bollywood; as this will be her first movie that she will be doing after the birth of his son, Yug. ]]> SRK Movie / TV Forum anna_k http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19520 http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?t=19519&goto=newpost Wed, 02 May 2012 05:24:55 GMT *Tailor-made SRK: Superstar chucks casual-chic style for personalised designs * *PUBLISHED:* 21:13 GMT, 30 April 2012 | *UPDATED:* 21:13 GMT,... Tailor-made SRK: Superstar chucks casual-chic style for personalised designs



PUBLISHED: 21:13 GMT, 30 April 2012 | UPDATED: 21:13 GMT, 30 April 2012


Superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his better half, Gauri, seem to have taken a liking to 'designing'; while Gauri has seriously taken up interior designing, King Khan, it seems, is taking a keen interest in fashion designs these days.

The actor, known for his casual-chic style, is more often than not seen in a pair of ripped jeans teamed with plunging V-neck tees for a casual outing or an elegant black suit for a formal do.

But the superstar seems to have got tired of his signature look and so, is trying his hand at not only personalised designs, but also at customising his clothes!







In the recent past, each time he was spotted at an IPL match, the star showed up in a madeto- measure item - whether it is his active purple and gold quilted sleeveless jacket with the KKR logo or the customised white shirt with a graphic of a purple waistcoat stitched on it.

King Khan also wore a white sweatshirt with a green waistcoat that had the emblem of the team on it and at other times, he has ditched the jersey for the more-official purple blazer.








During one of the matches, SRK also sported a purple scarf that he draped on his head - like a hoodie - from within his tee.

But the experimentation doesn't stop here. While his love for scarves is common knowledge, he was recently spotted wearing a keffiyeh in traditional style - as a turban wrapped around his head - as he attended industry insider friend Mushtaq Sheikh's birthday bash.

SRK had always worn the accessory as a scarf around his neck, but never draped it as a turban.

The actor, however, confidently showed off his new look which was complemented by his salt and pepper French beard.


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