Shahrukh Khan - New Look !!

Shahrukh Khan has Chopped off his hair for Karan Johar’s new venture “My Name is Khan”. This new look has been given to Sharukh Khan by Hairdresser Dilshad

This haircult is very similart to what is called a “crew cut”.

In My Name Is Khan, Shah Rukh plays a character called Rizwan Khan, who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome, a relatively milder form of autism.

The first half of the film is based on a true story that happened to a couple and Karan Johar has bought the story rights from the couple.

Source: Mid-Day

Karan Johar has his heart set on the White House, the residence of the US President for his next directorial venture ‘ My Name is Khan’, starring golden couple Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.

 Yes, you got that right! Karan Johar surely has a taste that is one of it’s kind. The director was recently in US doing some location shopping and it’s being reported that he even applied for a permission to shoot in the White House.

Apparently, the attraction is not with the White House but offering something novel in his movie. After Snoop Dog singing to the Punjabi beats in ‘Singh Is Kinng’ and Sylvester Stallone coming in Sajid Nadiadwala flick ‘Kambakht Ishq’, Karan is doing what it takes to stand out in the crowd.

Speaking to a news daily, the director said, “I’m currently working on pre-production. The story of my film takes the lead actors from San Francisco to LA and eventually to Washington DC. I am trying to figure out permissions including locations in and around Washington. I still have a lot of time till I achieve these permissions as I only start the shoot of the movie.

Source:  Zee News

The corporatisation of Bollywood is a recent phenomenon but there have been two production houses that had already imbibed the culture long back. We are obviously referring to Yash Raj Films and Dharma Productions, who have more or less stuck to their shooting, pre & post-production and release schedules.

So what is the schedule for the biggest project from Dharma Productions, featuring the winning pair of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol? Well, the good news for the eager fans of SRK-Kajol is that the pre-production is over and MY NAME IS KHAN is currently being shot in US.

Dharma Productions have also gone ahead and given November 2009 as the tentative release date.

Source: Glamsham

A Chit Chat With Shibani Bathija- The Screenwriter of Popular Films Like KANK, Fanaa and the upcoming Kara Johar film My Name is Khan starring Shah Rukh Khan!

1. How did your journey with Bollywood films begin?

It began in my childhood as my father, Raj Bathija, produced films for a few years. In recent times, I wrote a script that I requested Karan Johar to read in 2002. He read it and then passed it on to Aditya Chopra who contacted me to write for Yash Raj. And so it all began.

2. You have written scripts for blockbuster films like Fanaa, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and upcoming films like Kidnap and My Name is Khan. Which is your personal favorite?

How can you choose a favorite amongst your children? I love them all for different reasons.

3. How has it been working with banners like Yash Raj and Dharma Productions?

Dharma and Yash Raj have both been wonderful companies to work for. I feel blessed that I had the opportunity to begin with the best. Karan and Adi are writers themselves and know how to allow equal measure of freedom and direction to a written work. And most importantly they respect writers and the give due importance to the script.

4. If you could write a script for an actor and actress from the seventies, who would you want playing the lead roles in the film?

Rishi Kapoor and Dimple. Bobby is one of my favorite films of all time and I would have loved to follow up with another film starring the two of them.

5. Tell us a little bit about your upcoming films Kidnap and My Name is Khan. What can audiences expect and how are they different from your previous films?

Kidnap is a dram-iller or a dramatic story told in a thriller format. Just in that it is completely different from Fanaa and KANK. It takes on the themes of Crime and Punishment in an interesting way, I believe. The rest is for the audience to decide! My Name is Khan has been the most challenging film I have written till date and certainly the most ambitious. It is a subject Karan and I feel very strongly about, and regardless of what he modestly says, he is most certainly the best director for it.

6. You are currently in San Fransisco writing for your next film. Can you tell us a little more about your upcoming projects?

I am researching and writing a ‘young’ film for Studio 18 here in San Francisco, and am very excited about the new challenges and opportunities in store.

Source: Bolly Curry

The talented Shabana Azmi has agreed to play Shah Rukh Khan’s mother in Karan Johar’s Khan. A source said, “Normally, Karan would not think of casting anyone but Jayaji to play Shah Rukh’s mother.

Reason being that both Shah Rukh and Karan dote on Jayaji and sure enough, she has already played SRK’s mother in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Kal Ho Na Ho.”

Apparently, it’s the strong political message of Khan that convinced Karan to sign Shabana instead of Jaya for the project. The source added, “Khan conveys a very strong message. It’s about the isolation of the Muslims after 9/11. And who better equipped to put forward a cinema of ideas than Shabana?

Also, the film is about a Muslim family based in the US. And Shabana would bring a natural elegance and credibility to her part.”

However, not much is being revealed about Shabana’s part in the film. But it goes without saying that she would be an essential part of the project.

Source: Cafe 18

After KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI, KABHI KHUSHI KABHIE GHAM and KABHI ALVIDA NAA KEHNA (all starting with the letter “K”), Karan Johar has finally left the lucky “K” letter word from his new venture – MY NAME IS KHAN.

Well, here is the official announcement from the producer-director Karan Johar himself. On his official blog, Karan says, “My film is finally titled, “My Name is Khan” (alvida, “K”) and it stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. This is my first official announcement.”

Source: Yahoo

My Name is Khan, will have SRK  playing the role of an autistic character. Autism is a developmental disorder and according to the National Institute of Health: “Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual, repetitive, or severely limited activities and interests. These behaviors can range in impact from mild to disabling.”

A source said about Shah Rukh Khan, “He’s adventurous and dares to take risks, he dares to be different, and break all rules. It is a misconception that he is repetitive and does not like to play different characters. His performances in Swades and Chak De! India are the best examples to prove this point. My Name Is Khan will be a trump card in SRK’s repertoire. Playing an autistic person will be challenging. Shah Rukh will have to do a lot of homework.”

The source added, “SRK is very excited about playing this different character.”

Source: Bollyspice

Shah Rukh Khan seems to have taken Chak De! India’s Kabir Khan quite seriously.

After the stupendous success of the film, SRK and his best friend Karan Johar have decided to come together and make a film that will highlight the plight of Asian Muslims, post 9/11.

Shah Rukh will play a Muslim, who gets wrongly detained on a flight because of his last name, Khan. The authorities believe him to be a terrorist.

Unlike his earlier family dramas, Karan tries his hand at a more serious subject this time. More importantly, it looks like he has gotten over his ‘K’ fixation.

SRK will start shooting for the film in 2009.

Source: Rediff

Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, two of Bollywood’s biggest stars, are reuniting as lead actors in a Dharma Prodcution Banner film for the first time in seven years,  Karan Johar said.

Kajol has finally giver her ” YES ” for this role and this should be great news for the fans of the one of the most popular on screen “couple” of Hindi Cinema.

The pair has starred in some of Bollywood’s biggest hits such as “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”, “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham” and “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”.

DDLJ is the longest running movie in the history of the Hindi Cinema ans is still being screened at a theater in Mumbai since it released.

As per the reports, SRK will play a Muslim character and highlight the plight of the Muslim community following the attacks in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001.

Source: Reuters

Check out the interview of SRK from DNA.

You have flu and you are still working?you are obviously a workaholic…
I know. But what to do. I can’t do anything beyond work. Except when I am spending time with my kids, doing anything other than work gets to me. Socialising is a problem, sometimes even holidaying is a problem.

Is that why you have clubbed the premiere of ‘Om Shanti Om’ in the UK, with a holiday with your children?
We thought why not make it a celebration for all of us. It would be the first for Deepika. Kids are also having holidays from the November 1 and we will go a little early and stay on in the UK till the 12th. And in that weather, you can actually wear a suit and look good!

Do you let go so easily in other spheres of life too?
I have never cheated anyone or my work. I have done my best, whether I was unwell, tired or unhappy. It has always worked for me. I truly believe in the tagline of this film, ‘Like in films, in real life, at the end everyone is happy, if not it is not the end.’

Do you get superstitious when a lot is at stake?
I get superstitious about God, about saying prayers for my kids. I feel if I haven’t prayed right, it is not working right. I truly believe that self belief comes from believing in God.

But for God to help you, you need to help yourself. Every one of us will find someone better. I can always look at Laxmi Mittal and feel bad?why don’t I have ten mansions?.but instead of accepting that the person is better than you, you will say, he is lucky, which is so not fair. » Read the rest of the entry..