Jul 27, 2009

Shahrukh Khan: 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' sung at Malaysian PM's b'day bash

Mumbai: 'Badshah' of Bollywood was invited as the guest of honour at the birthday celebrations of Malaysia's Prime Minister Datukshri Najib Tun Razak yesterday.

According to sources, actor doing 'My Name is Khan' said, "The Prime Minister and his wife Datinshri Rosamah were very kind to me when I shot Don here. As a friend, I was invited to spend an evening with them.''

Earlier in 2008, Shahrukh was awarded the Malaysian title of Datuk which is considered of equal honor of that of a British Knighthood. He is the first overseas artist to have been bestowed with this honour.

"It made me feel special and it also provided me an opportunity to carry on a relationship with a country that is culturally close to ours,'' added Khan.

According to the grapevine, celebration factor mounted over the actor as he sang 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' from one of his superhits for the PM as he was admired for his doings by fans at the gathering.
Source: SamayLive

Fox Studios picks up rights of 'My Name is Khan' for Rs 100 cr: Report

Mumbai: No one sells like Shah Rukh Khan in Bollywood. Even before the release of 'My Name is Khan', his film is being seen as a hit considering the hype surrounding every little detail of the film.

Latest news has it that Fox Star Studio has reportedly bought the rights of the film for a whopping Rs 100 crores! Added to this, the film is said to be rich on music side as well with songs having chartbusting potential.

Critics, who have seen the rushes of MNIK, were overwhelmed by what they saw and heard. They were all praises for the trio of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, the music composers and director Karan Johar.

'My Name is Khan' has been in news for all the right reasons. Super hit onscreen couple SRK and Kajol will be seen together after a long time. Written by Shibani Bathija, the film is about a Muslim (Shah Rukh) who suffers from the Asperger syndrome, a form of autism that impacts social interaction abilities, and he is arrested as a suspected terrorist in post-9/11 Los Angeles after authorities mistake his disability for suspicious behaviour.

After distributing 'Slumdog Millionaire' in India, Fox Star Studio is hopeful about this much-awaited biggie which has all the potential to be a blockbuster.

Source: spicezee

SRK in a new role of father

Mumbai: After delivering blockbuster �Kuchh Kuchh Hota Hai�, the Bollywood �King Khan� is once again ready to become father.

According to the sources, the King Khan is playing the role as a father of a young son in his forthcoming movie �My name is Khan� under the direction of Karan Johar.

In this movie, SRK is going to play the role of a father instead of his super hit lover boy image. In another film by the director Anubhav Sinha �Ra 1� Shahrukh will again play the role of a father of a grown up child.

In Karan Johar's �My name is Khan�, Shahrukh Khan will play the role of father who is named as Rizwan in the movie and Kajol is playing the role of single mother. SRK fall in love with the single mother Kajol.

The fans of SRK are scared that he may loose his lover boy image.

Initially SRK has played the role of a father of a girl in the movie �Kuchh Kuchh Hota Hai� opposite Kajol and he was just 30-years old; the movie hit to blockbusters.
Source: Samaylive