Anushka to judge Shahrukh’s Angels

Shahrukh Khan’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi co-partner Anushka Sharma will be donning the judge hat for the upcoming reality show, Knights and Angels to be hosted by VJ turned actor Purab Kohli. As the new innings of IPL is round the corner, SRK is gearing up for the new series and all set to choose a team of six to cheer up his team up to the victory.

Anushka with other judges like ace choreographer Shiamak Davar and cricketer Sourav Ganguly will judge the 6 finalists on the basis of their energy, style, chutzpah, poise, personality, attitude, grace, rhythm, and fire.

First time Anushka is judging any show and it is expected that she will grace the show with her vibrant smile and positive attitude. Speaking at the launch Sourav Ganguly said, "I have never been a judge before. It's equally exciting and nerve-wracking for me and I'm really looking forward to a whole new experience. Shahrukh and Juhi have promised to guide me and I assure my Knights that we will find those 'Angels' that will cheer us to victory."

The competition will be among 24 girls that have been short-listed after an extensive audition conducted across different cities in India.

Irrfan reveals the best thing about Shahrukh

That ace actor Irrfan Khan and Bollywood's global superstar Shahrukh Khan shared a great rapport on the sets of Bill, is a news known to one and all, but off screen too, their friendship is slowly building up into a genuine affection and respect towards each other.

Irrfan Khan reciprocated the favour done to him by Shahrukh (giving him a lead role in his home production) by doing a cameo for SRK's Red Chillies television show, Ghar Ki Baat Hai, thus dispelling all rumours that he is not very pleased by the fact that SRK is being given the prime position in the promos of Billu. In fact he is looking forward to doing more films with King Khan in future!

Irrfan is highly appreciative of Shahrukh Khan and says that the best thing about him is that even though he is at the top, he is not at all insecure. That's what makes Shahrukh different from others. And so, SRK was not afraid of giving him the plum footage, in a role which gave Irrfan a lot of scope to showcase his acting talent, while he himself played an extended cameo, as it was the demand of the script.

Never once did Shahrukh try to steal Irrfan's thunder, and went out of his way to see that Irrfan's character (which is so vital to the film) was developed and highlighted properly in the film.
Well, that's what makes a confident, secure superstar!

Shahrukh Khan to return as Don

The sequel to Farhan Akhtar’s Don is very much on with Shahrukh Khan in the role of the elusive don again. For a long time Farhan and his partner Ritesh Sidhwani have been dilly-dallying with the idea of making a sequel to their 2006 movie which, though not a superhit, had a good run at the box office.

A part of the producer duo’s ambivalence was due to the fact that Amitabh Bachchan , the original don, was set to act in the sequel of Don (1978) to be produced by the sons of the producer of the 70s movie. But since that project doesn’t seem to be happening, Farhan and Ritesh’s company Excel Entertainment has decided to go ahead with the sequel to their film.

Unlike the 1978 original, in Farhan’s movie it is Vijay who dies but the don remains alive and even slips through the fingers of the cops at the end. In the sequel, the story will be carried forward with the same characters.

Excel Entertainment will reportedly sign SRK, Priyanka Chopra , Arjun Rampal and Boman Irani for the sequel. It’s still unclear whether Isha Koppikar , the don’s moll, will act in ‘Don 2’. The movie is likely to go on floors in January next year. Presently, SRK is busy with the promotion of his home production Billu Barber .

After the film’s release he will undergo a surgery on his shoulder. In April he gets busy with the new IPL season of his Kolkata Knight Riders. And after that he will shoot another schedule of Karan Johar’s film My Name Is Khan .

'Billu Barber' becomes 'Billu'

The title of Shah Rukh Khan's forthcoming release 'Billu Barber' has been changed to 'Billu' as the "barber" in the title had invoked the wrath of an association of hairdressers, who felt that the term in the title was derogatory. Shah Rukh Khan, the producer of the film, has spoken to representatives of the Salon and Beauty Parlors Association about the problem.

It is learnt that the term 'barber' would be removed from all the hoardings of 'Billu barber'. "Posters and hoardings belong to the production, which is Red Chillies. It is a little expensive to try to change the posters, so, that we couldn't have done," he a news channel.

Khan said though there is nothing wrong with the title, they did not want to hurt anybody's sensibilities.

Shahrukh's bakbak

There are promotions and there are promotions dearies, but when it comes to promoting their own movies, no one does it better than the dosts Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan.

After Karan’s coffee-style grilling of his Dostana stars, now Shah Rukh has done the same for his forthcoming Billu. He has sat down Irrfan Khan, Lara Dutta and Priyadarshan and made them go Bak Bak Bak for a very special TV episode to be aired on Zoom.

The episode is so hilarious — in keeping with SRK’s razor sharp humour — that it had everyone in splits. So much so that when King Khan requested everyone to get up and dance, Lara and Irrfan burst into a jig but the only ‘spoil sport’ was Priyan who refused to get coaxed.

Don’t miss this exciting encounter on Zoom as an SRK special called ‘Billu Ke Bak Bak’. Wonder what hair dressers’ association will have to say about this one.

Priyanka is a sexy mover

It took Shah Rukh Khan to push aside the curtain and reveal the shower singer in Bollywood hottie Priyanka Chopra! That the actress can, well, act, dance with hot moves, is undeniably sexy... is known.

What SRK reveals with his Friday release Billu is that Priyanka can sing as well... and not ordinary love songs with simple lyrics, but she can belt out hip-hop numbers that would impress any West Coast rapper. She’s a rap music lover and can do any number on the US charts with ease... the ‘Yos’ and ‘Aaahaans’ included. Add to that her sexy moves... and what you have is somebody who could give Rihanna reason to worry.

SRK, being SRK, noticed all this when he filmed Don with Priyanka and when it came to picking someone who would gyrate to Pritam’s English hip-hop number Rockin’ & Reeling in his home production Billu... the Bollywood Badshah knew Priyanka was the girl. Anahita Shroff dressed the hot actress in hotter shorts and a snug top. And Shah Rukh got into the frame himself to do a bit of grooving on this heavy duty number.

He, of course, is not very musically inclined and admitted that he doesn’t know whether this is a pure rap song “or what is loosely called a bit loungy and hip-hop mixed with reggae”. But when he heard the track, he knew Priyanka should do it.

“I have been out with her, at home, and danced with her... and she is a natural mover to this kind of music,” he said. “This kind of music resides in her heart, her body and her iPod. I am like, wow, when I see her just move to the groove... she looks really sexy in it. She’s quite a rock star, actually.”