Happy Birthday Superhero Shahrukh Khan

SHAHRUKH KHAN (SRK) is the new superstar he has transformed himself from Badshah to Super Hero ‘G.One’ in latest sensation Ra.One. Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan were the previous superstars of Bollywood. Popularly known as Badshah Khan or King Khan, Shahrukh Khan is celebrating his 46th birthday today. From a Fauji and Circus boy, Shahrukh Khan has now become the superstar and also the first choice of millions of people across the world. In fact, it’s only Shahrukh who got the chance to ape superstar Dilip Kumar in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Devdas’ and millennium star Amitabh Bachchan in Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Don’. On his 46th birthday here is a brief account, Shahrukh Khan’s biography, mainly an account of his 15 year film career.

Born in Delhi, on November 2, 1965, in a Muslim family, Shahrukh Khan is a perfect example of a self made man. In fact, what he is today is totally due to his own effort and now he is one of the best actors that Indian cinema has ever seen. Shahrukh started his acting journey right from his college going days. Armed with an unfinished Masters Degree in Mass Communications from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and learning the nitty-gritties he took the plunge in the world of acting.

Shahrukh Khan’s performance was first noticed in the television serial ‘Fauji’, which was his small screen debut. But then nobody was expecting that the thin shy boy would become a superstar one day. In the next teleserial, ‘Circus’ Shahrukh played the role of an unconcerned son of a circus owner. Shahrukh’s Bollywood journey began with Raj Kanwar’s ‘Deewana’ (1992) and he was awarded the Filmfare Best newcomer award for the same film. From there till date Shahrukh Khan never looked back. In a period, success became synonymous with Shahrukh’s name.

Shahrukh Khan’s life history is quite interesting. Cinema lovers have accepted Shahrukh Khan in various kinds of roles particularly as the romantic boy. Most importantly in the initial stage of his career when he was trying to get a foothold in Hindi film industry, he accepted the negative roles. He played an obsessed lover in Yash Johar’s ‘Darr’, that challenging role provided him an instant recognition. The unique style of dialogue delivery "Ka...Ka.... Kaa.... Kiran" became very popoular during those days. ‘Baazigar’, ‘Ram Jaane’ and ‘Anjaam’ were other films in which Shahrukh played negative characters.

‘Darr’ opened the floodgates of success for Shahrukh and he made an entry into the Yash Chopra camp. Yash Raj’s ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’ (1995) was a roaring hit that got him the Filmfare Best Actor Award. The film made a record of running continuously over 500 weeks in Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir. ‘Dil to Pagal Hai’, ‘Mohabbatein’ and ‘Veer Zaara’ were other successful films under the Yash Raj banner and all praised the work of Shahrukh Khan’s performance in these films. Karan Johar’s ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’, ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’ and ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’ were other feathers in his cap. Shahrukh’s other notable films include ‘Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman’, ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’, ‘Pardes’, ‘Yes Boss’, ‘Dil Se’ and ‘Josh’.

With a wish to enact dual responsibility, Shahrukh Khan launched his own production company ‘Dreamz Unlimited’ in collaboration with actress Juhi Chawla and director Aziz Mirza. ‘Dreamz Unlimited’ made remarkable films ‘Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani’ and ‘Chalte Chalte’. In the year 2004, Shahrukh launched another banner called ‘Red Chillies Entertainment’ and made ‘Main Hoon Naa’ that become a big hit. SRK’s ‘Om Shanti Om’ is another film from ‘Red Chillies Entertainment’, which was released on November 9, 2007. My Name is Khan another film from his production house. The latest film produced by Red Chillies is Ra.One which is ruling the box office and earner more than 50 crores till now.

Shahrukh Khan has won above fifty national and international awards. In 2004 he was conferred with prestigious ’Padma Shri’ Award for his valuable contribution to Indian art and culture. Shahrukh is catching up with veteran actor Dilip Kumar in bagging the maximum number of Filmfare Best Actor awards. He has won 7 Filmfare awards in the best actor category till now.

Today we find him a successful star, but he has faced criticism for playing monotonous character of romantic man in every film. However, Shahrukh Khan never cared much about criticism and proved his ability with fine acting, the recent example is ‘Chak De India’. Shimit Amin’s hockey based plot compels the whole nation to think about the bad state of the national game and Shahrukh nicely played the character of hockey coach ‘Kabir Khan’. Earlier Shahrukh Khan enacted the memorable role of Mohan Bhargava, an Indian-American NASA Engineer in ‘Swades’ and got the Filmfare best actor award of the year 2005.

On the whole, Shahrukh’s film journey is only 18 years old and Shahrukh Khan’s age just 46, but the list of achievements is so long that it is not possible to describe them in few words. Happy Birthday Shahrukh Khan! Always entertain us with your fine performances. Lastly, Shahrukh you are a youth icon and a large section follows you, so it’s your responsibility to give up the bad habit of smoking. We except you will get rid of smoking soon as it is dangerous for future generations also who try to emulate you.

Gitanjali Names Shahrukh Khan as Brand Ambassador

Gitanjali Group appointed Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan as its new brand ambassador. The new association highlights the all-encompassing core value of the group ''Trust Forever,'' the company said.

''We understand what it takes to win people’s trust – a continuous quest for perfection, a commitment to quality and a never ending passion to stay at the top,'' said Mehul Choksi, the chairman and managing director of Gitanjali Group. ''These are values that Shahrukh embodies perfectly, besides also being a symbol of loyalty and romance and so when it came to selecting a celeb to represent our group, the choice was obviously him.''

Gitanjali, which retails diamond jewelry under the brands Gili, Nakshatra, Asmi and D'Damas in India, operates three diamond manufacturing factories and nine jewelry manufacturing units in India, and has more than 3,600 points of sale and retail stores.

''I am very happy to be associated with the Group which has created so many of the leading jewelry brands in India and carved for itself a niche in the hearts of people,'' Shahrukh Khan stated.

The Bollywood superstar, along with Anushka Sharma, will also be endorsing the group's Gitanjali Jewels, a multi-brand lifestyle jewelry store chain retailing high-end diamond and gold jewelry brands.

Has Shah Rukh's stunt in Don 2 inspired a sequence in Sachiin's Aazaan?

That Shah Rukh Khan is an inspiration to many out there is something which is a known fact. Known for his romantic image, he is now looking at action in a big way, case in point being Ra.One and Don 2. No wonder, even his action sequences are now turning out to be a source of inspiration for his friends and followers. This is evidenced from the fact that last year when he jumped from a skyscraper in Berlin, Shah Rukh was being closely observed by his friend Sachiin Joshi.

The entrepreneur turned actor has now incorporated a similar scene in his upcoming film Aazaan as well which is again a spy thriller.

"Sachiin and Shah Rukh have been friends for quite some time and frequently exchange notes around their films", says a source, "When Shah Rukh jumped off a 300 ft tall building in October last year, the moment was etched in Sachiin's memory. He had begun work on Aazaan by then but was sure that he would include something as breath taking in his film before its release."

Both being central protagonists in their films, it was imperative that both Shah Rukh as well Sachiin were adamant that they do their own stunts. In fact after Shah Rukh did the stunt, he had happily tweeted, "Just did an over 300 feet base jump for Don... because you all make me believe I can fly. Time to tell kids about the birds and the bees... ha ha."

Meanwhile, Sachiin too started thinking big and pronto discussed with his director Prashant Chadha about the possibility of adding a scene on similar lines after they were done shooting in France, Morocco, China, Germany, Poland and South Africa.

Confirms a source, "Yes, a special scene has been written keeping this stunt in mind. It acts like a prologue and sees Sachiin jumping from a 36 storey building. As for the height, you can do the maths yourself. However, as far as our understanding goes, so far no actor has jumped from such height in any released film. Sachiin did this stunt last weekend in Bangkok under strict supervision of the action director."

The prologue introduces Sachiin who finds himself in the middle of an assassination plot. Spread over three days, the sequence is said to be on the lines of a Mission Impossible and James Bond series.

On contacting, Sachiin refused to comment on comparisons with Shah Rukh's stunt in Don 2. However he said, "It is quite strenuous to shoot for such scenes though when you have to jump off 36 floors. I don't remember a stunt like this in any Bollywood movie till date. I feel we have done our best and exceeded expectations."

Hope expectations would only soar further once Shah Rukh's feat would be there for all to see in Don 2.

SRK launches custom-built movie channel for RA.One

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is leaving no stone unturned in marketing RA.One, today launched a custom built movie channel on leading online video platform YouTube for his upcoming film. The movie channel on YouTube will offer users all videos of the RA.One premiere, red carpet events planned in London, behind the scene shots, uncut footage of the star cast and Shah Rukh's thoughts.

 

It will also host games and give chance to users to create promos from clips, music and dialogues of the film.

"This concept goes well with my Ra.One as the film is about digital world...computer and all. So (I) launched it on a digital platform like YouTube. Besides, it will help me take the film to more people. I am thrilled and excited about it," the actor told reporters here.

The initiative will make Shah Rukh one of the first Indian celebrities to be on the Google plus platform and engage with fans. "YouTube has been an integral platform for movie promotions in Hollywood. Since I wanted to do something that has never been done for any Indian film...so for RA.One I leveraged upon this potential of digital media," he said.

RA.One movie channel is the first customised channel of its kind to be released in India for a Bollywood movie on YouTube. Internationally, YouTube has worked with several Hollywood productions, the most recent being Skadoosh Kung Fu Panda 2 with Hollywood actor Jack Black, which became a hit worldwide.

"This initiative will launch a new platform in digital marketing for Bollywood films," Red Chillies Entertainment, Digital and Merchandising Shailja Gupta said.

Ra One! Official Musical Launch Video

The music of much awaited Ra One was launched on September 12, 2011. I am sharing the complete video of Ra One Press Conference attended by Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif.



Ra One, Ra One Sci Fi, Ra One Music, Ra One Release

Ra One! Dildara Song

Ra One Song! Chammak Challo

Ageing Shahrukh Khan plays father

It seems that Badshah of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan has now crossed the age of sweet lover boy and trying to play the characters according to his age. Despite his entertaining performances in past movies like Om Shant Om and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, critics pointed out SRK’s growing age and ageing wrinkles on the face. Now, Shahrukh Khan is playing the character of father in a couple of upcoming films.

Shahrukh Khan who had played the character of a lover boy ‘Raj’ in Karan Johar’s directional debut Kuch Kuch Hota Hai a decade ago, will be seen as the father of a young lad in My Name Is Khan. In fact, Shahrukh Khan feels it is okay for him to be shown as the father of a teenager.

Karan himself confirmed that Shahrukh Khan is playing father to a teenager in My Name Is Khan. Director Karan Johar who is also a good friend of Shahrukh told that playing father was never an issue for Shahrukh or him. Further Karan added, it shouldn’t be an issue at all. Karan said, Shahrukh’s son Aryan is almost 11 year old. In my first film, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, when Shahrukh was 30, he played a college student. Actors should not worry about these things. I don't think they should allow these aspects to interfere in accepting roles based on such things.

Shahrukh Khan plays the character of Rizwan Khan in My Name Is Khan. Rizwan is suspected to be a terrorist after authorities mistake his disability for 'suspicious' behaviour post 9/11. Shahrukh all time favourite co-star Kajol essays the role of Mandira, a Hindu single mother with whom Rizwan falls in love. The cast and crew of My Name Is Khan have recently returned from a schedule in the United States. The final stint of shooting will be in Mumbai this September.

In addition to My Name Is Khan, Shahrukh Khan is also playing dad to a grown-up child in Anubhav Sinha's Ra1. As the superstar of Bollywood has entertained cinelovers in various types of roles for almost two decades. Let us see, how Shahrukh justifies his new avatar as a father in the coming films.

Shahrukh Khan as Mogambo in Mr.India 2

Shahrukh Khan who became a popular Bollywood star thanks to his negative roles, will probably go back to 'bad boy' role, playing the most lovable negative role of "Mogambo" that was immortalized by Amrish Puri in Mr. India in the year 1987. Shekhar Kapoor, the director of Mr.India is planning a sequel which will have Shahrukh Khan stepping on the shoes of the late Amrish Puri.

It is not known whether Shahrukh Khan has given his consent yet, but it is also true that both the director and actor are keeping a low profile about the developments. Shekhar Kapoor who was thinking of making Paani is concentrating his efforts in making Mr.India 2 now.
Why SRK? Here is what a source claims.

“This film will also star Anil Kapoor and Sridevi as in the original but the script has been turned to make it more villain centric. Today, there are very few villains who have the towering personality required for the Mogambo type of role, which was played with flourish by the late Amrish Puri in the original.

And who better than Shah Rukh, who has excelled in negative roles like Baazigar and Darr, to play the role?” He continues "It will be the role of a lifetime for Shah Rukh. There will tremendous curiosity about how he enacts it. Yes, the film Mr India is a big name by itself but people will flock to the theatres more because Shah Rukh is getting into the shoes of Amrish Puri than for the film itself".

Shah Rukh Khan To Speak At The India Today Conclave

Bollywood's global superstar, Shah Rukh Khan, is all set to speak this Saturday at the India Today Conclave in New Delhi.Reports the reputed magazine "Actor, film producer, TV host, owner of Indian Premier League team, Kolkata Knight Riders, Shah Rukh Khan is one of India's greatest all time superstars.

The actor, who has made movies as varied as the nihilistic 'Darr' (1994) and the huge diaspora hit 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge' (1995), is known for his risk-taking roles. He has most recently played a reincarnated superstar in 'Om Shanti Om' (2007) and an ordinary middle class clerk in 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' (2008). Currently working on My Name is Khan with director Karan Johar, his box office magic spreads far beyond the borders of India.

Awarded a Padma Shri by the government, the 43-year-old is a 'Datuk' in Malaysia, a bearer of the French Government's 'Order of the Arts and Literature', and also has a wax lookalike at the Madame Tussauds museum in London."

As per the tentative schedule, Shah Rukh Khan will speak during - Session Bollywood: Can Art Overcome Hate? The time slot will be 17.00 - 18.00 hrs IST on March 7, 2009.