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KHAN IS AUTISTIC!!
Shah Rukh Khan, the Badshah of bollywood, is all set to play a challenging character of an autistic person in Karan Johar’s upcoming ambitious film ‘My Name Is Khan.’
The role is entirely different from the run of the mill characters that Shah Rukh Khan has played till now. Shah Rukh hopes to silence the critics who slam him for doing only song and dance laden masala bollywood flicks and running away from meaningful cinema of substance.
In the film, Shah Rukh will have to enact the character of a person with grave developmental disorder characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity and emotional detachment. All these symptoms of autism begin since the childhood of Shah Rukh in the film, and continue as he grows up to become a man.
Sources say that Shah Rukh Khan’s character in Karan Johar’s ‘My Name Is Khan’ is largely modeled on the lines of Dustin Hoffman’s character in ‘Rain Man.’ Rain Man was made by Barry Levinson in 1988 and story revolved around the autistic character of Hoffman, who discovered to his dismay that his father had left the entire property in the name of his brother.
Initially, Karan Johar had planned to shoot the entire film in New York beginning this summer, but later postponed it to some later date as Aditya Chopra wanted Shah Rukh Khan’s dates for his ambitious project ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.’ Aditya’s film is a typical Yashraj film where King Khan has been paired opposite newcomer Anushka Sharma, who is just nineteen years old.
Top Ten Albums:Tashan Drops JA back into Top 3
| Rank | Last week | Film | Plusses | Minuses |
| 1 | 1 | Jannat | It is ‘Jannat’ and only ‘Jannat’ which is really selling in the true terms today. With the sales matching the trend of earlier Bhatt blockbusters like ‘Gangster’, ‘Zeher’ and ‘Kalyug’ and giving competition to the likes of ‘Murder’, ‘Jannat’ is a super successful soundtrack by Pritam. The number ‘Haan Tu Hai’ has released as well that should add on to the buzz! | None |
| 2 | 2 | Race | While DVDs of ‘Race’ are expected to hit the stands this week and reach the #1 position on the sales chart, the music too stays on in Top-3 for yet another week. This one is the smash hit of 2008! | None |
KITES FLYING HIGH!!
Hrithik Roshan starrer ‘Kites’ created a history when Eros International bought the world wide rights of the upcoming film for a whopping Rs 120 crore, which is highest ever price offered to any bollywood flick.
Eros International has already paid the token signing amount of Rs 10 crore and the rest will be paid according to progression of the shooting of this mega budget film. The above deal was finalized by Rakesh Roshan, who is producing the film, and has just return from the US after location hunting for the shoot.
The amazing thing in this huge deal is that the ‘Kites’ is yet to go on the floors and not a single shot has been canned, but Eros offered this mind-boggling amount to the Roshan senior on the basis of his track record and Hrithik Roshan’s market standing. Besides, the ‘Kites’ will be Hrithik Roshan’s first film to be released early next year, as the actor do not have any other project in hand for the time being.
Though Hrithik Roshan’s films have always been hit when directed by Rakesh Roshan (like ‘Kaho Na Pyar Hai’, ‘Koi Mil Gaya’ and ‘Krrish’), this already sold film is going to be directed by Anurag Basu of ‘Metro’ and ‘Gangster’ fame. Barbara Mori, a US based model-actor has been roped in to play the main lead in the film, while Kangana Ranaut, our bollywood beauty, will play the third angle in the story.
Nana Patekar plays politics, to play Lord Krishna
Mumbai: Prakash Jha has accumulated a formidable cast of actors for his next directorial venture Rajniti that blends contemporary Indian politics with chapters from the Mahabharata.
“Ajay Devgan will play a modern day Karna. And, believe it or not, Nana Patekar, who was fantastic as the corrupt politician in Apaharan, has been cast as Lord Krishna,” Jha told IANS.
Rajniti will be the most expensive film Jha has ever produced.
STARDUST SCOOP OF DAY:BIG B Snubbed
Amitabh Bachchan, the Shahenshah of bollywood, may be the biggest icon of bollywood but is not big enough to be invited by Mithun Chakroborty for the premiere of Mimoh’s ‘Jimmy’ held yesterday at a multiplex in Andheri.
Though Mithun had personally called up every known name of bollywood and invited them for the premiere, he chose to snub the big daddy of bollywood, the Bachchan. The veteran bong actor says that he does not know Bachchans well enough to invite them to the premiere.
This statement has come from Mithun Chakroborty, who was a contemporary and a co star of Amitabh Bachchan in two of his films ‘Agneepath’ and ‘Ganga Jamuna Saraswati.’ Amitabh Bachchan had won a national award for his character in ‘Agneepath’ but Mithun Chakroborty was dissatisfied with the final shape of his character in the film and had blamed Big B for chopping his role.
Mithun Chakroborty was apprehensive even on the eve of release of Mani Rathnam’s ‘Guru’ that his role would be chopped off by the director on the instance of Amitabh Bachchan. ‘Guru’ had Mithun playing the role of a media baron, largely based on Ram Nath Goenka, while Abhishek Bachchan was playing the lead character modeled on the lines of Dhirubhai Ambani.
Interview:Amitabh Bachchan
MOST OF AISHWARYA’S FILMS HAVE DONE THE OBVIOUS WITH HER – CAPITALIZED ON HER NATURAL ASSETS. ‘SARKAAR RAJ’ DOES NOT PAY ATTENTION TO IT’
Looking at Amitabh Bachchan’s filmography had my mind boggled. It was awesome and awe inspiring. But most films had their histories and chemistries playing out as they took shape. There were many unanswered questions. So I invoked the genie called Genius. ‘Grant my request, let these questions be answered’, I prayed. He did. Midway, the bogeyman called ‘Bhoothnath’ scared me a bit (Bhoothnath was upset with tiresome media), but genial Genius made magic happen and the interview was completed.
SD: Was it for Aishwarya or for Ashutosh that you did the narrative voice over in ‘Jodhaa Akbar? Did you never feel like you wanted to be part of the film? Were you ever invited to be a part of the cast of the film by Ashutosh? What did you experience when you watched the entire film?
AB: I did the commentary because Ashutosh was over for dinner to the house one day and asked me to do it. But yes, the fact that Aishwarya was in the film was a welcome factor in my consent. I was never ever considered for the film, though who would not want to have worked with Ashutosh after seeing his body of work. Many perhaps do not know that he and I go back a while.
He played a character in a film of mine. A gang member in ‘Indrajeet’. We actually did some action scenes together.My reactions to the film after seeing it have been quite elaborately expressed in earlier interviews. But if you have no qualms about me repeating them I shall express them again – grand, powerful, socially significant and ethereal!
SD: It’s heard that you wanted ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ to be Aishwarya’s first release after her marriage to Abhishek? Were you in a position to make and obtain
a fulfillment of that request?
No Rally For Sarkaar
Big B and Ram Gopal Varma have decided to call off the ‘mock rally’, which was expected to be held on May 25 at the historic Shivaji Park in Mumbai to promote their upcoming film ‘Sarkar Raj.’
The rally was expected to be addressed by Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan, who are playing important political characters in this sensitive film. Ram Gopal Varma had even appointed a reputed event management company to organize the rally and had planned to distribute pamphlets and other materials to publicize it like any other political party would have done it.
The buzz doing the rounds in the industry is that Ram Gopal Varma and Big B decided against holding of rally keeping in view the charged political situation of the state. Another point of concern was the security factor, as all the cast members, including Big B, Abhishek and Aishwarya were supposed to be part of the promotional campaign and providing them protection from rampaging fans would not have been an easy task.
It may be recalled that Big B plays the character of a senior politician Nagre in the upcoming ‘Sarkar Raj’, while Abhishek Bachchan essays the role of his son. Aishwarya Rai is playing the character of CEO of a power company, which wants to set up a power company in the state of Maharashtra.
Stardust Scoop of day:SRK wants Negative
Shah Rukh Khan, who is playing the lead character in Karan Johar’s ambitious flick ‘My Name Is Khan’, has demanded the negative rights of the film as a part of his fifty percent share of the profit of the film. The buzz doing the rounds in the industry is that Shah Rukh does not want his remuneration in monetary terms and instead has opted for the half of the total profit of the film, which is going to be huge considering the deadly combination of King Khan and ace director Karan Johar.
Insiders say that as Karan Johar’s ‘My Name Is Khan’ is a serous film and will be different from the usual lavish products associated with Dharma Production, it is not going to cost more than Rs 15 crore. But given the standing of Shah Rukh Khan in the market, it is likely to be sold for around Rs 80 crore, the price that SRK’s last offering ‘Om Shanti Om’ fetched.
That would mean a cool profit of around Rs 60 crore and it is when box office collections are yet to be added. Given the huge craze for Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar’s films in the US and the UK, the amount from box office too will swell the coffers of the profit, benefiting SRK immensely in the bargain.
Karan Johar has planned the entire film to be shot in Los Angeles and New York with Shah Rukh Khan. Shah Rukh plays an activist in the film who gets abducted by some terrorists. This abduction and captivity changes the entire outlook of Shah Rukh on life and he becomes a changed man. Shah Rukh is thrilled with the serious idea of the story and waiting to do the film as soon as possible.
Pyaasa (1957):Only Hindi Movie in Time’s All Time 100 Best Films
Pyaasa (1957)
Directed By: Guru Dutt
Screenplay: Abrar Alvi
Cast: Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman
ike Japan, India had a golden age in the 1950s. Independence from Britain sparked a robust, questioning artistry. While Satyajit Ray was pioneering the nation’s art cinema, commercial filmmakers such as Raj Kapoor (Awaara), Mehboob Khan (Mother India) and Bimal Roy (Do Bigha Zamin) were grafting influences from Hollywood melodramas and Italian neo-realism onto the Indian tradition of musical narrative. Pyaasa, which means thirst, is the most soulfully romantic of the lot. Vijay (Dutt) is an unpublished poet, dismissed by family and office colleagues but befriended by a prostitute (Waheeda Rehman). In a twist out of Sullivan’s Travels, Vijay is believed dead and his poetry “posthumously” lionized. The writer-producer-director-star paints a glamorous portrait of an artist’s isolation through dappled imagery and the sensitive picturizing of S.D. Burman’s famous songs. And Rehman, in her screen debut, is sultry, radiant—a woman to bring out the poet in any man, on screen or in the audience. —R.C.
Rauf Ahmed:Biggest stars in Hindi filmdom
The editor continues his assessment of the biggest stars in Hindi filmdom
Nutan: She is an all-time great. Has many outstanding performances to her credit. 
She could do a Bandini or a Sujata and then feel extremely comfortable in a frothy Tere Ghar Ke Saamne or a Dilli Ka Thug.
Rajesh Khanna: He was the first superstar. He broke the stranglehold of the Big Three. Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand in the late 1960s to take stardom to a new high. Women wrote his name in blood. Men swore by his style. No actor before him or after him has whipped up the kind of frenzy he did among his fans in the early 1970s.
Dharmendra: He was the first he-man on the Indian screen to be acknowledged as an actor. He achieved the impossible feat of combining virility with vulnerability. Essentially a director’s actor, as Hrishikesh Mukherjee once described him, Dharmendra has to his credit films ranging from Phool Aur Pathar, Ghulami, Pratigya, Satyakam and Sholay to Chupke Chupke, which underscore his versatility. He was the only actor to withstand Rajesh Khanna’s phenomenal sweep in the early 1970s.
Times Of India:Magic Of Mr. India Still on
And with Mr India scoring high in this list of those unforgettable flicks, courtesy an invisible Arun Bhaiya played by Anil Kapoor, Mogambo, Calendar and many others, KT talks to a few actors who were associated with the movie. They shared with us the joy and their experience while shooting.
Great Challenging : Boney Kapoor
Action movies used to rule the roost when Boney Kapoor decided to make Mr India. He shares: “Making this movie was a great challenge. However, our first aim was to make a film which could draw the audience to the cinema halls. And with a different storyline that we had, I think we managed it quite well.”
Best - tressed Stars
Fashion hairstylist Jawed Habib finds Bollywood far too time-consuming, yet he admits that “filmi” styles do make his job easier. His list of stars with shining tops:SALMAN KHAN
Salman is definitely the most stylish as well as the most experimental star. His Partner cut is simply cool, and he even popularised the long mane in Tere Naam earlier.
SAIF ALI KHAN
Saif’s changing his hairstyle with every film and each one of them is oh-so-happening. Check him out from Dil Chahta Hai to Omkara.
KAREENA KAPOOR
By far she is the trendiest female star today, She wears her long hair so stylishly and the total blonde look complements her fair complexion rather well.
Something just didn’t work with Aamir and me: Chitrangada
Resemblance with Smita Patil is a complement but it is not right to compare me with the legendary actress, says Chitrangada of critically acclaimed Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi.”A lot of time people refer to me as another Smita Patil, which of course is a complement. But it’s not right to compare me with ‘one of the best actresses of all times’. I have done just two movies, so it would be unfair to put me in the same league,” says the actress.
“I believe this tag comes with a lot of responsibility and I am still nowhere near her. Still it is a great compliment,” she says.
Chitrangada, who is making her comeback from her self declared exile after a gap of almost three years with director Onir’s soon to be released Sorry Bhai in the lead role opposite Sanjay Suri feels that she couldn’t have asked for a better comeback than this romantic comedy.
“Sorry Bhai is a very different film and a very different concept. It’s a romantic and funny movie, different than what I have done earlier as serious cinema,” she says.
zeenews: Destination Bollywood for Sony, inks Rs 250 cr deal with PNC
Mumbai, May 07: In one of the biggest Bollywood’s investment deals ever, Hollywood major Sony Pictures has penned down an agreement with Mumbai based productions house Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC) to co-produce three movies.
According to the deal Sony would be pumping in a sum of Rs 250 crores for producing three big scale Bollywood movies. This would be Sony’s second foray into Bollywood film production as its first production, Saawariya, did not fare well at the Box Office.
However this time round Sony Pictures want to get everything right and to ensure that Sony Pictures chairman Michael Lynton will be in India to personally oversee the production.
Though both companies have refused to comment, Sony Pictures India CEO Uday Singh revealed that the details of the deal would be made public on May 13.
IANS:Munnabhai turns serial killer
After playing the simple, golden-hearted Munnabhai, Bollywood top star Sanjay Dutt is set to metamorphose into a cold, calculating serial killer - a la Charles Shobhraj in a film called Charles and I.
Made by People Pictures, the racy thriller will be helmed by ace director Prawaal Raman and tells the story of the enigmatic French criminal of Indian and Vietnamese origin who sent the police forces in half a dozen countries on a wild-goose chase.
“It is a great role and I look forward to working on the film,” said Sanjay.
On roping in Sanjay for the lead role, writer-director Raman said: “Charles is a complex character - a charming man with a dangerous mind and dangerous intentions. Finding the right actor who has the ability to exude all these qualities at the same time was a tough call. We were looking for an actor who radiates star power coupled with the finest acting prowess to portray Charles. The only actor in my opinion who fitted that profile was Sanjay Dutt.”
IBNLIVE:Mimoh on tenterhooks days before reliving Jimmy
Mumbai: It is not easy being a legendary star’s heir and Mimoh, son of Mithunda is feeling the heat, just days before the release of his debut film Jimmy. Understandably, Mimoh is a bit of a nervous wreck.
“I have this tiny space in my bathroom, I just want to crawl in there on Thursday night and not come out until Monday morning,” Mimoh says.
IBNLIVE: IPL maybe a hit but SRK is Paanchvi… fail
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan’s magic would have worked for his Indian Premier League (IPL) team but it is clearly not reaping the same results for the much hyped Star Plus quiz show Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain?
With opening ratings hovering around at three and four, media planners say it’s 40 per cent less than what was expected from the show.
Compare this to the bumper opening of the IPL at eight for the opening match and a consistent all-India ratings of four-five.
Tashan is not clicking at the Box Office
In November 2006, Dhoom-II from Yash Raj Films got off to a bumper opening. Since then, most films churned out by the banner have been taking a beating at the turnstiles, except for Chak De India, and to some extent, Ta Ra Rum Pum. Most have failed to get even a decent opening.
All that was expected to change with their latest offering, Tashan. An ensemble star-cast which has been making all the right noises, attractive promos and a strong pre-release buzz were all signalling a good start.
However, reports from around the country are pointing towards a discouraging show, say experts. “It’s one of the weakest films coming from them,” says Taran Adarsh, editor, Trade Guide. “The film has got no opening and the feedback from those who have seen the film is very bad.”
Chitrangada is female lead in Aamir’s Delhi Belly
After having shot for Onir’s Sorry Bhai in Mauritius, Chitrangada Singh is back in Mumbai to work with none other than Aamir Khan in his hush-hush project Delhi Belly.
All her fears about the comeback have vanished in less than three months.
“Right now all I can say is that I’m waiting for the script. I never expected such wonderful things to happen after my decision to return to films. The block about married actresses is more in the individual’s mind,” Chitrangada told IANS.
Imagine Ramu looking at Ash in this dress. 
Satyam,
You are really testing my control putting up all these pics of Ash. Am only human. 
Though I think your taking Aamir lightly here (for once!) 
Satyam Says:
May 16th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
The apology again! I wrote about this a couple of posts ago ...
In my opinion Naam was Sanjay's finest hour. He was never able to recapture the portrayal of a rebel at ...
Even the readers/viewers grunt in boredom. Big B's blog is some entertainment though. 
NAAM is he serious , the vulnerability and fragileness which baba displayed in naam was awesome(may be some incidents ...