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SRK and Kajol at the world's biggest stock exchange The tremendous fan following of SRK and Kajol is not only prevalent in India but also overseas. Since Shahrukh Khan and Kajol will be seen in their upcoming film My Name is Khan, they are all over the place. But, no other feat can be as big as this, as both SRK and Kajol have been invited by NASDAQ, the world's biggest stock exchange, to ring their opening bell in New York on Monday, February 1. SRK and Kajol will thus become the first Indian actors to open the market, an honour usually reserved for CEOs of major corporations.
This would provide a major hysteria among the Indians staying in abroad and the foreign fan following of the couple. My Name is Khan releases on the 12th of February. The film will have an all-embracing worldwide release and also have a scintillating premiere at the 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival during the week of its release.
King Khan on the cover of GQShahrukh Khan will be seen on the February issue of GQ magazine. The actor is sporting a rumpled look holding a placard which states 'Where's The Love?'
The name is Shahrukh Khan...even the Moon knows now!The news is that one of SRK's biggest fanatics had bought a portion of land in SRK's name on Moon. And the mindboggling news is that, the International Lunar Geographic Society (ILGS) has now approved for the same. The crater in question is located on the moon's Sea of Tranquility and is the largest of the four Arago craters, positioned directly south of the main crater.
Buzz is that the whole diorama took place on his 44th birthday in November last year. But, it was approved recently by the International Astronomical Union following a spate of petitions from SRK fans worldwide. A birthday gift of a lifetime! Now even SRK can do a moonwalk!
SRK among 500 most influential Muslims in the worldAfter achieving countless feats in the Bollywood world, SRK, along with of former Indian President Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam and Oscar winning composer AR Rahman has been included in the list of 'The 500 most influential Muslims in the world' released by Georgetown University, USA.
King Khan on TwitterWe all knew that Shahrukh Khan is pretty much the most talked about superstar in town. And who can be more social and friendlier than SRK. King Khan was spot on Twitter, a social networking website wherein he had approximately 10, 000 followers within a span of 24hrs. At this point of time everyone is sentient about how imperative is the social media. Social Networking websites like Orkut, Facebook and Twitter are getting top notch stars in Bollywood pick up that keyboard and get connected with fans all over the globe. After Priyanka Chopra, Abhishek Bachchan, Imran Khan and Karan Johar, it's now Shah Rukh who went on Twitter on Saturday.
SRK 44thBirthday with the pressThe most prominent Khan in Bollywood celebrated his 44th Birthday with the press near his domicile Mannat. The crowd or rather the die hard SRK fans went berserk as they crooned B’day song for the King Khan. SRK praised the media on his 44th birthday. He also promised that 2010 will see a great year ahead and he will take up more projects and we will see more of Shahrukh Khan on the silver screen.
My Name Is Khan releasing on FEB 12 2010Fox STAR Studios, 20th Century Fox International and Fox Searchlight Pictures have announced that the highly anticipated movie MY NAME IS KHAN, directed by Karan Johar and starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, will release in theaters in India and over 40 countries including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East on Valentine's Day weekend [February 12, 2010]. Other remaining territories will release in early spring/summer 2010.
SRK patches up with Sunny DeolRemember Yash Chopra’s Darr way back in 1993? Yes, that was the time when the two leads of the movie Sunny Deol and SRK had an ego clash between them which led to a not so happy relationship between the two. For 16 years their was a cold war between the two until they finally buried the hatchet during a party on Saturday night and the man responsible for the patch up was host Subhash Ghai.
Shahrukh Khan set to get "Honorary Black belt of Taekwondo"Well, he might be known for the romantic super hit movies he has been doing for past so many years in Bollywood. But recently Shah Rukh Khan was officially announced the ambassador of Korea and was handed a certificate for the same, by the Consul General of Korea at a quaint ceremony in Mumbai.
King Khan was also conferred with the title "Honorary Black belt of Taekwondo" by the Korean Government. SRK also revealed that though he may not know an iota of martial arts and taekwondo, but his son Aryan is learning Taekwondo and has won gold medals in competitions at school.
Emami renews contract with Shah RukhKolkata-based FMCG Company Emami has renewed its contract with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan for its men’s grooming and booming product, ''Fair and Handsome'' as part of a plan to make it a Rs 200-crore brand in the next two-three years. Soon SRK will be seen in a brand new Television commercial modeling for the product.
SRK will voice over for Aftab’s Aao Wish KareinAftab Shivdasani dons the shoes of a producer for his next movie Aao Wish Karein.And along with director Glen Barretto, they have managed to rope in superstar Shah Rukh Khan to give voiceover for the movie. SRK agreed to it immediately as he was requested.
The Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard
It is unanimous that Shah Rukh Khan has been ruling the film industry since the past decade. But now he is reportedly trying his hand at real estate. No we are not talking about local houses or even bungalows, but something as special as what will be called the ‘Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard’.
If reports are to be believed then the ‘Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard’ is an AED8 billion beach facing residential development at the beautiful and fascinating Dana Island in Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE. The boulevard reportedly boasts of at least 10 first-class residential towers, sophisticated luxurious hotels, commercial complexes along with an under water discotheque and lounge connected by a see through glass tunnel. Wait there is more; there will also be a sit in theater, a public square on the beach and a shopping mall called the Shah Rukh Khan plaza.
We don’t need to mention that this will be the first of its kind ever…Now that’s what you call star power…
Linc Pen signs Shah Rukh Khan as brand ambassador
King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan has a long list of endorsements that go with his name. And the newest one to join in is none other than Linc Pens. That’s right; SRK has now been signed as the brand ambassador for Linc Pens.
Word has it that MD of Linc Pens Mr. Deepak stated that Shah Rukh Khan was a very natural choice for the brand due to his universal popularity as a celebrity and his quotient of style. It’s no secret that King Khan is considered to be the most stylish actor in the Indian film industry.
We won’t be too surprised to see a lot more Linc pens being used around now…
‘Dulha Mil Gaya’ with SRK in a guest appearance pushed to 2009Shah Rukh Khan once again will be seen with his ‘Main Hoon Na’ co star Sushmita Sen in Viveck Vaswani’s forthcoming film titled ‘Dulha Mil Gaya’. However this time Shah Rukh is not paired opposite Sushmita, as he will be doing a guest appearance for the film. The film that is directed by Mudassar Aziz stars Fardeen Khan in the lead role with Sushmita Sen. Although long in the making according to reports the film should be ready for release early next year as 90% of the film has been completed.
Shah Rukh will soon be seen Yash Raj Films’ ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ later followed by Karan Johar’s ‘My Name Is Khan’…
SRK turns down Sri Lanka´s SAARC Summit inviteAs per reports Superstar Shah Rukh Khan was recently invited to Sri Lanka to participate in a cultural event for which he was invited by none other than the President Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa himself to attend the 15th SAARC summit in Colombo. But SRK declined the invite. Apparently the committee organizers even approached the Indian High Commission to try and convince Shah Rukh to attend the event. However the last time SRK performed at Colombo in his musical show titled Temptations there was a bomb blast, that’s probably why Shah Rukh referred to security concerns for the same.
SRK’s Red Chillies Entertainment goes to UK!Word has it that Shah Rukh Khan’s production house ‘Red Chillies’ will now find itself an office in the United Kingdom as well. Initially there were rumours about King Khan getting himself a plush house in the UK but now it seems that it won’t be another house but another office that he’s planned. Shah Rukh as it is has the biggest fan base in London in comparison to any other actor from Bollywood. And now with an office there we’re pretty sure that he has big things planned, and his fans there now have another reason to smile…
Sukhwinder croons for SRK …Shah Rukh and Sukhwinder Singh go a long way, He has sung for Shah Rukh many a time and all those songs have been huge chartbusters. Songs like ‘Kuch Kariye’ from ‘Chak De’, ‘Chaiya Chaiya’ from ‘Dil Se’ and more recently Dard –E –Disco have all been super hits. And all their fans and music lovers will be happy to know that Sukhwinder will once again sing for Shah Rukh in Aditya Chopra’s ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ for a track composed by Salim-Sulaiman.
We pretty sure that they once again will come up with a chartbusting no. and with so much talent put together how can they go wrong…
Shah Rukh on Forbes ListShah Rukh Khan has reportedly made it to the Forbes list in the United States with the likes of Business tycoons like the Ambanis and Mittals. The publication known for it’s rankings of the richest people in the world has named Shah Rukh Khan amongst ten celebrities who add star power to cellular phones.
Apparently Shah Rukh has also been joined by international sports celebrities like David Bekham and Mariah Sharapova on the list. Shah Rukh endorses Nokia Cell phones in India where as Abhishek Bachchan, who is also on the list endorses Motorola Mobile phones in India.
Now here’s another feather added to King Khan’s cap…
SRK once again with YRFShah Rukh is all busy with his next film RAB NE BANA DI JODI that will be directed by Aditya Chopra after a gap of 8 long years. The film that also stars newcomer Anushka Sharma and actor Vinay Pathak.
There were rumors earlier that Shah Rukh had demanded a profit sharing ratio from Yash Raj for this film but that’s all they seem to be…rumors, as reports state that Shah Rukh has not even discussed money matters yet with them as he shares a very close relationship with the Chopras.
Well whatever the case may be we’re pretty sure that it will b one great film to look out for as the two spell magic when they come together.
Shah Rukh competes in Panchvi Pass…Believe it or not, Shah Rukh Khan is a contestant on his own show 'Paanchvi Pass' Shreeparna and Shriya call upon professor Khan as a competitor on the show and ask him a 'tough' question for which Shah Rukh was more or less speechless.
After some fun time with his classmates, Shah Rukh continued the game with the roll over contestant, Alka Tiwary, and the new contestant Yug Tulli.
Apparently Yug wants to donate 50 percent of his prize money on the show to wildlife conservation.
SRK’s Billoo Barber to hit theatres this DiwaliShah Rukh Khan’s 'Billoo Barber' is getting all geared to be released this October around Diwali. Reportedly Rajnikant’s Tamil version ‘Kuselan’ will be released before Shah Rukh’s film which is also based on the same topic. Both films are adaptations of the 2007 Malayalam film ‘Katha Parayumpol’ starring Mammooty. Shah Rukh’s Billo Barber will be directed by Priyadarshan starring Irrfan Khan and Lara Dutta. According to reports there are also cameo appearances by Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor in the film.
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