For all those who have seen Shah Rukh Khan sporting rings and beads, here comes the news, SRK is not superstitious and he is definitely not wearing them for good health or good luck for Kolkata Knight Riders!

Talking to a daily, a source close to the Shah Rukh said, “He has never been a believer of these things. The problem occurs when he is gifted such things by friends and relatives. Phir woh pehen leta hai, so that they are not offended or hurt. Shah Rukh doesn`t like to hurt anybody`s sentiments, especially when they are wishing him well and are praying for him. And no, his wife Gauri has not gifted him that emerald ring, as reported.”

Recently, SRK was spotted in Delhi, cheering for his team. “He was sounding very happy and stress-free this time. There`s no tension in his mind right now. He even partied till 4am that day, and planned to leave Delhi only after that. He was in a mood to party with the players, which is why this time, he didn`t stay at his uncle`s house in Delhi,” said the source.

However, SRK`s health has been a constant worry for his family, “He had lost a hell lot of weight because of his ‘Ra.One’ suit, and had gone quite weak. But now, he has gained a bit of weight, and is back to his regular gym sessions, to gain some muscle. But as he has always preferred the lean look, he doesn`t plan to become very heavy,” added the source added.

Here’s wishing all the luck to SRK!

-Spicezee

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Shah Rukh Khan adds one more to his enourage. While his regular actor buddies accompany him to all the Indian Premier League matches his team the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) play, entrepreneur-turned-actor Sachiin Joshi now joins that exclusive list.

Says a source, "SRK and Sachiin have been great friends for some time now. He was present at all the matches KKR played last year.

But this year, shooting commitments kept him away. When Sachiin ventured into the energy drink market, it was Shah Rukh who helped him launch it. The younger man is making his B-Town acting debut with a thriller titled Aazaan and SRK has been a great support."

A man to know

Says Sachiin, "I know Shah Rukh through common friends. He has been supporting my brand as a friend though we have no official contract with him as brand ambassador. It was generous of him to launch the product. I am fortunate to get an invite from him to attend his KKR matches. He is a great man to know!"

About Azaan

The film stars Sachiin Joshi as an army officer (and informant) who has to go undercover beyond enemy lines to save the country from the threat of biological warfare. The film is being directed by Prashant Chaddha.

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It’s a man’s world for sure. And when it comes to Bollywood, men do rule the silver screen. No matter how big a star an actress is, she does taste the bitterness of being the fairer sex. Despite being a huge brand in herself, Kareena Kapoor has been seconded in the promotional trailors of the Shah Rukh Khan starrer superhero flick ‘Ra.One’.

Moreover, last year blockbuster film ‘Robot’ starring southern superstar Rajinikanth did not have enough space both in the promos and in the film for someone as big as Aishwarya Rai, who has an international appeal.

"There is not much difference between ‘Ra.One’ and ‘Robot’, when it comes to the treatment meted out to the female protagonist. Like everyone is aware, the role of Aishwariya Rai in ‘Robot’ was largely inconsequential barring her song and dance sequences and those curve showing moves. It seems Kareena, despite being the female protagonist in the film does not have much to do in the film either. Now, it only goes on to show that Bollywood is still a man dominated territory," the source added.

Nonetheless, it’s the same industry that has produced masterpieces like ‘Mother India’, ‘Bandini’ and even newly released films like ‘Black’ and ‘No One Killed Jessica’. But will Bollywood ever give fair and equal importance to women in the industry? Only time will tell.

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Mumbai: To his credit go some astounding performances that Bollywood has seen in the recent past. And if the latest news that’s doing rounds is to be believed then it will be a phenomenal story all together. Buzz has it that Shah Rukh Khan might fancy getting into the shoes of worlds most dreaded thug and serial killer Charles Sobhraj!

According to the latest reports, French filmmaker Alain Andre is making a flick on the serial killer and he has wished to cast none other than the undisputed king of Bollywood in the film as the lead role.

“We were sure we wanted Shah Rukh Khan ... We think he is the best person to portray Sobhraj,” said Andre to whom Sobhraj has given exclusive rights for his biopic.

“Just before Charles got free from Delhi’s Tihar jail, Chantal (his first wife) asked us (Andre and partner Francois) to make a movie,” said the filmmaker. “Charles wanted to be famous, to see his stories in books and novels, which is why he never said ‘no, I’m innocent’,’’ he added.

The director is now looking for a co-producer from Bollywood to make the film, which he plans to set in India, where Sobhraj spent some years.

Director Andre also added that Sobhraj has demanded that he should not be portrayed as a killer in the movie.

Sobhraj’s lawyer Isabelle Coutant Peyre said, “I have asked Mr André to finalise a movie project about the life of Charles Sobhraj, with my total control on the contents on his behalf.”

Given the audiences’ new taste for coming of age flicks, SRK might just lap this opportunity lest it goes to any of his adversary.

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He might be called the Badshah of Bollywood, but superstar Shah Rukh Khan considers himself labour class.

"I consider myself labour class as I like to maintain an active lifestyle. I like to work all day round and when it is taken away, it affects me mentally.

And that percolated down to my family... as a result, everyone in my house also becomes sad," said Shah Rukh while speaking at the India Today Conclave here Friday.

The actor has been dealing with a problematic back for a long time which has slowed him down.

Shah Rukh says he enjoys sharing his life with his fans as he has worked hard to achieve where he stands today.

"All my life I have worked so that I can be recognised. I want thousands of people to scream my name out. I want girls and youngsters to tear my clothes. I have worked very hard to achieve this, then I find it very stupid when I see stars hiding their faces.

"I want to be disturbed and troubled by people for as many years possible. I want to be remembered as `he tried and he tried very hard`," he added.

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Doting father Shah Rukh Khan spent a sleepless night when his 10-year-old daughter, Suhana was hospitalised in the middle of the night, Mumbai Mirror reported.

Suhana was admitted to Lilavati hospital after she was running very high fever.

“She was admitted on the 11th floor and immediately attended to. Thereafter she was under observation. Pediatrician Dr Shobha Sharma is treating her,” a source from Lilavati told Mumbai Mirror.

Suhana is likely to be discharged. “The child has responded to treatment and is better now. She will be sent home in a few hours,” the source added.

Get well soon, Suhana!

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Speculations were rife that Karan Johar’s next will be shot without his favorite star Shah Rukh Khan. However it now seems that the news was nothing but a mere rumour. If the latest reports are any indication, then Shah Rukh Khan will play a significant role in Karan Johar’s next film.

Earlier it was reported that SRK was just to play a cameo in the film ‘Student of the Year’, being directed by KJo who is launching Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter Aalia along with David Dhawan’s son Varun.

However, Karan ramped up old friend Khan’s performance from a cameo to a much bigger role, most likely of a professor.

Speaking to a daily, a source said, “Rumours about SRK acting in KJo`s next had been doing the rounds but Karan`s constant silence about the film started giving people the impression that SRK was only planning to produce the film.”

“But actually, both SRK and Karan are co-producing the film, which will launch newcomers Varun Dhawan , Siddarth Malhotra and Aaliya Bhatt. SRK will play the role of one of the professors in the college. The role will not be limited to a cameo; it will be full-fledged one,” the source said.

KJo is said to have taken a month-long break to travel abroad, where he would be finishing the script and flesh out SRK’s character for the film.

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A slew of events including a fashion show, a cycle race, extreme sailing championship and food festivals are slated for the Muscat Festival which opens in the capital of Sultanate of Oman Jan 27-Feb 24 with Bollywood names like Shah Rukh Khan and Lara Dutta participating in it, top officials said here Monday.

"While singer Sonu Niigaam and actress Lara Dutta will perform at the fest Feb 10, superstar Shah Rukh Khan will have a stage-show there Feb 17," Salim Bin Adey Al-Mamari, Director General of Tourism Promotion, Sultanate of Oman, told media persons here this afternoon.

Oman also plans to woo Indian filmmakers to consider the country as a shooting locale as Bollywood movies are very popular there and Shah Rukh also commands a huge fan following.

"Film tourism is a growing phenomenon worldwide. We realise the importance and the reach of the Indian film industry and plan to encourage Indian producers and studios to film in Oman," added Lubaina Sheerazi, India Representative of Sultanate of Oman.

Hoping to lure over two million visitors from India and elsewhere, the Muscat Festival will have Oman’s Food Festival (Feb 3-17), Muscat Fashion Week (Feb 22-24), Tour of Oman cycle race (Feb 15-20), and Extreme Sailing World Championships (Feb 20-24), besides many other events.

Oman soon expects to claim a big slice of the booming meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) business by setting up a world-class conference facility.

Spread over two-million-square-metres, the ‘Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre’ will boast of a 3,000 seat Convention Centre, four hotels and serviced apartments supported by a major regional retail facility, just four kilometres from Muscat Airport, informed Khalid Al Zadjali, Director of Tourism Events, Ministry of Tourism, Oman.

Targeting 12 million Indian visitors to Oman by 2020, Al Zadjali said that the country is a safe destination where the state income goes back to the people in the form of free education, free healthcare and almost no taxes to pay.

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One of the funniest movies of all times, ‘Angoor’, will soon have a remake. The film that was originally made in 1982 by Gulzar is stated to be an iconic rib tickling comedy.

And now it will have a remake with Shah Rukh Khan essaying the role originally played by Sanjeev Kumar and Kareena Kapoor filling in at Moushumi Chatterjee’s place. To be directed by Rohit Shetty, the film is set to go on floors by the end of this year.

As for Angoor, the film had Sanjeev Kumar playing a detective novel aficionado and Deven Verma, who pretends to be a bhaang lover. Both characters have their twin counterparts and all hell breaks loose when they finally encounter each other.

What precedes this encounter is a series of goofball moments. And adding to ruckus is Moushumi Chatterjee, whose intemperate bawling tendencies just add to the confusion.

Shetty after his ‘Golmaal’ series is now working on script for Angoor with scriptwriter Sajid-Farhad. The original was based on Shakespeare’s play ‘A Comedy of Errors’.

Confirming the news, a source said, “After he made Golmaal 3, everyone was wondering what Rohit Shetty’s next plans were. People were guessing if he would make a fourth sequel but the director surprised everyone by choosing to work on an Angoor remake.

That he decided to work with Shah Rukh Khan on this came as a real shocker. It seems that Rohit is now wanting to work only with A-listers,”

Well, remakes are no easy task and we hope Shetty can do justice to the 1982 classic.

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Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan might have gone public on Karan Johar’s ‘Koffee With Karan’ and duly apologised to all his friends, who all of a sudden turned away. However, SRK’s arch nemesis Salman Khan is least bothered to bury the hatchet.

Apparently, Shah Rukh wanted to start the New Year on a positive note, thinking to get back his old friends but Salman Khan is not in the mood to forgive and forget SRK.

Interestingly, Salman is unmoved by SRK’s apology. It is believed that Salman disclosed to a close friend that if SRK really wanted to apologise, he would have personally called him up or visited his house.

Buzz has it that Salman did not like SRK’s extended melodrama and so called public apologies on Karan Johar’s ‘Koffee With Karan’.

Well, it seems that 2011 is no better for Shah Rukh Khan as there is little or no hope of reconciliation between Salman and SRK. Hope SRK tries some other tricks to placate his good-old friends!

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The New Year began on an inauspicious note for Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan on Monday.Both Bollywood superstars left Dubai and arrived at Mumbai simultaneously, within a minute of each other, prompting passengers at the airport and people outside come to receieve them to believe that the actors had buried their rivalry and were back to being friends.

It was high drama at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport that night. First King Khan showed up outside at 9.23 pm, then seconds later at 9.24 pm, the King of 2010 - Dabangg Salman strode out. People gaped, then quickly asked other Mumbai returnees streaming out if they had been travelling on the same flight as the actors and if SRK and Sallu had been spotted talking to each other.

Of course, nothing like this happened. Both Khans travelled on chartered flights. And, their almost simultaneous departure caused excitement at the Dubai airport as well. They were mobbed by Middle Eastern and Indian fans, hounded for autographs and besieged to pose for photographs.

Then the drama picked up in Mumbai when SRK walked out with wife Gauri and son Aryan and Salman with father Salim and mother Helen. Strangely, even both actors’ cars were parked together. But this was one instance when the Gods proposed, but men disposed...

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Shah Rukh Khan and his friends will not bring in 2011 in Goa, but along with his family and friends in Dubai. The entourage includes Karan Johar, Hrithik-Sussanne, and several other friends of the couple.

Says a source, "The Khans and their friends will ring in the new year at the couple’s palatial home on The Palm in Jumeirah." The B-Town brigade leaves on December 30.

Gauri’s close friend Kaajal Anand (Putlu) is also part of the group. Arjun Rampal is not going but Chunky Panday with his family might join the gang later.

Some people are waiting their visas to get cleared today and will finalise their plans accordingly. Last year SRK had brought in New Year at his Mumbai home, Mannat.

The Palm forms part of The Palm Islands, along with Jebel Ali and The Palm, Deira, the world’s three largest manmade islands by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government.

They are located off the coast of The United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf and each is created in the shape of a palm tree, topped with a crescent.

The residents of the island are rumoured to include Hollywood actor Brad Pitt England footballers David Beckham and Michael Owen.

Shah Rukh, who was handed over the keys to his house on the The Palm Islands in 2007 became a resident of Dubai on November 1, 2008.

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Seems like SRK wants all his friends back! In a candid confession on Karan Johar’s Koffee with Karan, the actor for the first time accepted that "if Farah, Salman were not talking to him, it was probably his fault".

While this season’s Koffee with Karan is in news for caustic comments made by people in the entertainment industry, SRK who made a solo appearance on the show took it as an opportunity to convey to his ’frenemies’ that he was more than willing to bury the hatchet.

It may be recalled that SRK has been losing friends since a long time, and is now left with very few of them. A spat with Salman on Katrina’s birthday has left Salman still fuming. His relations also soured with friend Farah over Tees Maar Khan.

A source informs Mumbai Mirror, "Shah Rukh said that if they weren’t talking to him, it could probably be his fault."

The statement has shocked the channel officials and other people associated with the programme. Has it shocked you?

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They work in Mumbai but hardly any of the top Bollywood stars are fluent in Marathi.

Keeping this in mind, the University of Pune has sent invitations to Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan and other Khans apart from Akshay Kumar to come and learn Marathi during a special course organized to celebrate the 60 years of the Marathi department in University of Pune.

Manohar Jadhav, the head of the Marathi Department, is quoted as saying that he’s already very impressed by the efforts of actor Aamir Khan to learn Marathi from colleagues in the film industry.

On a Marathi channel, Aamir had recently expressed his desire to learn Marathi. Will he take up this course? Wait a while to know the answer.

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Year 2010-11 marks the arrival of Bollywood in Beverly Hills -from Shah Rukh Khan to Preity Zinta, anyone who’s anyone in tinsel town, has a Hollywood connection to brag about.

Actor Preity Zinta recently made headlines when she announced that she would be working with international heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio. They two are getting together for a good cause.

Last week, Preity was invited along with Leo and supermodel Naomi Campbell at the Global Tigers Initiative organised by the International Tiger Conservation Forum in St Petersburg, Russia. The actors will reportedly come together to support the cause of tigers, both in India and around the world.

Buzz is also doing the rounds that Shah Rukh Khan will be working with Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle early next year. Following in SRK’s footsteps Aamir Khan has reportedly signed a project with director Paul Schrader.

Actor Bipasha Basu is currently filming a Hollywood film called Singularity, co-starring Peral Harbour star Josh Hartnett. Talking about her role, she said, "I play Taluja, a Maratha warrior with whom James Steward (Hartnett) falls in love.

I’m excited to work with a great director such as Roland Joffe and the experience of working with actors like Josh and Olga is great too," she added.

Not just the actors, even Indian singers are going international. Recently, Sunidhi Chauhan collaborated with Latino singer Enrique Iglesias for a romantic ballad. However, Sunidhi was tight-lipped about the project.

"This is not the right time to talk about it. I will tell all when things get materialised," says Sunidhi. Also, Sreeram Chandra of Indian Idol fame will be singing for the fim The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

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Bollywood giants Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are headed for a collision once again. Buzz has it that the two superstars will commence shooting for their International projects early next year and about the same time.

‘Perfectionist’ Aamir will be working with director Paul Sharder on ‘X-treme City’ based on the slums of the metropolitan Mumbai.

While King Khan will join hands with Academy Award winner of the ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ fame Danny Boyle. The story will be an adaptation of the book ‘Maxim City’ by Suketu Mehta.

Both the films have a common subject- the city of Mumbai and the two International projects are slated to release the same year.

Considering the fact that both the stars don’t appreciate meeting head-to-head, it will be interesting to see who walks away with the cherry on the cake.

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Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Arjun Rampal and Isha Koppikar will perform here Dec 10 to campaign for the world’s largest mangrove Sundarbans as one of the seven wonders of the world.

"The Bollywood stars will perform and vote to select the seven wonders at the Army Stadium. Bangladeshi private television channel Boishakhi TV will telecast the event," Swapan Chowdhury, chairman of Ontor Showbiz which signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the channel, announced Thursday.

Bollywood singer Niraj Sreedhar, choreographer Ganesh Hedge, and Bangladeshi movie star Shakib Khan, singer Kumar Biswajit and dancer Prantor will also perform at the six-hour show.

King Khan and his co-performers will arrive here a day earlier.

"This event will be a milestone in the realm of entertainment in Bangladesh and we are very excited as well as delighted to be a part of this," Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, CEO and editor-in-chief of Boishakhi TV was quoted as saying by The Daily Star.

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Good morning my chocolate pies! How goes it this morning? I’m just back from my kasratbaazi in the gym with my new bunch of personal instructors and very energised to kick start the day. Without wasting any time on whining about all that I don’t like, let me give you news from Bollywood that interests me a great deal this morning. Here goes...

For starters, Sher Lock Holmes, my wafadaar jasoos, has dropped in to tell me that he’s reading more about his favourite hero Shah Rukh Khan more in the newspapers these days than on his Twitter page. I prod Holmes more and he says that Khan has stopped writing on the webspace completely since his birthday this year on November 2.

The last lines he wrote were about his birthday celebrations in Berlin where he missed having friend and filmmaker Karan Johar around. Awww... I wonder what’s gone into my King Khan’s head. Is it just that he’s not found time to write or pure fatigue of the e-world that he’s stopped penning absolutely?

Honestly, I think it’s the latter because lately, quite a few of my Bollywood chahitas and chahitis have bid farewell to the web world. I hope SRK won’t be one of them... Toes and fingers crossed!

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Oh, now I’m tired of attending to phone calls and messages. Now, my dhobi who has taken a random day off, wants to fill my ears with what he’s heard about Shah Rukh Khan.

The actor, it seems, was seen advising Shoaib Mallik, Sania Mirza’s cricketer husband, on being a good husband at a cricket awards ceremony. Khan says that he’s succeeded in being a decent husband and can now advise others to be the same.

Hmm, I wonder if the actor was also the means for Mallik to be in the Commonwealth Games’ village where no one was allowed without permission. Put my jasoos types on the job right away. After all, such is life dearies!

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Oi oi.. What is this I'm hearing now? My birdy from Bandra has stopped by and without even a Hi, Hello, is cribbing about Shah Rukh Khan. Aisa kya hua, I wonder and he tells me that the superstar took over the promotional interviews of We Are Family. Matlab?

Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal were giving interviews for their forthcoming film at Mehboob Studio on Wednesday afternoon when Khan, who was shooting a print campaign for a suiting endorsement, dropped in ekdum achanak... Much to everyone's surprise.

Aur pata hai kya? Making space for himself between Kapoor and Rampal, Khan started talking about his production, Ra.One, how the three had a blast while shooting the superhero flick and all that blah blah and more blah.

Birdy goes on to tell me that the three actors' filmmaker buddy, Karan Johar, who was also there, had no option but to grin and bear it all. Really now!

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