We should have our own superheroes: Shah Rukh | 'Ra.One' releases on October 26

Mumbai: With the release of sci-fi films like 'Ra.One', superstar Shah Rukh Khan feels that Indian cinema would have its own superhero, pushing imported 'Batmans' and Harry Potters to the back seat.

"This film is one of its kinds and I am saying this from my 20 years of experience in Indian cinema. We all in the entertainment industry do look at it as something that will take Indian films forward not that I have made it and not because all of us are part of it.

Its important that Indian films must go forward why get into things like from where it has been copied...and that its batman type and all," Shah Rukh told reporters here last night. 

"We all are going to have Indian superheroes and not only me there are going to be other actors who are going to make this genre possible. In the entire world its the only country in the world that has superhero films is America..why it should be so. We are the largest Indian film producing nation in the world why should we not have superhero...whether it is Drona, Krrish or my film...or ten more such films that will come," he said. 

'Ra.One', is a superhero film, has been directed by Anubhav Sinha and produced under the banner of Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment. 

"With this film we have taken the technology forward and we should be proud of it. Till how much time we will have Harry Potter type movies. I think we need to make Harry Potter, Batman and Superman here. I don't know the fate of the film...how many people will like it. But this is genuinely this is a very special film," Shah Rukh said. 

The movie will see Shah Rukh playing 'G.One' and Arjun Rampal as 'Ra.One'. 

"All superhero films are same like there is a superhero, there is a super villain and then he dies. And this Dusshera you will see the mythological Raavan getting killed in 3D. I am sure you will like it. Yes the film looks like all the movies in this world. But yet I would say it is a unique film and I can assure you this," Khan said. 

The movie also stars Kareena Kapoor, Shahana Goswami, Dilip Tahil and Chinese-American actor Tom Wu.'Ra.One' releases on October 26.

Mr. SRK talks about Chammak Challo and his injured knee

Though we all know that the much awaited song from Shahrukh Khan’s Ra.One, Chammak Challo, was leaked online some months back, its piracy has not deterred King Khan’s excitement for the music launch.

Shahrukh Khan posted on twitter: “ra.one music to release in september...cant wait to put chamak challo on tv in the next few days. finally its that time when u start letting the ownership of your film to pass onto the audience.”

When the song was leaked online, Shahrukh Khan, who was mighty upset, announced that the leaked Chammak Challo is not the final version, leaving the listeners craving for more!

Shahrukh Khan has also tweeted about his injured knee, which has been a major cause of concern for his fans: “been away getting my knee treatment done. two days of intense pain. feel much better today and feel like getting bak to work.”

Before signing out, SRK also shared with his fans, information about his latest gadget: “and this is all being written on my new mac book pro. super excited to have the new machine...felt like a kid when i got it. so wanted it to keep up with my speed of life. yay!!”

Wow then! The music of Ra.One is about to launch, his knee feels better, and he even has a Mac Book Pro; looks like G.One has plenty of happiness in his jeewan!

SRK sues jewellery brand for using ‘Chammak Challo’

Of late, media is abuzz that the producer and superhero of ‘Ra.One’, Shahrukh Khan has sued jewellery brand Agni for using the unreleased song ‘Chammak Challo’ from his movie at the IIJW 2011.

As per reports, the jewellery brand played the Kareena Kapoor-starrer song from ‘Ra.One’ at the time of displaying their creation during the fourth day of the IIJW that was held in Mumbai.

Well-known actress Amrita Rao and other sizzling models sashayed the ramp, as the ‘Chammak Challo’ music played in the background. 

But, as the song was not officially released by the filmmakers, they took legal action against the jewellery brand Agni for illegally using it.

Confirming the reports, head of the music label, Bhushan Kumar said, "Yes, we have sent a legal notice to Agni for using our unreleased song without prior permission. It is an illegal thing to do. 

“We are moving court and suing them for about Rs 2 crore. One needs to get a license to use any song for a show. However, for an unreleased song you cannot even obtain a license." 

Shahrukh loses his cool
Apparently, Shahrukh, who has taken a lot of pain in making ‘Ra.One’, lost his cool when he came to know that the jewellery brand had used the unreleased song from his venture.

Stating the same, a source close to the film unit said, "SRK was livid when he learnt that the unreleased number has been used by the brand.” 

Earlier, the ‘Chammak Challo’ song, which has been crooned by the western rapper Akon, was leaked online.

Shahrukh Khan reveals his Ra.One bike

Shahrukh Khan turns into an action hero for his upcoming dream project Ra.One. Not only does SRK don a specially designed superhero suit for his role, he also rode this sleek bike.

The superstar posted the image on his Twitter page and wrote: “Always wanted to ride bikes...mom never allowed me. just so that she knows...this one i was tied to with wires so perfectly safe...for a romantic hero i felt quite the dude..ha ha.”

The Ra.One shoot is over and Shahrukh Khan is feeling a sense of emptiness.

He writes on the microblogging site: “Ra.one shoot finally over. we start films so that we complete them fast...but when they finish there is a sense of emptiness as if a difficult but passionate relationship has come to an end. film making is like love....like falling from a building...but not feeling the impact or the hurt till you reach the end. here's to new beginnings...cos endings are just beginnings backwards.”

Ra.One is slated for an October release. The film stars Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and also has a cameo by Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra.

Both Sanjay and Priyanka agreed to shoot the cameos even though they had packed schedules, not only that apparently they did not charge any fee! For his part, Shahukh gifted Sanjay Dutt a racing motorcycle costing more than Rs 15 lakhs! He has even gifted Priyanka Chopra an expensive acoustic guitar on her birthday! Quite an impressive way to say thank you!

Sneak Peek - Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra sizzle in 'Don 2'

‘Don’ Shahrukh romances ‘Roma’ Priyanka
Yet again! The deadly Don is back to his menacing ways and is romancing the beautiful cat-like Priyanka Chopra, because Don ko junglee biliyaan bahut pasand hain. The smashing Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka will scorch up the big screen this December in the much-awaited sequel of the year Don 2. Don’t believe us; just see these images. Shahrukh Khan is reprising his role of the Don and this time he is more powerful, strong, and fierce. SRK fans will see him in two avatars: one in deadly long locks and sporting a D tattoo, and the other as a smart stylish man with glares, suits and cropped hair. Priyanka, too, is back as the sassy Roma. The actress looks drop-dead gorgeous in the film and has done some thrilling action scenes too. Don 2 would begin with Roma. She now knows that it is Vijay who is dead and not Don. Where is Don? He is alive and scheming to settle the scores with his foes and friends who betrayed him. The high-voltage action then begins and you will be driven away to a roller-coaster ride. Don’t miss Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra's chemistry in Don 2.

Shahrukh Khan’s Ra.One to release in 3D!

It can’t get bigger than this! Already Ra.One is soaring high on buzz, thanks to the superhero Shahrukh Khan, and now the news of it releasing in 3D. Whoa! that’s enormous.

So, this Diwali be ready to treat your eyes with India’s first superhero flick in 3D. As per reports, the decision to turn the film fully into 3D was taken recently. Earlier, it was said that only some parts of the film will be converted in 3D but now certain action sequences were especially shot in July 2011 to add to the 3D experience.

In one of the scenes you can also see Shahrukh riding a bike from moon to the earth. For this particular part of the film, a futuristic bike was designed for Shahrukh by the art director Sabu Cyril. You can see that breathtaking machine here.

Now, approximately 1200 people are working, that too, for nearly 24 hours on the VFX of Ra.One in India, to ensure that the movie releases on time. After the completion of the shoot Shahrukh turned very emotional and tweeted, “Ra.one shoot finally over. we start films so that we complete them fast...but when they finish there is a sense of emptiness as if a difficult but passionate relationship has come to an end. film making is like love....like falling from a building...but not feeling the impact or the hurt till you reach the end. Here’s to new beginnings...cos endings are just beginnings backwards.”

The movie also stars Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal in lead roles.

SRK fulfils his wish to ride bikes with 'RA.One'

Superstar Shahrukh Khan has not only donned a specially designed superhero suit for his role in 'RA.One' but has also fulfilled his longtime wish to ride a sleek bike. 

“Always wanted to ride bikes... mom never allowed me. just so that she knows... this one I was tied to with wires so perfectly safe... for a romantic hero I felt quite the dude... ha ha,” Shahrukh said on micro-blogging site Twitter. 

The 45-year-old actor gave a sneak peek of the super-cool bike by posting a photo of it on Twitter. 

“About to post the bike we used for the film. Saby Cyril designed it being inspired from some images he got from books,” the King Khan said. 

Directed by Anubhav Sinha, 'RA.One', is a science-fiction superhero film starring Shahrukh, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal in pivotal roles. 

Produced under the banner of Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment, the film will release on October 26 this year.

Final Days of filming Ra.One

Red Chillies team along with director Anubhav Sinha, have been working day and night to complete their magnum opus Ra.One, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal. With the final days of shooting commencing, there is tons of excitement on set.

Filmfare correspondent Ashwini Deshmukh was lucky enough to be on the sets during filming and in her excitement could not stop herself from tweeting the latest scoop. SRK being the showman that he is was swinging and twirling in mid-air for his various stunt performances, as the crowds of people watching held their breath. Risky business our superstars have to indulge in! Shah Rukh was also seen in a completely different costume from his regular G.One outfit seen on the promotional posters. Hmm, interesting. Wonder what the new look is all about?

Ashwini shared that SRK has an amazing amount of knowledge when brainstorming with director Anubhav Sinha and his team about each forthcoming shot they need to take. SRK advised the team in regards to high-end appliances, gadgets and software that are to be used for shots. 

Not only does he have loads of knowledge, but he has some wonderful friends. He thanked Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra for doing cameos in Ra.One. “3 days of hectic shoot…last 4 days to go. My heartfelt thanks to Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra for being so wonderful on the sets. Bless you.” And as if that wasn’t thanks enough, he even gifted Sanjay a Ducati bike and Priyanka an acoustic guitar!

Tarun Mansukhani of Dostana directing fame assisted in directing Ra.One. Tarun wanted a break from scripted and was interested in gaining experience working on an action flick. Ra.One director Anubhav Sinha graciously accepted Tarun’s offer to assist when he found out he was interested. Tarun was so excited he tweeted “This time I’m gonna get the stunt team to put me on a rig! I wanna know what its like to flyyyyy like a super hero!” Do we sense a passion for action and adventure?

And the talk of B-Town is the fabulous metallic grey bike G.One rides in certain scenes of the film. As SRK tweeted, it was a “cool futuristic bike” used for a thrilling action sequence. We look forward to seeing it on the big screen!

And of course, the notoriously late Shah Rukh Khan tweeted that he was late arriving to set and that the team of the film is “too patient” with him. He concluded with SRK brand humour, signing off with “have to work before they fire me from the job”. As if there could be a Ra.One without its G.One!

But nothing melted our hearts like this tweet from SRK. “Surrounded by blue cloth. doing jumps not to prove I am a hero but cos I believe i can fly…I believe cos all of you make me believe that.” Too sweet, na?

With Anubhav Sinha tweeting “Another set wrapped today. Moving on to the last set the day after. Been busy, will write in detail after final wrap.” we are certain that fan excitement has shifted into high gear. We cannot wait to see what the Ra.One team has come up with!

Ra.One to release this year on October 26.

Rs. 1 crore outfit not enough: SRK

It has been heard that Shah Rukh Khan's 'Ra.One' just got more expensive.

A specially made superhero costume was designed and tailor-made for the actor in Los Angeles. However, after seeing the rushes of some portions of the flick, SRK isn't very impressed.

So he quickly set up a meeting with his marketing and SFX team. And they came to a conclusion that more computer generated graphics be added to his costume. This has upped the budget of Ra.One quite a bit, but Shah Rukh thinks it's well worth it.

Now, there'll be some extra shine and rays emitted by SRK in Ra.One. Let's hope some of this shine rubs off on the BO results, too.

'Shah Rukh, Kareena kiss'

Actor Shah Rukh Khan will kiss Kareena Kapoor in 'Ra One'...

Actor Shah Rukh Khan who has been a decent man on screen and off screen all this while, will now go bold for his superhero flick 'Ra One'. There's news that Shah Rukh will do everything and anything necessary to make his movie a rage.

We hear that SRK will kiss on celluloid this time round. And it's the gorgeous Kareena Kapoor he'll lock lips with. The actors kiss each other in a song. It's nothing explicit, but something that can be termed as 'simple and sweet' we are told.

It can be remembered that Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor, too, indulged in a romantic lip-to-lip in '3 Idiots'. "I've kissed on screen before, it's no big deal," says the Kapoor lass, who always looks forward to working with the Khans. "All four of them – Aamir, Salman, Shah Rukh, Saif – are so amazing that I always look forward to doing movies with them."

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Why Shah Rukh Khan isn't watching his own Ra.One?

By Subhash K Jha 

 Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies production house is no more a one-man show. In what seems to be major revision in his working methods, Shah Rukh, known to have his finger in every pie,has decided to delegate more authority and power to his extremely efficient colleagues and directors.

This critical decision must be weighed in the light of Shah Rukh’s decision to devote the most time to what he really loves doing the most: acting and being with his family.

Says a source close to SRK, “All these years Shah Rukh has been able to devote himself with equal passion to a number of activities both within his own production house and outside.

But now he wants to focus on what he loves best. He wants to build his equity as an actor. At the same time he doesn’t want to miss out on his children’s growing years.”

To implement his new energy-conservation policy Shah Rukh has withdrawn his responsibilities towards the post-production of Ra.1.

Says the source, “Earlier whenever Shah Rukh produced films he was hand-on in every department.This time he has left the entire production and post-production in other professional hands,so much so that he hasn’t even watched the rushes of Ra1 as yet. As far as he’s concerned his job as an actor and producer in Ra1 is done. His team has now taken over.”

Most of Shah Rukh’s associates have observed that he has now become a team player.

Says a close friend, “Earlier he took personal charge of everything that flowed out of his production house.That has changed now. Maybe it’s the IPL effect on Shah Rukh. But he now insists on other professionals in his production house doing their jobs while he does his own.”

Director Anubhav Sinha confirms that Shah Rukh Khan has not seen the rushes of Ra1 yet.

“I’ve been persuading him to watch it. But he has been shrugging it off. As far as he’s concerned he’s moved on. ‘Picture ban gayi na. Now is the time to focus on its marketing,’ Shah Rukh told me.He has always been a restless soul. Now he is even more so.”

This refusal to rest on laurels and to linger on current production activities is an indication of the direction Shah Rukh’s life will take in the coming years.

It’s time for the superstar to let others in his company make their presence felt. It’s also time for the mega-star to stop being taken for granted.

For years Shah Rukh has played cameos,done guest appearances and voiceovers for friends and strangers. Now, we are told,he won’t be taken for granted.

2011 - the year of action films

Everyone from SRK, Salman, Aamir, Hrithik and Ajay Devgn are doing action films in 2011. 

 Shah Rukh Khan who has always been popular as the eternal romantic in Bollywood will be seen as an action hero or rather superhero in 2011. Both his releases in this year – Ra.One and Don 2 are action-packed entertainers. Aamir Khan might have done a Ghajini in between but he has always been more popular for his chocolate boy image. However even he has beefed up his body for the suspense-thriller to be directed by Reema Kagti. Salman Khan has reason enough to celebrate his topless appeal after the success of his actioners like Wanted and Dabangg which he will take forward with their sequels and films like Bodyguard .

So how come this sudden upsurge in action films in Bollywood in recent times? Action has always been a common genre in Hindi films but off late they have become very popular. While on one side we say that Hindi cinema is evolving with more sense and sensibility coming in storytelling, on the other hand masala entertainers and blatant hardcore action films are still a big hit amongst masses. So for every Taare Zameen Par , Aamir Khan attempts a Ghajini and Ajay Devgn alternates every Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji with Aakrosh . Even his comic legacy of Golmaal is spiced up with generous dose of action. In fact his next film with Rohit Shetty is a hardcore action film – the remake of South hit Singham starring Suriya.

South is a major inspiration when it comes to exaggeration in action. Their no-hold-barred stunt sequences, which till now seemed too overstated in Hindi films, are now common phenomena in Bollywood with remakes like Ghajini and Wanted making big money. That has made way for more South films and 2011 will see remakes of superhit south actioners like Singham, Bodyguard and Kick .

South films have always gone a step ahead whether in stunts or in SFX. The kind of action sequences that are choreographed for Rajinikanth's Robot is unmatchable and Bollywood is still making efforts to reach their standards. Shah Rukh Khan's Ra.One which has a suspiciously similar storyline like Rajinikanth's Robot also has the train action sequence similar to Robot for which apparently a two-kilometer chroma-screen was erected.

Also Shah Rukh has jumped down a 300 feet building in Don 2 and confessed that at his age it is physically taxing to do an as much demanding action film. Hrithik Roshan's road adventure flick Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara promises loads of thrills including Katrina's dirt-biking stunts, Abhay Deol's deep-sea diving and a bull-running match in Spain in the climax. Ajay Devgn's Singham and Salman Khan's Bodyguard will have raw action in the form of fist-fights and physical combats.

Priyadarshan's Tez starring Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn and Mohanlal is an action adventure film about a man holding a speeding train between London and Glasgow to ransom. While that may sound suspiciously similar to films like The Bullet Train and The Taking Of Pelham 123 , Priyadarshan claims that Tezz resembles more to Keanu Reeves' Speed . Abbas-Mustan's Players which is remake of the Hollywood hit The Italian Job is an action-packed heist thriller. Real life lovers Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor will fight each other in Agent Vinod where director Sriram Raghavan wants to revive the charm of Bollywood spy drama of 70s like Farz and Aankhen but in contemporary context.

So, for a change, take a break from the feel-good genre and get ready to kick some butt in 2011. Bollywood is back in action!

Action films in 2011

1. Ra.One
2. Don 2
3. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
4. Tezz
5. Players ( The Italian Job remake)
6. Singham remake
7. Kick remake
8. Bodyguard remake
9. Agent Vinod
10. Power
11. Department