"I had a couple of rules actually - that I won't ride a horse and I won't kiss. Both are cumbersome. I don't know how to do both on screen," Shah Rukh said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2012 here Friday.
Ever since the release of Yash Chopra's directorial JTHJ Tuesday, social networking platforms have been abuzz about the kiss scene between Shah Rukh and Katrina Kaif. So, moderator Vir Sanghvi, on behalf of Twitterati, asked SRK: How come he kissed this time!
"I will be very honest. Adi (Aditya Chopra), Yash ji and Katrina, and I say this with all humility and thankfulness to them, that they knew I was awkward, I had issues and I am a very easy actor to work with. They are like my family and they said, 'You don't have to do this' and then they got together and they forced me and then even paid me for it."
"So... When heroines say that 'I wore a bikini because the story demanded me to', I did it (the kiss) because the story demanded it. Believe me or don't believe it," said the 47-year-old actor, who has been in showbiz for over two decades.
Shah Rukh feels doing something as intimate as a kiss on screen, is mechanical.
"It is very mechanical with 100 people telling you what to do. It's very odd. I don't even do photo shoots with heroines if it is not for my film and that is also rude, but I don't want to waste anyone's time. I find it very awkward taking my shirt off and posing. I can do it in character for the film," he said.
But JTHJ was "extremely special because of Yash ji".
"He spoke to everyone and he said 'Shah Rukh, this is a requirement'," recollected Shah Rukh.
The actor was extremely close to the late filmmaker, who breathed his last Oct 21 following dengue and subsequent multi-organ failure.
There is no doubt about how much their guest lists for the marriage were scrutinized, but Saif and Bebo simply wanted just their close ones to be a part of the wedding. “Bebo and I are very intimate in our circles, so we decided to call those people who have been to our homes and we to their homes. That was more or less the people who are close to us. Whatever the guest list eventually was, it was because our parents wanted to call people. If it would have been left to us, there would have been around 15 people attending our marriage” he chuckled.
When asked about his mother Sharmila Tagore’s event planning, Saif said that she did everything in such a traditional way, and she loves organising things. He also said that he had initially called her and discussed about having the marriage in Pataudi, to which she said they should wait as it is actually on the bride’s father as to where the wedding happens. He said, “For the first time, I understood why traditions exist and why are they practised earnestly. It is actually the right flow of things, we take the bride away from her home and after that we hold a reception for them. Bebo’s family had the wedding their way, Amma had the reception her way while Bebo and I had our own fun!”
He
also spoke about all the spiteful comments in the air by people who
were expecting to be invited and weren’t, and said that their wedding
had a little bit of Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. “I somehow
connected to the last bit more, as it is about vows and a language that
you understand and you raise a toast to the bride’s father, welcoming
her into your family,” he said.One could not go without asking him about the role of the Maulavis who called his marriage invalid according to Islam, but Saif had his reasons ready for it. He said that earlier it was so that if it is not a Nikah, the marriage is not valid in Islam. He told us, “Now, there is a Special Marriages Act that makes it valid. In fact, I would say God will be very happy with our marriage as we did it keeping all three religions in mind.”
But what about his children? Was there any awkwardness that he had to deal with? Saif said that the presence of both his kids at the ceremonies prove that they were happy for their father. “Sara held the garlands for me while Ibrahim held the ring. Kareena and I wanted them to be a part of everything and that was something we had worked towards. According to me, a relationship requires love and understanding and as far as that is there, everyone can co-exist.”
According to him, the best part about the marriage is that now there are no more questions about ‘when’ is the marriage. He said he felt a sense of relief and he is very happy about the decision they took and now he shares a home with the one he loves, respecting each other’s individualities. “I haven’t jumped into something, I have done what I wanted to and I am content. I have left a single guy lifestyle behind and now I am a married man. A few friends come up to me and say; we could have gone here and there with you but now you are married. I told them it is their age to enjoy. At 42, I cannot be sitting at a bar and talking to random girls. It sounds obnoxious “he smirked.
There
was an online buzz about Kareena attending Saif’s wedding with Amrita
Singh when she was 11 years old, and Saif calling her ‘beta’. Saif
admitted that he was definitely irked by this buzz but he said that a
lot of people don’t really know how Kareena is as a person, as they
judge her from the characters she portrays on screen. He clarified,
“People will be surprised to know our equation, but I don’t need to sit
and answer every question that comes my way. We have a great
responsibility as a couple, as Nawab and Begum, which we hope to live up
to.” To this, the question that came his way was if this goal of being a
‘model couple’ is a little unreasonable at his age, and he said that in
fact this is the right decade to put things that matter in their right
places, be it home or money, for the rest of your life. “40 is a magical
age, where everything comes together and you change as a person,” he
said.So what ‘counselling’ has Saif received post shaadi? He laughed and said that people have been advising him like he doesn’t know what he is getting into. “A lot of people tried to tell me what is the key of a successful marriage and a lot of other things, but I wasn’t really listening.”
Talking about Kareena’s influence on his choice of films, Saif said that she more or less likes the kind of roles he chooses to do, and if she feels something is not right she points it out. “She is quicker in reacting to things than I am and also more thoughtful about stuff. Even about our career orbits, I have a very restricted taste and we should focus on working with good directors. I can cause a disaster if I try to shove my own opinion into what the director wants. I would rather say; Mr.Director, tell me what to do and I will do it,” he signs off.
We have getting some looks into the fun that awaits us with the cool song promos, but now we have not one, not two but seven short and very fun dialogue promos to give you an idea of what Joker is all about!
The story:
In 1947 when the maps of India and Pakistan were being drawn, an oversight ensured that the village of Paglapur didn’t find a place in either country. The village had the distinction of housing the largest mental asylum in the region and in the melee that ensued during partition, the asylum inmates broke loose, drove away the villagers and established their own republic in Paglapur. And that’s how it stayed for the next 60 years! While the world outside changed, Paglapur remained isolated, with no electricity, television or sanity!
In 1947 when the maps of India and Pakistan were being drawn, an oversight ensured that the village of Paglapur didn’t find a place in either country. The village had the distinction of housing the largest mental asylum in the region and in the melee that ensued during partition, the asylum inmates broke loose, drove away the villagers and established their own republic in Paglapur. And that’s how it stayed for the next 60 years! While the world outside changed, Paglapur remained isolated, with no electricity, television or sanity!
Now, decades after the world forgot this village, a NASA scientist of Indian origin, Agastya and his beautiful wife, Diva find themselves on the road to Paglapur. Agastya is working on a top secret project for creating a device to communicate with aliens. So why is he in a village whose colourful inhabitants include a man who speaks in gibberish, another who thinks he is a lamp post and everyone else who think Mahatma Gandhi is still around, fighting for independence? And more importantly, what are they going to do that will soon turn the universe’s spotlight on this forgotten village?
Salman Khan’s style statment has always created a stir among his fans!! His fans like to immitate the style he follows in films or even otherwise. TheTere Naam hairstyle, Dabangg specs, Being Human t-shirts, his bue stone bracelet to name a few….
In his upcoming movie, Ek Tha Tiger Salman has stylishly adoned a checkered scalf around his neck which has garnered a lot of praises. Salman Khan fans can’t stop raving about his macho avatar. The scarf has become quite a trend in the fashion markets with every young lad wanting to follow this modish trend. From kids to rickshaw drivers to collegians, these scarves can be spotted on everyone. A rickshaw driver donning this scarf exclaimed, “Jo bhai ka style, vahi apun ka style’(Salman bhai’s style is our style)
Salman will be seen doing hard core action sequences in this film. Produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Kabir Khan, Ek Tha Tiger is Salman’s first venture with Yash Raj Films. Katrina Kaif will be playing the love interest of the Tiger, who is already roaring out loud in the box office.
Perhaps, he has come to terms with the fact that Katrina is now his ex. "I am ready to marry but the girl should agree, na," he remarked recently. And on a funnier note he further added, "The day Susheela, the lady, who has been looking after us for last many years refuses my marriage proposal from that day I will start looking out for a girl."
Meanwhile, the entire nation has been wondering that after dating some of the most gorgeous women who next will come into his life. But his ex-flame Katrina has decided to marry and settle down in the next couple of years. Some of her close friends say that Kat has decided not to marry anybody from Bollywood. Looks like all these rumours about her being with Ranbir Kapoor seems to be false.
"She is a complete family girl and would prefer an arranged marriage," say her friends in the industry. Well, she has given marriage tips to Salman in their forthcoming film, perhaps she should give it to him in real life as well.
So it seems after bagging Vishal Bhardwaj’s next Anushka is all set to sign Raj Kumar Hirani’s next.Whilst an official announcement is yet to be made sources close to the actress have confirmed that multiple meetings between the director and Anushka have taken place. Hirani is quite impressed by Anushka and is considering her for his filmPeekay which is said to star Aamir Khan.Apart from the Vishal Bhardwaj project in which Anushka will be starring alongside Imran Khan, Anushka will also be seen in Yash Chopra’s untitled directorial.Yash Chopra is returning to direction after 8 years and will be working with A R Rahman for the first time with this project. Shahrukh Khan and Katrina Kaif are Anushka’s co-stars for the film and it is slated for release on the 14th of November 2012. It will Anushka’s 6th film with the YRF banner.She may have releases few and far apart but Anushka really seems to be leaving a long lasting impression on the industry. We can’t wait to see what she signs next!
SRK slapped Farah’s husband, SRK-Shirish slapgate and SRK hits Farah’s husband…These were some of the headlines which Bollywood fans woke up to on Monday morning. The news that actor Shah Rukh Khan had slapped Farah Khan’s husband Shirish Kunder at Sanjay Dutt’s Agneepath success party had spread like a wild fire. It ignited several rumours on what happened on Sunday morning at Aurus, where the party was held. Let’s take a look at the situation. Desperate measures
When the news of the slap came out, it was immediately known that it was Farah Khan who announced it by sending an SMS to all media. The message read: “Shah Rukh has always told me that physical abuse is the worst way to sort out a problem. It means the attacker has either a personal or professional crisis going on. It saddens me to see him doing the same.” Media reacted, posted and was really hungry for more. They tried to contact SRK on the matter. He kept silent on the affair.
They were also on the outlook for people present to know what had happened. Farah, who had not attended the party, maintained that her husband did nothing to provoke SRK. She said, “Those who were present told me that the attack was completely unprovoked. Shirish didn’t even know that Shah Rukh was at the party.”
Shirish comes with his side of the story
Not only did Farah Khan come with a statement – her husband did the same. He actually gave three statements. In the first one he said he was slapped by SRK, the second one read he was punched in the face and finally it ended with a statement claiming he was assaulted by SRK. Confused? You are not the only one. Even the media by now was wondering which of these to take seriously, but then again, any statement will do, right? So the following statement was repeated on several websites and channels. “Shah Rukh punched and jumped on me. And he had three bodyguards with him. I don’t know what got him. I was numb with shock so I couldn’t react. He kept screaming at me, ‘What do you think of yourself? I’ll see to it that you’re out of this industry.”
The filmmaker added that he was attacked from behind and he was not prepared for it. “I was totally unprepared for this kind of an attack. If I was standing in some area where I would expect some goondaism, I would have been better prepared. But this is a classy party. Who would expect someone to jump on your from behind?” The director adds that Dutt intervened to stop SRK’s attack. “I walked out of the party after that. He is taking out his personal frustrations on anyone he comes across.”
After that, he went a step ahead and challenged SRK for a fight. “Next time, I challenge him (SRK) to come in front of me to fight. I will give it right back to him. Someone please ask him to stop behaving like an old, spineless faggot. He kept telling me go back to your friend (Salman) and tell him main uski ***** marunga. If he has some problem with that friend of mine, why doesn’t he have the guts to confront him?”
SRK not silent?
And while the filmmaker was busy giving interviews, SRK woke up and tweeted. “Another long nite. Shooting for a public service msg film about education peace & harmony. Feels ironic when I read & see wot is being said.” After that he went back to work and didn’t post anything on the matter until this morning, when ‘slapgate’ became frontpage news. “Reading stuff and watching tv…Feel like I am the source & author of a Shakespearean farce…without the poetry or the prose of course!!!”
People present vouch for SRK
People present at the party however denied every word the couple said and vouched for the actor, who had just returned from hosting the Filmfare Awards. Ameesha Patel tweeted: “People like @iamsrk are seniors n shud be respected” “@iamsrk is 2 dignified n wud nevr do anything unprovoked..he is too classy n a thorough gentleman”.
Famous photographer Dabboo Ratnani was also present at the party where this incident happened. He tweeted “I was present at Sanj’s party & Without Any Bias I Fully Support Shah Rukh @iamsrk”. On lookers confirmed today that Shah Rukh never pulled Kunder from the back or attacked him on impulse.
The whole incident turned ugly when people took to Twitter and started going against Kunder in a massive way. Actually everybody was more concerned about this ‘fight’ than any other political problem. Go figure!
No complaint against SRK?
In the meantime, a website put up that Shirish and Farah were ready to lodge a complaint against SRK and his bodyguards. Shirish denied the news on Twitter, much to everyone’s surprise. “Thanks for all your concern & wishes. We are very grateful. Contrary to rumours, we have no intention of filing a FIR or police complaint.”
That statement raised a few eyebrows as to why he wouldn’t. He had just been hit (no pun intended) by the biggest superstar in the country and he is not taking the issue to the police? Why? Several people took to their website and believed that by not lodging a complaint, like any other normal human being would do after an ‘assault’, it can only mean he is not innocent to what has happened. But that was not the biggest surprise. That came today in the form of an apology.
Shirish apologizes
The most unthinkable happened today….Shirish went to SRK to apologize. The guy who only yesterday challenged SRK to a fight, called him names, was giving interviews right to left on the issue claiming to be the victim went to apologize to SRK? Nobody (not even Shirish fans saw this one coming) had expected anything like this to happen…atleast not anytime soon. Remember the SRK-Salman fight? They still don’t talk to each other.
It seems like both parties were brought together by none other than Farah’s brother Sajid Khan. He confirms the news on the Indian Channel Star News. “Yes, I felt terrible about the ugly turn that the whole affair took. Shah Rukh and Shirish had a fight, agreed. But the media didn’t have to play it up to the point of making it on the front of national newspapers.” He added: “Do you know when my sister Farah and Shirish got married there were only three witnesses. Me, Sajid Nadiadwala and Shah Rukh. We’re family. And there’re bound to be differences between family members. Yes, Gauri and I took the initiative.All of us met at Mannat over a meal. And it was all sorted out.”
Shirish confirmed the meeting and resolution on Twitter:
“Shahrukh and I just met, had a heart to heart chat and have resolved all misunderstandings. All animosity is now sorted for good.Some incidents in our life when resolved makes relationships stronger than they were ever before.”
A new beginning for Farah too
Also Farah Khan is happy with the reconciliation. “I can’t begin to tell you how relieved I am. This had turned really ugly. And before it got uglier my brother took matters into his hands. Full credit to Gauri for making the reconciliation happen. When my brother asked her where we should meet she said Mannat, because she said it’s Farah’s home. I am so moved.”
According to Farah this is not only the end of the ugly spat between her husband and Shah Rukh, it is also a new beginning for her and Shah Rukh. “I really liked what he said. He made us promise to wipe out all the bitterness of the last two years and start afresh. I feel like a big burden is off my back.”
What really happened…? Or not?
Well, it seems now all is sorted out and everybody is happy. In the meanwhile, when everybody was following the story on the internet, several stories on what happened between Shirish and SRK started floating around. One can be a bit wary as many of the stories that came out yesterday were basically crap. The difference with yesterday is that the stories of today seem to be stating lots of the same facts:
* Shirish was at the party and was misbehaving with girls
* Shah Rukh Khan came in around 3 am with friends
* Sanjay’s wife went to Sanjay to show him an sms. Sanjay chooses not to react
* A close friend of Sanjay, goes to Kunder and asks him about the SMS
* Shirish pushes him away. Sanjay and SRK see what happens and intervene. Kunder pushes Dutt. That’s when SRK takes matters into his own hands and slaps him.
* Shirish is asked to leave. A visibly irritated Sanjay and Maanyata leave the venue with SRK.
What REALLY happened…. I don’t think we will ever find out. Only the people present, Sanjay Dutt, Shah Rukh Khan and Shirish know the truth. And none of them actually spoke on what happened.
Jokes on Slapgate affair
The whole thing could have turned even more ugly, but was nipped in the bud. But that doesn’t mean that people didn’t get their creative brains working on some of the best jokes on the SRK and Shirish slapgate affair. Watch out for the next article in which we bring you the best jokes on this issue.
