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Saif turns guitarist again, rocks Delhi

I After performing across three cities, actor Saif Ali Khan wrapped up his rock act with rock band Parikrama by giving Delhiites, a taste if his music. The actor had earlier made his stage debut with the same band in 2005 in the capital itself. And this time around, after offering the public a taste of his kind of music in Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata, the chhote nawab, wrapped up his tour after performing in Delhi on Sunday night. And ladylove Kareena Kapoor was present to cheer Saif on. Saif, who occasionally strums guitars at rock concerts, wants to do his bit for Indian music by making a film about it. Khan, who recently started a film production house, said he wanted to experiment with a film about Indian singers and music - a genre largely ignored by Bollywood. Source by ibnlive.com

Shah Rukh stubs out Ramadoss appeal

Shah Rukh Khan Mumbai, Jan. 28: Shah Rukh Khan has accepted Anbumani Ramadoss’s appeal to quit smoking — but in real life. On screen, he is not prepared to make such promises. “Ramadoss feels Mr (Amitabh) Bachchan and myself should not be smoking on screen, and I truly agree. More than that, I wish that Mr Ramadoss prays I stop smoking in real life (since) that’s worse. Movies, we just do it for make-believe… we shouldn’t have censorship on that,” the actor said last evening. The rebuff came a day after the Union health minister urged the B

Big B, SRK bond on the sets of Bhootnath

New Delhi: There were no sparks flying when superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan met on the sets of Bhootnath , says the film's producer. The Bollywood stars, portrayed by the media as locked in a popularity battle, share screen space in the film, which sees Bachchan playing a friendly ghost. "They bonded big time on the sets and atmosphere was very cordial," says Ravi Chopra. "They spoke regularly during filming and even played Trivial Pursuit together." In the recent past, the two actors have been pitted against each other with many comparing their acting, star power, fan following and box office fortunes. Bachchan and Khan have largely avoided commenting but they have occasionally taken subtle digs at each other. But Chopra says reports of a rift are mere speculation. "People have to see them together. They are very friendly," he said. Bhootnath , directed by Vivek Sharma, will see the two superstars working together for the first time si

Shah Rukh to get French award in Mumbai on Jan 27

Film star Shah Rukh Khan will be honoured with France's top cultural award , Officier dans lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres (Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters), in Mumbai on January 27 , it was announced today. The award is in recognition of his exceptional career as well as his contribution to the development of Indo- French cooperation in cinem a, a French Embassy statement here said. Among others, George Clooney, Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis and Jude Law have been recipients of this distinction, as well as Arundhati Roy and Sharmila Tagore. The honour will be bestowed on Shah Rukh by French Ambassador Jrme Bonnafont at the inauguration ceremony of 'Rendezvous with French cinema', the first French festival across India . The festival will showcase the latest production of an innovative, diverse and dynamic French film industry through Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and New Delhi from January 27 to February 14 . '' Shah Rukh Khan be

Nokia 14th Annual Star Screen Awards

Shah Rukh receives the award from Yash Raj Chopra and Rekha at the Nokia 14th Annual Star Screen Awards Aamir Khan 's Taare Zameen Par bagged six key awards at the Nokia 14th Annual Star Screen Awards Aamir Khan shared the best director award for the film with Shimit Amin for Chak De! India . He additionally won awards as Best Supporting Actor and for Best Dialogs. The three other awards won by Aamir’s film were - Best Story (Amol Gupte) , Best Child Actor (Darsheel) and Best Lyricist (Prasoon Joshi). Shahid Kapoor with father Pankaj Kapoor at the Nokia 14th Annual Star Screen Awards Shah Rukh Khan was adjudged the best actor award for his performance in Chak De! India . The best actress award went to Kareena Kapoor for her spirited performance as Geet in the Imtiaz Ali directed film Jab We Met . AR Rahman 's musical score for Guru earned him the award for the Best Music Director . Shah Rukh Khan was adjudged the Best Actor Award for his performance