Movie Peepli Live rocks at the box office

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:Despite the absence of any known stars, the rural theme and a difficult language to comprehend (for a few circuits especially), Peepli Live embarked on a decent start in morning and noon shows at several screens, but showed a healthy increase with every show. In fact, a section of the industry was skeptical about its performance at single screens, but the single screens also showed an escalation gradually.

The brand, Aamir Khan, ensured ample shows at plexes throughout the country. The business showed a jump towards evening shows [90% to 100%; superb] and the night shows are packed at many places in advance/block bookings at prime locations. The opening weekend is expected to be extra-ordinary since Sunday is a national holiday (15 August).

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Movie Peepli Live rocks at the box office

Movie Peepli Live rocks at the box office

Sweet SRK’s sugary woes

SRK is busy working on his next home production Ra1 and trying hard to get back his six-pack abs! Although he ate very little but he wasn’t losing weight!

A source reports, “He just couldn’t understand why, so he went to a nutritionist, who got him to write down his daily intake and they found the answer.

He used to have almost 20 cups of coffee everyday, which meant twenty spoons of sugar. Now Shah Rukh has his coffee black and no sugar.”

‘My Name Is Khan’ to screen at Berlin film festival

Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) The latest Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol film “My Name Is Khan” has been selected to screen at the 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival, next year, according to the festival organisers.

Directed by Karan Johar and set in the US, “My Name Is Khan” will screen at one of the oldest and most respected film festivals in the world and in a country that has a growing appetite for Indian cinema.

The Berlin International Film Festival runs from Feb 11 to 21, 2010 and will host premieres from top filmmakers from dozens of countries including the world premiere of Martin Scorsese’s next film “Shutter Island” starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

Both Johar and Scorsese will be debuting their fourth feature films with actors Khan and DiCaprio, respectively.

“The Competition of the 60th anniversary Berlinale will be marked by a mix of styles and genres, by exciting newcomers and renowned directors,” says festival director Dieter Kosslick.

“My Name Is Khan” is set to be released in theatres in India and over 40 countries including the US, Canada, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East on Feb 12 on Valentine’s Day weekend.

In North America, it will be released by Fox Searchlight Pictures which previously released “The Namesake”, “Bend It Like Beckham”, “Water”, and “Slumdog Millionaire”.

An exclusive first-look trailer for “My Name Is Khan” will air on STAR TV Wednesday, at 10:00 p.m. IST and will then be beamed across 70 countries worldwide.

In the film, Shah Rukh stars as Rizvan Khan, an unconventional hero who embarks on an incredible journey across America in order to win back the love of his life. Along the way his unique brand of goodness and humanity touches the lives of many and inspires a nation.

“My Name Is Khan” reunites Shah Rukh, named by Time magazine as “the world’s biggest movie star”, and Kajol for the first time in eight years. They were last seen together in “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham” (2001).

They have previously starred in five films together, including “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” and “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”, all of which were blockbuster hits that established the pair as Bollywood’s hottest on-screen couple.

The film also marks a re-teaming of Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan, who most recently collaborated three years ago on “Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna” (2006).

Over the years, Karan and Shah Rukh have enjoyed an unbelievable run at the box office, working together on such hit films as “Kal Ho Naa Ho” and “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham”, some of the most successful Indian films at the international box office.

Kareena at 3 Idiots game launch

Katrina Kaif along with other co-stars of 3 Idiots launched the game based on 3 Idiots.Psst: Check out the ring on her index finger!

SRK becomes an oldy

SRK will be seen playing the role of a old man in his latest DISH Tv advertisement. SRK will be playing a 75-year-old who dances and romances his wife.

Director Anurag Basu says, The story is very cute. Tanvi Azmi is playing Shah Rukh’s wife. They’re hiding inside their room and are dancing.”

Adman Prasoon Joshi says, “We didn’t know if SRK will agree to the idea. I didn’t want to make him Veer Zaara kinda old. It had to be different. So, pehle Shah Rukh ko buddha banaya humne pictures mein, and then showed it to him. He was very sporting and loved the idea.”

Prasoon adds, “He liked the script a lot. Probably he never got a script like that before. His first reaction was, ‘Well, I love it!’ He probably he trusted my work. He didn’t take time to say yes.“Everybody has been going wow over the ad. He has emoted really well. There is a beautiful chemistry between him and Tanvi Azmi.”

Anurag Basu also revealed a secret, he said, “Shah Rukh called his make-up guy and gave him the brief on how to do his look. After the whole get-up was done, he did something very cute.

He clicked a picture of himself and sent it to Gauri on the phone, asking, ‘Will you still love me when I am old and look like this?’ I am sure he will look much more handsome when he is old!”

Agree with you Anurag, he looks sexy even as a oldy.