SRK teaming up with Farah Khan and Farhan Akhtar?
(L-R) Shah Rukh Khan, Farah Khan and Farhan Aktar.
The actor who has taken time off from Rohit Shetty’s Chennai Express, has reportedly been looking at several new projects, including Farhan Akhtar’s Don 3
What’s in the air at Mannat? From the sounds of it, Don 3 and may be Rohit Shetty’s next, which Shah Rukh has reportedly taken a shine to.
According to a report in TOI, SRK, who is on a short break from Chennai Express right now, has had several meetings with Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, to firm up the fine print for the third installment of the slick and commercially successful franchise.
Meanwhile, in a recent interview, SRK also lavished praises on Rohit Shetty, saying how much he has enjoyed working with him for Chennai Express. “We are looking at two more scripts,” he said, indicating that he may work with the filmmaker soon again.
So where does that put the other keenly awaited SRK-starrer? According to sources, SRK has been taking his time over Happy New Year, to be directed by Farah Khan and produced by SRK’s Red Chillies.
“SRK was supposed to help Farah finalise the casting for her film. It was expected that Farah will announce the name of her heroine – there has been quite a bit of speculation on who that is – at the beginning of the year. But no one, except Abhishek Bachchan and SRK, have been finalised for the four-hero project yet,” said a source.
In fact, the script for Happy New Year has been locked, and songs are also about to be recorded, but with the casting yet to be finalised there is enough and more room for speculation.
There have been reports that Farah may be tweaking the role of the female protagonist Mohini, who hails from a Bhandup chawl, to accommodate a fresh face from the South. But the filmmaker pooh-poohed all the reports, and insisted that she is not willing to compromise on her script.
“I need someone who can match up to the four men in the film. Someone who is not too young, since my hero is mature. A girl who can emote, looks good and can dance well. There is no way I will make any changes to this character,” she insisted.
As for the delay in finalising the casting, she said, “I am waiting for Shah Rukh to free himself from Chennai Express,” said Farah to TOI. “We have not had the time to discuss the project in a while, but we will very soon,” she assured us.
Well! Shahrukh Khan seems to be hurt bcoz all kinds of people are giving suggestions to him. Surely, there’ll be people who will question him as he is a public figure. He should know how to handle pressure, both good and bad with grace and dignity. Surely, whatever he speaks can stir a controversy….but that does not undermine his credentials……should that matter to him? No, bcoz different people interpret things differently. Instead of feeling bad, he should have cleared things upfront. As they say, he is facing the mid-life crisis, when things are not going his way. He is on a decline, both personally and career wise(no star can remain on top forever). This is when he becomes the victim. We all know how he tried to sell his mega-budget blunder ‘Ra One’ on tv, making it a 24×7 nonsense spectacle. He goes on award shows making unsavory and crass comments on fellow stars from the industry(probably to satisfy is ego). What he doesn’t realise is that he is undermining his own status by doing all this. Unfortunately, he seems to be playing the victim card all too well……! His behavior and conduct has become questionable. Unfortunately, he does not realise that his being a muslim is a non-issue in India as he is an idol for millions of indians. It appears that all he can discuss on tv nowdays is how is feels targeted by anyone and everyone…..(from US to India). For God sake, he’s just a film star, not GOD. And he better start behaving like one!
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