Lots of not-so-happy news items today, but also a baby! So if you slog through the less happy parts of the post, I will reward you with a baby at the end!
Bad News and Baby News
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Tag Archives: Raees
Update on Ae Dil Hai Mushkil/Raees Release Challenges
Interesting developments! Still no word from the Cinema Owners association on their decision, which is the real make or break part of it, but some news from other groups.
Fawad Khan (and Mahira Khan) Issues a Statement
With all of this Ae Dil Hai Mushkil back and forth, one person has been remarkably silent, Fawad Khan himself. Moviemavengal just tweeted me a link (you should follow her on twitter, she is much better than me about tweeting news updates) to his Facebook post on the topic.
Fawad Khan Good News-Bad News
Okay, it’s getting less press than the earlier “Ban” and stuff, but the real pressure is on now for Karan to do something about Fawad in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. The bottom line is being affected. Although Fawad probably doesn’t care, because he has much more important things going on in his life!
Rakesh Roshan Gives Shahrukh a Christmas Present
A news item from Times of India! I am shocked! Usually they are far behind on the news, or far ahead (a nice way of saying “reporting unverified gossip”). But this time they scooped Bollywoodhungama on a big story!
News on SRK’s Upcoming Films!!!
Now that Sultan is over, time to start getting excited for the next big Khan release! Which will be SRK in October, the way things look now.
Quick News Update: Ian McKellen and Aamir, Zeenat Aman and a Jailbird, Ajay Devgn and Shahrukh Khan, and Salman and Katrina
4 separate items, but they are each pretty tiny, so this is just a quick update! But all of these things have the possibility of turning into something super awesome and potentially juicy! So be on the alert!
Upcoming Movie News: Interesting, Exciting, Tempting, and NOOOOOOOOOOO!
I go to sleep, and twitter blows up with news! Being in the exactly opposite time zone as India is not good!
A Wedding, A Funeral, and a Law Suit!
3 big news items, about which there are minimal details. But at least they all come with pictures!
Raees and Fan: New News and Wild Speculation! (Oh, and also, Shahrukh and Kajol Kissing)
After a news black out, suddenly stuff is happening with SRK’s next films! Well, not suddenly, more like inevitably and part of a production plan. He just started a new filming schedule for Raees, and Fan is coming out in a couple months, so it is time for the PR people to jump-start the rumor mills.
It’s all worth talking about, so I will, below.
Shahrukh Khan Raees photos!!! Spoilers and Plot Speculation!
After a New Years vacation in Dubai with his family, SRK is back to work on Raees. And I am excited! My theory is, this is the movie that Dilwale was pro-actively making up for. That is, Dilwale has just the right amount of stupid romantic fun to balance the amount of deep thoughtful seriousness that will be in Raees.
Also, Raees is being directed by Rahul Dholakia, who’s previous film, Parzania, sounds so politically hard-hitting and emotionally draining that I have never even seen it. Both Parzania and (supposedly) Raees will be set in Gujurat, which is another political statement. Could this be Shahrukh’s artistic follow-up to his birthday “Intolerance” broadside attacks?
Anushka pulls off the Hatrick!!!
Just announced, Anushka’s going to be opposite Salman in Sultan! Which means, she will be opposite all 3 Khans within 3 years (Jab Tak with SRK, PK with Aamir, and now Sultan). Not as impressive as when Kat hit them all within 15 months (Ek Tha Tiger, Jab Tak, Dhoom 3), and she got to kiss two of them onscreen (and presumably the other in real life), but still pretty awesome!
So, how does this change my prediction for the Raees/Sultan Eid Box Office clash?
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