Aamir Khan overpowers Shah Rukh Khan

Aamir Khan once again leads the 2009 Filmfare Power List, beating Shah Rukh Khan for the third time. Aamir Khan’s all three films Taare Zameen Par, Ghajini and 3-Idiots were the super hit films seem to have grossed Rs 825 crore. SRK made up to the 2nd position, despite of the fact that he just gave 2 film in the year-Billu (2009) and Dulha Mil Gaya (2009). Munnabhai films and 3 Idiots fame Raju Kumar Hirani defeated Karan Johar, the ace filmmaker and bagged the no 3 position. Music whiz A R Rahman, who brought India two Oscars made him secure the no 4 position from 8th position in the 2008 Power List. Karan Johar’s production house Dharma Production is graded at the 5th position. Yash Raj Films slipped to no 6 from 3rd position. Whereas, Aamir Khan’s production house made an entry at the 7th position replacing Akshay Kumar. The banner has given big hits like Taare Zameen Par and Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na. Kareena Kapoor, Bollywood’s diva, made it to the 8th position while hot and sizzling Katrina Kaif is not far behind in the list as she is at the 10th position. Hrithik Roshan stayed steady at the No 9 slot. Click on to know more about, the Filmfare Power List 2009!

RA.ONE: Benullo looking after the superhero part of the script!

There is a lot of confusion about the contribution and role of David Benullo, a Hollywood screenwriter, in Shah Rukh Khan’s under-production Anubhav Sinha directed RA.ONE.

There were rumours that not satisfied with the original script (by SRK himself, Anubhav and Mushtaq) Shah Rukh Khan had handed over the entire work to David, to get that Hollywoodish touch to the superhero flick.

However, that is not the case. What is true is that David Benullo did visit the various sites (in Mumbai) which would be part of the backdrop of RA.ONE to visualize it. Actually, Benullo is writing the superhero part of the collaborative script by SRK, Sinha and Sheikh and they are working as a team.

The much awaited RA.ONE is expected to release sometimes during the first quarter of 2011.

Shah Rukh Khan starrer RA.1 sold for Rs 175 crores!!

Shah Rukh Khan- Kareena Kapoor starrer upcoming flick ‘Ra.1’, which is a science fiction involving the use of high gadgetry and special effects, being directed by Anubhav Sinha, has been sold for a huge amount of Rs175 crores to Eros International even before its completion.

The movie has Shah Rukh Khan playing the character of a superman for the first time in his bollywood career, while ravishing Kareena Kapoor plays his wife with an eight-year-old child.

The film is being produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s own production house Red Chillies Entertainment and Hollywood’s technicians have been roped in to create that superb effect on the audience. The huge amount has surprised the industry watchers, and this is especially so, as it comes after the debacle of two biggies—Hrithik Roshan’s ‘Kites’ and Abhishek Bachchan’s ‘Raavan’.

Sources in the Industry say that Shah Rukh Khan’s another film ‘Don 2’ has also been sold to Reliance Big Picture for as high price as Rs 125 crores.

This Farhan Akhtar’s sequel to his first hit film of the same name is yet to go on the floors for the shooting but distributors have already bought its rights. ‘Don 2’ has Priyanka Chopra playing the lead opposite Shah Rukh Khan.

Trade sources say that Shah Rukh Khan’s films generally bring good revenue to the distributors and that is the reason they are willing to invest crores of rupees on his upcoming movies.

Even an average flick, that stars King Khan, is able to recover its cost and earn handsome profit for makers of the flick, while others’ movies put them in huge losses(remember ‘Blue’ ‘Chandni Chowk To China’, ‘Kites’, ‘Raavan’ etc).

Trade sources say that Shah Rukh Khan’s films generally bring good revenue to the distributors and that is the reason they are willing to invest crores of rupees on his upcoming movies.

Even an average flick, that stars King Khan, is able to recover its cost and earn handsome profit for makers of the flick, while others’ movies put them in huge losses(remember ‘Blue’ ‘Chandni Chowk To China’, ‘Kites’, ‘Raavan’ etc).

This buying spree of Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Ra 1’ and ‘Don 2’ also shows the clout that King Khan still has in the tinsel town. He is only person who can command such a huge investment even before the flick is on the floor for shooting.

Presently, Shah Rukh is busy with the shooting of his upcoming flick ‘Ra 1’ in London. Arjun Rampal, who is also a close friend of King Khan, plays an important character in the film.

Insiders say that Arjun even went bald for his character in the film to infuse it with a touch of realism.