Shah Rukh Khan had a special guest on the sets of his forthcoming movie Ra.One when Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met the star and his leading lady Kareena Kapoor for close to half an hour during his visit to India last week.
Shah Rukh also launched a first-of-its-kind health drink called Minus One brought out by XXX Energy Drinks Limited at a suburban hotel in Mumbai. The company plans to make the superstar its brand ambassador by March 2011 after being a principal sponsor for his team Kolkata Knight Riders for the third edition of IPL earlier this year.
The actor has initiated talks with Golmaal series director Rohit Shetty for making a comedy film. He has also taken a keen interest in finding a co-star for his next movie to be directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. The film is an adaptation of Chetan Bhagats last novel Two States.
Shah Rukh will be seen on television early next year hosting an adventure sports-based reality show called Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout on Imagine TV.
Kapoor spends birthday hard at work
Anil Kapoor celebrated his birthday last week and threw a party for his close friends and family at his residence. The party went on till the wee hours of the morning. Kapoor was woken up by his wife Sunita at 11 in the morning,five hours after he went to sleep.
A small puja was held where the actor wished peace and happiness for himself and his family. His daughter Sonam flew in later in the day especially from Amritsar to be by her fathers side on his special day. Sonam is currently shooting for Pankaj Kapurs Mausam with Shahid Kapoor in Punjab.
Kapoor then stepped out to launch the DVD of his hit American television series 24 at a suburban mall in Mumbai. A cake was cut with the actor announcing that he was pleased to discover how 24 was his lucky number as his birthday also fell on the same day as the series.
Kapoor has moved on from No Problems failure and announced he will try to bring Tom Cruise down to India when Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol releases,wherein he plays a negative character.
Rani busy in Jessica promotions
Rani Mukerji is excited about her forthcoming movie No One Killed Jessica where she plays a crime reporter. She describes her role as dynamic and inspiring. Directed by Rajkumar Gupta,the film is based on the true story of Jessica Lals murder case and is slated for release on January 7.
The actress is busy promoting the film along with her co-star Vidya Balan. She was in high spirits at the concluding day of IIT Bombays Mood Indigo festival. The light-eyed beauty rocked at music director Amit Trivedis concert and even mock kissed Vidya for the crowds benefit. Before that,she also went to Dhaka with Shah Rukh Khan and Arjun Rampal for a campaign to make Sundarbans mangrove forests as one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
Later she performed to her popular songs such as Hum Tum,Saathiya and Shava shava at the Bangladesh capital. The actress also revealed that given the right opportunity,she would love to do a television show. Rani will begin shooting for Reema Kagtis next film with Aamir Khan in 2011.