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 Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is a favourite icon of Polish youth and all his films are lapped up eagerly in Poland. Now, a biography of the Indian actor has been translated in the Polish language and received very well. Massive publicity has been given to film journalist Anupama Chopra’s book ‘The King of Bollywood’ throughout Poland. Lifesized posters of Shah Rukh Khan with the book title, ‘ King of Bollywood’, have been displayed at the underground stations in Warsaw and all important places in big cities. Word of mouth publicity is also adding to the book’s sales. Shah Rukh’s popularity among Polish youth began with ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’ when it was released in January 2005 with Polish subtitles. It was the first megahit from Bollywood that enchanted the Polish people. Since then most of Shah Rukh’s films have been superhits in Poland, whether it was ‘Dil Se’, ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’ or the evergreen ‘Main Hoon Na’. To cash in on Shah Rukh’s popularity, the most important newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, a few months ago started selling Bollywood films along with its weekly edition at throwaway prices to boost sales. ‘The name of Shah Rukh has become a common home name. The profile of India has gained many notches in the Polish psyche. It is a sheer phenomenon if not anything else,’ said Piotr Klodkowski, ambassador-designate to India and a wellknown Indologist, while addressing the Warsaw Rotary Club. ‘To my mind after Kama Sutra it is Bollywood and Shah Rukh which have given tremendous popularity to India over the past several decades,’ said Klodkowski. ‘The Bollywood popularity has given new dimensions to Indian culture,’ added Janusz Krzyzowski, president of the India-Polish Cultural Committee. ‘When we organise any classical dance recital or musical programme, people feel more attracted and our programmes are more appreciated by the audience.’ Related StoriesBollywood-increases-a-Polish-newspapers-sales  A Polish newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza, has found a new innovative way to increase its sales. They began offering a Bollywood DVD every Saturday at a discounted price to its readers, which has resulted in the increase in the sales by about 50,000 copies. Bollywood films have been selling like hot cakes in Poland, their favourite star being Shah Rukh Khan. The craze for Bollywood films and SRK started with the release of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham in January 2005. Since then, his films like Kal Ho Naa Ho, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehn more Post-Miss-World,-Karan-eyes-Poland  Bollywood director Karan Johar is fascinated by the scenic beauty of Poland and hopes to shoot some of his forthcoming films in idyllic locales in Poland. "Poland is a very exciting place for outdoor shoots for Bollywood movies. If the subject of my forthcoming film is related to foreign locations, I will certainly select Poland as it has tremendous scenic beauty and proper technology, which is much cheaper than anywhere in the West. Also, Poles are very warm people," Johar told IANS in an interview in Poland. T more Now-Shah-Rukh-Khan-will-make-a-superhero-film  After Rakesh Roshan and Goldie Behl, it's Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's turn to make a superhero movie, which is titled "Ra.1". The computer savvy Shah Rukh has come up with this unique title for the hi-tech sci-fi film, which Anubhav Sinha will be directing. Though Sinha refused to comment on the project, a source said: "In fact, Shah Rukh is taking very keen interest in the scripting of 'Ra.1'. And the director Anubhav Sinha would like Shah Rukh to be credited as a screenwriter for the project, if and more Shah-Rukh-and-Sanjay-Dutt-bond-on-KBC  After Rani and Preity, guess who is going to be on the hot seat with Shah Rukh? Yes, it's none other than our very own Munnabhai! Sanjay Dutt, who is an avid watcher of Shah Rukh's show, will be seen donning a new avtar, that of a contestant on KBC. Sanjay along with Boman Irani recently shot for an episode for KBC along with Shah Rukh Khan in Film City. It is said that Dutt is so much in awe of Shah Rukh that after watching his antics on the show he messaged the new quizmaster to tell him how much he loved t more Shah-Rukh-Khan,-Juhi-Chawla-paired-again  There was a time when Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla were one of the most happening pairs on the silver screen. Apart from Rani Mukherjee and Preity Zinta , Juhi is perhaps the only other Bollywood actress with whom Shah Rukh has shared immense chemistry. Their pairing in films like ‘Yes Boss’, ‘Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman’ and ‘Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani’ was liked by movie buffs a lot, irrespective of how these films fared at the box-office. Over the years, Shah Rukh has only risen in the ranks to emerge as the more And-the-AB-SRK-war-continues What happens when two titans come face to face in the competitive arena in Bollywood? Fire works, ego clashes and a war of words is inevitable. Like the Amitabh Bachchan-Shah Rukh Khan war which was one of the biggest star wars first reported in July, 2005. It was alleged that whatever Amitabh did, Shah Rukh wanted to do the same, but bigger and better. Even if it meant doing a remake of the Amitabh Bachchan hit Don or endorsing the same brands as Big B or working with the same banners, SRK did not shy away from the opportunity to match footsteps with the stalwart. With Shah Rukh Khan taking over the KBC mantle from Amitabh Bachchan, their war has reached another level. All this and more, when the two vehemently deny any such more Shah-Rukh-denies-plans-to-stub-the-butt  Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has denied having told a Malayalam daily that he would quit smoking within two months. Asked by IANS Monday evening whether he would give up cigarettes, King Khan replied with a terse "No". The actor even declined to respond to a query whether the decision to quit cigarettes would come after a couple of months as stated in his interview. Shah Rukh had reportedly told the leading Kerala daily Malayala Manorama that he thought of quitting smoking while he more Hrithik-Roshan-admires-Shah-Rukh-Khan  Hrithik Roshan admires Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan for going out of his way and doing an item song for Rakesh Roshan 's Krazy 4 . While SRK is currently shooting for the item song, Hrithik, who will feature in another version of the same number, says this proves that there is solidarity in Bollywood. "While I'm doing this for my home production, Shah Rukh is going out of his way for us. It just shows how much solidarity actually exists in the industry," Hrithik said. more Shah-Rukh-to-pay-airfare-to-receive-Malaysias-Datuk-honour  Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will fly down to Malacca to receive the traditional Malaysian title of 'Datuk', akin to the British knighthood, but the actor will be paying his own airfare. "His fans can also come and see him there if they want to," Chief Minister Mohammed Ali Rustam said, confirming that Shah Rukh would attend the ceremony. The star would be paying his own fare, while the Malaccans will offer him accommodation. Beyond that "not a Sen will be spent" (the lowest Malaysian more Aamir-playing-the-number-game  Egos are as large in Bollywood as the lavish multi-crore productions themselves. The star wars in the tinsletown just got a little more exciting, when an unexpected player entered the frame. Aamir Khan may be best known as Bollywood's Mr Perfectionist but of late he has turned into Mr Competitive. "Well what can I say Shah Rukh always likes to be in the second position," said Aamir. And that's not all, when asked that if he had a chance to interview Shah Rukh Khan what will his first q more |
