SRK remained in character even at home

Shahrukh Khan continues to practice the body language and the speech patterns of his autistic character even at home. Before Shahrukh Khan was to play the autistic character in the film My Name Is Khan, Karan Johar met Londoner Chris Aston who suffers from Asperger's Syndrome and his wife Maxine who wrote a book on how to cope with a spouse suffering from the disease.
Says Karan, "Shibani and I met the couple. They were gracious enough to meet us in London . And that couple's relationship became the basis of Rizwan and Mandira's relationship in My Name Is Khan. At its core level this film is a love story."
Continues Karan, "My writer Shibani Bhatija researched extensively on various aspects of an autistic disorder and contacted the various National Autistic Centers. Shibani and I personally met a lot of autistic people, took notes and went on youtube. Then Shahrukh did his own research."
Karan admits this has been the most difficult film of his career. "It has taken its toll on me and Shahrukh. It's true, Shahrukh remained in character as Rizwan Khan even at home. At home in his body language he's always Rizwan. I see him doing it all the time. I don't think he has got out of it. Even when he's with his children at home."
Karan shot down the theory that Shahrukh's disorder is inspired from Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump "It's not Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump at all. That was a totally different strain of autism. It's nearer to Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, though still very different. It's what we call high-functional autism. You can have a regular life, be married, and have children. But the syndrome does convey a fair amount of quirks and eccentricities. But his character is not essentially neuro-typical. The film has made me understand human behaviour and how to be compassionate and humane.

John misses a hairy Abhishek!

The Dostana sequel is much-talked about and everyone is waiting for it to get made. Recently, the Dostana team, John Abraham and Tarun Mansukhani were in the US for the New York  Film Festival, where Tarun interviewed John for the US news channel, AVS.Their segment was called Tea with Tarun. John was missing his co-star, Abhishek Bachchan who is shooting for Mani Ratnam’s Raavan in India. But he then joked that Tarun, being as hairy as Abhishek, made up for him. Now, this is one of the interesting Bollywood dostis, isn’t it?


Priyanka Chopra wants to change Dhan Te Nan

fter the success of Vishal Bhardwaj's “Dhan Te Nan” in Kaminey, Priyanka Chopra is keen to have a female voice to the song. The actress had a word with the director and they soon plan to record the song with a female singer.
A source reveals, "Priyanka was in love with the song the moment she heard it. She always used to dance and sing on the sets to the song. PC complained to Vishal of being biased to Shahid Kapoor and giving him such a peppy song. At a recent award function, Priyanka chose to dance on this number even though it was a male voice."
The source continues, "Piggy Chops has now requested the director to have a female version recorded to the earliest so that she can dance to the tunes of this song at various functions. Currently, the director and Priyanka are busy with the various other commitments, but will soon record a female voice."
A source close to Priyanka reveals, "Priyanka totally loves the song and has spoken to director Vishal sir for having a female voice to the song. Nothing has been finalized but hopefully one will hear the female version soon with PC dancing to it."


Shahid Kapoor follows Rani's footsteps

Dil Bole Hadippa was wrapped up long back and it is ready for release next Friday, 18th September, but the lead actors of the film Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee have not stopped bonding. Following Rani's footsteps, Shahid has taken up power yoga to maintain his muscular physique.
It was Shahid who first worked on his physique for his role in the film Kaminey. He managed to put on eight-pack-abs but he turned to Rani Mukherjee to maintain it. Guess what the actress suggested? She advised him to take up power.
It is said that Shahid was shocked to see Rani's well-toned body, which made her confident enough to sport a bikini in their upcoming release Dil Bole Hadippa. Now, another news is doing the rounds that Shahid is taking up power yoga on the advice of Rani to maintain his muscular look. She has even recommended her yoga instructor Payal Gidwani to him.
Well, Shahid and Rani seem to have grown very close after their stint in Dil Bole Hadippa, produced by Aditya Chopra  under Yash Raj Films banner and directed by Anurag Singh.

Asin refusing to sit with Salman Khan?

Expect the unexpected in Bollywood. Friends turn foes and vis versa. We heard not long ago that Salman Khan was going gaga over Asin Thottumkal, his co-star in London Dreams. It was even rumoured that they were having an affair. Now, the latest we hear is that all is not well between the duo.
The grapevine abuzz with the news that Salman and Asin just can't stand each other though nobody knows what went wrong between the duo. Adding more fuel to the fire, Asin never turns up for discussing the promotional activities of London Dreams. It's her father Joseph Thottumkal, who has been running around meeting Salman and Vipul Shah in spite of his ill health.
It is said that Asin does meet Vipul Shah but only when Salman is not around. So, Vipul has to do double duty, running between the two actors.