How did Sonu Sood become part of Happy New Year???

Apparently Shahrukh Khan was very impressed with Sonu and that’s how the Dabangg actor became a part of Farah Khan’s next

Sonu Sood who has shared screen space with Salman Khan in Dabangg always wished to work with Shahrukh Khan, so much so that he had even made Farah Khan promise that she would cast him alongside SRK in a film. He spoke to Farah and voila he became a part of her upcoming directorial venture Happy New Year starring SRK. But all this was no magic.

Apparently, the role which Sonu is doing now was first offered to John Abraham. After he declined this role which is based on bad dancers, Farah was on a hunt for another actor. That’s when Sonu came into the picture.

But as they say, good things do not come to people very easily. This particular role in Happy New Year required an actor with a muscular physique and at that point of time, Sonu was lean. Phir kya tha? Sonu didn’t lose hope and immediately hit the gym.

Sonu Sood sent his shirtless photos to Farah as he exercised in the gym. According to a source, “On the ninth day of his regime, he sent the team a picture, Shahrukh Khan saw it and gave him the thumbs up,”

Well, Sonu must be on the seventh heaven right now. After all, his dream to work with King Khan has come true.

Check out Shahrukh Khan’s grey hair streak for ‘Happy New Year’!!

SRK SPORTS GREY STREAK! Actress Dia Mirza once said, “Shahrukh Khan has beautiful hair”, and don’t we all agree with her? Shahrukh Khan’s most striking feature after his intense eyes and cute dimples is indeed his luscious locks. No wonder the actor takes a good care of his dark black healthy mane. However, for his next film Happy New Year, SRK has gone for a grey streak. Is he playing an old man? Not at all, guys! It’s a just a unique hairdo for HNY. Shahrukh Khan has just coloured a small part of his hair grey on one side of his head. It might look like a daub, but is actually a streak, a style statement for the film. The superstar was recently seen at a convention, conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA), where he was speaking on 'The role of courage in success', and the media and fans couldn’t get enough of his grey streak, and finally one asked Shahrukh the secret of it. To which, he said, “I’m shooting for Happy New Year, for which my hair is dyed. I'm still in the process, and hopefully, everyone will like it.” Check out: Shahrukh Khan and Gauri Khan at Chunky Pandey’s birthday bash For Happy New Year, Farah Khan wanted Shahrukh Khan to grow his hair long, as his character will flaunt shoulder-length tresses. After wrapping up Chennai Express, for which Shahrukh’s hair was nicely trimmed, the actor started growing his hair and that’s why he even sported a cute ponytail throughout the promotions of Chennai Express. Catch Shahrukh Khan in his unique white streak with golden tinge.

SRK to lock Diwali for Happy New Year?

Power of releasing a film during holiday season was best demonstrated by Shah Rukh Khan when he brought Chennai Express on Eid and went on a record breaking spree. Now that Happy New Year is all set to go on floor next month, it is apparent that best available date for his film's arrival is being closely sought.

"Since this is a big film by Farah Khan, Happy New Yearcan't be expected to be ready before mid-2014. If one looks at the holiday season from July onwards, first to arrive would be Eid. Then there is Independence Day, Dusshehra, Diwali and Christmas," informs a source. Interestingly, most of the slots are already taken with major superstars staking their claim.

"Salman was out of equation this year but would be back with a vengeance as Sajid Nadiadwala's Kickarrives on Eid," an industry insider adds, "Sanjay Leela Bhansali is bringing Akshay Kumar's Gabbar on Independence Day though Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty's Singham 2 may arrive on the same day too. On Dusshehra/Gandhi Jayanti weekend, Hrithik Roshan and Siddharth Anand are bringing their Bang Bangwhile Christmas has been taken up by Ranbir Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap for Bombay Velvet."

This leaves Diwali 2014 as the major available slot and given the fact that Shah Rukh Khan has enjoyed good dominance on the auspicious occasion for years, it can be said with utmost certainty that Happy New Year would be vying for this slot.

"It would be a good follow up for Shah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan, considering the fact that their last outing together - Om Shanti Om - had released on Diwali as well," the source adds, "It is one big holiday that no one would want to miss for anything. The timing would be just apt as well."

When contacted, Farah Khan said, "We haven't locked any date yet. There are so many factors that come into play for a film's release." She didn't deny having an eye on a holiday release. "Of course ours is a celebration movie. It is called Happy New Year for a good reason. We would be looking forward to a holiday release.

She concludes, "In any case, this is yet to be discussed with Shah Rukh. He is promoting Chennai Express till date. Once he is through with it and we sit down to plan it out for Happy New Year, we should be ready with an announcement."

Bad news: Katrina is NOT doing Farah's film with SRK!!

For those who have been waiting to see the Shah Rukh-Katrina jodi re-unite after Jab Tak Hai Jaan there is bad news.

Reports in a section of the press that the two are coming together again in Farah Khan's Happy New Year are according to reliable sources `not true. `.

While Katrina has signed two new films, Kabir Khan's film for producer Sajid Nadiadwala with Saif Ali Khan and Abhishek Kapoor's adaptation of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations, she has no room this year for any other film.

Says a friend of Katrina, `She would have loved to do Farah's film. But we believe Farah initially wanted to sign a completely new girl for Happy New Year. She zeroed in on Katrina recently when Katrina had already said yes to other projects.

Katrina and Farah are very fond of another ever since they worked together in Tees Maar Khan. The film's failure did not affect their mutual fondness.

To be in Farah's next and that too with Shah Rukh with whom Katrina really hit off during Jab Tak Hai Jaan, would have been fab. 

However much Katrina would like to do Happy New Year she cannot as she is committed to finishing Vijay Krishna Acharya's Dhoom 3 and Siddharth Anand's Bang Bang before going into Abhishek Kapoor's film with Sushant and Kabir Khan's film with Saif. `

Interestingly Farah's heroine in Happy New Year has to be a fast-talking Marathi girl and also a fabulous dancer since it's the role of a beer dancer. 

`Katrina would have needed a long period of intense speech practice to sound Marathi. But where was the time?` asks a friend of the actress.

Shah Rukh's grand gesture for Ankita Lokhande!!

Shah Rukh Khan had apparently suggested Ankita Lokhande's name to Farah Khan after spotting her in Macau

If rumours are to be believed, Ankita Lokhande has Shah Rukh Khan to thank for helping her bag a role in Farah Khan's next film Happy New Year. Apparently the star spotted Sushant Singh Rajput's ladylove at a recently concluded awards gala in Macau.

Says a source, `Several names, including that of Katrina Kaif, have been doing the rounds. SRK spotted Ankita with Sushant at Macau.`

Apparently, the actor felt Ankita fitted the bill for the Maharashtrian protagonist perfectly. `He spoke to Farah. Once Ankita came back, she met the director and now has apparently signed on the dotted line,` adds the source.