Why Shahrukh Khan And Suhana Cried Together?

Shahrukh Khan is famous for doing romantic roles and his performance as the lovable Aman in Kal Ho Naa Ho (KHNH) is considered to be his one of his best. He recently tweeted about watching the movie with his daughter, Suhana and how it made them cry.

Shahrukh posted on twitter "Watched kal ho na ho...with the full end first time with daughter. Uff...how much we cried...though its kinda silly to cry in ur own film!!". The ending of the movie is something which probably might have made the royal Khandan cry. The film narrates the story of an uptight student, Naina Kapur (Preity Zinta), who falls in love with her neighbour, Aman Mathur (SRK), a terminally ill patient. Meanwhile, Aman tries to play matchmaker for Naina and her friend, Rohit Patel (Saif Ali Khan).

Meanwhile, Shahrukh Khan also posted about the fatigue which he has been facing lately due to his hectic schedule. King Khan tweeted, "After a long long time i am feeling tired. Guess it had to catch up sometime. But i think its more the mind than the body...too many things." Well it was bound to happen as Shahrukh is continuously on the run from Dubai to New Zealand to Australia.

SRK not playing Gujarati don: Farhan Akhtar

Filmmaker Farhan Akhtar has denied reports that Shah Rukh Khan will play a Gujarati don in his next production. He says the superstar essays a gangster instead.

"Don't call him a Gujarati don! He is not playing any Gujarati don. The film is based in Gujarat and his character is based in Gujarat. He is playing a gangster in the film," Farhan told IANS here.

"The film deals with crime and law," he said. The film will be directed by Rahul Dholkia.

SRK performs to sold out shows in Auckland, Sydney

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his star-studded troupe of musical show Temptation Reloaded, who are set to stage a livewire performance in Perth on Wednesday, regaled packed houses of Bollywood buffs in Auckland and Sydney.

The annual Bollywood extravaganza, features Madhuri Dixit, Rani Mukerji, Jacqueline Fernandez, Yo Yo Honey Singh and Meiyang Chang apart from SRK.

They first took to the stage in Auckland Oct 4, and performed to an almost packed house. As many as 7,500 tickets to the show were sold out for the show held at a stadium with a capacity of 8,000 people, said a source.

In Sydney, where the performers sang and danced Monday, the venue had a capacity of 12,500 people and the show sold 11,900 tickets.

"The biggest hits of the evening were SRK's performance on Lungi Dance, and his performance with Madhuri Dixit-Nene," the source added.

While in Auckland, Shah Rukh was greeted by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, he met up with the prime minister of New South Wales Barry O'Farrell in Sydney.

Shah Rukh gifted the premier an autographed jersey of his Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team and a signed bat, while Farrell got his copy of "Still Reading Khan" from the superstar himself.

They are said to have shared tidbits on Indian and Australian cinema over dinner

SRK performs to sold out shows in Auckland, Sydney

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his star-studded troupe of musical show Temptation Reloaded, who are set to stage a livewire performance in Perth on Wednesday, regaled packed houses of Bollywood buffs in Auckland and Sydney.

The annual Bollywood extravaganza, features Madhuri Dixit, Rani Mukerji, Jacqueline Fernandez, Yo Yo Honey Singh and Meiyang Chang apart from SRK.

They first took to the stage in Auckland Oct 4, and performed to an almost packed house. As many as 7,500 tickets to the show were sold out for the show held at a stadium with a capacity of 8,000 people, said a source.

In Sydney, where the performers sang and danced Monday, the venue had a capacity of 12,500 people and the show sold 11,900 tickets.

"The biggest hits of the evening were SRK's performance on Lungi Dance, and his performance with Madhuri Dixit-Nene," the source added.

While in Auckland, Shah Rukh was greeted by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, he met up with the prime minister of New South Wales Barry O'Farrell in Sydney.

Shah Rukh gifted the premier an autographed jersey of his Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team and a signed bat, while Farrell got his copy of "Still Reading Khan" from the superstar himself.

They are said to have shared tidbits on Indian and Australian cinema over dinner

SRK As ‘Gujarati’ Don!

Shah Rukh Khan and Farhan Akhtar go a long way. Their first movie together was Don in 2006 and then it’s sequel Don 2.

For a Rahul Dholakia project, Farhan Akhtar will be teaming up with Shah Rukh Khan where the superstar will be playing a Gujarati Don.

Farhan Akhtar and his partner Ritesh Sidhwani will be producing the film under their home banner Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

It is confirmed that SRK will step into the role of Don with a different touch this time, and he is excited about the film but yet to work out the schedule as he has prior commitments, Ritesh said.

“With the Don franchise, it is important that we have an exciting script in hand so we want be happy while doing it,” he added.

The film is under scripting stage.

Priyanka Chopra was the lead actress in SRK’s Don and Don 2 but its not yet known whether the makers will repeat her or they will have a new pairing.

Shah Rukh Khan : Made Enemies After Chennai Express

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is known as the King Khan and the Badshah of Bollywood recently revealed that he fears not being on the top in the B-Town. Throughout his film career, we know he has achieved a lot and it's not just his luck that has worked wonders for him. The actor's relentless work has paid off.

He now tells us that he always goes the extra mile to achieve success as he fears losing the top position. "I never rest on my laurels because I feel that this will be taken away one day. I have this fear that if I don't work hard enough I will lose what I have attained and not be able to continue to do so. I don't have blood pressure neither I am a heart victim but I need to just work hard," he admitted.

SRK has been the tinsel town for over two decades now and the actor talks about his ups and downs. He also mentions that he has not made any friends post Chennai Express but only more enemies. "Failures also gets you to find who your real friends are. The true strength of your relationship gets tested in the phase of strong adversity. I lost lots of friends post Ra.One, apart from losing a lot of audience too. And after Chennai Express, I haven't made any new friends but I have a whole new set of enemies now," he expressed.

Yash Chopra was a Fearless Filmmaker : SRK

Remembering film legend Yash Chopra on his 81st birth anniversary, Shah Rukh Khan said that the 'King of Romance' was a fearless filmmaker.

Shah Rukh, 47, who worked with the director right from Darr to his last project Jab Tak Hai Jaan, is all set to walk the ramp today to celebrate the late filmmaker's birthday.

SRK said Chopra was a mentor and someone who taught him a lot about cinema.

"As a person, he taught me creativity has to be fearless. You should make that film which your heart tells you to do. If it works then it's good and if it doesn't then also it is good. I am very fortunate that I worked with him for 20 years.

"I am the one actor who starred maximum in his films from the time I joined to his last venture. I am lucky to have the opportunity to have worked with the most fearless filmmaker that the country will ever have," the actor said at an event here last evening.

The Chak De! star, who is also a producer, said Chopra also gave him great production tips.

"One of the greatest learnings that I have learnt in terms of business from Yashji is that whatever you are making, the costs have to be kept in control and for that Yashji had worked really hard," he said.

Shah Rukh's last production venture "Chennai Express" is one of the highest grossers at the box-office.

Chopra, who made blockbusters like Waqt, Deewar, Silsila, Lamhe, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, Veer-Zara and Jab Tak Hai Jaan, died on October 21.

I am scared of coming second: SRK

A relentless worker that he is, Shah Rukh Khan often goes the extra mile to achieve success as he fears losing the top position.

The 47-year-old superstar, whose last release 'Chennai Express' is one of the highest grossers at the box-office till date, said he is constantly working hard to sustain his place in the industry.

"I am scared of losing. I am scared of coming second. I am scared of not making it big. So, I have such a fear of failure that I work harder when even I don't need to. I work longer when I don't have to."

"I never rest on my laurels because I feel that this will be taken away one day. I have this fear that if I don't work hard enough I will lose what I have attained and not be able to continue to do so. I don't have blood pressure neither I am a heart victim but I need to just work hard," he said on the sidelines of 40th National Management Convention by All India Management Association (AIMA).

A star in the industry for two decades, Shah Rukh said that his journey has not been a cakewalk and he did face his share of failures.

But now basking in the success of 'Chennai Express', the actor said he has made many foes in the industry after doing the Rohit Shetty film.

"Failures also gets you to find who your real friends are. The true strength of your relationship gets tested in the phase of strong adversity. I lost lots of friends post 'RA.One', apart from losing a lot of audience too. And after 'Chennai Express', I haven't made any new friends but I have a whole new set of enemies now," he added.

Shah Rukh Khan sported grey streaks at the event which he said is a part of his look for his upcoming Farah Khan directed film "Happy New Year". Having given many hit films including 'Darr', 'Baazigar',

'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le jayenge', 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' and 'Chak De' among others, Shah Rukh Khan he said that he still feels like a newcomer on the sets.

"When I look at a project, I feel I don't know anything and I begin the film as a newcomer. I take it as my last project and give all my efforts to make it big so that I don't repent later," he said.

Priyanka Chopra India's most dangerous celebrity online

Actress Priyanka Chopra has topped the list of the most dangerous celebrities in the Indian cyberspace this year followed by Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, according to a study.

Priyanka knocked off Sunny Leone, who topped the list last year but dropped to the ninth position this time, in the study by security software maker McAfee.

Kareena Kapoor and Akshay Kumar were in the top five in the study which highlights how cybercriminals use celebrities to take advantage of fans seeking more information about their idols.

"In India where celebrities enjoy demigod status, cybercriminals often use their names to lure people to sites which host malicious software designed to compromise personal details and disrupt devices," McAfee India Centre VP Engineering (Consumer and Mobile Business Group) Venkatasubrahmanyam Krishnapur said.

This year, searching for a celebrity's name, with search terms like "wall paper", "videos" and "nude pictures" resulted in the highest instances of malware-laden sites. Chopra, showed 79 infected search results, while Shah Rukh was at the second spot with 75 malicious sites, Salman ranked third, with 68 infected sites.

The top-10 list was rounded off by Saif Ali Khan, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Leone and Hrithik Roshan.

I will beat SRK's record with my next film: Salman Khan

They hugged and made up recently at an Iftaar party but Salman Khan is in no mood to relent when it comes to their box office rivalry and claims he will outdo Shah Rukh Khan with his next film.

Salman acknowledged that SRK starrer beat the box office records set by him but is not too worried about ‘Chennai Express’ earning Rs 225.67 crore.

"I hugged Shah Rukh during Ramadan because it was a pious month and it's not only me who should show such gestures to friends but all should do that. It's a being human act.

"I don't have any personal enmity with him and I know his release broke all my records. If I have any problem then I want to beat the person through my work. My next release will be an answer to all the new records which are going to happen at the box-office be it Aamir's 'Dhoom 3' or new actor Ranbir's next film," Salman said during a press conference for 'Bigg Boss' season 7.

Salman, 47, returns as the host of the celebrity reality show on Colors for the fourth time and when asked whether he will invite his ‘Karan Arjun’ co-star on the show, he was all for it.

"I will invite Shah Rukh on my show. If he wants to come and promote his film, he is most welcome," he said. Asked if he would like to do a show like Aamir's 'Satyamev Jayate', Salman joked, "I am open to do anything. If Aamir does not want to host it then I will associate myself with the show. Not only 'Satyamev Jayate', if Bachchan sahab feels he is too old to host 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' then I will do that also."

The actor, who was in a jovial mood during the press conference, said the only question that makes him angry is about his marriage.

"Nothing happen without God's wish. When I will get a girl I will definitely get married. People who ask me such questions, I feel they are brain dead," he said.

Salman Khan to invite SRK on Bigg Boss 7?

Actor Salman Khan is ready to take one more step towards becoming friends with Shah Rukh Khan.

When a media person asked the actor at the Bigg Boss press conference if he would like to invite Shah Rukh Khan on the show, the actor promptly replied, "Why not? We met at the Iftar party and how long can all this go on? It has to end somewhere.''

According to certain sections of the media, Shah Rukh Khan is apparently still not comfortable talking about his meeting with Salman Khan at Baba Siddiqui's Iftar party and has ducked that question during most of his press conferences.

However, SRK opened up to the media and was quoted saying in IANS, "I will be very honest. Whether it's my relationships, friendships, personal aspects, I've never dignified it by talking about it in the public and I would like to keep it like this".

Salman on the other hand remarked on Shah Rukh Khan breaking all records at the box office and Ranbir Kapoor working hard and scoring hits at the box office.

Salman Khan, who will be hosting Bigg Boss 7 which starts from September 15, said that he had no role to play in the selection of inmates but the producers do take his opinion after the list is final.

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."

Now follow SRK on Twitter through text messages

Shah Rukh Khan is riding high on recent success. His latest release, Rohit Shetty’s Chennai Express (CE), broke all box office records and unlike most other stars of his status, the actor has made sure that he is more accessible to his fans. He even visited various cinema halls in the city post CE’s release to gauge the audience’s reactions personally. And now, using his Twitter handle and ZipDial, fans will be able to connect with Shah Rukh through text messages.

Effective immediately, anyone with a mobile phone in India can follow Shah Rukh’s Twitter handle @iamsrk by dialing (or giving a missed call to) 0901550055.

“I have always believed in the power of technology and I use it in various ways to further my connection with my audience. In recent years, Twitter has been a magical place for me to engage with my fans. I hope all my fans in India will avail this new service to connect with me. Very soon, I hope to also expand this to multiple countries, languages and platforms,” says Shah Rukh.

Twitter India’s market director, Rishi Jaitly, shares similar views and says, “Twitter is the world’s leading real-time information network, where millions of people follow the people and organisations that interest them. In India, Twitter brings our users closer to their favourite stars and icons. We are pleased to see Shah Rukh Khan and ZipDial use the Twitter platform in this way."

SRK's Special Rakhi Gift For Fans - Buy 2 Chennai Express Tickets, Get 1 Free

Shahrukh Khan implores yet another unique and innovative way to thank his fans with a buy two get one free Raksha Bandhan offer.

Shah Rukh Khan has created yet another innovative marketing strategy. As a promotional offer on Raksha Bandhan,Chennai Express gives out one free ticket for every two bought at cinemas all across India.

Chennai Expresscontinues to get great reaction at the box office as well as with critics.

The movie has already crossed Rs157 crores in a week and was the fastest film to cross 100 crores in three days. The film boasts a talented cast and a well written script that creates the perfect family outing.

So brothers treat your sisters and take them out for a fun filled evening with the whole family and take advantage of this offer.

Why Salman, SRK Skipped Sridevi's Birthday Bash

While most of Sridevi's leading men from Vinod Khanna to Anil Kapoor showed up at the celebratory party thrown at the lounge Alibi in Colaba (Mumbai) by politician Amar Singh and Sridevi's husband Boney Kapoor; actors Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan who were supposed to 'most certainly' be there did a no-show.

And the reason was not their mutual hostility (yes, the Iftar hug notwithstanding, they still don't talk). Their reason for not turning up for Sridevi's golden hour was quite different.

According to a very reliable source, "Salman and Shah Rukh were both aware of each other's invitation at the party. They didn't mind coming face to face. They didn't show up for entirely different reasons. Salman was all dressed and ready to leave for the party when he heard that the party had been organized by his one-time friend Bunty Walia. He immediately changed his mind."

For those who came in late, Salman and Bunty used to be the thickest of friends. But then they had a massive fall-out. As everyone knows Salman's former friends are never forgiven. Any sign of the 'B' (for Bunty) word and Salman baulks.

Shah Rukh was apparently all dressed and ready to arrive at the venue at 12 midnight. For reasons best known to him, he changed his mind.

These Khan superstars' no-show apart, Sridevi's party was a grand success. All her actress colleagues like Hema Malini, Juhi Chawla, Sushmita Sen, Shilpa Shetty and her co-stars Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor to Vinod Khanna to Anil Kapoor (with wife Sunita) had turned up. Tennis champ Mahesh Bhupati with wife Lara Dutta rubbed shoulders with media baron Subhash Chandra. The political brigade was represented by such heavyweights as Praful Patel and Salman Khurshid.

It was gratifying for the guests to see Boney Kapoor's daughter Anshula from his first marriage present at the party.

Shah Rukh Khan Banned From Entering Two Mumbai Multiplexes

Two Mumbai mall multiplexes refused to entertain Shah Rukh Khan for the promotion of his latest film Chennai Express.

Even as Shah Rukh Khan's Chennai Express enters its second week, the star is leaving no stone unturned to promote his film as much as possible. In fact, he has also been visiting several theatres across the city to check out the audience's reaction to his movie, in which he features alongside Deepika Padukone. However, he took to his microblogging site on Thursday to declare that he had been denied entry at two city multiplexes.

Insiders say the surprising rule was levied on the star keeping in mind the public safety at the shopping malls that house these theatres. Shah Rukh tweeted "Have to avoid visiting PVR Phoenix Kurla and PVR Phoenix Lower Parel. Independenceday rush etc. Will see you at rest of the enlisted theaters." And before that he had tweeted, "Have been refrained by authorities from visiting PVR Phoenix Kurla and PVR Phoenix Lower Parel..Will see you at the other enlisted theaters."

According to a source close to the theatre owners, Shah Rukh had approached them to seek permissions to visit the venue. "SRK had been granted the permission by the multiplexes and it was duly advertised. But at the last minute, the mall owners reversed their decision. The reason provided by them for making a U-turn was that SRK's presence would bring in huge crowds of people and that at the last minute, they hadn't been able to arrange for adequate man power to control the swelling crowds. On national holidays, the footfall nearly doubles. But if he still decided to come, we are ready to welcome him," adds the source.

An employee at the mall, on the condition of anonymity, says, "The last time when a big star had come for a visit, it had resulted in a lot of property damage amounting to huge losses for the owners. This time they want to play safe.

Chennai Express slammed by critics, loved by audiences

When the content is good, a film works despite bad reviews. Chennai Express is the best example of this. Defying critics, replete with witty dialogues, an entertaining story and Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone's never-seen-before-kind-of-personas, the romantic comedy zoomed at superfast speed at the box office to earn Rs.100 crore in the first weekend itself - and is headed to rake in much more moolah.

Before the release, the 47-year-old superstar had described it as a family entertainer and true to this, all the family members can thoroughly enjoy it together, thanks to its clean content.

"Kya gadar film banai hai," said a 10-year-old during the course of the movie at the capital's Rivoli theatre.

Gaurav Verma, director, India Theatrical Distribution, Studios, Disney UTV, said Chennai Express has shown an amazing sustenance post its record opening Friday.

"The film maintained it on the second and the third day, which shows how well it is being accepted and loved by the audiences. This is the only reason why it has successfully created a new benchmark at the box office and will continue to do so," Verma said in a statement.

The film was crucial to Shah Rukh as his last few releases like Ra.One and Jab Tak Hai Jaan failed to live up to the expectations of the viewers as well as the distributors.

However, Rohit Shetty seems to have bailed out Shah Rukh by giving him a makeover in Chennai Express, which also marks coming of age of Deepika, who has hit the bull's eye with her performance as a Tamil speaking girl.

Chennai Express hit over 3,500 screens in the country and about 800 screens abroad, including seven unconventional markets - Peru, Morocco, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France and Israel.

The action comedy, made at a budget of Rs.70 crore, earned Rs. 6.75 crore from Thursday previews in India and on opening day, Aug 9, Rs.33.12 crore. The movie, produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and UTV Motion Pictures, pulled in Rs.28.05 crore on Saturday and Rs. 32.50 crore on Sunday. The total amounted to Rs. 100.42 crore net in India.

As always, Shah Rukh Khan didn't leave any stone unturned to promote the film despite health issues.

From appearances on TV shows to launching a game prior to the movie's release, the makers of

Chennai Express did everything to hammer it into everyone's mind. And this has paid rich dividends.

The film didn't get rave reviews from the critics, who panned it saying it is a "big, fat bore" and "a slog". But Shetty, who has directed hit films like Singham and the Golmaal series, was unperturbed as bad reviews are his lucky charm and it has turned out to be true in this case as well.

Karthik Kumar, a film blogger, said: "It's an archetypal Rohit Shetty film with lots of fun. You can't expect his films to pique your intellect, can you? It's for the masses and I'm sure they are loving it."

Apart from criticism, there were other hurdles.

The Chitrapat Sena, the film wing of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, threatened to disrupt and stop its release as it reportedly attempted to remove ongoing popular Marathi movies from single-screen cinemas in the state.

But criticism and hurdles notwithstanding, Chennai Express is racing ahead at the box office and re-strengthening Shah Rukh's position, which got a blow after the debacle of his last few films.

Now Chennai Express seems to be on the road to create history.

Sowmya Iyer, a fan of Shah Rukh, said: "I think it's superb movie, which for the first time the director has attempted to make a fusion movie of Tamil and Hindi. It is full of comedy, emotion which we love. Hats off to SRK and Rohit shetty."

All Records Shattered, ‪Chennai Express‬ Collects 100 Cr Nett Over Weekend

UAE 13.25 cr
Singapore 03.75 cr
UK 09.00 cr
Australia, New Zealand 02.50 cr
USA,Canada 08.00 cr
Rest Of The World 07.75 cr Total Overseas
Collections 44.25 cr*

Domestic Collection : Thursday (Paid Preview) 06.75 cr nett
Friday 33.12 cr nett Saturday 28.05 cr nett Sunday 32.75 cr nett
Total Domestic Collections 100.67 cr nett
Total Overseas Collections 44.25 cr
Total Worldwide Collections 144.92 cr

Shah Rukh Khan: My Hollywood Role Should Be One That Makes India proud

Not interested in taking up a stereotypical role created for Asians in Hollywood, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says "to get a role not specific to my colour or the way I speak or act is very difficult".

He has been active in Hindi films for over two decades, has featured in more than 80 films and is a superstar, but the 47-year-old has yet to find a suitable role in international films.

A hugely popular actor in many international countries, one whose face has become synonymous with the huge draw of the Indian film industry, particularly the Mumbai-based Hindi film industry, King Khan feels he doesn't have the USP to work in Hollywood.

Asked what made him think so, he said: "I didn't talk in terms of fan following."

"I think the kind of role I would want to do in a Hollywood film is one that makes India proud. To get a role like that is not specific to my colour, or the way I speak, look or act or my age, it's very difficult," said Shah Rukh.

"I mean you can't go to a big filmmaking world and say write a role for a 47-year-old actor who is brown, has hair like this, acts this way, dances a bit... the role should be something that Indians should be proud of. It's too specific for me to have a USP."

He however appreciated Indian faces who are doing well on the international arena.

"There are a few young boys and girls, who are doing really well internationally, and I pray they make it big," he said.

Shah Rukh relishes and cherishes all the love and attention showered on him on the home turf and is set to woo his fans with Chennai Express.

In fact, he is right now busy driving the buzz around the comedy drama, coming out this Friday, his first film with new age master of comedies Rohit Shetty.

Sharing his experience of working with Shetty, Shah Rukh said: "Rohit is fantastically organised. The best part about him is that he has a group of 200 trained people working under him. Rohit knows what he wants. He always delivers the best."

Chennai Express, Shah Rukh's second film with Deepika Padukone after the 2007 super duper hit Om Shanti Om, has a popular train scene from his Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

Interestingly, in Chennai Express the name of Shah Rukh's character is Rahul, a screen title he has donned in a string of hits.

He confesses to being a director's actor.

"I'm a director's actor. I belong to a world which directors create. I enjoy being with them in their world. I want the world to see me as an actor who moulds himself according to the character his director creates for him," said Shah Rukh.

The Hindi film industry, which is celebrating its 100 years this year, has evolved with new filmmakers enlivening the silver screen with new subjects, Shah Rukh said, adding it's not a new trend.

"There's Gangs of Wasseypur, Barfi!... all kinds of films are being made, which is good," said Shah Rukh.

"There have always been all kinds of filmmakers who make films like Iron Man, Batman and Chak De! India. It's always parallel. When I did Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, there was Maya Memsaab too.

"I always try to work on a different genre. I feel the industry has given me name, fame and money and I won't ever forgive myself if I won't do anything beneficial for Indian cinema and my fans."

From romantic to villainous and from action to superhero - Shah Rukh has delved into a variety of roles.

Asked how he is in real life, Shah Rukh said: "I am a little like all of them. There are parts and portions of me that you see in my characters also. If I play a father, I do it the way I would do it with my kids. If I play a lover, I behave the same way I am in real life. I would say I am a funny person but also gentle and kind."