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Shahrukh Khan is always in the news and he should be after all he is the King of Bollywood. But it seems like not every one is happy with the King Khan. Recently he had a fight with Salman Khan on Salman Khan’s girlfriend Katrina Kaif’s birthday party. Apparantely some people say that it started when Shahrukh Khan commented about Salman Khan’s relation with Aishawarya Rai who dumped Salman Khan and married Abhishek Bachchan. Both stars kept quite about the incident for a few weeks but now Salman Khan has talked to the media about the incident and admitted that he had a spat with Shahrukh Khan that night. He said that Shahrukh and I are two very different individuals and we could never be friends.

On the other hand Shahrukh Khan’s production house red chillies has lost the case where legendary Indian actor Manoj Kumar filed a suit in Mumbai session court asking for the deletion of the scenes where his patriotism is spoofed in the movie Om Shanti Om.

Shahrukh Khan’s house “Mannat” which always remained in the news for its real estate value, historical significanc, ideal sea facing location and numerous complains filed by several social organizations, political activists and government authorities. Recently another social activist Simpreet Singh filed a petition against the construction Shahrukh Khan’s house, Mannat.

Rediff News asked their readers if they think that Shahrukh Khan is the most unpopular star in bollywood?

It looks like Salman Khan has also started blogging. Its not his personal blog actually the blog is focused on his show “Dus Ka Dum“. There you can read Salman Khan talking about marriage:

Some say that marriage is like Gorilla Warfare… spouses attack each other and hide behind mountains of their pride, prejudice and weakness. They say that observing marriages is what gave ideas of developing Gorilla Warfare techniques. It is said that Marilyn Monroe approached Bernard Shaw for marriage in the hope that their children will have her beauty and his brains. Bernard Shaw declined for fear that the children might end up having his face and her brains! I had a similar fear once about a similar relationship.

I feel that Salman Khan’s blog really has the personal touch. In another post he talks about his charitable foundation “Being Human” and I mean seriously there is this sincerity and genuineness in his writing that you would love to read more. And if text is not enough you can watch Dus Ka Dam videos, pictures from Das ka Dum. I was looking for the pictures of Aamir Khan and Imran Khan. Some of Desi Galaxy readers love to compare Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan and the ultimate comparison of all Shahrukh khan and Amitabh Bachchan. Reading such comments I have started to think like my readers and now when I compare Salman Khan with Shahrukh Khan I think Salman is going up though Shahrukh still is the winner the King Khan. But Salman Khan has totally rebranded himself since his break up with Aishwarya Rai. He is now much more media savvy.

I just learnt from Rediff that Salman Khan has finally proposed Katrina Kaif. It is reported that Salman Khan proposed Katrina at the party he gave to celebrate Katrina’s birthday on 16 July. It was a grand event as the cream of bollywood was invited. Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone were among the guests. However, It is not yet confirmed that whether Katrina has said “Yes” or not. Or may be it was just a publicity stunt? I have doubted Salman Katrina relationship since day one. I don’t think that any girl would be stupid enough to get married at the peak of her career.

Nearly 43 years old, Salman Khan is Bollywood’s most eligible bachelor since a long time now. He has dated several co-stars but all his relationships ended tragically. Most often his girlfriends claimed that Salman is a violent person who does not mind beating his girl friends. He dated Aishwarya Rai for a few years and it was rumored that they are getting married soon. But that relationship ended terribly. Aishwarya’s parents accused Salman Khan for harassing their daughter. They even filed a police complain against him. We have covered Salman Khan Aishwarya Rai relationship in our Aishwarya Rai biography section.

Most Salman fans believe that Salman is an innocent lover boy who just can’t find the right girl. Most of them think that the cute and innocent Katrina Kaif is the right girl for Salman Khan.

Rediff.com recently held a survery where they asked the readers to name Bollywood’s most over rated actors. Guess what? Shahrukh Khan has won the title. There is no doubt that he is the King of Bollywood but also there is no doubt that he is not such a great actor. He had been lucky with all the Yash Raj/Karan Johar camp’s romantic comedies. Some voters mentioned that he displayed fairly good acting skills in movies like Swades and Chak De. I don’t agree with them, I think Swades didn’t work just because of his over acting. Same goes for Paheli where he and Rani Mukherjee over acted through out the movie.

In the same survey we have Kareena Kapoor as the third most over rated actress and Aishwarya Rai at number four. I totally agree with every one who voted. However I would like to remind myself once again that it is not about acting its about how entertaining they are. I particularly enjoyed Aishwarya’s pathetic attempt to portray Umrao Jaan and failing miserably and in Joodha Akbar where she looked more Umrao Jaan than Joodha.

Katrina Kaif who was rumored to be manhandled by boyfriend Salman Khan has denied that any such thing ever happened. However people bought the news already and Salman’s previous reputation makes him appear as the guy who beats his girlfriends. Well usually Salman beats his girlfriends when they are about to leave him for greener grasses. So if there is any truth in the rumor then Katrina is either sky rocketing towards the new peaks or packing back to London (or where ever she came from). However, chances are that Katrina’s career is going to climb new heights, after all she was most successful lead actoress last year. Even though she did nothing more than giggling and jumping in these movies but well she is pretty what else you can ask for?

In a recent interview with the Business Of Cinema Katrina told about signing a three movie contract with Studio 18. She also talked about how her new changed image in Bollywood and said she feels that people are now showing her more acceptance. She also revealed that she has nearly doubled her prices. It is also reported that Katrina will appear in Kabir Khan’s next movie which is produced by Yash Raj Films.

I was not able to find out any news of her getting married to Salman Khan. It seems just like we talked in a previous post that Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif are very much a fake couple, they are more fake than the most fake couple of the industry, that is Kareena and Saif. Definitely Katrina has just begun her career and she sees no reason whatsoever to change her career plans to meet Salman Khan’s desperate desire to settle down. Is she going to break our hunky Salman Khan’s heart? Well yes and no. Yes she is going to leave Salman Khan very soon and no she does not have Salman’s heart she was just playing along to help Salman improve his image in media after the so called illegal hunting controversy. He also needed a girlfriend that is presentable to media at the time when his ex girlfriend Aishwarya Rai was getting married to the Bachchan and entire world was talking about this wedding and how Aishwarya ditched Salman Khan.

Jodhaa Akbar is story of a romance between a Mughal Emperor and a Rajput Princess. Set in sixteenth century this story begins with a marriage of alliance between two cultures for political gain with the king Bharmal giving his daughter’s hand to Mughal emperor Akbar. Akbar didn’t realize that by accepting the proposal, he is not only attempting to improve relations with Rajputs but also starting a journey of true love.

Historically speaking the marriage had a significant impact on the Indian sub continent. Akbar who became the King at a very young age, has had to fight many battles to gain the control over the empire, he extended his rule and made policies that helped two main cultures and religions come closer. Akbar’s attempt to bring cultural diversity inside the Mughal Palaces changed India forever. His policies affected the lives of millions. But how these policies affected him on a personal level is a subject of great interest in itself.

Ashutosh Gowarikar tries to explore this subject with this film. The story revolves around Jaluluddin Muhammed Akbar and Jodha. Akbar while busy gaining and maintaining the rule of his vast empire, had to win the heart of Jodha. Akbar fell in love with Jodha but then there were politics of cultures, religions and armies. He had to keep every one happy, including Jodha.

When a Hindi film viewer thinks of Akbar the great, the image of Prithvi Raj Kapoor comes to their mind. Prithvi Raj Kapoor played the role of Akbar in 1960’s classic Mughal-e-Azam. Definitely people are going to compare Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Jodha Akbar with K.Asif’s Mughal-e-Azam. Mughal-e-Azam is one of the most loved Indian movies ever. It was a difficult task for K.Asif to finish this movie in 60s. It took him almost 9 years to finish the movie. It was a lavish production with grand sets, hundreds of extras, costumes and jewelry. There is no doubt that Ashutosh would come up with something much more lavish and grand than the Mughal-e-Azam but would he able to shot it as impressively as k.Asif did? The stories of two movies are totally different from eachother but there are two common aspects firstly they are both stories of Mughals falling in love, secondly they both need extra ordinary sets, costumes and talent to portray the lifestyle of Mughal Emperor Akbar.

A. R. Rehman has composed music for Jodhaa Akbar and it is melodious but there is nothing so great about it. It is nice, very nice but it is not great. But then we can not say anything about the music yet as we haven’t seen how it fits with the theme of the movie. A. R. Rehman is very talented and I think if we are comparing Jodhaa Akbar with Mughal-e-Azam then A. R. Rehman is the closest to Naushad who composed the unforgetable music for Mughal-e-Azam.

Hrithik Roshan is playing the role of Akbar the great. Ashutosh made the perfect choice Hrithik fits in the costumes. He looks impressive, but then he will also have to prove his acting skills. This is the most challenging role Hrithik has ever done. It is a huge movie where he can prove himself eligible to compared with the likes of Prithvi Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar.

Aishwarya Rai, there is no doubt that she is one of the most talented actress currently available. She is beautiful and knows perfectly well how to portray the unforgettable beauty. Then again, she will have to act a lot better than she did in Devdas. Looking beautiful is not going to win her any more audience applause.

Expected to be released on 15 February, Jodhaa Akbar is the most anticipated movie this year. We can debate the impact of the movie on the Indian popular culture, we can compare it with Mughal-e-Azam. But there is no doubt that the most talented people of Hindi cinema has worked hard to make this movie and it is a must watch for all.

The world is watching Indian Kissing scandals closely. The world can understand that the public display of affection by kissing hurts Indian feelings. But we have news of complaints filed in Indian courts against the kissing scenes in the movies. Just a few days ago Aishwarya Rai was summoned by the court to explain an “obscene” kissing scene in the movie Dhoom 2.

Christian Science Monitor takes a good look at the Indian sensibilities and the controversy over the Gere-Shetty kissing. In India, a public kiss is not just a kiss is the title of the story. They interviewed people like shopkeepers, college girls and sociologists.

“Courts spend 20 years on rape cases, and here they’ve issued a warrant in weeks,” says Hardeep Singh, sitting behind the counter of his father’s shoe store.

Since Bollywood has taken the lead to break the kissing taboo so it is easily understood why the actors and actresses are becoming victim of public anger. But Bollywood refrains to take part in the debate openly as they have always tried to keep a distance from politically charged controversies. It is not good for their business, I guess. I liked what Dipankar Gupta said while explaining the Indian fury over the kissing scenes in the movies and real life.

“Two very different societies are colliding with each other,” says Dipankar Gupta, a sociologist at Jawaharlal Nehru University here. “Because of the Western influence, the changes here are not a natural evolution.”…
….After all, this is the land of the “item girl” – that would-be Bollywood star whose dancing includes everything short of a pole and a wardrobe malfunction. Yet for all her overt sexuality, the temptress is acceptably Indian. The public kiss is not.

Based on a previous post on Desi Galaxy, we ask our readers to vote and tell us what they think about Bachchan’s not inviting Muslims to attend Abhishek’s wedding?

In the previous poll we asked:

Do you think Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif are going to get married?

We recieved a total of 125 votes

49 out of 125 think that Salman and Katrina are really in love.
29 out of 125 voted that they are more interested in Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan wedding.
28 out of 125 thought that it is none of their business to spend time thinking about whether or not Salman and Katrina will get married.
19 out of 125 think that it is just a publicity stunt.