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Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan has postponed a controversial ceremony to award him a Malaysian “knighthood” because he is too busy, according to officials. Khan is to be presented with an award from southern Malacca state which carries the title “Datuk”, equivalent to a British knighthood, after a 2001 film set in Malacca boosted its profile as a tourist destination.The award has proved contentious, with some questioning whether Khan is deserving or whether local artists and celebrities should be recognised instead. “The ceremony has been postponed for now,” a senior Malacca official told AFP on condition of anonymity.”We wanted the ceremony to take place over a weekend but Shah Rukh’s schedule was such that we could not agree on a date so we are now working on a new one that will keep everyone happy, but it hasn’t been fixed yet,” he said.Since the filming of Khan’s 2001 movie, “One 2 Ka 4″ at a popular resort in Malacca, the number of tourists coming from India has increased significantly, state officials say.
The 42-year-old heart-throb was to have received his award on November 29, in a ceremony aired live on India’s top entertainment channel, Zee TV. “The postponement of the award shows just how ridiculous it is to give such an award to Shah Rukh as Malaysia and the award most probably does not even picture on his radar,” opposition politician Lim Kit Siang told AFP. Malaysia has become a popular location for Indian films, which have a huge following among ethnic Indians and the majority Muslim-Malays.
A 15-year-old Pakistani boy who illegally crossed the Pakistan-India border to meet actor Shahrukh Khan could be back home in Pakistan within days, Hindustan Times reported on Sunday.The Indian Punjab Police is withdrawing charges against the boy, Nasir Sultan, who is currently lodged in a juvenile detention centre at Faridkot, according to the report. Driven by the dream of meeting his idol Shah Rukh Khan and making a career for himself in Bollywood, Nasir had crossed into Indian Punjab wearing his school uniform and carrying his school bag on August 16.“I thank Allah. Just the thought of being able to see my mother and brothers makes me shiver with excitement,” the newspaper quoted Nasir as saying while reacting to the news about his release.“My studies suffered a lot,” he said. “Now I’ll work hard for the coming 10th class exam”. He promised that he would never think of crossing the border without valid documents. “Can I now meet Shahrukh?” he asked innocently, according to the report.
After Aamir Khan released the first look of his forthcoming film Ghajini on Diwali, Shah Rukh and Salman Khan didn’t take too long to follow suit. SRK released the first promo of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi on his birthday and seemed quite excited about his role. “Yashji and Adi called me and they said we are postponing the first look of Rab Ne all over the country. They said we will do it on your birthday. It’s like an anti thesis of all the heroes that I’ve played. It’s not someone you want to be. The character in the film is something that you are. I saw the film; I normally don’t praise my own work though I should,” Shah Rukh Khan said.While SRK’s new film showcases him like you have never seen him before, Aamir’s Ghajini brings the actor back as an action hero – a role he has rarely performed in recent times.“This is my first action film and it’s an out and out entertainer, which I am doing after a really long time. I hope that people like it because we have worked really hard on the film,” Aamir said.And of course, Bollywood’s original hunk Salman Khan also released his brand new look for the film Veer, which he has scripted himself.
