Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan might not be going through the best phase of his career, but sharing screen with him is still a dream for many. Starting from Deepika Padukone to Anushka Sharma, a launch with Shah Rukh is a proven formula to get established in the tinsel town. It is difficult to believe that an actress can refuse to work with the King of Bollywood. Here is a list of such actresses.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu

The most recent name in this list is Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Reportedly, Samantha turned down the offer to work with Shah Rukh in his upcoming film directed by Tamil filmmaker Atlee. Now Nayanthara has been roped in for the role. According to reports, Samantha had refused the offer as she was then planning to focus on setting up a family with Naga Chaitanya. Naga and Samantha are now divorced.

Sridevi

Shah Rukh Khan has been a big admirer of Sridevi. However, very few people know that Darr was initially offered to Sridevi, which she refused due to unclear reasons. Anyway, the project went to Juhi Chawla, and the rest is history.

Karisma Kapoor

Karisma Kapoor was just as successful as her younger sister Kareena during her era. Interestingly, Karisma has refused not just once but twice, to work in movies starring Shah Rukh Khan. Initially, she was offered the role of ‘Tina’ in Karan Johar’s Kuch Kuch Hota hai. She also refused to work in Ashoka with Shah Rukh Khan.

Sonam Kapoor

Anil Kapoor had criticized Shah Rukh Khan for declining to work in the Oscar winning movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. Anyway, his daughter Sonam has also refused to work with Shah Rukh Khan. Reportedly, she declined many offers claiming that the chemistry between the two may not work.  

Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut’s disappointment with the Bollywood biggies is a secret to none. She has been an open critic of the Khans. According to her, working with the Khans has no longevity. She feels that working with the Khans can’t take her status to any higher level. Moreover, she feels that working with the Khans won’t add to her list of achievements in any way. So, that was a straightforward and candid reason cited by Kangana for not working with Shah Rukh Khan.  

Hema Malini

Hema Malini, the dream girl of Bollywood has not worked with Shah Rukh Khan in even a single movie. What’s the reason? Well, it might be embarrassing for the fans of SRK. According to her, Shah Rukh does overacting.

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In India, Goddess Sita is considered the epitome of devotion, tolerance, and sacrifice. Almost 99 percent of average Indians know Sita only through shows like ‘Ramayana’ or tales related to the same. However, all these TV Shows show the same thing. No doubt there are many books penned by celebrated authors but most of these either portray the same stereotypical images or try to draw the out feminist perspective. That is about to change. For the first time ever audiences in India as well as across the globe will get to know an all-together different facet of this divine character.

How it is destined to be a Kangana movie: 

Yes, you guessed it right. We are talking about the upcoming bollywood movie ‘Sita: The Incarnation’, which stars Kangana Ranaut in the lead. The makers have finally locked Kangana for the role after contacting almost all the ‘A’ list actresses. Alia Bhatt was the top favorite of the makers, as per the producer Prem Joshi. But according to reports, Alia interfered in the script and wanted to scrap the child part of the character, and emphasize the youth part. The makers couldn’t agree to her terms. SO shw out. Next on the list was Deepika Padukone, but the NCB summons and drug consumption allegations made, had the makers thinking twice. In fact, they received a lot of flak on social media just by announcing her name. Kareena Kapoor Khan’s name had also surfaced for the project, but the makers made it clear that Kareena was not approached for the ‘Sita’ project, but for another historic movie. 

The Sita without Ram

Anyway, the project was destined to fall in Kangana’s kitty. Kangana is indeed one of the finest actresses that the Indian film industry has witnessed. The makers also seem quite happy about having her onboard and have enough confidence that Kangana will be able to pull off this INR 150 crore worth project. It is reported that the movie will not be about  her abduction, 14 years of isolated forest living or anything about her post-marriage aspects. Her (Sita’s) excellence in scriptures, her skill in horse riding, management, etc will be shown in the movie. Interestingly, the movie will start from her childhood and end at the ‘swayamvar’. Hope, Bollywood’s “Sita” almost without Lord Ram manages to deliver something new and inspiring.

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In a shocking incident, Kangana Ranaut has suffered a leg injury in Jodhpur while shooting for her upcoming film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. The Simran actress her foot while performing a stunt on the sets of the film. Following the incident, she was rushed to a private hospital. According to reports, Kangana was shooting for a scene in which she had to jump from a wall on the top of a horse. However, she got injured after falling to the ground while attempting the scene.

Furthermore, it was reported that Kangana was discharged around 2 am on Wednesday and left for Mumbai in the afternoon to recover from the injury.

In July, Kangana suffered a head injury on the sets of Manikarnika. The actress was shooting a fight sequence with a sword when the mishap occurred.  Kangana’s co-star for the film Nihar Pandya hit the actress on the forehead with a sword, which caused much bleeding. The actress was then, quickly rushed to Apollo hospital in the city where she got 15 stitches.

Speaking about the incident, Kangana Ranaut said, “I am a bit embarrassed to be thrilled to have a battle scar on my face. Also, people from my team have been telling me that it’s like that Peshwa teeka that Manikarnika wore. It’s a bit dramatic but I am excited that my face was covered in blood and I got a genuine and authentic glimpse of the Queen’s life.”

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi will be directed by Krish and produced by Zee Studios in association with Kamal Jain. Kangana Ranaut plays the title role of Jhansi Rani Laxmibai in the film, which is slated to release in April 2018.

After actor Varun Dhawan, filmmaker Karan Johar on Wednesday apologised for his “nepotism rocks” act at the IIFA Awards in New Jersey that created a stir on social media last week.

Karan, the son of late filmmaker Yash Johar, along with actors Varun and Saif Ali Khan, took a jibe at actress Kangana Ranaut by bringing up the nepotism debate at the awards gala. 

Later, they received flak on social media with Twitteraties calling their act “disappointing”.

While Varun apologised for the act on Twitter on Tuesday, Karan said that he also feels that it’s talent that rocks and not nepotism.

“Of course, I don’t believe that ‘nepotism rocks’. Of course, I believe that only talent rocks. If anything that rocks, it’s your talent, hard work and conviction. It’s the energy you bring to your job,” Karan said in an interview with NDTV news channel.

“What we said was meant to be a joke, which I think has been misplaced, misunderstood and I think it went wrong. I regret it,” he added.

Karan also said that it was entirely his idea.

“The idea of that joke was entirely mine, so I take onus of the idea of what we said. And I think we went a bit too far with the Kangana mention,” Karan said.

Karan and Saif, who were hosting the gala, revisited the much-talked about nepotism issue that started in Bollywood when Kangana branded Karan as a “flagbearer of nepotism” on his chat show “Koffee With Karan” earlier this year.

“No matter what I say or feel about my issues with what Kangana said on my talk show ‘Koffee With Karan’, I think I was raised to be a dignified, a chivalrous and a decent person. That’s the upbringing that I was given and I feel that I failed on those accounts,” Karan said.

“I felt that no matter what my thoughts or personal issues are on this, I should not have repeatedly brought that up. For that, I’m deeply regretful,” he added.

When Varun joined the two celebrities on stage at the Metlife Stadium to receive the Best Performance in a Comic Role for “Dishoom”, Saif joked that the actor had made it big in the industry because of his father.

“You are here because of your papa,” Saif quipped.

Varun said: “And you’re here because of your mummy (veteran actress Sharmila Tagore).”

Karan then promptly added: “I am here because of my papa (late filmmaker Yash Johar).”

They then said in unison: “Nepotism rocks.”

While addressing the charge of nepotism, Karan said: “I want to once and for all say and close this chapter after this and subsequently I will not speak about nepotism nor Kangana because it would be distasteful for her and it would be ungraceful at my end, which I’ve already been. 

“Nepotism is easy access, nobody can deny that, but what you do with that access is what moulds you into a professional.”

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Filmmaker Karan Johar, along with actors Saif Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan — all of whom belong to film families — didn’t shy away from raking up the nepotism debate once again at the IIFA Awards event in New York on Sunday night.

Karan and Saif, who were hosting the gala, revisited the much-talked about issue which started in Bollywood when “Queen” star Kangana Ranaut branded Karan as a “flagbearer of nepotism” on his chat show.

When Varun joined the two actors on the stage at the Metlife Stadium to receive the Best Performance in a Comic Role for “Dishoom”, Saif joked that the actor had made it big in the industry because of his father, director David Dhawan.

“You are here because of your pappa,” Saif quipped.

Varun said: “And you’re here because of your mummy (veteran actress Sharmila Tagore).”

Karan then promptly added: “I am here because of my pappa (late filmmaker Yash Johar).”

They then said in unison: “Nepotism rocks”.

Varun then didn’t leave a chance to take a potshot at Karan saying: “There was a song in your film… ‘Bole choodiyan, bole kangana.”

Karan, with his quick wit, then commented: “Kangana naa hi bole toh achha hai… Kangana bahut bolti hai. (It’s better Kangana doesn’t say anything, she talks a lot.”

At the IIFA Awards night, actors Taapsee Pannu and “The Black Prince” actor Satinder Sartaaj didn’t miss a chance to ask Karan if they could get a role in his films or feature on “Koffee With Karan” respectively.

“It is my dream to be on ‘Koffee With Karan”, sir. Ek baar zarur bulaana (Call me at least),” Sartaaj said.

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After the debacle of “Rangoon”, National Award winning actress Kangana Ranaut promises a strong comeback while returning to her quirky side with “Simran”. The film’s teaser was released by filmmaker Hansal Mehta on Monday.

In the one-minute teaser, Kangana, who plays the role of a Gujarati NRI named Praful Patel aka Simran, shows her various moods while donning different wigs, dancing and running inside a grocery store.

From the teaser, one gets a feeling that Kangana’s character is full of life — just like the roles she played in “Queen” and “Tanu Weds Manu” series.

This is the first time when Kangana and Mehta have collaborated for a film.

“Simran” is slated for release on September 15.

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Actress Kangana Ranaut, whose character in the forthcoming film “Rangoon” is said to be loosely based on actress-stunt woman Fearless Nadia, says her role is not based on any real-life person.

A lawsuit was reportedly filed against “Rangoon” maker Vishal Bhardwaj on grounds of copyright infringement, by Wadia Movietone Pvt Ltd, which has claimed that Kangana’s character Miss Julia is based on real-life Australian stunt actor Mary Evans, popularly known as Fearless Nadia.

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Asked about it, Kangana told IANS here: “I think there is some legal hassle around that. First of all, we cannot comment on a matter when it’s already in the court, but we can assure you that it’s not based on any living or dead person.”

The 29-year-old actress added that “Rangoon” is “completely a fictional story” and the “characters are fictional as well”.

“Rangoon”, also starring Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor, will release on Friday. It is set during World War II.

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Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan is expecting “Rangoon”, which features her husband Saif Ali Khan, to become one of the best films of this year.

Kareena, who attended the screening of the Vishal Bhardwaj directorial here on Sunday, said: “I am expecting ‘Rangoon’ to be the film of the year because it is directed by one of my favourite directors, Vishal Bhardwaj. I have worked in ‘Omkara’ with him. I think people are also expecting a lot from this film.”

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“I am also excited about Saif because he was so good as Langda Tyagi (in ‘Omkara’). It is one of his iconic roles. In ‘Rangoon’, his character is very striking. For the first time, he is playing a Parsi film producer.”

Kareena, 36, said she normally doesn’t like to attend a film’s screening.

“Saif was surprised to see that I am going to the trial. I had to come because it is an emotional film because of Saif, Vishal and Sajid (Nadiadwala) with whom I’ve worked previously,” she added.

The period drama also features Kareena’s former beau Shahid Kapoor and actress Kangana Ranaut. It is releasing on Friday.

Kareena said Bhardwaj’s films have the most arresting portrayals by negative characters.

“There are three stellar actors in this film. Kangana, Shahid and Saif — all are brilliant actors and there will be a competition in the film to give their best. I am expecting nothing less than the outstanding performances of the trio as currently, they are the best in the industry,” said the actress, who is loving motherhood.

Workwise, Kareena is looking forward to start the shooting for her next film “Veere Di Wedding”.

“We are going to start in May. Therefore, I am quite excited about it. The story is about four girls and there isn’t any male lead, which is very interesting,” she added.

Alongside Kareena, “Veere Di Wedding” features Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania.

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The full video song “Alvida” from the Bollywood upcoming movie “Rangoon” starring Kangana Ranaut, Saif Ali Khan & Shahid Kapoor in lead role. The movie is directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and produced.

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Actress Kangana Ranaut, who will be seen as ‘fearless Julia’, a leading actress who travels, performs and entertains soldiers of the British Indian Army in Vishal Bhardwaj’s period drama “Rangoon”, says the film is a perfect Women’s Day watch as it’s about a strong woman.

“In ‘Rangoon’, Julia is a strong female character and the story revolves around her. Therefore, I believe that this film is quite important for Women’s Day and perfect to enjoy on that occasion,” Kangana said on Monday night while interacting with media at Mumbai airport as she was leaving for Delhi.

Kangana Ranaut to interact with jawans in Jammu

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The movie has elements from the British era as it is based in the 1940s when India was fighting for independence.

The 29-year-old actress, who loves getting into the skin of her character, arrived at the airport in a vintage car, as ‘Jaanbaaz Julia’ is seen travelling an exquisite vintage car in the film.

“I felt very nice riding the vintage car. It’s a new experience for me,” Kangana said.

The actress will felicitate and interact with jawans at an army camp in Jammu on Tuesday.

About the promotion in the army camp, the actress said: “Going by the plot of the film, we are going to Jammu and Kashmir to promote the film. We will be promoting the film in between the army camp.”

Co-starring Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor, the film is due for release on February 24, ahead of International Women’s Day which falls on March 8.

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