Shah Rukh Khan accepts Aamir as 'Bollywood Badshah's

After his "rivalry" withAmitabh Bachchan hogged headlines, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is now involved in a repartee with screen idol Aamir Khan. Reacting to a recent swipe at him by Aamir Khan, he said on Thursday he was happy to be called "No. 2" of Indian cinema. Aamir had recently, reportedly, said he himself was the numero uno of Bollywood and Shah Rukh came second to him. To this, King Khan's reply was: "Aamir is a dear friend and if he has said that I am the No. 2 actor, it is a great compliment to me". "We have great regard for each other. He is 100 per cent number one," he said addressing a press conference for Indian Premier League. Shah Rukh Khan, whose recent flick 'Om Shanti Om' was pitted against Aamir's critically acclaimed 'Tare Zameen Par,' described the latter as "an intellectual and intelligent person". "We are completely opposite. The only similarity is that we are both Khans," Shah Rukh said, terming him as "a more instinctive and physical actor". Aamir, while talking to reporters yesterday said, "Well what can I say. Shah Rukh always likes to be in the second position". When asked that if he had a chance to interview Shah Rukh, what would be his first question, the actor said, "That's a tricky question. I would ask Shah Rukh how does it feel to be second after Aamir?" This comment by Aamir, who is best known as Bollywood's 'Mr Perfectionist', was widely interpreted as the beginning of a war between the two mighty Khans of tinsel town. However, Shah Rukh added, "Aamir said that in sweetness and fun. There is nothing to read more into it". { more... }

Who's the bigger Khan? Aamir or SRK

 Both Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan pulled out all stops to promote their home productions last year, and though SRK seemed to have topped the box-office charts in 2007, Aamir seems all set to reign showbiz in 2008.

Aamir’s forthcoming film, a remake of the Tamil thriller Ghajini has reportedly already made Rs 90 crore.

According to reports, the Indian Film Company has bagged the domestic distribution rights for the Aamir Khan-starrer for an estimated Rs 53 crore. While its home video rights, overseas rights and satellite rights have been sold for another Rs 40 crore. Which brings the grand total to Rs 93 crore.

“With Aamir at the helm we are convinced that Ghajini will be one of the biggest films of 2008, so it’s a fair deal for us,” CEO of TFC Advisors, Sandeep Bhargava said.

Till now, the record for pre-release movie rights was for King Khan's Om Shanti Om, which was Rs 73 crore.

The reported record price that Ghajini has fetched now puts Aamir one notch above Shah Rukh Khan as both actor and producer.

While Shah Rukh's Om Shanti Om has made over Rs 90 crore in its 15th week, Aamir's Taare Zameen Par has already made Rs 85 crore in its eighth week. This despite the fact that Aamir's film was considered a more niche product.

“The number of prints that we released for TZP is just 470 as opposed to 800 plus prints of most blockbusters. Yet the film stayed on the sheer basis of its merit,” Head of distribution, PVR, Gaurav Verma said. { more... }

Aamir to replace SRK in Dhoom 3

A lot of speculation is doing the rounds regarding Aamir Khan’s home production ‘Taare Zameen Par’. The 45 day schedule has apparently gone beyond 120 prompting many in the media circles to talk in hushed whispers. Never mind. Knowing the perfectionist Khan, the end result will be worth all the toil. Hopefully. But the whisper that is gaining credence is that Aamir Khan is all set to replace Shahrukh Khan in the forthcoming ‘Dhoom 3’.

Another bit of rumour doing the rounds is that Akshay Kumar shall be playing the negative role. Now, considering that John Abraham and Hrithik Roshan made the ‘bad’ look oh-so-cool in the first two versions, it seems like a distant probability that Aamir shall opt for anything less than the best for himself in brand Dhoom that is exceeding all expectations of box office grandiose.

Watch this space for more….Do you think Aamir should do the positive or the negative role in ‘Dhoom 3’ (If at all he is a part of the film that is)?

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