kareena

Kareena was in high demand
and a lot of her movies were
released, including Mujhse
Dosti Karogi but most of them
were not hits and were in no
comparison to her earlier
movies.
Another flopped movie was
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon in
2003
. It however did well overseas.
Now, the critics had begun to
criticize Kareena for taking
far too many repetitious kind
of roles and was being called

inexperienced and synthetic.
But in 2004 came the turning
point with Chameli. Kareena
played the role of a prostitute
in Chameli and her performance
earned her the Filmfare

Special Performance Award.
Her next release Dev was
critically acclaimed. For
her portrayal of a victim of
riots, Kareena won the
Filmfare Critics Award For
Best Performance as well
as several nominations for
Best Actress in several
award functions. Kareena
played a negative role for the
first time in Fida.

Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor or Bebo, as her fans
sometimes call her, was born to the
Kapoor film family on September
21, 1980 in Mumbai as the second
child of her parents, actors
Randhir Kapoor and Babita.
Kareena happens to be the
great granddaughter
of the pioneer of Indian cinema,
Prithviraj Kapoor. She is the
granddaughter of the
legendary actor and film maker
Raj Kapoor. Her elder sister
Karishma Kapoor was a popular
actress and Rishi Kapoor is her
uncle. Kareena, wanting to be
an actress like her sister, trained
under Kishore Namit Kapoor
for one year.


Kareena’s first film was set to
be Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai in 2000
, however a few days into
shooting Kareena realized that
it was more of a launch for

Hrithik Roshan and not a
movie for her and hence
abandoned the project under
her mother’s influence.

Finally, her career
commenced with Refugee
in 2000 which was a

indian acter

Those dimple cheeks and
that infectious smile are
the trade mark of Juhi
Chawla. It is not surprising
to see this Punjabi girl
becoming Miss India in
1984, when she was just
17 year old. Juhi chawla
even won Best Costume
Award at the Miss Universe
contest in the same year
. She was born on November
13, 1967 to Dr. S. Chawla,
a punjabi and Mona, a Gujarati
. She studied at Sydenham
College, Mumbai. We are not
sure how Chawla, Juhi love
for fashion shows started.
But within two years after
winning Miss India crown,
she was offered roles in
Bollywood movies. And
who do not wish to be on
the silver screen. Juhi
Chawla is no exception
and soon Chawla, Juhi love
for acting career made her
accept the first film role in
1986.

acters

Like all popular movie
personalities, Juhi chawla
too was dragged into
many controversies.
Chawla, Juhi love for being
bold and straightfor
ward landed her in an
unpleasant situation, for
her refusal to act in a
movie directed by Mahesh
Majrekar. Though her onscreen
chemistry with Aamir wa
s great fun, their off screen
relationship went sour due to
some remark made by Aamir
Khan which was not received
well by Juhi. In a recent incident,
the media wrote all sorts of
articles when she campaigned
for Gujarat Chief Minister’s
election in Gujarat. Media
complained that she is
canvassing for the Chief
Minister to help her husband
’s finances.
Juhi Chawla got married to Jai
Mehta, an industrialist. The
couple has two children- daughter
Jhanvi and son Arjun. Chawla,
Juhi love for family life is
well known as she completely a
voided the film career to take
care of the kids. Now that, she
can spare some time for her self,
she seems to have started
practicing classical music. With
this new found Chawla, Juhi
love for singing may soon make
her a signer as popular Juhi
Chawla, the actor

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After her debut moviein 1998
she had her nexthit with soldier
. Zinta,Preity love for experim
enting with roles was seen asshe
signed two telugu filmsalso which
were remakesof Hindi movies
. She wasdoing pretty well as a
newcomerand then came a major
hit in theform of Kya kehna in
2000.It tookthe audiences by
storm and she wasappreciated
by the critics for hercommendable
acting talent. Herbig hits included
MissionKashmir which was the
thirdhighest grossing film of th
e yearand Dil Chahta Hai which
enteredinto the top five highest
grossingfilms of the year. Although
the filmDil Hai Tumhaara did not
do well atthe box office, her role as
an adopteddaughter was appreciated
and shebecame sought-after by some
of thebiggest filmmakers in the
following years.They say success c
omes to youbut with a price, which
happenedto be right for Preity. I
t wasn’tjust her acting career but
Zinta,Preity love life too became a
victimof rumors. Controversies
startedto circle her. Even though
Preitywas seeing Ness wadia,
SuchitraKrishnamurthy accused
her ofhaving an affair with her
husbandShekhar Kapur and thus
leadingto their divorce. She even
landedup as a witness in an
Underworldtrial where she
received threateningcalls while
shooting for a movie.She has been
dating Ness Wadiasince February
2005.Rumors ofher having a tiff with
Ness’smother surfaced but she just
brushed it off.Little did trouble spare
her where she went, Zinta, Preity love
for outbound performances cost her
lot more than she could expect.
Narrowly escaped death twice.
Once with the Indian ocean
Tsunami and the other when
there was an explosion at one
of her concerts,

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KAJAL
Kajol (Mukherjee) Devgan, better
known in the film industry as
Kajol and Kads at home, is one
of the most versatile and talented
actresses in Bollywood. She was
born on the 5th of August 1975
into a family where acting was a
treasured heritage passed from
one generation to another. The
talent- rich family lineage includes
Tanuja (actress, mother), Shomu
Mukherjee (producer , father),
Shobhna Samarth (actress,
maternal grandmother), Rattan
Bhai (actress, maternal great
grandmother), Sashadhar
Mukherjee (producer and
director, paternal grandfather),
Joy Mukherjee (actor, paternal
uncle), just to name a few. With
such richness in the family, Kajol’
s love for movies is explicable.
Kajol’s family were very well-
off and she and younger sister
Tanisha had an enjoyable childhood.
As a child, Kajol loved playing pranks
and watching cartoons. As she grew
up reading became a passion that still
persists. During later years, splitting
of parents Tanuja and Shomu might
have disturbed the two sisters but
Kajol was strong and confident and
moved on with life’s normal course.
She quit school at the age of seventeen
and turned towards Bollywood to
pursue her hobby – acting. Despite
her dark complexion, heavier built,
and lack of ‘from the fairy tales’ look,
Kajol had the confidence to contemplate
and accomplish a foothold in the world
of commercial cinema. Her effervescen
t laughter, attractive eyes, loads
of confidence, and love for acting
made her a charismatic Bollywood
actress.
Despite being selective about the
roles that she selects, Kajol has
an impressive career graph. Kajol’
s acting career started in 1992
with the film Bekhudi. Though
the film did not leave any impact
on the audience, it prepared th
em to notice the unconventional
but extremely spontaneous actress.
1993 brought Kajol the much
deserved fame with Bazigaar.
It also brought her Shahrukh
Khan! Kajol and Shakrukh became
a rage as an onscreen couple with
their sparking chemistry in movies
such as Karan Arjun, Dilwale Dulhaniya
Le Jaenge, and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.
Today Kajol and Shahrukh Khan are very
close friends and the audience waits
to see them together in more movies.

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KAJAL

Despite being selective
about the roles that she
selects, Kajol has an
impressive career graph. Kajol’s
acting career started in 1992
with the film Bekhudi. Though
the film did not leave any impact
on the audience, it prepared
them to notice the unconventional
but extremely spontaneous actress.
1993 brought Kajol the much
deserved fame with Bazigaar.
It also brought her Shahrukh
Khan! Kajol and Shakrukh
became a rage as an onscreen
couple with their sparking
chemistry in movies such as
Karan Arjun, Dilwale Dulhaniya
Le Jaenge, and Kabhi Khushi
Kabhi Gham. Today Kajol and
Shahrukh Khan are very close
friends and the audience waits
to see them together in more movies.
Apart from Shahrukh Khan, another
actor with whom Kajol loves to work
is Ajay Devgan, who has been her co-
star in movies such as Ishq, Raju Chacha,
and Payar To Hona Hi Tha. Ajay, is also
the love of her life and husband. Kajol
and Ajay fell in love during the making
of a film and after a five year long
courtship they tied the knot on the
24th of February 1999. After the
birth of a beautiful daughter named
Nysa Kajol took a break from her
career. Having enjoyed the bliss of
motherhood, she made a power
-packed comeback with Fanaa.
This was her first ever movie
with Aamir Khan where she played
a blind girl with panache. The movie
was a superhit. Kajol is now involved
with a few prject but considers the real-
life role of a mother as her paramount
prirotity. Two of her awaited films includ
e U, Me, Aur Hum, which also marks the
inception of Ajay Devgan’s career as a
director, and Om Shanti Om. Like most
other stars, Kajol has also obliged the small
screen viewers by making appearances in
television commercials and shows such as
KBC, Indian Idol, and Koffee with Karan.

INDIA ACTER 2

Cute, Bubbly, talkative, name
it and she has it.Preity zinta was
born on January 31st, 1975 in
Himachal Pradesh. Destiny had
o get her to Bollywood as Zinta,
Preity love for helping her friend
landed her into the entertainment
industry. She had assisted a friend
for an audition and she was asked
to audition along with her friend.
What followed gave Bollywood one
of its finest actresses ever. With
her first ever movie audition
selection, Zinta, Preity love for
acting had just begun. The movie,
she was meant to debut in, neve
r took off. Instead her name was
recommended to Mani Ratnam
for his movie Dil Se. Her
performance was so widely
acclaimed that she won the
Filmfare best debut award.
The simple Rajput girl had a
strong career planned out for
her. She initially planned to do
her English honors but Zinta,
Preity love for criminal psychology
made her pursue the field
. Preity Zinta soon began her
career after finishing her psychology
course from St.Bedes College in the
modeling industry and even appeared
in several commercials. But her life
wasn’t the same as a child. She lost
her father at the age of 13 and her
mother was bedridden for 2 years
after a fateful accident. But that didn’t
pull this girl down and she came up successful.
After her debut movie in 1998 she had her next hit with soldier. Zinta, Preity love

INDIA ACTER 2

Short and petite, yet she has
turned out to be Bollywood’s
. She shot to fame with the movie
Rangeela where she portrayed the
character of Milli Joshi for which sh
e won the nomination of Film fare
best actress award. Matondkar,
Urmila love for the silver screen
began as a child where she
acted in her first movie Masoom in
1983 and then her debut with Sunny
Deol in Narasimha. Daring and
bold as she was, she had instant
fans who craved to see more of
her on screen and Matondkar,
Urmila love for them was instantly s
een when she signed some of
Bollywood’s sensuous masterpieces.
She never thought she would enter
the show business, all accidentally f
ell in place when someone suggested
her name to N Chandra and the rest
is history.
She was one of Bollywood’s most
versatile actresses a seen in most
of her movies like Judai, Bhoot,
Satya and various others for she
was nominated. Sexy as she was,
Matondkar, Urmila love for acting
didn’t stop with just good movies.
She was awarded her first Filmfare
Award for best performer for her
role in Bhoot. Awards didn’t stop
there and with better performances
in every movie there was no stopping
her. She won many nominations in some
of the prestigious award ceremonies.
As an actress she knew she couldn’t
give up her favorite hobby and
Matondkar, Urmila love for dance
was seen in her graceful yet sizzling
moves onscreen. Directors loved her
dancing that she even bagged a few item
numbers. Her first item number was the
Chamma Chamma sequence from the 1998
China Gate. With that performance she landed
up with more offers than she could want.

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Being unique was what she
believed in and Matondkar,
Urmila love for creating her
own style was definitely
noticeable. She has even quoted
saying "Frankly, there are only
four types of films being made
in the last 15 years. I don't think
about how many times how many
heroines have said 'I love you' to
how many heroes on screen and
that I am also doing the same.
It is how differently I can say the
same thing in my own style or how
I can bring a new element into it.”.
What followed next were 32 amazing
movies from 1983 to 2003, some of
which were major block busters.
With fame and popularity, rumors
of Matondkar, Urmila love life with
Ram Gopal Verma started to surface.
This gave her career a jolt. The actress
however maintained the fact that
her relationship with Ram Gopal
Verma was strictly professional
and nothing else. The rumors never
stopped there her alleged tiff with
Sunil Shetty also became the centre
of entertainment.
Work demanded more travel and
that was something Urmila looked
forward to as Matondkar, Urmila
love for traveling and seeing new
places was a dream fulfilled.
She even performed in various
countries leaving her die hard fans c
razy. But there was one place tha
t she would always want to go as
Matondkar, Urmila love for New
York City was magnanimous as she
said she felt so home like back there.
Despite many newcomers entering
the Bollywood, Urmila manages her
position well.

INDIA 1

Throughout the late 90s Madhuri
Dixit dominated Indian film industry
with her versatile acting. She
happened to be one of the most
paid actresses at that time. She
has got the most number of hits
as an actress. She made her debut
in film industry through “Abodh”
in 1986. In the 90’s Anil Kapoor-
Madhuri Dixit couple was the
most famous one in the Bolly
wood Industry. Madhuri Dixit
was born in 1967 Mumbai to
Sankar and Snehalatha Dixit
.She has two elder sisters and
one elder brother.
Madhuri’s first break came in
the film “Tezaab” in which she
acted opposite to Anil Kapoor
which became a huge hit. In the
next year she got three major hits “
Ram Lakhan” and “Parinda”
with Anil Kapoor and “Tridev”
with Jackie Shroff. In 1990 the
actress won the Filmfare Award for
the Best Actress for the film “Dil”.
In 1991 another blockbuster was
there for her “Saajan” in which sh
e acted with two heroes Salman Khan
and Sajay Dutt. In 1992 she got
another Filmfare award for Best
Actress for her performance in “
Beta” which she did with Anil Kapoor.
In 1993 her block buster movie was
Khalnayak with costarring Sanjay Dutt

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In 1994 actress Madhuri Dixi’ts
career’s biggest blockbuster
came into screen “Hum Apke
Hain Kaun” which she acted
opposite to Salman Khan.She
got lot of achievements for this
film including the Filmfare.The
film broke all the Bollywood
records at that time. In 1995
“Raja” was released which was
also a hit. By that time she was
the best actress in the Bollywood
and the costliest. In 1997 another
blockbuster came out “Dil To
Paagal Hai” with Shah Rukh Khan.
Another Filmfare was there for her.
In 1999 she got married to an
Indian-American doctor named
Sriram Madhav Nene. In 2000
she appeared in the film
“Gaja Gamini”which was created
by famous painter M F Hussein.
In 2002 the actress starred in
Sanjay Leela Bansali’s “Devdas”
with Shah Rukh Khan and
Aishwarya Rai. In 2003
Madhuri has her first baby
Arin and in 2005 she second
son Ryan. She is waiting for her
new release “Aja Naachle” in
2007 which exploits her dancing
abilities.
Madhuri Dixit is a trained Kadhak
dancer. The actress made her mark
in the Bollywood through her dance
numbers. Most of her hit film
contains a hit dance number from
her. On the women’s international
day she was chosen the Best Bolly
wood Actress ever. Painter MF
Hussein consider Madhuri Dixit as
the idol Indian Women.

INDIA ACTER

In 2005 CBS news channel reported
Aishwarya Rai as the most beautiful
women in the world. They observed
this from some internet polls and forums.
The actress is the most popular women
in India. At the age of 34 she has achieved
a lot which her co-stars were not able
to achieve.
Aishwarya Rai was born in Manglore,
Karnadaka to Krishnaraj Rai and Brinda
Raj.She has got an elder brother Aditya
Rai. She did her all studies in Mumbai as
her family shifted to Mumabai.While
studying for Architecture she started
modeling. In1994 biggest turning point
of her career arrived. She won the Miss
World title in that year, Eventough she
was second in the Miss India title.
After the title she got lot of
opportunities to work in as a
professional model and do s
ome advertising work.
Aishwarya started her film career from
Tamil film industry with Maniratnam film
“Iruvar”.South Indian actor Mohanlal
played opposite to her role. Her first
Bollywood film was “Aur Pyar Ho Gaya”,
which was not a box-office hit. After
it the actress got her first hit through
Tamil as “Jeans” which was directed by
Shankar.Aishwarya Rai’s role in the film
was noted and appreciated. In 1999 came
2 successful films of her life was released
“Taal” & “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam”.
After that came “Mohabbatein”, “Josh”
& “Kandu Kondein Kandu Kondein”
All of them were moderate success.
In 2002 Aishwarya Rai got another

break through from Sanjay Leela
Bansali’s “Devdas” which was a major
hit and it opens the actress’s Hollywood
career. After this film the actress made
her appearance in Cannes Film Festival.
In 2003 she was a jury member of the
Cannes festival. In 2004 Aishwarya
Rai’s foreign film was released, Bride and
Pregudice.In the same year a wax figure
of the actress was displayed in London’s
Madame Tussuad’s wax museum. Her
next film “Mistress of Spices” was not
a commercial success. She also appeared in
the closing ceremony of the 2006
Commonwealth games in Melbourne.
In 2006 her dance sequence in “

Bunty Aur Bubli” was a huge hit. In
2006 she has two releases “Umaro Jaan”
and “Dhoom 2” in which first one was a
lop and the second one was a big hit.
Aishwarya Rai’s marriage with Abhishek
Bachchan happened in the mid of 2007.
It was one the biggest ceremony by publicity
for a couple. Media has given a very wide
range of publicity for their marriage.
In 2007 her film “Guru” was released
and was a big success. But her Hollywood
film “The Last Legion” was not a success.
Aishwarya Rai acted in almost 25 films in
her career. She is the most valued female
model in India. She got into some controversies
with actor’s Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi.

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ASIAN

'Kaminey' is the biggest opening
for any Shahid, Priyanka and
Vishal Bhardwaj film so far.
We are completely delighted
with the moviegoers reaction
who have loved the film. The
response has been fantastic,"
Girish Johar, AVP, UTV Motion
Pictures, told IANS over phone
from Mumbai.The movie which
released Friday marks the acting
debut of "Taare Zameen Par"
writer Amole Gupte, who has
impressed audiences in the film.
The audience are lapping up the
movie for a heady mix of Shahid's
two avatars, edgy and power-
packed music and fast-paced
narrative."'Kaminey' has
received rave reviews and the
movie has witnessed strong
box office collections across
locations. With the opening up
of multiplexes in Mumbai today
(Monday) we have seen the
expected rush in advance
bookings and expect the
strong response to continue
throughout the week and the
coming weekend," said Tushar
Dhingra, COO BIG Cinemas.
Though the movie did not
release in Mumbai Friday thanks
to the swine flu scare in Maharashtra,
it hasn't affected the collection of the
film, said Amit Awasthi, manager,
programming and operations of
Spice Cinemas, Noida."'Kaminey'
has done very good business. We
have collected a gross of around
Rs.2.5 million over the initial
weekend. The reaction has
been mind-blowing as the
holiday period proved to
be a boon," said Awasthi.

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However, it was only 75 percent
of the audiences who liked the
film despite good reports and th
e rest didn't quite appreciate it,"
he added.Nevertheless, "Kaminey"
, which released with 1,200 prints
worldwide, is scoring well over
multi-starrer "Life Partner",
which released on the same day.
"We are running 26 shows for
'Kaminey' in a day while six shows
are kept for 'Life Partner' which
has not been liked at all. The comedy
is not that good. We collected only
Rs.400,000 over the weekend
with the latter movie," said
Awasthi.A source from PVR

cinemas said: "'Kaminey' has
done exceptionally well and the
reaction has been fantastic. We a
re hoping the movie will stretch at
least for the next two weeks. However,
'Life Partner' has done only
average business."The movie
has now opened in Mumbai theatres.

KAHAN SAID

Shah Rukh Khan: As a matter
of fact my film is coming
much later, there are still
some eight to nine months
to go and we normally don’t
start promotion of the movie
this early. Moreover, it is not
very positive when someone
asks you for vouching for you to
enter someone’s country. Though
I don’t want to say this word,
I would say it is a bit disrespectful.
Rajdeep Sardesai: People are
detained and questioned in
American airports post 9/11,
this is a regular practice there.
Then why should suddenly
Shah Rukh Khan take it as a
personal upfront? Was it that
how can you detain me, I am
Shah Rukh Khan?Shah Rukh Khan:
No, I am very humble about what
I am. I may talk about myself when
I talk about my films otherwise
I am very humble. I am very scared
of rules and therefore always abide
by them. Like everyone even
I had those instances when I have
been subjected to very thorough
special security checking.Rajdeep
Sardesai: The problem perhaps in
India is that our security system is
not tough enough. We still work on
VIP system where a Shah Rukh Khan
or a big politician can easily walk
through an airport without being c
hecked.Shah Rukh Khan: Whenever
I am flying I always stand in queues
and make my children do the same.
Rajdeep Sardesai: You don’t believe
in VIP culture?Shah Rukh Khan: No,
I never called anyone asking please get
me inside faster. I have not done that even
in a night club. Even in India I don’t believe in saying ‘

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Mumbai: Kaminey, one of
the most awaited films of
the year, will not be released
in the theatres of Mumbai,
Navi Mumbai and Thane


this Friday due to the swine-
flu scare.UTV Motion Pictures
is going ahead with the release
of its Shahid Kapur - Priyanka
Chopra starrer across the country
and worldwide on Friday, but it


will be released in these areas
only after the three-day theatr
e shut down.The decision has
been taken following the
directive from the Maharashtra
government to close down
theatres as a preventive measure
to curb the spread of the pandemic
.Sidharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV
Motion Pictures, said, "There is
immense buzz and anticipation


around the release of Kaminey
which is clearly one of the most
awaited films of the year

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UTV Motion Pictures, said,

"There is immense buzz and
anticipation around the release
of Kaminey which is clearly


one of the most awaited films
of the year."There is already a
heavy rush for paid previews


of the film nationwide and in the
US, UK and Dubai. We are going
ahead with the release of the film
this Friday across the country
and worldwide in 1200
screens. This will not include


the markets of Mumbai,
Thane and Navi Mumbai
following the directive given
by the government."He said

that UTV will release the film
in these regions as soon as the
cinemas re-open.

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UTV Motion Pictures, said,

"There is immense buzz and
anticipation around the release
of Kaminey which is clearly


one of the most awaited films
of the year."There is already a
heavy rush for paid previews


of the film nationwide and in the
US, UK and Dubai. We are going
ahead with the release of the film
this Friday across the country
and worldwide in 1200
screens. This will not include


the markets of Mumbai,
Thane and Navi Mumbai
following the directive given
by the government."He said

that UTV will release the film
in these regions as soon as the
cinemas re-open.

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Shah Rukh said it was an unpleasant
experience and he would never
do something like this for publicity
.Here is an excerpt of the
interview -Rajdeep Sardesai:
Critics are saying that Shah
Rukh Khan’s detention in
America has been hyped by
Shah Rukh himself and it is a
publicity stunt for the upcoming
film My Name Is Khan. How do
you react to that?Shah Rukh Khan:
As a matter of fact my film is coming
much later, there are still some

eight to nine months to go and
we normally don’t start promotion
of the movie this early. Moreover,
it is not very positive when someone
asks you for vouching for you to
enter someone’s country. Though
I don’t want to say this word,



I would say it is a bit disrespectful.
Rajdeep Sardesai: People are
detained and questioned in
American airports post 9/11,
this is a regular practice there.
Then why should suddenly
Shah Rukh Khan take it as a
personal upfront? Was it that
how can you detain me, I am
Shah Rukh Khan?Shah Rukh Khan:
No, I am very humble about what
I am. I may talk about myself when
I talk about my films otherwise
I am very humble. I am very


scared of rules and therefore
always abide by them. Like
everyone even I had those
instances when I have been
subjected to very thorough
special security checking.Rajdeep
Sardesai: The problem perhaps in I
ndia is that our security system
is not tough enough. We still work
on VIP system where a Shah Rukh
Khan or a big politician can easily
walk through an airport without
being checked.Shah Rukh Khan:
Whenever I am flying I always
stand in queues and make my


children do the same.Rajdeep
Sardesai: You don’t believe in
VIP culture?Shah Rukh Khan:
No, I never called anyone asking
please get me inside faster. I have
not done that even in a night club.
Even in India I don’t believe in saying
‘don’t you know who I am’ when I am
asked for my identification.Rajdeep
Sardesai: When you were detained at
the US airport you never said to the
officers there that ‘don’t you know who
I am’?Shah Rukh Khan: If you have to
say that then I think you are not known
enough. I’ll die before saying that.