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The distant dream of seeing the two reigning superstars of Bollywood (for almost two decades now), Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan together on-screen may soon get accomplished. As our prolific and visionary filmmaker, Karan Johar has expressed the desire to the cast the duo in his film (in near future).
Lately at the music launch of Aamir Khan’s much touted film PEEPLI [LIVE], KJo, who was there to grace the event, revealed, "Aamir Khan is a very good actor. I would love to do a film with Shahrukh Khan and him."
Aamir Khan was also positive on doing a film with Karan Johar.
"Why not? I think Karan is a very talented director. I would love to work with him. If there is a good story for me and if Karan also feels that I fit the role, I will do it," said the perfectionist.
It can be recalled that the Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan have come together on screen only once in Ashutosh Gowariker’s directorial debut, PEHLA NASHA. But those were merely cameos.
Now that it comes from someone like Karan Johar, you can bet that they aren’t just words and the project will materialize. Let’s hope that it happens soon.

Aamir Khan won’t celebrate his 45th birthday Sunday.

“I will not be celebrating my birthday this year,” Aamir told IANS over e-mail from Mumbai.

Media reports said the actor will fly to the capital Sunday to rub shoulders with acclaimed Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron and to discuss the future of cinema.

“Yes, I am going to be in Delhi for (a) conclave where I would be meeting Cameron,” said the actor.

Aamir did not say why he won’t celebrate his birthday. But a source close to him said: “He in any case doesn’t believe in parties and celebrations for his birthday. Moreover, with his dad (noted filmmaker Tahir Hussain) passing away last month, he is keeping a very low profile.”

Incidentally, his colleague Shah Rukh Khan has teamed up with international rapper Akon in Mumbai to record a song.

With cinema in his blood, perfection in his attitude and known as the king of promotional strategies, Aamir managed to deliver several super hits since his first success “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak” (1988).

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan did not attend the 55th Filmfare Awards function on Saturday night (he prefers to keep away from film awards) but his film 3 Idiots swept the event by bagging six awards.

Besides being adjusted the best film, awards like best director, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male), Best Story, Best Screenplay and Best Dialogue went to 3 Idiots.

Rajkumar Hirani was adjusted the best director, Boman Irani received the Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) award, Abhijat Joshi and Rajkumar Hirani were awarded for the best story, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Abhijat Joshi were awarded for the Best Screenplay while Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra bagged award for the dialogue in 3 Idiots.
Meanwhile, it was Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan, who took away the top honours. They were awarded the best actor and best actress honours for the superb performance in their film Paa.

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, who had quit a government appointed panel to examine proposed ammendments to the Copyright Act, Friday withdrew his resignation.

In a letter to Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal, Aamir said: “Sir, I have given a lot of thought to your request to take back my resignation. I have also read the letter forwarded by other members reposing faith on my integrity… I am withdrawing my resignation.”

“The initiative taken by you (Sibal) is very important. It is a welcome step by you and your ministry,” a HRD ministry official quoted Aamir as saying.

Aamir had Wednesday resigned from the 10-member committee following reported differences with committee member and lyricist Javed Akhtar.

The actor had said that his fellow members had attempted to attack him in public “by printing lies” about him “thereby turning the attention away from a genuine debate about copyright issues”.

Bollywood film 3 Idiots has broken box office records in India and globally, taking more than £43m worldwide since its 24 December release.

It has broken records for Indian films in the US, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, Fiji and Kenya.

Cinemas in Indian have added extra showings of the film.

Leading Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, 44, who stars as a student who mysteriously disappears, said he was "so happy" with the film’s success.

Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra said: "I am thrilled and humbled that so many people all over the world have loved this film."

The film, which was released at the end of a year of disappointing ticket sales for Bollywood, has been watched by more than 60 million people.

Director Sanjay Chhel could pull off a coup of sorts if all the three Khans of Bollywood – Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan agree to star in his forthcoming film. The three will be approached for a cameo in the film. Whatever it may be, getting all the three Khans in a single movie is something that no one has been able to achieve so far. The director is also looking to sign up other top heroes of Bollywood to play cameo roles in this flick.

Meanwhile, the production house that is producing this venture, Percept, has decided to reduce the film’s budget by 30 per cent due to recession.

Heard this?? Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan, who are considered to be the biggest icons of bollywood, will be attending the premiere of  Rajkumar Hirnai’s upcoming flick ‘3 Idiots’ to be held on Wednesday.
Sources close to Aamir Khan say that the versatile Khan personally telephoned Shah Rukh Khan, his toughest competitor in the tinsel town, to be present on the occasion and King Khan, generous as usual, confirmed his presence at the theatre for Aamir Khan’s magnum opus. Salman Khan, who has been closely bonding with Aamir Khan, too, gave his consent about his presence at tomorrow’s grand event.
To make the premiere one of the most memorable events, even Shehanshah of bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan, has agreed to Aamir Khan’s entreaty and will be registering his larger than life presence at the premiere of the flick tomorrow. The flick also has sizzling hot Kareena Kapoor, suave Sharman Joshi and R Madhavan playing pivotal roles in the film.

The industry is awaiting with bated breath the mega event being organized for Aamir Khan’s ‘3 Idiots’ tomorrow. The gathering will be not only large but also include the three Big Khans of bollywood under the same roof for the first time.
Sources say that given the past rivalry between Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, the premiere might also see some crackling remarks from the Badshah’s side on the occasion. Though King Khan is not expected to spoil the party but he may go for a friendly dig at Aamir Khan’s reputation of being perfectionist and at the same time being one of the idiots in the flick.

After the warm reception to his just released “De Dana Dan”, Priyadarshan plans to make a film on AIDS with Aamir Khan in a way that’s palatable to the public.

“And why not? Films are meant to generate a mass reaction. No point in making a film with one of the biggest stars of the country which only a handful of people want to watch,” Priyadarshan told IANS.

He wants to make films for the masses. Even if it’s about the construction mafia “Khatta Meetha” with Akshay Kumar and Trisha or the stigma attached to inter-caste marriages in a film with Ajay Devgn, Bipasha Basu and Akshaye Khanna, he will speak in the language of the common man.

“De Dana Dan” is a big hit even in Pakistan where it’s running to packed houses in a theatre with shows from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Priyan — as Priyadarshan is popularly known — says the romantic rain song with Akshay and Katrina which had been edited for reasons of length will be restored in the prints from Saturday.

“I’ve never made films for critics. I make my films, even my so-called artistic ones like ‘Kala Pani’ and ‘Kanchivaram’, for a mass audience. Today commercial success is more important for the survival of our film industry than ever before.

“Don’t critics want films to do well? Don’t they want the industry to make money so the movie business can get back on its feet? If audiences want to watch happy films who is going to stop them?”

Priyan says he’ll continue to make the films that connect with the audience.

“I’m a film buff. I understand world cinema. I know about Fellini, Ray and Godard. And Satyajit Ray is one of my favourite directors. But I also understand about the film market. We can’t make the films that audiences don’t come to see.”

Some of his hit movies include “Hera Pheri” (2000), “Garam Masala” (2005), “Bhagam Bhag” (2006) and “Bhool Bhulaiyya” (2007).

Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan are leaving no stone unturned to promote their upcoming films ‘Paa’ and ‘3 Idiots’ respectively – the two are meeting Sunday to discuss marketing gimmicks for both the films.‘Paa’ is releasing Dec 4, while ‘3 Idiots’ hits the screens Dec 25.

‘Aamir comes over Sunday at my initiative to discuss a few promotional points for our respective films. It is always a joy to meet him… We have always spent time together discussing various topics of common interest and yes films is one of them. Lets see how things go,’ Amitabh posted on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com Saturday.

Aamir, who excels at promotional gimmicks for his movies, has so far had live chat with fans on the Internet, reportedly got in touch with them through social-networking websites and even launched the music of the film online.

Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, ‘3 Idiots’ has been produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Based on Chetan Bhagat’s bestseller ‘Five Point Someone’, it stars R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi and Kareena Kapoor apart from Aamir.

Big B too is promoting ‘Paa’, in which he plays a 13-year-old suffering from the disease progeria that causes premature ageing. He says his fans often come to visit him on Sundays and that he plans to ‘give hand outs autographed by me or maybe by Auro’.

‘There is a unique way in which the promotion for ‘Paa’ is scheduled over the radio and soon you shall all be in a position to witness it…,’ he wrote.

‘Talks have now been initiated for the premiere to be held in not one, not two, but three centres. And we are diligently working on a London-Dubai-Mumbai destination… The logistics and the mechanics are being worked out and hopefully there will be some news soon,’ he added.

Directed by R. Balakrishnan, ‘Paa’ stars Abhishek Bachchan and Vidya Balan as Amitabh’s parents.

Ahead of the release of his new film "3 Idiots", Bollywood actor Aamir Khan Thursday drew a distinction between the term "idiots" and "stupid", saying that "idiots are very normal persons" who at some point prove themselves in an
"unconventional way".

At an event in a city hotel to promote the first song of Rajkumar Hirani’s "3 idiots", Aamir said: "Idiots are thought to be very normal persons but at some point of time they prove themselves to be someone with extra calibre. They are not stupid, rather they come to limelight in an unconventional way."

Actor R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi were also present at the screening of the song "Jab life ho out of control, all is well".

“3 idiots" is a story of three engineering students – Sharman Joshi, Aamir Khan and R. Madhavan – and their experiences on the campus.

Kareena Kapoor and Boman Irani play important roles and Kajol makes a special appearance in the film. The campus shown in the film is of the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A).