Better films than 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' were, will be made: Shah Rukh Khan

October 26, 2015

Hyderabad, Oct 26: Year 2015 has marked two decades since the iconic Bollywood romantic entertainer "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" (DDLJ) released. The film is still being screened at a Mumbai theatre. The movie's leading man Shah Rukh Khan holds the film close to his heart, but says there are better films that were made and will be made.

DDLJ"There are better films that were made and will be made than DDLJ. Yes, realistically and practically speaking, maybe there won't be any films that will run for 20 years now because of strong digital world, but it's not that there will be no films better than DDLJ," the 49-year-old said.

"I am sure there will be 100 films better because all of us (actors and filmmakers) would try to give better than the best with every film," the 'King of Romance' said on the sidelines of the shooting of his next film "Dilwale".

The team has been shooting the last leg of the film in Hyderabad for a month.

Directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, "Dilwale" will see the magical pair of Shah Rukh and Kajol coming together again on the silver screen and treating their fans with their onscreen chemistry, which has in the past come alive in films like "Baazigar", "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" and "My Name Is Khan".

Here, Shah Rukh was immersed in giving a few select media persons a dekko into "Dilwale" at the Ramoji Film City.

SCreened for the media persons was a 20-minute video footage, featuring a song sequence shot in Iceland, recreating the magic of SRK and Kajol; an action sequence of SRK; a few comical scenes involving Johnny Lever, Sushir Mishra and Varun Sharma; and even scenes and songs featuring Varun and Kriti Sanon.

Asked if "Dilwale" has the potential to repeat the magic of 20-year long run of "Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge", SRK, who's also a successful film producer, said: "I dont think (so), as time has changed."

"When we started the film (DDLJ) in 1990S, there was this concept of golden jubilee, silver jubilee and platinum jubilee. Now the function has changed and that era is over. I think audience is more accessible now and also the number of theatres are more. Unfortunately, nowadays we talk about two weeks only," he said.

Citing examples of Aamir Khan starrer "PK", Salman Khan starrer "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" and Prabhas starrer "Baahubali", he said: "There were 150 theatres in the past and now the number has increased to over 40,000. As many as 11 to 12 crore people watch big films like 'PK', 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' and 'Baahubali'. Also, it's nothing to do with numbers, but accessibility."

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June 14,2020

Chennai, Jun 14: Tamil Nadu Police has recovered about 100 bottles of liquor from the car of actor Ramya Krishnan, who had starred in movies like Bahubali, Padaiappa and others.

According to the police, the actor was traveling in the car at the time on the East Coast Road (ECR) where they were carrying out vehicle checks on Thursday.

The police found about 100 liquor bottles in the car boot and when queried Ramya Krishnan said she was unaware of the bottles.

Later the police confiscated the bottles and arrested the driver Selvakumar who said the liquor was bought at the Tamil Nadu government-run liquor shop.

The government has not allowed the opening of the Tasmac shops in Chennai.

Another driver came and drove the actor back to Chennai.

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January 2,2020

Jan 2: A young filmmaker was allegedly assaulted by an acquaintance during an argument over CAA-NRC in neighbouring Salt Lake City, police said on Wednesday.

The police have arrested the accused following a complaint by the filmmaker.

According to a senior police officer, the argument over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) began following a social media post by the filmmaker.

The accused allegedly went to the house of the filmmaker on Monday night and picked up an argument, which led to a scuffle.

"During the scuffle, the accused attacked the filmmaker with a knife," the senior police officer said, adding that the accused has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

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March 12,2020

Chennai, Mar 12: Superstar Rajinikanth on Thursday clarified that he never aspired to become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and said his plans for politics include different heads for his prospective party and a possible government headed by it.

In his first official press conference since December 31, 2017, when he announced to take the political plunge, the veteran star also said he planned to appoint as CM, an educated youth who was compassionate and had self-respect.

With a two-leadership system for party and the government, the former would act as an "opposition" to highlight issues and would not even hesitate to "remove", apparently the head of the government, if it fails to perform, he said.

His prospective party would focus on including a substantial amount of youngsters in the age group of below 45 years while the rest would comprise retired judges and IAS and IPS officials among others.

"I myself would reach out to them and invite them," to join him, the 69-year-old actor said.

Contrary to expectations, he however, did not make a concrete statement on floating his party but called for an "uprising" by youth, after which he would make his formal political entry.

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