Great love stories embody women's idea of romance: Shah Rukh

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July 23, 2017

Mumbai, Jul 23: Shah Rukh Khan believes the greatest of love stories are made by directors who are sensitive and understand women's perspective about romance.srk copy

The actor, who is often called the 'king of romance' in Bollywood, says his most romantic films -- "Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayege", "Dil Toh Paagal Hai" or "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" -- were made by men who lived romance.

Citing the examples of directors like Yash Chopra, Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar, Shah Rukh says, "They've seen it from the perspective of what a woman wants and they embody that in the characters I play. I am not the forbidden lover, it's actually the desire to have this."

While Shah Rukh does not consider himself a romantic person, he says he collaborates with only those directors who have utmost respect for the genre.

In an interview with PTI, the actor says Imtiaz Ali had earlier approached him with the idea of a man "trying to commit suicide" but he instantly dismissed that and asked for a "happier story", giving birth to "Jab Harry Met Sejal".

"I haven't seen Imtiaz's films, to be honest, but when I met him, I found him extremely gentle and sensitive. Amongst the people I had worked with earlier, it was the same quality that Yash ji, Adi, Karan (had). They are personally very different but also very sensitive."

Shah Rukh recalls how a popular director once approached him to do a love story, which the actor turned down. "I really believed the director wasn't sensitive enough, he just wanted to do a love story. You don't just do a love story; you make it, feel it, live it. And I think Imtiaz is like that. I may not be romantic, but I am extremely sensitive.

"To me, it can't be a person with lesser level of sensitivity directing me in a love story. I find Imtiaz sensitive, dignified. These are not filmmaking qualities, these are personal qualities which translate into your films or acting."

The actor says he meets people who say that it would be difficult to be like his characters in real life but that is not unattainable.

"Everyday I meet at least five people who tell me, 'You spoilt our life, we can't be like you'. My answer to them would be, 'It wouldn't be so spoilt if you just asked your woman what she wants. You never took the time to ask her'. "Jab Harry Met Sejal", also starring Anushka Sharma, is scheduled to release on August 4.

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June 24,2020

New Delhi, Jun 24: Actor Bhumi Pednekar supported migrant labourers traveling long distances amid the coronavirus pandemic, in a rather unique way- by donating footwear to them.

The gut-wrenching images of migrants walking barefoot on the roads made the 'Pati Patni Aur Woh' actor take the plunge to help them.

Pednekar joined hands with a footwear company and a volunteer-based non-government organisation - The Robin Hood Army - to help the underprivileged with footwear.

The actor helped over 1000 migrant labourers in and around Ghaziabad in Murad Nagar, Govindpuram, Vijay Nagar, and distributed footwear among men and women across age-groups.

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May 18,2020

Washington, May 18: Joining hands with the European Commission, actor Leonardo DiCaprio launched the Virunga Fund with seed money of USD 2 million to support Africa's Virunga National Park.

Since Virunga has lost a significant amount of revenue due to COVID shutdown post-March, the fund will be used to support the national park and the communities around, reported Variety.

The fund is aimed at disease prevention efforts, protection of mountain gorilla, and other species.

"I had the great honor of meeting and supporting Virunga's courageous team in their fight against illegal oil drilling in 2013," Variety quoted DiCaprio as saying.

"Virunga urgently needs funds to protect the endangered mountain gorilla population, to provide support to the rangers and the families of rangers who have fallen in the line of duty, and to help deliver essential disease prevention efforts. It's critical that we rally together during this time of incredible crisis," he added.

The 'Titanic' actor had earlier produced a Netflix documentary film 'Virunga' which is based on the national park.

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May 24,2020

Los Angeles, May 24: Filmmaker Frank Marshall, one of the producers behind Jurassic World: Dominion, says the forthcoming film is not a conclusion of the franchise.

Colin Trevorrow, who rebooted Steven Spielberg's blockbuster Jurassic Park franchise with 2015's Jurassic World, is back on the director's chair after sitting out on second movie Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).

Asked about the upcoming movie, Marshall told Collider: "It's the start of a new era."

Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are coming back for the third film, which will also feature original stars of 1993's Jurassic Park -- Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill.

The producer also revealed how he sees the film franchise extending into the future.

"The dinosaurs are now on the mainland amongst us, and they will be for quite some time, I hope," Marshall said.

The film was three weeks into production when it was shut down over coronavirus concerns, but the producer said the team has the sets built in London and will be "back in business" once they have guidelines from the British government.

Dominion is still slated to be released on its scheduled date of June 11, 2021.

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