Posted on 07 February 2008
Tags: Kajol, Karan Johar, Salman Khan, shah rukh khan, Sohail Khan, Tom Cruise
After confirmation that SRK and Kajol are reuniting for K-Jo’s next film, reports are flying around that now the two Khan’s SRK and Salman may be coming together after a long time for a desi remake of the Hollywood Tom Cruise starrer Jerry Maguire (1996). The remake will be put together by Salman’s brother Sohail who has pitched the project to the major film studio UTV a few days back with a bound script in hand.
If things pan out as expected, SRK will be playing a sportscaster similar to Tom Cruise’s Jerry Maguire and Salman will be taking on the role Cuba Gooding Jr. (Rod Tidwell)
The two Khans were last seen acting together in Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002) alongside Madhuri Dixit, other than SRK’s special appearance in Salman’s Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega.
Interestingly enough, SRK made it big in Bollywood by taking on his first lover boy role in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) opposite Kajol, which was first offered and turned down by Tom Cruise.
Posted on 18 December 2007
Tags: Aamir Khan, Darsheel Safary, Gwen Stefani, Harrison Ford, Keanu Reeves, Keira Knightly, Orlando Bloom, Patrick Dempsey, Salma Hayek, Taare Zameen Par, Tom Cruise, Whoopi Goldberg
Taare Zameen Par, Aamir Khan’s directorial debut is about a boy who has dyslexia. Dyslexia often manifests itself as difficulty with a written language, particularly with reading and spelling. There are those that consider dyslexia a gift though, rather than the stigmatism or learning disability as it has become widely known as today. Consider the following quote from the Davis Dyslexia Association International (http://www.dyslexia.com/) :
“Dyslexic people are visual, multi-dimensional thinkers. We are intuitive and highly creative, and excel at hands-on learning. Because we think in pictures, it is sometimes hard for us to understand letters, numbers, symbols, and written words. We can learn to read, write and study efficiently when we use methods geared to our unique learning style.”
Besides directing and producing the film, Khan plays teacher Ram Shankar Nikumbh. Did you know that some of the famous Hollywood celebrities cope with dyslexia as Nikumbh’s young student Ishaan Awasthi (Darsheel Safary) in the film? Some of them weren’t even aware of it until they were adults and went through their childhood years, unaware. They are: Orlando Bloom, Tom Cruise, Patrick Dempsey, Harrison Ford, Whoopi Goldberg, Salma Hayek, Keira Knightly, Keanu Reeves and Gwen Stefani.