Monday, February 28, 2011

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Shahrukh Khan aka SRK (born 2 November 1965, New Delhi, India) is a Bollywood Indian actor.

Biography of Shah Rukh Khan

Birth Date: 02 Nov , 1965

Birth Place : New Delhi, India.

Height : 5' 9"

Nick Name : SRK

He has a sister named Shehnaaz. He was very close to his late mother. Shah Rukh Khan has won several awards for his outstanding performance in Darr (1994), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998).

Shahrukh started his career on a TV serial called 'Fauji' which won him instant recognition. He also acted in another TV soap called 'Circus'. Grew up in Delhi, he was equally brilliant in studies and sports. Fell in love with a girl called Gauri Chibba who was then studying in Loreto Delhi. He later married her before he got his break in Bollywood. Currently the most sought after actor in Mumbai. Known to have an inflated ego, for which he works hard to keep it floating.

Spouse : Gauri Chibba Khan

Two dogs : Chewbecca & Rebecca

Is an Energy dynamo and a total internet freak.

Studied in St. Columba's school, New Delhi, where he was awarded the 'Sword of Honor', essentially the award for best student.

In school he spelt his name as Shah Rukh Khan.

Hindi megastar

2 children with Gauri, Aryan and Suhana

He agreed to star in Aditya Chopra's films without looking at the script first.

One of the three Khans that ruled Bollywood in the 90s. The other two are Aamir Khan and Salman Khan.

Formed a popular screen couple with Kajol

In the movie K3G, his real life son Aryan Khan places his childhood role.

Founded a Movie Production Company "Dreamz Unlimited" with pal Juhi Chawla & Aziz Mirza.

Personal quotes

(December 2001, about Hrithik Roshan): I wish I looked as good as he does. And I wish I danced as well as he does!

My mother was born and brought up in Hyderabad. She was a strong and beautiful woman. She resemble Waheeda Rehman. My father also was extremely handsome. I don't think I'm good-looking but they were a very good-looking couple. The met incidentally under strange circumstances. Injured in a car accident, my mother needed blood. My father who happened to be at the hospital at that time gave her blood. In this process of helping my mother to revive, they fell in love. And though my father was about eleven years older than my mother, her family consented because he had sort of saved the family. In bringing up my sister Shehnaz and me, my parents never made any difference, though I think my sister was closed to my parents because she is six years older to me. I was born at a time when my parents weren't doing well financially. But I don't remember facing any hardship on that account. My father was a chief engineer. My mother was a social worker, a first class magistrate. She had studied in Oxford. She was among the first few Muslim women to have achieved so much. She has been an executive magistrate for the longest tenure recorded. She used to deal with juvenile delinquents. I was not a stubborn kid. But if I wanted something badly enough I would go out and get it. I was exposed to the Ram Leela, I acted in it as one of the monkey. I wrote short stories.. shairis.. my father made me recite them. I remember once there was this aunt who wore horrendously pink lipstick and I composed a corny poem in praise of her lipstick. I think she was secretly pleased. My parents let me do my own thing, they only wanted me to do well in my studies...which I did. There were no restrictions. I could sleep at any time, go out anytime. If I bashed up some child's teeth, my father saw to it that I dealt with the child's father myself... I realized that parents weren't authority but they were friends. I would imitate Mumtaz, I would mimic people. I'm doing all this even today. And guess what? I'm being paid handsomely for it.

An outgoing kind of person, mom took a lot of initiative in everything. I remember when my father was ill, he had cancer for eight months, we lost everything we had. One injection used to cost about Rs 5000 and we had to organise about 23 injections in ten days. It was an expensive affair and our business went down. At that time my mother would work day and night. She would get the money some way. She really looked after my father. After his death in '81 she revived his business and ran it proficiently. I inherited workaholism from her. She never said no to anything. Like when I went to college, I said I wanted a car. And the next day, there was a car outside. She never forced me to do anything. She never even forced me to take over the big business that we had finally when she died.

When I told her I wanted to act, join films she did not stop me. I wanted to do my masters in film making. I was very good. I had got admission in NSD. I didn't want to do it but she told me, "just get admission". So I gave my admission test and got in. I remember I used to be very bad in Hindi. I would get zero on ten. And she used to tell me, "If you get ten on ten, I'll take you for a film". And from that day to date I have topped in Hindi at all times I remember the first film she took me to see was Dev Anand's Joshilaa. Her favourite actors were Bishwajeet and Joy Mukherji.

I think I inherited my sense of humour from my father, who too had a lot of respect for women. I remember once I had gone and blown somebody's letterbox. And this south indian lady came down and complained to my father, "Your son troubles my daughter". He looked at her and said, "If she is as pretty as you are and if I was as young as my son, I'd probably do the same thing". She started laughing. He said it so gently and nicely. He was very respectful to women because he had an older sister and a mother whom he was very close to. He taught me how to be gentle with women. When my father died, I didn't cry. I thought it was heroic. I was one of the pall-bearers, I thought I had become a little big man. But I felt cheated despite the fact that he had prepared me for his death... And my mother's death made me realize that nothing is permanent. I stopped hoping for anything. I cried a lot. Nothing shocks me anymore.

It was the most painful moment of my life, when my mother died in my arms. She had become alright and suddenly she died. Just like Dad. Her blood had become septic. It was very painful. The first time I prayed to God was when she lay dying. I never prayed, that's the kind of family we were. A Muslim family that never forced you to pray. And it was the first time, I really prayed, but she died all the same.

I imbibed my basic values from her, learned a number of things from my mother. Like never cut down on your expenditure, increase your income. That's why I'm a spendthrift. Never acquire or want anything that has a bad feeling in it. In Urdu it is called manhoosiyat. Like if you ask someone for money and he says, "nahin yaar kal de dunga," just forget it. That's the reason why I still have not touched my mother's money. Because I know she would not want it that way. I only took a television set she had given me last when I came to Bombay. My property, my business, my cars, everything is still in Delhi. I haven't taken anything because if she's not there to give it to me, I don't want it. And she'll be happy if I don't take them and instead get the all on my own. She also taught me not to hurt anyone. Like I said she would slap people if she got angry with them, but she would love them at the same time. Neither she nor my father have ever hit me. They were very gentle people. My mother behaved like a true friend, when I told her I wanted to marry Gauri. Is she Muslim or Chinese? Nothing was asked.

My mother taught me how to act, some really sweet expressions. But what's most important, she has given me my present philosophy of life. She has taught me that nothing is permanent, including herself. So, enjoy what you have this moment, for it can be taken away from you the next. Everything is transient. That is why I don't give a damn to anything. It's a very macho way of putting it. But the whole rationale is that if she could be taken away from me, then everything else can be taken away also. If I can leave with her absence then I can live with the absence of stardom, money or anything. And that is the closest you can come to being contended, you die. People say the only cure for life is death. May be at that moment, that one second, when all thoughts of worry leave your mind, you die. I kept giving my mother a lot of worry, so she couldn't die. I kept pleading, "please don't go".

I still believe she's there and she looks over me. Otherwise I would not have had all that I have. She is my STD to God because there is nothing in this world that I want and I don't get. I don't ask for anything for myself because she wouldn't like it. But whenever I have to pray for someone who is poor, unwell or sad, I just tell my mother and I'm sure she does something because most of the time something good works out. Whenever I'm very happy I cry, because I can't share my happiness with her.

My sister Shehnaz is very naove and sweet. She is also very spoilt and pampered. I love her a lot. I've grown in her shadow, as she was the older child in the house. I'd look up to her. She is very quite now, after my parents demise. She stays with me. She is an educated girl. She has done a management course; she used to work as an officer for the Indira Gandhi memorial. She has also done her MBA in psychology. She was extremely affected by our father's death. I was younger, so I think I got over Dad's death sooner. By the time she accepted our Dad's absence, our mother died. She went through a bad phase. She is my only connection to my parents. I see my father and mother in her. I keep telling Shehnaz, "you are just like mummy". Even she has her fits of anger. My mother still remains with me and my mother always taught me to work, she said, "it will help to tide you over anything". I retained that. As for my sister, before she could pick up this invaluable lesson, our mother expired. So she got very clammed. She was an outgoing girl before, now she has become very quite and silent. I still look up to her.

My one regret is that my mother never really saw my work as an actor. She wasn't there when I won my first award. No, but she must have seen it. I miss her a lot. I think she is a star. Whenever I feel too sad, I just go to the terrace and cry. And I know she is watching me from somewhere. Because I wouldn't be what I am, had it not been for her blessings. Gauri's parents were dead against the marriage. Her mother had threatened to commit suicide. Her father called me over and said it wouldn't work out. For six years, we carried on our relationship clandestinely. Once I even went to her birthday party incognito. I used the name I was falled in Fauji - Abhimanyu. Her parents innocently remarked that I looked like a distant relative of Mr Dilip Kumar. But when they got to know my identity later, all hell broke loose.

The're a typical Punjabi family. I was told that one of her uncle are very aggro. He kept a sword hidden in his underclothes. But when I got to know him he turned out to be a lamb. I managed to patao all her relatives one by one. I would take Gauri's cousins to the disco. Gradually everyone liked me and all her mamas and mamis kept assuring me that her parents would come around.

Things weren't working out, Gauri was locked up at home, she would keep on telling me, "Shah Rukh, you don't know my parents.. you take things so lightly" and I would tell her that things would be allright. I'd tell her that 10 years down the line, we'd be laughing about all the trying times. And that's just what we do today. Sometimes in the nights, we sit and think about all that had happened and have a good laugh. But at one point, the pressure did get to Gauri. She felt that I was stifling her with my possessiveness..

At one point of time, I was extremely possessive about Gauri. I would fight with her if she wore a swimsuit to the pool or even if she left her hair loose. She looked very pretty when she opened her hair and I didn't want other boys to look at her. It was basically insecurity because we couldn't talk about our relationship. We didn't meet so often. But I was extremely insanely possessive.

Eventually she could not take it. She needed a break. So in 89, she just came down to Mumbai with her friend without telling me. When I got to know I was frantic. The day before she left, she came to meet me. It was her birthday and I had decorated my room with balloons and bought her a lot of presents. When she came to meet me she cried and I thought maybe she was overwrought because of all the tension. I confided in my friends Ashish and Benny. I told my mother about it.. she told me to go and bring back the girl I loved. She gave me Rs.10,000 and we all came to Mumbai. We spent the first two days at a friend's house. The rest of the time we slept on the footpath near Oberoi. I still remember we used to wash up in the Taj, the bathroom behind 1900's was being done up at that time and we used to sneak in early mornings for a wash.

We spent most of the time walking around looking for her everywhere especially the beaches. Gauri loves beaches. But I didn't know much about Bombay then. On our last day, here a met s Sardar taxiwala who spoke to us about Aksa beach. We took a chance and went there. By then we had run out of money. I had sold off my camera too. The cab dropped us to Aksa and we were left with 20 odd rupees. Then someone told us of a beach called Gorai. So we took a ferry across, searched a lot but couldn't find her. And then when we were coming back by rickshaw to reah the ferry on time, around 12, I heard some people shouting. The rickshaw driver told us it was a private beach (I was describing her to people, telling them about her hair, saying she's a friend and I've lost her. I used to love her hairstyle. But she cut it just to spite me). I told the rickshaw driver to take me to this beach. So we went and there she was. Standing in the water, wearing a T-shirt. By then it didn't matter even if she wasn't wearing anything. She came over and we hugged, and cried. It was then that I realised I was being unreasonably possessive. I also realised that no one could ever love Gauri the way I loved her and that gave me tremendous confidence.

Our wedding took place in the strangest circumstances. We had already rung up Gauri's parents from her aunt's place and told them that we were married. Pandemonium broke loose, her mother stopped eating and the whole atmosphere at their place was like a house in mourning. I entered to meet her father. I felt guilty. I think when I spoke to them they realised that they had no other go but to take this risk. I really identify with this feeling when I do a film like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge.

I can understand Gauri's parents apprehension. After all they were a Punjabi joint family. About 15 people and Gauri was the youngest, the most sheltered one. Imagineshe anounces that she wants to get married to this ruffled looking guy belonging to the wrong religion having a wrong attitude and working in the wrong profession. There wasn't a right thing going for me. I don't blame them. They may have thought that any day they would have got a better deal for Gauri. Let's put it this way. If my daughter brought in somebody like me, I would hit the ceiling.

Her parents had seen me on television and were quite fond of me. But they thought my name was Abhimanyu and then they got to know that I am Shah Rukh Khan. Then her brother would keep on threatening me in his best Amrish Puri voice "Keep away from my sister of else..." Finally when I saw him I was in for a shock. He was this fair kid with blue eyes not even remotely intimidating. In fact when my friend Ashok saw him he said "There must be more to him yaar, he sounds real deadly on the phone."

We never wanted to go against the wishes of our parents. The thought of eloping never crossed our minds. But we knew that we'd get married for sure. When I met Gauri's parents I just couldn't get myself to say that I loved their daughter. That I thought was a stupid thing to say... because I could never love their daughter as much as they loved her. They had given birth to and brough up Gauri... my love could never be a substitute for their love.

I had a Hindu style wedding as well as a court marriage. Court marriage is a must if it's an inter-religion marriage. You are supposed todo in on the sly and then wait for a month or so but it was out within three days that I am getting married to a girl called Gauri. There was a problem because some Muslim organizations thought that I shouldn't get married to a Hindu so there were morchas outside my house. This was very ironic because my mom was a social worker and special executive magistrate so she used to organise about 25 intercaste marriages at our house. We wanted it to be a short and sweet wedding but Gauri's parents wanted it in a typical Hindu fashion. And then I relented because I thought what the hell you get married only once in a lifetime. At least I thought I will.

Normally the dulha comes on the ghoda and he isn't supposed to see his bride till the pheras are over. But the car that was supposed to pick her up after her make-up was done, conked out. Then panick struck because the mahurat was at a fixed time so I picked her up, dropped her, went back and returned on a horse. And then halfway through, I changed over from the horse to an elephant. Climbing the elephant was a major problem, my friends pushed me up.

When my mother was alive, she used to call me anti-social, I used to never attend any functions or weddings. My mother used to always warn me that nobody would come for my wedding. I decided to have all the fun I could at my own wedding so I danced for the one kilometer stretch to the venue. At the wedding I stood on my toes and wouldn't let Gauri put the haar round my neck. All my friends know I have a sense of humour so they kept warning me repeatedly "Shah Rukh don't poke any fun there because you won't mean anything but people will misunderstand." As this was my only chance to see a wedding from such close proximity, whatever the pandit said I'd ask him to explain. And the whole ritual went on for hours. So my friend who'd warned me earlier kept telling me not to get this serious. Then there was some ritual that required Gauri to wash my feet and I didn't want her to do it. When it was time for the bidaai Gauri sat in the car and started crying. Soon her mother started crying, her father and brother followed. So then in all seriousness I said if you are all feeling so bad then you can keep her I'll come and see her regularly.

Since we are from different religions and me being the way I am (when they look at me nobody can ever think that I can be responsible about life) I could imagine how insecure her parents were feeling.

For the first time after knowing eachother for seven years we spent the night together. Before this we'd always be worried whenever we went out even if it was for a stroll, as to what if somebody sees us. It was quite an exciting feeling that we were sleeping together and that when I wake up in the morning, she will be there.

Can you believe the next evening I took a flight back Bombay and the day after that I shot for Dil Aashna Hai. Actually I had gone on the sets because the unit wanted to congratulate me but they asked me to shoot one shot and before I knew it, one shot became five and I was late in coming back home and we had a big fight.

Very few guests came from the film industry - Rajiv Mehra, Vivek Vaswani, Aziz Mirza and G.P. Sippy. Juhi and her mom had a party for us when we came to Bombay. All Gauri's friends came for the marriage. Mine was a house-in-mourning, so there wasn't any festivity.

I wore my Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman suits. At the sangeet and all I was the life of the party because the atmosphere was so gloomy I really decided to make things look a little more cheerful. In fact Gauri's mom is a good dancer and the life of any party but she wasn't dancing at her own daughter's sangeet. By the end of the wedding everyone grew very fond of me.

In the gifts there were none of the things that I wanted. No computer games. People are so stupid, they should give me what I want. Instead, they gave a lot of crystal.

Gauri's father had arranged an army band that played the songs from my forthcoming releases, mainly Deewana and Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman.

It was the first time I wore suits and the first sign of Gauri's mother thawing was when she told me that we never thought you were so nice looking. I wore a tuxedo for my reception and I gelled my hair.

My logic was that the person who should enjoy the most at my wedding should be me.......

I respect Gauri, because she is a woman and she is going to be a mother soon. If it's a boy, I want him to be a badmash. He should do all the bad things by the time he is 16, so that he can sober down after that. If I have a daughter, I'll give her all the love that's stored within me. Though my wife thinks I'm mad, I know I'll drop my daughter to the parties she's invited to. I'll want her friends to say, "Wow what a handsome father you have!" When she's with her

boyfriend in the backseat of our car, I'll be at the wheel, driving her around. My parents were my yaars. Similarly, I'll be my baby's best buddy. I love Gaurima because she is so honest and she complements me. Gauri teaches me how to be diplomatic. She keeps telling me that I say too many things and that I should not. Because people don't know me well enough and then they completely misconstrue what I've said. So, it's better to keep shut. She had taught me to switch the lights off before going to bed, To have dinner at the proper place, to put my clothes in the proper place, she has taught me how to dress up well too. She has turned me from an animal to a man. She spoils me a lot. She is the stabilizing factor in my life. I would go haywire because I am an extremist. And its not my achievements, for which she respects or likes me. She likes me because I make her laugh. And boy, do I make her laugh?

Awards

Shahrukh has won six Filmfare awards for Best Actor, the most recent being in 2005 for Swades, acting the role of an Indian-American NASA engineer whose life is transformed by his encounters with rural India. 2004 was also a good year for Shahrukh; he acted in three movies, receiving Filmfare nominations for his work in each of them.

His Filmfare Awards include:

Filmfare Power Award 2004
Best Actor - Swades 2004
Filmfare Power Award (along Amitabh Bachchan) 2003
Best Actor - Devdas 2002
Filmfare Special Award Swiss Consulate Trophy 2002
Best Actor, Critics' Choice - Mohabbatein 2000
Best Actor - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998
Best Actor - Dil To Pagal Hai 1997
Best Actor - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995
Best Villain - Anjaam 1994
Best Performer Critics' Choice - Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa 1993
Best Actor - Baazigar 1993
Best Debut (Newcomer) - 1992
If all categories in which he has won are counted, Shahrukh has the greatest number of Filmfare awards for performance in Hindi movies. He is two short of equalling the record for Best Actor category - Dilip Kumar heads that list with eight awards between 1954 and 1983.

Two of the films in which Shahrukh starred as a leading actor have been India's entry in Hollywood's Oscars. Paheli is the official entry for the 2006 Oscars. Devdas (2002) was an earlier entry. Shahrukh also appeared in a third Oscar entry, as a supporting actor in Hey Ram (2000). See List of India's official entries to the Oscars.

He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004.

National Honours:

1997 - Best Indian Citizen Award
2002 - Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in the Field of Entertainment
2005 - Padma Shri Award
He has won thirteen Filmfare Awards, ten Rupa Cinegoers Awards, six Star Screen Videocon Awards, six Sansui Viewers Choice Movie Awards, four Zee Cine Awards, four People's Choice Movie Awards, three IIFA Awards, three Zee Gold Bollywood Awards, two AFJA Awards, one Aashirwad Award, one Disney Kids Channel Award, one MTV Immies Indian Music Excellence Awards, and one Sports World Film Award.

Others

2001 - Jade Magazine Award Sexiest Man in Asia
2004 - Asian Guild Awards Bollywood Star of the Decade
2004 - Pepsi Sabsey Favourite Star Kaun Award Favourite Hero
2004 - 'F-Awards' for Excellence in Indian Fashion Celebrity Model of the Year
2004 - Chhoton Ka Funda Award
2004 - Cover of Time magazine
2004 - Sabse Tez Personality of the Year Award
2004 - MSN Search Personality of the Year Award
2005 - Cover of National Geographic
2005 - Filmfare award 'Best Actor' for Veer Zaara
Trivia

Firmly insists that he will never kiss any of his heroines on the lips Lives in a palatial white mansion called Mannat (a hot tourist spot) at Bandstand, Mumbai - a city where many Bollywood stars can only afford apartments, especially in the city's most expensive areas. The mansion is rumored to have cost more than $22 million.

Loves computer games and hi-tech gadgets. Khan is a chain smoker; however, he vowed that he would quit before his 40th birthday in 2005, as part of a Bollywood push to de-glamorize smoking [1]. Whether or not he succeeded is not known. Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji and Aishwarya Rai are going to make their graphic debut in a comic book series called "Bollywood" that is due to hit the stands at the end of March 2006. [

Filmography

Hindustani Spider-Man (in talks)
The Mahabharata (2008)...(with Rani Mukerji & Aamir Khan)
Happy New Year (2007)...(announced)
Baiju Aur Tansen (2006)... Baiju (announced)
Chak De (2006) ... (announced)
Don (2006)... Don/Rahul (currently filming in Mumbai)
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) ... Dev/Michael (post production-to be released summer 2006)
The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan (2005) (documentary)
Paheli (2005) ... Kishen/The Ghost
Silsiilay (2005) ... Sutradhar (Special Appearance)
Kaal (2005) ... Special Appearance (Song)
Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye (2005) ... Special Appearance
Swades (2004) ... Mohan Bhargava
Hum Hain Lajawab (Incredibles Hindi version) (2004) ... Mr.Lajawab (voice)
Veer-Zaara (2004) ... Veer Pratap Singh
Main Hoon Na (2004) ... Maj. Ram Prasad Sharma
Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke (2004) ... Dushant
Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) ... Aman Mathur
Chalte Chalte (2003) ... Raj Mathur
Saathiya (2002) ... Yeshwant Rao
Shakti: The Power (2002) ... Jaisingh (Drifter)
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002) .... Gopal
Devdas (2002) ... Devdas Mukherjee
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) ... Rahul Raichand
Asoka (film) (2001) ... Asoka
One 2 Ka 4 (2001) ... Arun Verma
Gaja Gamini (2000) ... Shahrukh (Special Appearance)
Mohabbatein (2000) ... Raj Aryan Malhotra
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000) ... Rahul (Special Appearance)
Josh (2000) ... Max
Hey Ram (2000) ... Amjad Ali Khan
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) ... Ajay Bakshi
Baadshah (1999) ... Raj 'Baadshah'
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) ... Rahul Khanna
Dil Se (1998) ... Amarkanth Varma
Achanak (1998) ... Special Appearance
Duplicate (1998) ... Bablu Chaudhary/Manu Dada
Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) ... Rahul
Yes Boss (1997) ... Rahul
Koyla (1997) ... Shanker
Gudgudee (1997) ... Special Appearance
Pardes (1997) ... Arjun Saagar
Dushman Duniya Ka (1996) ... Special appearance
Army (1996) ... Arjun
Chaahat (1996) ... Roop Rathore
English Babu Desi Mem (1996) .... Vikram/Hari/Gopal Mayur
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) ... Raj Malhotra
Guddu (1995) ... Guddu Bahadur
Karan Arjun (1995) ... Arjun Singh/Vijay
Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India (1995) ... No name
Ram Jaane (1995) ... Ram Jaane
Trimurti (1995) ... Romi Singh/Bholey
Zamana Deewana (1995) ... Rahul Malhotra
Anjaam (1994) ... Vijay Agnihotri
Baazigar (1993) ... Ajay Sharma/Vicky Malhotra
Darr (1993) ... Rahul Mehra
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993) ... Sunil
King Uncle (1993) ... Anil Bansal
Dil Aashna Hai (1992) ... Karan
Chamatkar (1992) ... Sunder Srivastava
Deewana (1992) ... Raja Sahay
Maya Memsaab (1992) ... Lalit (Maya's Lover)
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992) ... Raju
Idiot (TV Series) (1991) TV Series ... Pawan Raghujan
Circus (TV Series) (1989)
Fauji (1988) TV Series ... Abhimanyu Rai
In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones (1988)

Producer

Happy New Year (2007)
Kaal (2005)
Paheli (2005)
Main Hoon Na (2004)
Chalte Chalte (2003)
Asoka (film) (2001)
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) 






 

FASHION RECAP: THE OSCAR EDITION


One of Hollywood's biggest nights took place at the Kodak Theatre this past evening. The 83rd Academy Awards brought out the ELITE members of Hollywood, as they payed homage to themselves and celebrated their peers. Let me just first say, the show was rather mundane and by mundane I mean boring. Is it just me or did the show seem unbearably long? If it weren't for the red carpet fab.. I'm pretty certain that I would have divorced award shows long ago..

Nevertheless, the stars came out in all of their GLITZ and GLAM for Hollywood's most celebrated night yet somehow.. I found myself underwhelmed by the dresses that entered the red carpet. Of course, I have my faves. I think Mila Kunis looked breath-taking in her Elie Saab gown. Halle Berry was also radiant in her Marchesa gown.. I don't care what anyone says about Halle, what relationship problems she may have had, how crazy people try to suggest that she is.. she NEVER disappoints on the red carpet! She always.. always.. looks flawless!


I'm going to do something different with this fashion recap... It's a new year! Let's do a new thing! Instead of highlighting my best dressed choices because I truly didn't have much to work with... I'm going to highlight the biggest trends of the night. Be sure to comment and let me know which OSCAR trend you love the most!

RED HOT GOWNS

SPARKLING NUDES

COLUMN GOWNS

Last but not least, I am so excited about Jennifer Hudson and her weight-loss. She looks absolutely AMAZING and I am so proud of her. HOWEVER... I'm really disappointed to see her in this tangerine Versace gown. Who fit this dress for her? I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and say this dress was draped on a fit model and not actually Jen, herself. Or maybe this dress was a last minute pull.. Yes! Yes! That has to be it because CLEARLY it is not fitting her in the bust area. I can say with reasonable certainty that the empire seam should have been raised or either her stylist should have taped her boobs to accomodate the design of the dress. That hair was also ATROCIOUS! Sorry Jen.. you're much to fab for this! The sweep up-do.. with the pompadour-esque height.. with the long 'Shirley Temple' ponytail that goes down her back? Ummm... would it be appropriate to ask: Where they do that at? Oh wait.. here in Hollywood! *shakes head* #FashionFail



Sunday, February 27, 2011

different languages to say i love you


How to say I LOVE YOU in 112 languages
Hello my followers and visitors. Sorry for the lack of post last month. I have been busy with the Lunar New Year but I promise I will be posting much more frequently from now on. I have so many topics I want to write about and share with everyone, suddenly I have so much inspirations from somewhere. Lol! Therefore, do check back often and follow me on twitter (iammyfairlady) if you wish to.

Ok, I am going to put up a list on how to say I LOVE YOU in 112 languages and I hope you will enjoy and yeah, stay tune for more!


1. English - I love you

2. Afrikaans - Ek het jou lief
3. Albanian - Te dua
4. Arabic - Ana behibak (to male)
5. Arabic - Ana behibek (to female)
6. Armenian - Yes kez sirumen
7. Bambara - M'bi fe
8. Bangla - Aamee tuma ke bhalo baashi
9. Belarusian - Ya tabe kahayu
10. Bisaya - Nahigugma ako kanimo
11. Bulgarian - Obicham te
12. Cambodian - Soro lahn nhee ah
13. Cantonese Chinese - Ngo oiy ney
14. Catalan - T'estimo
15. Cheyenne - Ne mohotatse
16. Chichewa - Ndimakukonda
17. China - Wo ai ni
18. Corsican - Ti tengu caru (to male)
19. Creol - Mi aime jou
20. Croatian - Volim te
21. Czech - Miluji te
22. Danish - Jeg Elsker Dig
23. Dutch - Ik hou van jou
24. Esperanto - Mi amas vin
25. Estonian - Ma armastan sind
26. Ethiopian - Afgreki'
27. Faroese - Eg elski teg
28. Farsi - Doset daram
29. Filipino - Mahal kita
30. Finnish - Mina rakastan sinua
31. French - Je t'aime, Je t'adore
32. Gaelic - Ta gra agam ort
33. Georgian - Mikvarhar
34. German - Ich liebe dich
35. Greek - S'agapo
36. Gujarati - Hoo thunay prem karoo choo
37. Hiligaynon - Palangga ko ikaw
38. Hawaiian - Aloha wau ia oi
39. Hebrew - Ani ohev otah (to female)
40. Hebrew - Ani ohev et otha (to male)
41. Hiligaynon - Guina higugma ko ikaw
42. Hindi - Hum Tumhe Pyar Karte hae
43. Hmong - Kuv hlub koj
44. Hopi - Nu' umi unangwa'ta
45. Hungarian - Szeretlek
46. Icelandic - Eg elska tig
47. Ilonggo - Palangga ko ikaw
48. Indonesian - Saya cinta padamu
49. Inuit - Negligevapse
50. Irish - Taim i' ngra leat
51. Italian - Ti amo
52. Japanese - Aishiteru
53. Kannada - Naanu ninna preetisuttene
54. Kapampangan - Kaluguran daka
55. Kiswahili - Nakupenda
56. Konkani - Tu magel moga cho
57. Korean - Sarang Heyo
58. Latin - Te amo
59. Latvian - Es tevi miilu
60. Lebanese - Bahibak
61. Lithuanian - Tave myliu
62. Macedonian - Te sakam
63. Malay - Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu
64. Malayalam - Njan Ninne Premikunnu
65. Mandarin - Wo ai ni
66. Marathi - Me tula prem karto
67. Mohawk - Kanbhik
68. Moroccan - Ana moajaba bik
69. Nahuatl - Ni mits neki
70. Navaho - Ayor anosh'ni
71. Norwegian - Jeg Elsker Deg
72. Pandacan - Syota na kita!!
73. Pangasinan - Inaru Taka
74. Papiamento - Mi ta stimabo
75. Persian - Doo-set daaram
76. Pig Latin - Iay ovlay ouyay
77. Polish - Kocham Ciebie
78. Portuguese - Eu te amo
79. Romanian - Te ubesk
80. Russian - Ya tebya liubliu
81. Scot Gaelic - Tha gradh agam ort
82. Serbian - Volim te
83. Setswana - Ke a go rata
84. Sindhi - Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan
85. Sioux - Techihhila
86. Slovak - Lu`bim ta
87. Slovenian - Ljubim te
88. Spanish - Te quiero / Te amo
89. Swahili - Ninapenda wewe
90. Swedish - Jag alskar dig
91. Swiss-German - Ich lieb Di
92. Tagalog - Mahal kita
93. Taiwanese - Wa ga ei li
94. Tahitian - Ua Here Vau Ia Oe
95. Tamil - Nan unnai kathalikaraen
96. Telugu - Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
97. Thai - Chan rak khun (to male)
98. Thai - Phom rak khun (to female)
99. Turkish - Seni Seviyorum
100. Ukrainian - Ya tebe kahayu
101. Urdu - mai aap say pyaar karta hoo
102. Vietnamese - Anh ye^u em (to female)
103. Vietnamese - Em ye^u anh (to male)
104. Welsh - 'Rwy'n dy garu
105. Yiddish - Ikh hob dikh
106. Yoruba - Mo ni fe
107. Surabaya - aku tresno kara koe
108. Hakka - Ngai oi Ngi
109. Hokkien - Wa ai Lu
110. Mongolia - Bi Charmed heir teh
111. Nederlands - Ik hou van jou, ik zie je graag
112. Maltese - inhobbok

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How to be a good girlfriend



How to be a good girlfriend

Falling in love is great, especially if you have stolen the heart of your dream guy! However, there are things you must know if you want to be the coolest girlfriend around!
Just be yourself

Do not be desperate to impress him, whether it is by saying or doing things you would not do normally in an effort to sound cool or stay quiet just because you are afraid of saying the wrong thing. Over-impressing someone will sometimes affect the way you act and he will notice you to be fake and unnatural eventually. So, just be your real self. Always remember that he chooses you because you are you and there is no one quite like you!

Have your own life and do not cling

Ok, you fell in love with him and you want to be with him 24-7. Yeah, it sounds loving and sweet but spending all day, every day with your guy is unhealthy to the relationship. It is sweet to know that you care and feel so proud of your guy that you cannot bear to leave his side but please give him a break! Of course, he wants to spend time with you too but just not all of it! Sticking to your boyfriend like a leech is a bad idea! It is essential to keep your man wanting more. In other words, do not be a clingy sweetheart who is available 24 hours a day or sit by phone to wait for his phone call! Have time for your interests, friends and family members. Give yourself and him room to breathe, would ya? 
Learn more about him
Do not assume that you know him well just because you know his underwear size, shoe size and etc. There is always a lot to learn about a man, especially if he is the type who plays the cards close to his chest. Try to learn more about him, either from his family members or close friends. He will be amazed to know that you actually show interest and understand him.
Understand his moods
No one is jolly 24 hours a day. We all have our days when we are gloomy, sensitive and irritable. If your boyfriend has had a bad day, do not be suspicious or assume that he does not love you anymore. You may be tempted to help him to soothe his depression or bad mood but think how annoying it can be when you keep asking “Are you ok?”, “What’s the matter?” or “Anything I can do?” Try to give your boyfriend some space to do his thinking and calm his feelings. What you do not do can be more helpful than what you do at times!
Do not try to change him
You are dating him because you think he is great, right? So, accept him for who he is and appreciate the fact that nobody is perfect. It is meaningless to go out with someone and expect him to change the way he dresses, speaks or etc. What if you are dating a guy who tries to change you? Not a good idea, eh?
Feel free to express your opinion
Do not agree to whatever he suggests, because you can never agree on everything he says. Feel free to express your thoughts, likes or dislikes. Many girls are afraid to speak up because they fear that they will offend their boyfriend. You will only lose your identity if you are too watchful of what you want to say or say whatever you think he wants to hear. Many guys will appreciate if you voice your thoughts and have your own views. So, speak your mind whenever it is necessary.
Do not be overly jealous
A little jealousy is healthy for a relationship but being overly jealous will harm. Try to build more trust and be cool about his female clients or friends. Of course, if you caught him having phone sex or texting the opposite sex every night or sticking his tongue down someone else’s throat, well, that is a different story altogether…

How to be a good boyfriend


Hey guys! Here are 10 things you can do to be a good or should I say a caring boyfriend =)



Be honest with her and with yourself. Never cheat because it will backfire on you. I caught my ex-boyfriend cheating on me and once is enough to convince me to dump him right away, even though the relationship is already 3 years.
Just be yourself. Do not try to impress her, whether it is by saying or doing things you would not do normally in an effort to sound cool or stay quiet just because you are afraid of saying the wrong thing. Over-impressing someone will sometimes affect the way you act and she will notice you to be fake and unnatural eventually. So, just be your real self and he will love it. Always remember that he chooses you because you are you and there is no one quite like you.
Communicate with her. Communication is vital in any relationship. Exchange views and thoughts. Do not do all the talking and expect her to listen to you only. Be a good listener for her as well. Make sure you are really listening when she is talking and do not just wait for your chance to talk or keep talking about yourself.
Have compassion. Try to put yourself in her shoes and you will actually know how she feels and what she is going through. This will eventually enhance the relationship with better understanding.
Understand her moods. Women are pretty emotional and sensitive. Most of us tend get agitated easily particularly when our menses approaching. So, bear with the emotional tantrums.
Be polite, please! Have good manners, say thank you, please and say goodbye before ending calls. Do not hang up the phone suddenly. It is a turn off having bad phone manners and impoliteness is very irritating. Oh yeah, please avoid cursing as well.
Do not embarrass her. Do not go around telling others (even if it is your best friend) about her without her consent. It is a major disrespect and it will hurt her. If you both argued over an issue, do not tell others before discussing the solution with her.

Be thoughtful. Remember important dates such as birthdays or anniversaries and make plans to surprise her. Do not let the relationship turn dull as time passes 

Love her for who she is. Do not attempt to change her or compare her to your ex-girlfriends or any celebrities of your fancy. Remember, you chose her initially because of her and not because you want her to be someone else.
Practice good hygiene. Most girls would rather have a boyfriend who cares for hygiene than a boyfriend who is good looking but lack of hygiene. So, take care of your skin, hair and overall health.

How to tell if he likes you


How to tell if he likes you


It is not easy to identify whether a guy likes you as much as you are lusting after him as some guys can be rather mysterious and sometimes, their actions could give the wrong impression especially if the guy is a natural flirt who flirts which everyone, including his friends. There are also no guarantee ways to find out if a guy likes you more just than a friend, unless he tells you. Nevertheless, here are 50 suggested ways to tell if a guy is interested in you.

1)  He ignores you - Guys can be really weird. If a guy is interested in you, he may find it quite impossible to strike a conversation with you. Some guys are afraid if they may sound like an idiot to you.

2) He fidgets when you are around him – He is definitely hooked if he acts uncomfortable or portrays any habit that makes him look insecure such as playing with his hair, biting his nails, blushes or sweats when you are around. 

3) He stumbles over his words – A guy who fancies you will find it difficult to phrase his words and thoughts! All of a sudden, simple words like “Hi” are hard to pronounce and he shutters when he speaks to you.

4) He speaks differently with you – If a guy likes you, he will sound very much different when he talks to you than to other people.  

5) He can’t really look into your eyes – Some guys just can’t look into your eyes when he talks to you. However, some may make eye contact with you and then pull away immediately.

6) He asks your friends about you – He is pretty keen if he is trying to dig for info on you from your friends or colleagues and talks a lot about you with them.

7) You are introduced to his friends – He is not reluctant to introduce you to his circle of friends and to include you in his social activities.

8) His friends are friendly to you – It is pretty obvious that he has been telling his mates about you and how much he wants to know you better.

9) His best friend tells you that he likes you – You don’t need any stronger proof. His best friend definitely knows better whether he is fond of you or not.

10) He shows off from time to time – He wants to draw your attention to him, even if he has to act on the smallest or goofy things.

11) He doesn’t even notice a babe walks past him – Who needs a supermodel or Angelina Jolie when you are around?

12) He intentionally brushes past you at every opportunity – Basically, he wants to make more contact with you, without being too obvious about it.

13) He pays special attention to you – A guy who likes you will notice the  slightest change or anything new on you and show concern or admiration.  

14) He starts to visit places you hang out at – If a guy is too shy to ask you out for a date, he will turn up unexpectedly at places you hang out. The coincidence thing!

15) He asks for your phone number – If a guy asks you for your phone number to make plans, it is an obvious sign that he is interested to know you more.
                       
16) He calls you – If a guy really adores you, he will call you no matter what. So make sure you keep your mobile phone with you!

17) He doesn’t call – Some guys hesitate to call even if they have your phone number because they are so petrified that they will say something stupid and turn you off.

18) He is quiet on the phone – If he has nothing much to say and yet didn’t show any signs of ending the conversation, it doesn’t mean he dislikes or feel bored talking to you. He is probably nervous or he is actually listening to you.

19) He dates you out – A guy will definitely ask you out if he likes you. Do you need more proof?  

20) He dates you out on a Friday night – To most guys, Friday nights are their nights to hang out with their mates. A guy is pretty keen on you if he sacrifices Friday night with you instead of being with his mates.

21) He sends you flowers – Guys don’t send flowers to anyone. If he does, it shows that you are pulling his heart string. Flowers aren’t cheap you know!

22) He is always looking at you – He is absolutely smitten if you keep on noticing him staring at you wherever you are.

23) He laughs at your jokes – If a guy laughs at all your jokes when no one does, he’s think that you are the most interesting girl on the planet. No one can be that funny you know!

24) He teases you – Some guys make fun of you because they find it hard to express their feelings. If he picks on you, he is actually trying to gain your attention without embarrassing himself and wants you to remember him.

25) He tells you that you look great even without make-up – The guy is yours if he compliments how great you look without make-up, even if you know how different or unattractive you appear to be!

26) He knows what perfume you wear – If he knows the name of the perfume you are wearing, he had probably look around at the beauty counter or ask his sis or mom. Either way, he has a major crush on you.

27) He puts extra effort on his appearance – He is trying to impress you if he starts to put extra effort to fit on cool clothing or had a new hair look.

28) He starts to wear aftershave – He’s beginning to care the way he smells and he wants you to remember him when you come across the same aftershave anywhere.
                                                                       
29) He introduces you to his mom – If a guy introduces you to his mom, he is definitely head over heels.

30) He gets jealous – A guy will not get jealous seeing you with another guy unless he is really fond of you.

31) He tells you that none his ex-girlfriends are better than you – This means that he wants you to know that he hasn’t given his heart to anyone but you.

32) He sucks on mints – No bad breath! He is all prepared to give you a kiss if you are willing.

33) He won’t let you pay for anything on dates – He adores you so much that he is willing to blow his hard earned cash on you. Lucky you girl!

34) His mom knows your name when you called – This means that he has been talking about you to his mom! In another words, he regards you as a very special person.

35) He doesn’t mind doing anything for you – He gives you surprises, performs favors for you unconditionally and defends you in any circumstances.

36) He knows your zodiac sign – He is probable checking if you are his love match if he knows your zodiac sign.

37) He looks deep into your eyes when he talks to you – In contrast to those who dare not look into your eyes, this guy probably can’t get enough of you.   

38) He accompanies you to do your shopping – Nothing could be more boring for a guy, except if he is hopelessly into you.

39) He is never late on any dates with you – He is always punctual because he can’t wait to see you.

40) He enrolls your favorite hobby – He wants to be closer to you even if he is not interested with your hobby.
                    
41) He remembers significant and insignificant details about you – He is sensitive to your likes and dislikes.

42) He stands or sits close to you – A guy who is interested in you may often want to be closer to you given any opportunity.
               
43) He smiles at you most of the time – You know he is interested if he returns your smile or initiate smiles to you at all times. 
                                                                                                        
44) His eye’s pupils dilated – If a guy is really into you, his pupils will dilate when he is talking to and looking at you.

45) His pants will bulge – You can be somehow assured he is interested in you if his pants bulged when he is with you (be careful, it may be purely lust!)

46) He wants to fix your hair – This is a perfect excuse for him to have physical contact with you in a not-so-forward type of way.

47) He makes time for you – If a guy really adores you, he is willing to make some time for you no matter how busy he is.

48) He tells you that you look like a movie star – He admires your beauty and it means he is also fantasizing about you.

49) He buys you silly little presents time to time – He is trying to hint that you are always on his mind.

50) He tells you that he is happy if you are happy – He cares for your feelings and supports you when you are down.

Everyone wants to make her boyfriend/girlfriend happy


Everyone wants to make her boyfriend/girlfriend happy. However, what did you do? Just check it now!



Back rubs/massages.

French Kiss.

Whisper to each other.

Skinny dip.

Hold hands.

Buy gifts for each other.

Roses.

Find out their favorite cologne/perfume and wear it every time you're together.

Kiss at every chance you get.

Lightly kiss their collarbone and their jawbone just below the ear, then whisper I love you.

Hugs are the universal medicine.

Say I love you, only when you mean it and make sure they know you mean it.

Give random gifts of flowers/candy/poetry etc.

Tell her that she's the only girl you ever want. Don't lie.

Spend every second possible together.

Tell her that she doesn't have to do anything she doesn't want to. And mean it.

Look into each other's eyes.

Very lightly push up her chin, look into her eyes, tell her you love her, and kiss her lightly.

When in public, only flirt w/ each other.

Put love notes in their pockets when they aren't looking.

Buy her a ring.

PDA = Public Display of Affection.

Take advantage of any time alone together.

Tell her about how you answered every question in math with her name.

Let her sit on your lap.

Lips were made for kissing. So were eyes, and fingers, and cheeks, and collarbones, and hands, and ears.

Always hold her around her hips/sides.

Hold her hand, stare into her eyes, kiss her hand and then put it over your heart.

Unless you can feel their heart beating, you aren't close enough.

Do cute things like write I love you in a note so that they have to look in a mirror to read it.

Break every one of your parent's relationship rules for them.

Make excuses to call them every 5 minutes.

Even if you are really busy doing something, go out of your way to call and say I love you.

Call from your vacation spot to tell them you were thinking about them.

Ride your bike 8 miles just to see them for a few hours.

Ride home and call them.

Tell each other your most sacred secrets/fears.

Brush her hair out of her face for her.

Hang out with his/her friends.

Learn from each other and don't make the same mistake twice.

Everyone deserves a second chance.

Make sacrifices for each other.

Really love each other, or don't stay together.

Let there never be a second during any given day that you aren't thinking about them, and make sure they know it.

Love yourself before you love anyone else.

Dedicate songs to them on the radio.

Fall asleep on the phone with each other.

Stand up for them when someone talks trash.

Never forget the kiss goodnight. And always remember to say, "Sweet dreams." Put your hands in her back pocket! Remember that back pockets are for hands! CAUGHT YOU!