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'Zero': Performances outshine the narrative

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Film: " Zero "; Director: Anand L. Rai; Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub, Abhay Deol, Sheeba Chaddha, Bijendra Kala; Rating: *** (3 stars) Here is the sad and frustrating irony of " Zero " : Told in the safest (read predictable), most conventional (read lazy, method imaginable), it is a story of a vertically challenged man enacted by a Superstar -- whose real life story is much more inspiring than his reel life. Standing four feet two inches tall, Shah Rukh Khan as Bauua Singh from Meerut, is no different from being himself -- confident, cocky and sarcastically brash. His main peeve in life is his height but that does not prevent him from aspiring to love the renowned Bollywood actress Babita Kumari (Katrina Kaif). But then, our hero has a past. Tucked into the recesses of his being, is the love of his life, the astro-scientist Aafia Yusuezai Bhinder (Anushka Sharma). How they meet, fell in love and t...

TikTok, Red Chillies Entertainment introduces #zerochallenge

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TikTok , a leading short video platform, and Red Chilies Entertainment, a noted studio and production house, are collaborating to promote the Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif-starrer ' Zero ' with the launch of #zerochallenge . Touted as one of Google Play Store's best apps of 2018 in the "most entertaining" category in India, TikTok ends 2018 with a bang and brings special treats for its users in India. Users with the most creative videos get a chance to win official merchandise of the movie. Also, ten winners with the most creative video submissions get a chance to meet the three superstars of the movie in person. Through this partnership, Red Chillies Entertainment will release some of the dialogues and short video excerpts from the movie on its official TikTok handle as a part of the # zerochallenge . The challenge, which is live on TikTok until December 26, encourages users to share their creative talents in front of a global audi...

SRK greets hundreds of fans outside Mannat on 53rd birthday

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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan , who turned 53 on Friday, greeted thousands of his fans outside his residence at midnight and thanked them for their wishes. "We have been waiting here since a long time to get a glimpse of Shah Rukh. He is my favourite superstar," said one of the fans, who via different antics wished Shah Rukh outside Mannat here. Shah Rukh came outside for a few minutes to thank his enthusiastic fans and greeted them with folded hands. Looking at the situation, security was beefed up well in advance outside Shah Rukh's residence. Meanwhile, the ' Badshaah ' of Bollywood will be releasing the much-anticipated trailer of his upcoming movie 'Zero' later today. The trailer will be released at a grand event which will be attended by SRK and the leading ladies of the film - Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif. The makers of the film have planned on taking the event a notch higher by recreating Meerut city and establishin...

Ranbir Kapoor's Sanju smashes records, joins Bollywood's Rs 3 billion club

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While the highest Hindi language grosser continues to be the Hindi version of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Current Affairs News : With Sanju, Bollywood got its seventh member in the Rs 3 billion net (after tax) box office collection club. While the highest Hindi language grosser continues to be the Hindi version of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) at Rs 5.11 billion, the Rs 3 billion club has been growing rapidly over the past few years. The first film to cross the Rs 3 billion mark was Aamir Khan’s PK in 2014 Since then, Bollywood has seen at least one Rs 3 billion grosser every year Of the seven films to have crossed the mark, five have come in the past 2.5 years While Shah Rukh Khan continues to be called The King of Bollywood, he is yet to mark his presence in the club. The same goes for Bollywood’s Khiladi Akshay Kumar Aamir and Salman Khan dominate the Rs 3 billion collection list with five of the seven films featuring either as the lead. Aamir has two fil...