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Trimis: 29/11/2006 12:36

Tell me Shah Rukh, with all your films being a hit at the box office, do you think you are a successful actor?
Frankly speaking, I don`t know whether I am successful. I can never answer that question. Yes I have made a lot of money and I have a lot of respect, my films have done well, and I know there are loads of loads of people who look up to me and really love me. I really just thought this is like a strange dream. I have never thought this is success. I don`t have a standard. If I got a BMW and a big house and 11 Filmfare Awards or a National Awards, that I am successful. I find it strange to answer this question and I`m not being modest when I say that.

Why do you think your fans love you so much? Is it your renowned good looks, your talent, what is it?
(Laughs) I find it funny if anyone calls me good-looking! I get embarrassed actually. The only thing I can sort of think is I am very ordinary in my films and I think that makes it special. I work hard, like I`m sure everyone else does, and I`m very honest with the work I do. Besides that, there could be luck, God has blessed me, people have been kind, or I believe there are a 100 million Indians who are very short-sighted!

Do you think films like Veer Zaara will cement the friendship between India and Pakistan?
Yes definitely, the film cuts across borders and man-made boundaries. It talks about the goodness of love. We should make more films like this. Even Main Hoon Na talks about friendship between India and Pakistan. No Indian hates a Pakistani or vice versa. We have a shared history that`s hard to ignore. We were one country a little over half-a-century ago. I`m glad the two neighbours are friends again.

You`re a favourite across the border too and fans in Pakistan are waiting to have you amongst them.
I`d love to visit Pakistan. I have family there. If I can perform in Fiji, Sri Lanka and South Africa, why can`t I do a show in Pakistan? I respect all nations and I know the Pakistanis respect us Indians. Before the Partition so many of our film-makers came from Punjab and Lahore. Inshaallah, I`ll have a concert across the border too before very long.

What was it like shooting for Swades?
Great! Swades is an honest, upfront, contemporary film. It`s a film that talks about India and how good and strong a nation she is. It`s a film about 'Indianness'. It`s about what the educated; middle-class can do to help the country. It`s a film that needed to be made. It`s a film of today.

Was it difficult to get permission to shoot in NASA?
It wasn`t that difficult. Thanks to Lagaan, Ashutosh is a known name in the US. I too have been associated with NASA through Omega for which I`m the brand ambassador. It`s a great location!

Is Hollywood the next step for you?
I don`t think so I don`t think there`s any need also. If there`s a film being made by Western film-makers which requires an Indian actor because the subject is such, maybe then I could be considered. I think I would like to stay in India because I`ve done very well here.

Karan Johar, we hear, is working on a period film that revolves around you. What can you tell us about the film?
Right now I cant disclose anything to you. That film should be launched on December 15.

And you`ll be making a special appearance in Soham`s chiller-thriller too, the one for which your Red Chillies Entertainment and Karan`s Dharma Productions have joined hands?
No, I won`t be acting in Soham`s film. Karan was very clear that I wouldn`t be associated with this project as an actor, nor he as a director. However, Karan has this emotional hang-up. There`s no way he`s going to make a film without me. That`s fine, he`s family. For Soham`s film I`ll get my team together to assist with the technicalities of production and the marketing too. It`s a smaller film and unlike anything we`ve done before.

Now-a-days every other actor in the country is either campaigning for some party or standing for elections himself. Do you have any interest to join politics?
No. I`m an apolitical guy. My job is to act. I barely know how to make a film, forget trying to run the country.

Is Shah Rukh the same man at home as we see on screen?
No not at all. The man on screen is 100% out there to entertain you, and to show you yourself. As for my life for the past 13 years I wake up very early in the morning and I work for 18 hours a day and I enjoy it. But the line between what I really am, and what I am on reel, is slowly diminishing. I have given so many emotions when I don`t want to; I have enacted so many sequences which I don`t believe in; I have believed in so many things which I thought I didn`t believe in. There are days when I wake up and I don`t know whether... if the camera is not on, am I "on" or not. It`s become like that. And I truly like it. I really don`t know what is the real me, I think I`ve ended up being an en

Finally, how is your back holding up?
It`s okay. I`ve done 3-4 films since my operation last year and I`m doing fine. Sometimes it pains though, especially on long flights, or if I oversleep, or if I overwork. But I am doing good.

Trimis: 29/11/2006 12:38

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At a grand event yesterday, Shah Rukh Khan unveiled Mobile Games designed by Hungama Mobile on his latest movie DON and the first ever Multiplayer Online Game for any Bollywood movie on India's only Multiplayer gaming portal, gaminghungama.

IndiaFM caught the DON in an exclusive mode to check his techno-quotient and his gaming prowess. Over to the King Khan...

You are a known game freak. What games do you play?

I think it is wonderful. I play every game that comes out. I make it a point to find out which new games have come out. I have children at home who are obviously in to gaming. The game which we are playing these days is Smack Down versus Raw. These games need a lot of learning. Between me, Farhan and Ritesh, we play Soccer World Cup FIFA 2006. That was our favorite game.

Do you play downloadable games or CD games?

I haven't download games. I won't lie. I always have computer. And now you also have air cards. You can download most of the stuff if you are on the move. Most of the telephone services offer a semi broadband kind of a thing. So one can download stuff on your PC.

What do you feel of Don and Don Game designed by Hungama Mobile?

Don as a film has been targeted to a certain segment of audience in mind. It is supposed to be able to woo and explain to youngsters what great actors and great directors had done years ago and perhaps introduce the whole thing to them. We are trying to bring cinema relevant to youth from 15-25. That's why it is also relevant for us to something related to gaming. These are all realities. These are what youngsters do now whether it is on the telephone or the computer or some console. And that's why a tie up between Don and a game foray.

As Don's title suggests that it is a movie about chase - The Chase Begins, which lends itself to turn it into a game. This has been happening for the last few years. Gaming I remember has been attempted on telephony and computers for the last few years. This is now suddenly coming of age. It is becoming quite real and people are really downloading games. I would not deny the scope of other films to be converted into games, like say Krrish. I feel it is a marvelous movie to turn it into a game. A Chalte Chalte can't become a game or a Paheli cannot be a game. But a Don surely can be. Some movies do lend themselves for game. And I think this year with Krissh, Don will be the most relevant game. And I do not say this because it is my movie. I am talking of what games I would like play based on a movie. 100% Don will be on top of my list. That is why I think this coming together is a good thing.

Should more games on films come out?

With many gaming companies coming in, they keep the interest level of the film high. They should release games of the movie before the movie releases, like in abroad. But this is just the beginning. They need to keep on building the film and not just releasing it and leaving it. The media will also get more news then.

Is gaming a good marketing strategy?

Gaming is a very good way of marketing. It is a skill which I feel everyone should use. I had even planned all these ideas during 'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani' but at that time I was criticized. My next film is 'Chak De India' which is again a sports based film. That lends itself to games and all. I would be game if Yashji or Adi bring in a game on that theme.

How did you like the game designed by Hungama Mobile?

I have not yet played the game. I will play it once I get home. I have just downloaded it on my mobile. But I am sure this game will be fantastic. It wont be as graphically sound as you would get on a console but this is just the beginning. I have been told this is a multiplayer game. So I would ask everyone to see Don and play the Don game or vice a versa. The whole game is related to the film. There is a fight sequence on the Pretonas, there is a fight sequence with Priyanka, there is a question and answer section also. So it is an interesting game.

Which is better, car chase or fighting?

I think the car chase is always a little more attractive game. It is easier. The easiest part of the game would be to play the game on question answers. The car chase will definitely be the most interesting one.

Will you play this game with your kids?

Surely! I will go home and play with my kids. They will be very excited to play the game. They were excited to see the film, now they will be excited to play the game also.

Any specific plans for your birthday which is only few days away?

No. There are no special plans for my birthday. I will just be with my family. Nothing special that I have planned.