Dus Ka Dum Articles Archive - Page 8

Incidentally by the plot of the film, there is an uncanny resemblance to the Hollywood film. Sohail Khan, who has acted in God Tussi Great Ho, says it is unfair for people to compare the two films even before anyone has seen it.

"It is actually not fair for people to say that our film is a remake of the Hollywood film. There may be similar characters and the plot may seem similar but that does not mean that the film is same. We have five songs in the film does the Hollywood film has this? There are other differences also which people will realise after they see our film," Sohail says confidently.

Amitabh Bachchan plays God in the film who hands over all his powers to Salman Khan. The plot is similar to Bruce Almighty in which Morgan Freeman hands over his powers to a 'loser' Jim Carrey who works in a television channel. Interestingly, God Tussi Great Ho's setting in also in a television channel.

"I play a television journalist in the film. The film is about how problems start when I get start working there," says Sohail.

Sohail and Salman was last seen sharing screen space together in Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? in 2005. They have teamed up for this comedy after three years.
"Salman's always a pleasure to work with. The situations are so funny in the film that I hope people will like our performance," he laughs.

Salman Khan is the favourite hero of Saba and Farah, who had met him once in Mumbai three years ago on his invitation.

"We love Salman like a brother. We sleep and breathe with Salman's image in our minds. He is in our soul. We have decided to tie rakhi to Salman this year. We are without food and water," said Saba and Farah with smiles on their faces.

The poor parents of Saba and Farah are finding it difficult to fulfil their wish. But the Siamese twins, who are identical twins with bodies joined together, told them that they would not touch food until they meet Salman Khan to celebrate this year's festival of 'Raksha Bandhan'.

The festival is traditionally celebrated in the month of 'Savan' with the sister tying a rakhi on her brother's wrist to express her love for him and the brother promising to protect her for life.

?We are poor people. How can I approach Salman Khan, who is a big star, to request him to share a few moments with my daughters,? asked Shakeel Ahmad, father of Saba and Farah.

Saba and Farah are restless to meet Salman. They hardly miss 'Dus Ka Dum' which is hosted by Salman and want to participate in the programme. But they have no knowledge that it is not easy at all,? said the twin's elder brother.

"The girls are eagerly looking forward to welcome Salman Khan at their residence here. They strongly feel that Salman Khan will visit them one day,? said Rubina Khatoon, their mother.

Khatoon said that Saba and Farah are not keeping well "as they have stopped taking food and told us that they will not touch food until they meet Salman".

Saba and Farah, who are joined at the head and neck, have spent their lives side by side, but have never been able to look each other directly in the eye.

Ahmad recalled that a few years ago, there was a ray of hope for his daughters when Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, then crown prince of Abu Dhabi, decided to help the twins after seeing their photograph in an Indian newspaper. He announced he would bear the entire medical expenses of the operation to separate the conjoined twins.

But after some move at Delhi's Apollo hospital, everything was forgotten. We are left with only a promise. I fail to understand what happened to the offer for help. We are still waiting for surgery,? he said at the small roadside eatery he runs near Bakri Bazar here.

In 2005, after the Abu Dhabi crown prince offered to bear the estimated cost of $1 million for the operation, the twins were examined at Apollo Hospital. American neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson travelled to New Delhi to study them. The US-based Johns Hopkins Children Centre expert agreed to perform the risky operation assisted by Indian doctors.

Carson had said then that though the surgery was risky and there were chances of only one girl surviving, a surgery done early would have led to better results.

Although the twins have distinct brains and are neurologically and psychologically normal, only one of them has kidneys.

But the delay in surgery has affected their health condition. The two sisters are getting weaker by the day. They have been suffering from health problems - and getting weaker, said Shakeel.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has shot a special episode of Salman Khan's television game show "Dus Ka Dum", brushing aside reports of differences having cropped up between them.

Priyanka appeared on the show along with her good friend and "Chamku" co-star Bobby Deol. The actress had reportedly refused to appear on "Dus Ka Dum" along with beau Harman Baweja before the release of their film "Love Story 2050".

Priyanka said the shoot was done in the early hours of Wednesday and that she had a great time with Salman, her co-star in forthcoming film "God Tussi Great Ho".

"We shot the episode from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. I had a tough time keeping my eyes open. But Salman entertained us all through. He played a double role - He was both the host and the hero of one of the films I was promoting."

Asked about the rumoured cold war between them, Priyanka said: "When did I ever say I had any problems with Salman? We make a fantastic on-screen pair. We proved it in 'Mujhse Shaadi Karoge'. And now again in 'God Tussi Great Ho' we rock together. Amitji (Amitabh Bachchan) plays god, by the way. As for Salman, he's always fun on the sets.

"He had me in splits during the shooting. He had Bobby and me entertained throughout 'Dus Ka Dum'. And yes we both won a lot of money."

While "God Tussi..." is set for an Aug 15 2008 release, "Chamku" is to hit theatres Aug 22 2008.

Actor says there has always been animosity between the two, but this time it has gone so far that he is not interested in patching up

MUMBAI: Actor Salman Khan has had it with his on-again, off-again friendship with Shah Rukh Khan. Talking, for the first time about their public spat a few weeks ago, Salman says he can never be friends with SRK again. "I cannot really tell you what happened at the party," Khan said when DNA caught up with him on the sets of his film Veer on Saturday. "But I won't deny that there is a problem between us. There has been this kind of animosity between us for a long time. In fact, this is the third time we have fought. We have tried being friends, but it just doesn't seem possible. We are different people."

Asked if he would like to sort things out with Shah Rukh this time, Salman said: "No, why should I? Not interested. We are two different individuals. He may be a great person, but his values and scruples are not the same as mine. I can't continue being a buddy to someone I don't get along with. I am not the kind who would pretend to be great friends with someone and then back-bite about the person."

The incident took place on July 16, at a party Salman had organised for girlfriend Katrina Kaif's birthday at Olive restaurant in Bandra. Almost the entire industry was there, including Shah Rukh and Aamir Khan.

Towards the end of the party, when most guests had left, an altercation broke out between Salman and Shah Rukh, allegedly over their respective television shows, Dus ka Dum and Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass se tez Hain? SRK apparently stormed out of the party, with wife Gauri and friend Karan Johar in tow. According to sources, Aamir tried to intervene, but the two Khans were in no mood to make up.

Sources added that Salman allegedly compared his show to SRK's and said despite his (Shah Rukh's) being a superstar, Paanchvi Pass was not doing well. Apparently enraged by this, SRK passed a snide remark about Salman's love life.

On Saturday it became clear the fight was indeed over TV shows. Salman was overheard comparing his show to SRK's earlier show, and saying: "My show is not like Dus Karod (referring to SRK's Kaun Banega Crorepati?) where there may be some ghapla. People end up winning phenomenal amounts. I would be the last person to support something like this. People in my show get out after having won just about a lakh, but it's genuine...

Asked further about his misunderstanding with SRK, Salman added: "It's sad but that's how life goes. His way of thinking is totally different from mine. Doesn't look like we can be friends."