Check out Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi!

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Check out Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi!

After lying low for more than a year, Shah Rukh Khan will be seen this December with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. The film stars newcomer Anushka Sharma, a model. The low-budget film has only three characters, played by Shah Rukh, Vinay Pathak and Anushka.

Rab Ne... marks Aditya Chopra's return to direction. Adi's last film was the 2000 Mohabbatein, which starred Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh and Aishwarya Rai. Since then, he has focussed on making Yash Raj Films the most powerful studio in Bollywood.

In a recent interview, Shah Rukh revealed there are only three people in the film industry from whom he seeks advice: directors Farah Khan, Karan Johar and Adi.

Adi and SRK's association began when the actor worked on Yash Chopra's Darr and was cemented on Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, the younger Chopra's 1995 movie debut.

DDDLJ is the longest-running film in the history of Indian cinema. More than 600 weeks, you can still watch it at Mumbai's famous Maratha Mandir theatre.

It also commenced SRK's friendship with Karan Johar, one of Adi's assistants on the film; KJo also had a bit part as one of Shah Rukh's friends.

Post Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, the next Yash Raj film was Dil Toh Pagal Hai, the musical featuring Shah Rukh, Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor.

The critics carped that Yashji had lost his sure touch, but audiences loved the cast, the thin storyline and Uttam Singh's music, especially the title song that plays almost daily on one of India's FM radio stations. The film also starred today's biggest Hindi movie star in a tiny role, a certain Akshay Kumar.

Unlike SRK, Akshay didn't make another film for Yash Raj, despite his megastar appeal, until this year's unfortunate Tashan.

This past year has severely dented Yash Raj and Adi's infallibility. The studio is hoping that Rab Ne... wipes out the horrific memories of flops like Ta Ra Rum Pum, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Laaga Chunri Mein Daag, Aaja Nach Le, Tashan, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, Roadside Romeo.... Its last hit was the August 2007 Shah Rukh starrer, Chak De India!.