Shah Rukh: Diwali is all mine

Shah Rukh: Diwali is all mine

Shah Rukh Khan isn't leaving anything to chance.

Hours before leaving for the London [Images] premiere of his Om Shanti Om on November 8, Khan took the stage at a Nokia event on Wednesday evening in Mumbai's JW Marriott Hotel and decided to give the folks behind rival Diwali release Saawariya something to chew over.

Speaking about his stellar track record with Diwali releases, Khan laughed. "Diwali sirf meri hain. Yeh sirf main manaata hoon," he joked. ('Diwali is all mine; only I get to celebrate it') Khan's jibe is only half a joke. He's had major Diwali hits each time, and his Don last year completely buried Jaan-E-Mann, starring Salman Khan [Images] and Akshay Kumar [Images].

This time, Saawariya [Images] doesn't have star power -- with newcomer star-kids Ranbir and Sonam -- but is a Sanjay Leela Bhansali [Images] Film. Khan said that cinema is about the complete package. "Saawariya may be a wonderful film, lekin 17 saal maine bhi jhak nahin maara." (but I haven't been idle for 17 years either)

There have been difficulties for OSO in getting multiplex owners to agree to their distribution deals, even as Saawariya is picking up the bookings across India. Khan is all too aware, and appropriately quoted the Om Shanti Om dialogue, 'Picture abhi baaki hai, mere dost.' ('The movie is still left, my friend.')

"I am promoting this film so much," Khan said, about the publicity going into probable overkill. "Now I feel all that's left for me to do is write Om Shanti Om on my forehead. People will say 'itna bol raha hai, dekh hi lete hain.'" ('He's saying so much, lets see the film anyway.)

Khan's words pretty much eclipsed Nokia's event, where the firm was tying up with the film and bringing exclusive deals for Nokia customers. As a part of this tie-up, Nokia users can video clips, crazy OSO mobisodes, and animated characters of Om, played by SRK [Images], that can be downloaded by dialling 55555 or from nokia.co.in/oso.

'We are just exploring if mobile devices can take entertainment further. This tie-up is just the beginning,' said Khan. Consumers purchasing select Nokia phones will also get a chance -- via a lucky draw across the country -- to meet King Khan [Images] in person this December.

Courtesy:rediff.com

I love the way this guy talks and believes in his work.

I hope his efforts and hopes pay off.Inshallah, we will not dissapoint him! 😊

i wish the best for oso...i heard itz not able to strike a good deal with multiplexes in india..

i duno about india...but i can definately say itz gonna be a block buster super duper hit internationally 😆

i love his interview he doesn't have two face he is honest. 😳

Originally posted by: srk_biggest_fan

i love his interview he doesn't have two face he is honest. 😳

That not honesty ...thats arrogance...he needs to be put inplace.....he needs a reality check and think before what he says...he is not god and right now he is trying to play with the emotions ...just to make money which would go in his pockets.....

No offense to the SRK fans but he is getting tomy nerves by the way he is talking now a days....did he forgot KANK or Paheli or Don.....

Originally posted by: Maya_M

Shah Rukh: Diwali is all mine

Shah Rukh Khan isn't leaving anything to chance.

Hours before leaving for the London [Images] premiere of his Om Shanti Om on November 8, Khan took the stage at a Nokia event on Wednesday evening in Mumbai's JW Marriott Hotel and decided to give the folks behind rival Diwali release Saawariya something to chew over.

Speaking about his stellar track record with Diwali releases, Khan laughed. "Diwali sirf meri hain. Yeh sirf main manaata hoon," he joked. ('Diwali is all mine; only I get to celebrate it') Khan's jibe is only half a joke. He's had major Diwali hits each time, and his Don last year completely buried Jaan-E-Mann, starring Salman Khan [Images] and Akshay Kumar [Images].

This time, Saawariya [Images] doesn't have star power -- with newcomer star-kids Ranbir and Sonam -- but is a Sanjay Leela Bhansali [Images] Film. Khan said that cinema is about the complete package. "Saawariya may be a wonderful film, lekin 17 saal maine bhi jhak nahin maara." (but I haven't been idle for 17 years either)

There have been difficulties for OSO in getting multiplex owners to agree to their distribution deals, even as Saawariya is picking up the bookings across India. Khan is all too aware, and appropriately quoted the Om Shanti Om dialogue, 'Picture abhi baaki hai, mere dost.' ('The movie is still left, my friend.')

"I am promoting this film so much," Khan said, about the publicity going into probable overkill. "Now I feel all that's left for me to do is write Om Shanti Om on my forehead. People will say 'itna bol raha hai, dekh hi lete hain.'" ('He's saying so much, lets see the film anyway.)

Khan's words pretty much eclipsed Nokia's event, where the firm was tying up with the film and bringing exclusive deals for Nokia customers. As a part of this tie-up, Nokia users can video clips, crazy OSO mobisodes, and animated characters of Om, played by SRK [Images], that can be downloaded by dialling 55555 or from nokia.co.in/oso.

'We are just exploring if mobile devices can take entertainment further. This tie-up is just the beginning,' said Khan. Consumers purchasing select Nokia phones will also get a chance -- via a lucky draw across the country -- to meet King Khan [Images] in person this December.

Courtesy:rediff.com

Poor SRK, is probably tired and fed up. He sounds so down to earth and normal like many of us.....who get tired at the end of the day😆 😆😆.

I hope both the movies do well. There is so much money and hard work involved..

GO Saawariya GO OSO...👏 👏

Originally posted by: Maya_M

I love the way this guy talks and believes in his work.

yeah and the funny thing is maya that if it would've been amitabh saying the same things that SRK fans would be saying how bachchans are all full of themselves. 😆

Originally posted by: lovanika

That not honesty ...thats arrogance...he needs to be put inplace.....he needs a reality check and think before what he says...he is not god and right now he is trying to play with the emotions ...just to make money which would go in his pockets.....

No offense to the SRK fans but he is getting tomy nerves by the way he is talking now a days....did he forgot KANK or Paheli or Don.....

apparently Don "buried" all the other films during diwali. 😆

thnx.. really looking forward to this movie..
he actually made this article sarcastic & funny.. if any other celebrities wud've said this.. it would sound full of themselves lyk mittijalebi said.. 😆 😆