"Guess this one!" - IndiaFM.com - Shahrukh & Raju Hirani?

[zr123]

http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/05/15/9404/index.html

By Taran Adarsh, May 15, 2007 - 03:38 IST

The talented editor turned director has directed two films so far, both path-breaking films that proved smash hits at the box-office. The first film was about a goon who pretends to be a doctor, running a charity hospital. Soon, his father gets to know the truth and the clever charade falls apart. The goon decides to become a doctor…

The second film, revolving around the same characters as the first part [the goon and his sidekick], was about the goon pretending to be a Professor of History. And how he comes face to face with the Father of the Nation…

The director had confided in this writer that he’s working on a different film this time around, while the third part in the successful series will roll subsequently. Well, here’s the latest on that front.

The director is in talks with the country’s biggest star to enact the pivotal role in his new film. Incidentally, the director had initially approached the same actor for the first part a few years ago, but he couldn’t do the project due to back problems.

No prizes for guessing the right names!

[ujjwala]

This is definitely about Shah Rukh & Raju Hirani. Lets see if this happens.

Now a days SRK's name is getting associated with so many films, lets see which ones he really does.

[PrettY_WoMaN]

But he is doing Munnabhai 3 right now? :hmm:

Anyways if SRK is working with Raju Hirani then :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:.That would be sooo cool!

[pokeye]

I had read in a Raju Hirani interview that he had written a script before LRMB which he wanted to make, but he chose to make LRMB earlier due to several reasons. REcently he said he wants to make that film before making Munnabhai Chale Amrika. In fact the script of MCA isn't even ready, they just shot the promo and released it to keep brand Munna alive in public's mind.

[bhattijessi]

wow i hope it happens too great


:D

Jessi

[PrettY_WoMaN]

I had read in a Raju Hirani interview that he had written a script before LRMB which he wanted to make, but he chose to make LRMB earlier due to several reasons. REcently he said he wants to make that film before making Munnabhai Chale Amrika. In fact the script of MCA isn't even ready, they just shot the promo and released it to keep brand Munna alive in public's mind.

That sounds good :D

[sareeka]

Very full schedule! Isn't he doing Karan's movie, cameo in JBJ, cameo in a movie being made in Trinidad (forget the name) OSO and Aaj Tak still maintains today that Aditya making a movie with Shah Rukh and .............
KBC around the end of the year?

Hope he does make a movie with Hirani, may be next year?

[ujjwala]

Exactly - OSO (shooting is almost done I guess) Guest Roles in JBJ, Bhootnath and DMG, Karan's Next, DON2, Plus KBC in Jan 2008. Then very likely he will be in Aditya Chopra's Next and now this one.

[superstar]

SRK is free from June end this year till almost year end. All his future movies(karan's) start from this year Dec or Jan 2008. He can easily do another movie by this year end if he wants to. Obviously it will release next year though.

[PrettY_WoMaN]

JBJ must have been done by now I guess.Bhootnath and DMG wont take too much time also since its just guest appearances.But yah still 3 movies left and KBC also.But then again I hope SRK works with RKH :fingerscr

[ujjwala]

But I think he is taking that break because he wants to give time to his VFX Office.

[superstar]

IF Raju Hirani's script is really extraordinary and he has to shoot his movie this year as Munnabhai 3rd part is scheduled for next year, then Srk might accept this movie. SRK can take break from July to September i.e, 3 months as he said for his VFX studio. Later from October till early Jan, he can possibly complete a movie if shot at a stretch. Later from Jan to May(2008), he can shoot Karan's next. Then from June/July(2008), he'll shoot Don 2 for another 5-6 months. Thats about it. :-)

[superstar]

If it is socially relevant comedy movie, I would like Srk to do it. :clap2:

[PrettY_WoMaN]

IF Raju Hirani's script is really extraordinary and he has to shoot his movie this year as Munnabhai 3rd part is scheduled for next year, then Srk might accept this movie. SRK can take break from July to September i.e, 3 months as he said for his VFX studio. Later from October till early Jan, he can possibly complete a movie if shot at a stretch. Later from Jan to May(2008), he can shoot Karan's next. Then from June/July(2008), he'll shoot Don 2 for another 5-6 months. Thats about it. :-)

Wow! you know a lot about him :D

[ujjwala]

Exactly, I was going to ask if superstar peeped into SRK's Diary :haha:

[pokeye]

see if Adi's movie and Raju's movie are both shot in Mumbai, SRK can do them simultaneously. That's the way he used to work before. I don't really see a point in shooting movies abroad nowadays unless the script demands. Studios like that of Yash Raj offers great facilities. The Munnabhai movies and OSO etc have been shot in Mumbai entirely. SRK managed OSO and KBC together. Karan obviously will write his movie based on NY and LA, so SRK will need to shoot for that separately. But I definitely want SRK to give first priority to Adi and Raju now.

[anna_k]

Interesting news...I havent seen the first 2 Munnabhai's but would love to see one with Shah Rukh in it....would he play the title role replacing Sanju tho? Hasnt Sanju become linked with this character?? Pivotal role could mean something else....but it would be nice to see Shah Rukh in a light comedy for a change.....yes he seems to be keeping very busy, but as he says in his Movie Mag interview, he likes to keep his public profile well spaced out so that there is something every couple of months..hope this new project happens:yahoo:

[pokeye]

hey SRK is not doing a Munnabhai movie. This is a movie by the director of the Munnabhai series.

[anna_k]

AAAAH ok, thanks for setting me straight pokeye:highfive:

[abid]

Wow great news .

[ujjwala]

Abid, you think this could be true? It is a Taran Adarsh story.

[Poonam]

see if Adi's movie and Raju's movie are both shot in Mumbai, SRK can do them simultaneously. That's the way he used to work before.

SRK managed OSO and KBC together.

SRK may have worked that way before , and so did every busy actor in BW. But all the big stars now consciously work in just one movie at a time, for the sake of quality.

KBC was not a movie - big difference there. Working in one film is now the norm and I doubt directors would feel pleased if they knew their star was doing double shifts.

[jabarbi]

Along with all these movies, isn't he supposedly to do the movie with Johnny Depp, and also that one where he would play the role of a cab driver.

[SRKFanatic]

Oooh, I hope he does this one.

[pokeye]

Along with all these movies, isn't he supposedly to do the movie with Johnny Depp, and also that one where he would play the role of a cab driver.

nope he never said he is doing any such movie

[Miyase]

Oooh, I hope he does this one.

me too. Hopefully Shahrukh accepts Rajus Hirani's next film. I like this director because of his Munnabhai films. I'm always a bit more excited when Shahrukh works with new people.

[jabarbi]

nope he never said he is doing any such movie
I know he never said it....but there was talk of wanting him to do it.

[rEd_cHilli3z]

thanx for sharing!

[SRK_Super_Fanatic]

I like Raju, I hope he gets to work with him. :)

[saania]

i second it....!!!
well if SRK and Raju Hirani will work together it'll be Awsome!!Exactly, I was going to ask if superstar peeped into SRK's Diary :haha:

[iamprasad]

I really want Shahrukh to do this film, its gonna be a very fruitful venture for him.

Don 2, Adi's film, KHAN and then this one!!

An Awesome line up of films!!

[venus27]

so much speculation about SRK doing movies that is not confirmed yet. Would love to see SRK working with Raju Hirani. it will be very interesting

[pokeye]

2 years ago, my dream directors for SRK were: Farhan Akhtar, Raju Hirani and Nagesh Kukunoor. The Farhan dream has come true, I really want SRK to work with Raju and Nagesh now.

[senorita]

Hirani wants to cast Shah Rukh

Not many are aware that director Rajkumar Hirani’s first choice for his Munnabhai series was actor Shah Rukh Khan. Now that Hirani is planning to make his third movie, he wants to work with the original choice he had in mind. Incidentally this is not the sequel to Munnabhai. Insiders say that, Hirani is keen on making his third film, a non-Munnabhai film starring Shah Rukh. It is not a laugh-a-thon like the Munnabhai series but a comic one nevertheless.

Hirani also met SRK and discussed this possibility of working together. He is yet to receive any confirmation from King Khan. The Munnabhai director says, "My forthcoming film is set in a college. It takes a light-hearted look at the education system in India today. It is about how our faulty system is killing creativity. It is too early to mention who will be starring in it. I am also writing the third film in the Munnabhai series and the one that I finish writing first will be made into a film first."

Insiders add, "If one sees the end credits of Munnabhai MBBS rolling over, one line that is sure to grab attention is — ‘Special thanks to Shah Rukh Khan for his inputs on the script.’

The character of Munnabhai

was conceived by Hirani keeping the Badshah of Bollywood in mind. He had also initially signed him for the main lead but SRK had backed out citing his back problem. But in accordance with the Bollywood superstar’s constructive inputs in the script, the Munnabhai maker did not forget to acknowledge him in the end credits. Now he is very eager to work with him for his next project."
http://deccan.com/Cinema%20Cinema/Cinema%20CinemaDescription.asp#Hirani%20wants%20to %20cast%20Shah%20Rukh

[pokeye]

SRK please please please do this film :fingerscr

[SRKFanatic]

I knooowww. :fingerscr

[pokeye]

It will be fantastic from SRK's career point of view at this stage... coz he hasn't really done any intelligent comedy till now. And noone makes them better than Hirani.

[PrettY_WoMaN]

Oh God! PLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS let this be true :fingerscr :fingerscr :fingerscr Sounds awesome! :thumbsup:

[Amira]

Cool....Hope it's true...:fingerscr

[annous]

I just hope that Karan's delays don't affect SRK's decision, and he ( SRK) doesn't wait for Karan to set up his dates first.
Raj Hurani is a good director with great comedic touch...I really hope SRK will accept this film.

[Gosha]

I don't really see a point in shooting movies abroad nowadays unless the script demands.
Neither do I. Also chances are that we would have the same locations over and over again, like the Brooklyn park and/or bridge in New York ad nauseum. Not to mention other over-exploited tourist spots.

But I definitely want SRK to give first priority to Adi and Raju now.
Would be great, if he could do that. Opportunities like that don't come around every day.


I just hope that Karan's delays don't affect SRK's decision, and he ( SRK) doesn't wait for Karan to set up his dates first.
I would love to have Karan out of the picture all together, but I guess that is not very likely to happen. Keeping my fingers crossed that this one comes to pass. :fingerscr This could be a hit that would make cinema history. :)

[Miyase]

The script sounds very interesting. Hopefully Shahrukh accepts Hirani's film :fingerscr :fingerscr :fingerscr

[rEd_cHilli3z]

this would be awesome!!

[Asha]

:egyptian: :yahoo: :egyptian:

[PriyaAnjali]

SRK, Paris steal the limelight
CNN-IBN
Posted Monday , May 21, 2007 at 01:56

MAN OF THE MOMENT: King Khan is apparently going to star in Hirani\'s upcoming comedy.


New Delhi: Here’s some news on the usual eyeball grabbers, there’s Shah Rukh Khan grabbing the headlines yet again and so is Paris Hilton.

SRK with Munnabhai man

Actor Sanjay Dutt is our favourite Munnabhai but now Shah Rukh too is teaming up with the man behind Munnabhai, filmmaker Raj Kumar Hirani to teach a lesson or two.

According to reports, the King Khan is going to star in Hirani's upcoming comedy that'll take a look at the education system.

The duo seems to have come back to square one. After all, Shah Rukh was Hirani's first choice to play the lovable gangster but the actor backed out because of his back problems. Looks like he's back with a bang!

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/srk-paris-steal-the-limelight/40972-8.html

[ujjwala]

SHAHRU, please confirm something. So may rumors floating all over. I will wait for confirmation before I get all excited.

[PrettY_WoMaN]

King Khan is apparently going to star in Hirani's upcoming comedy.

:fingerscr :fingerscr Fingers,toes,hands,legs and everything else crossed.Hope this happens!

[pokeye]

i think this story is based on Taran Adarsh's scoop. Nothing new.

[jeegs253]

SRK with Munnabhai man

Actor Sanjay Dutt is our favourite Munnabhai but now Shah Rukh too is teaming up with the man behind Munnabhai, filmmaker Raj Kumar Hirani to teach a lesson or two.

According to reports, the King Khan is going to star in Hirani's upcoming comedy that'll take a look at the education system.

The duo seems to have come back to square one. After all, Shah Rukh was Hirani's first choice to play the lovable gangster but the actor backed out because of his back problems. Looks like he's back with a bang!

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/srk-paris-steal-the-limelight/40972-8.html

[srk]

source : http://apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20070522-0.html

Shah Rukh Khan may star in a Rajkumar Hirani film
22nd May 2007 09.01 IST
By ApunKaChoice

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan may star in a film by Rajkumar Hirani who made the fabulous Munnabhai series with Sanjay Dutt – Munnabhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munnabhai .

Reports are that SRK is going to star in Hirani's upcoming comedy that'll take a look at the education system.

The duo seems to have come back to square one. After all, SRK was Hirani's first choice to play the lovable gangster Munnabhai but the King Khan backed out because of his back problems.

Further details on the project are awaited.

Meanwhile, SRK is on the lookout for something grand that goes with his self proclaimed status of Badshah of Bollywood.

SRK recently saw the vanity van that actor-architect-designer Ritesh Deshmukh designed for himself. Smitten by it, he has asked Ritesh to design one for him too at a cost of Rs 80 Lakhs.

"Ritesh's van is considered the best in Bollywood. He is an architect himself and is fond of cars," reported a newspaper.

"Shah Rukh's van will be steel grey in color and the interiors will sport a leather finish. Ritesh will work out the color scheme, which is red and white. SRK wants a 50-inch plasma TV inside his van along with five Bose speakers. It will have mini kitchen with a microwave and other cooking appliances.

"There will be a wardrobe and a shoe rack. The guest corner will entertain media and other visitors. It will have water enough for 24 hours and a library of selected books."

Friends have suggested that the signature of SRK should appear on the back of the van, but SRK has not responded to this request as yet.

Seems like made to order vanity vans are fast becoming symbolic of a star’s pecking order in Bollywood.

[PrettY_WoMaN]

O/T-The van has a kitchen too LoLz....

[jabarbi]

A van with a kitchen .....and appliances....wow

[PriyaAnjali]

Don takes on Munnabhai
Guess who’s working with the Munnabhai series director?

RUBINA A KHAN Times News Network

Source: TOI, Epaper or
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/City_Supplements/Bombay_Times/Don_takes_on_Munnabhai/articleshow/2070607.cms


Director Raj Kumar Hirani’s next film does not star the original Munnabhai, Sanjay Dutt. This film (an untitled one so far) has nothing to do with Munnabhai and is a take on the education system. And Don, Shah Rukh Khan stars in Hirani’s new film. Even as script work is still under way, SRK has given his nod to the film which will start shooting towards the end of the year. So, it’s not going to be the third sequel Munnabhai Chale America or bringing the popular novel 5 Point Someone to the big screen for Hirani right away. It’s the aforementioned film with SRK that is keeping Hirani busy for now. It will be the first time the duo will be working together, definitely a new ‘circuit’ for both. The director is currently away at Cannes and was unavailable for comment.

[Reena]

Hope it happens :fingerscr so many movies that still needs to be confirmed:waiting:

[PrettY_WoMaN]

TOI is realible right? Shahrukh or RKH PLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEASE confirm :frantic:

[pokeye]

TOI is realible right? :frantic:

everyone is equally trustworthy and equally not these days.

[Gosha]

[SIZE=3] [B]SRK has given his nod to the film which will start shooting towards the end of the year. (can I start doing the :egyptian:?)

I hope this IS true. :fingerscr Thank you Pokeye. :)

[anna_k]

Thanks Pokeye! This seem squite a reliable report!:excited:

[PriyaAnjali]

Some parts of Sanjay Dutt's interview:

Source: HindustanTimes, Epaper

Talk is that Rajkumar Hirani is making his next film with Shah Rukh Khan

I know that.. and I'm really happy for both Raju and Shah Rukh. Raju is a tremendous director and Shah Rukh is a superb actor.. the combination will be mind-blowing.

I love Shah Rukh, he's like a kid brother. The more I know him, the more I love him. Raju is one of my favourite directors and a very dear friend.

[PrettY_WoMaN]

Ooo...I like what Sanjay Dutt said.So its not just rumours after all.This would be my most anticipated film besides Don2 then :yahoo: :yahoo:

[rEd_cHilli3z]

so sweet :yahoo:

[senorita]

:thud: is this for true?????? :thud: godddd!!i sooooooooo want this to be true! :fingerscr: :fingerscr: :fingerscr:

[Alissa]

Me too, it has to be true...:fingerscr :fingerscr

Does anyone have the whole Sanju interview???

[ujjwala]

I love Shah Rukh..... The more I know him, the more I love him
This Statement is true for me too :yes:

[PriyaAnjali]

Me too, it has to be true...:fingerscr :fingerscr

Does anyone have the whole Sanju interview???

I have sent you the whole interview!

[superstar]

I have sent you the whole interview!

can you send me also? Thanks.

[elimeten]

HindustanTimes ePaper

[PrettY_WoMaN]

More and more news coming out :fingerscr.I hope everything works out!

[rEd_cHilli3z]

eee :fingerscr

[PriyaAnjali]

The whole interview:

[pokeye]

Okay I read some interesting info in the papers (Times of India) today...

It says that Raju Hirani's next is based on Chetan Bhagat's bestseller Five Point Someone: What Not to Do in IIT. Now I dunno how true this info is, coz the book is about 3 guys studying in the IIT and there is a girl (a professor's daughter). So how does SRK fit into it?

For the uninitiated, Chetan Bhagat is a young Indian writer who has a huge following among the Indian youth. He is a star and a youth icon in his own right. The Five Point Someone book is actually lying in my shelf for the last 5 months unread :blushing:... although I have read his second book One night @ call centre and was floored by it... Chetan (www.chetanbhagat.com (http://www.chetanbhagat.com/)) has got amazing style, wit and sense of humor and presents serious issues hillariously. In fact I had heard someone was making that book into a film too... and I was like.. no way.. the movie just can't be as good as the book!

I'll try to get a link of the article I read where it talks about Hirani, Five point someone and even says Hirani has approached SRK for it.


EDIT: here is the article...

Lage raho, IIT


Bharati Dubey


It’s a marriage of best-selling author and blockbuster director. Chetan Bhagat’s inventively written novel detailing the pressures and *****-ups of campus life, IIT Five Point Someone, What Not To Do At IIT, is being made into a film by the man responsible for one of the most appealing concepts of the recent past, Gandhigiri.

Raju Hirani, director of the Munnabhai films, has in fact temporarily shelved the third in the suite to take up the IIT gauntlet. At Cannes, where he was recently, Hirani said that he wanted his next film to deal with the education system, and what better than a readymade book with wide recall that critiques, without being moralistic, the grading system in India’s feted technological institutes?

Set in IIT Delhi, Five Point Someone (Rupa & Co) is centred on the relationship between three friends and their failures and triumphs. Each boy in the trio is quite different from the other—there is the insouciant Ryan who has rich parents and a naturally sharp mind which allows him to scoff at the less-intelligent on campus; there is Alok, poor and hungry to land a job and earn a fat dowry for his sister; and there’s the plump narrator Hari, who is mysteriously silent about his past (a nice touch), and who falls disastrously in love with the daughter of one of the most tyrannical profs on campus.

With its student banter, pace and set-pieces, the novel is custom-made for Hirani’s style: a serious core fluffed out with humour and human interest.

News of the film has reached the IIT circuit, where most students are acquainted with the book. Some like Abhishek Biswas, who graduated in 2004, says the novel exaggerates things and will appeal mainly to the non-IITian looking in from the outside. He concedes though that exam papers do get stolen and that guys do chase professors’ daughters. Vivek Arya from IIT Mumbai adds that the “ragging and alcohol and dope’’ is given too much play, and questions how Bhagat, a 9 pointer (and now a banker in Hong Kong), could know the mind of a 5 pointer? The film, they sigh, will only glamourise campus life.

Hirani has been talking to Shah Rukh Khan for the lead role. A good idea. Getting Sanjubaba to play an IITian, even a 5 pointer, would be a bit of stretch—for actor as well as audience.

[rEd_cHilli3z]

hm.. thanks pokeye!

[peace]

Thanks Pokeye, interesting information. IIT, what does that stand for? could SRK be playing a teacher (not the one with the daughter I hope) or even a mature student?

Hasn't one night at the call centre also been made into a film?

[jubilee]

Can someone tell me what a 5 pointer and a 9 pointer are?

[pokeye]

Thanks Pokeye, interesting information. IIT, what does that stand for? could SRK be playing a teacher (not the one with the daughter I hope) or even a mature student?

Hasn't one night at the call centre also been made into a film?

IIT stands for Indian Institute of Technology. The IITs are the most regarded engineering colleges in the country. Regarding SRK's role, your guess is as good as mine. He could be a PhD student or something, although the original story is about undergrads.

about One night @ call center: i had heard Rohan Sippy (director of Bluffmaster) was making it with Abhishek but that didnt materialize. Then I heard Atul Agnihotri was directing it with Salman Khan... even that hasn't happened till now.

[peace]

OK, thanks for the info. Hope it is true.

[Jalda]

:hmm:

[elimeten]

HT cafe ePaper

[Mercedes TC]

Set in IIT Delhi, Five Point Someone (Rupa & Co) is centred on the relationship between three friends and their failures and triumphs. Each boy in the trio is quite different from the other—there is the insouciant Ryan who has rich parents and a naturally sharp mind which allows him to scoff at the less-intelligent on campus; there is Alok, poor and hungry to land a job and earn a fat dowry for his sister; and there’s the plump narrator Hari, who is mysteriously silent about his past (a nice touch), and who falls disastrously in love with the daughter of one of the most tyrannical profs on campus.

How old are the "boys" in the book? SRK does look younger than 40 but I doubt he will play a college student [unless there is some twist in the tale]

whatever the plot may be im glad SRK is making a film with RKH. and if AW is in it [wouldnt mind having Boman or/and Ritesh also] the film will rock :yahoo:

[rEd_cHilli3z]

thanx elimeten

[parli12]

I want to see Shah Rukh in a comedy with Saif. Isnt there anyone who can do this except Kjo? I am Glad that Hirani is making this film with Shah Rukh.

[pokeye]

How old are the "boys" in the book? SRK does look younger than 40 but I doubt he will play a college student [unless there is some twist in the tale]

whatever the plot may be im glad SRK is making a film with RKH. and if AW is in it [wouldnt mind having Boman or/and Ritesh also] the film will rock :yahoo:

the boys are in their 20's. if this is really based on five point someone, and if SRK is really a student... then i am sure there will be some twist in the tale. but the question is can that really be done? coz it is a popular book and quite a new one... so there might be copyright issues and bars regarding till what extent it can be "adapted" by the director.

[Jalda]

OMG Raju or SRK please some one confirm!!!
:fingerscr :fingerscr :fingerscr :fingerscr :fingerscr

[Reggiana]

Can someone tell me what a 5 pointer and a 9 pointer are?

It refers to the grading system in IITs which is out of 10, a 5 pointer is thus someone who is struggling; a 9 pointer is an outstanding student.:)

[Mercedes TC]

the boys are in their 20's. if this is really based on five point someone, and if SRK is really a student... then i am sure there will be some twist in the tale. but the question is can that really be done? coz it is a popular book and quite a new one... so there might be copyright issues and bars regarding till what extent it can be "adapted" by the director.

Thanks for the info. We will have to wait and see what the film is all about. I'm just glad SRK is making a comedy with Raju Hirani and not with Priyadarshan whose latest films I didn't like at all.

[jabarbi]

The book seems interesting, but I wonder what part Shah Rukh will play.
I really don't think it's a student...unless there is some unknown twist.

[vishesh.agrawal]

I think somebody already has the rights of 5.someone, and SRK won't fit the bill for any of the 3 protagonist.
My take is RKH and SRK movie would be more mature in theme and a little more encompassing than the above novel, which is frivolous at the best.
Its more like Tushar Kapoor, Zayed khan type of a book.

RJK has a recurring theme in his Munnabhai series where Munna is an outsider to the whole set-up so expect something like this in SRK venture too where SRK will be an outsider and try to change the system or something like that.

Now, if that happens that comparison will be obvious but should be a laugh riot as well as a message hidden in it.

[jabarbi]

I think somebody already has the rights of 5.someone, and SRK won't fit the bill for any of the 3 protagonist.
My take is RKH and SRK movie would be more mature in theme and a little more encompassing than the above novel, which is frivolous at the best.
Its more like Tushar Kapoor, Zayed khan type of a book.

RJK has a recurring theme in his Munnabhai series where Munna is an outsider to the whole set-up so expect something like this in SRK venture too where SRK will be an outsider and try to change the system or something like that.

Now, if that happens that comparison will be obvious but should be a laugh riot as well as a message hidden in it.
That's an interesting theory....let's wait and see.

[Reggiana]

Looking for info on 5 point someone, I found the following on wikipedia:

Five Point Someone - What not to do at IIT
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Five Point Someone - What not to do at IIT! is the first (2004) novel written by Chetan Bhagat, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. It is one of the highest selling English novels published in India, and has remained on the bestseller list until 2007 since its release in 2004. It was adapted into a play by the theatre group Madras Players, and may be converted to a bollywood movie soon.
The novel is set in the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, in the period 1991 to 1995. It is about the adventures of three mechanical engineering students (and friends), Hari Kumar (the narrator), Ryan Oberoi, and Alok Gupta, who fail to cope with the cruel grading system of the IITs and come to be known as five pointers due to their perennially low 5.something GPA's.
The book is narrated in the first person by Hari, with some small passages by his friends Ryan and Alok, as well as a letter by Hari's girlfriend Neha Cherian. It deals with the lives of the three friends whose elation on making it to one of the best engineering colleges in India is quickly deflated by the rigor and monotony of academic work. Most of the book deals with the numerous attempts by the trio to cope with and/or beat the system as well as Hari's fling with Neha who just happens to be the daughter of Prof. Cherian, the sadistic head of the Mechanical Engineering Department.
While the tone of the novel is humorous, it takes some dark turns every now and then, especially when it comes to the families of the main characters. Most of the action, however, takes place inside the campus as the boys, led by the ever creative Ryan, frequently lament how the internationally lauded IIT system has stifled their creativity by forcing them to value grades more than anything else. Uninspiring teaching and numerous assignments adds to their woes although the boys do find a sympathizer in Prof. Veera, the new fluid mechanics professor.
It is rumored that a film will be made on it starring the superstar Shahrukh Khan and to be directed by Rajkumar Hirani, his third directorial venture after the Munnabhai series. He plans to make the film before the third installment of Munnabhai and hopes to start shooting by October 2007

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Point_Someone_-_What_not_to_do_at_IIT

This Prof. Veera might be a suitable role for SRK if it's expanded, but it might sound like Mohabbatein II or a Hindi version of Dead Poets' Society. :hmm:

I've ordered the book, at great pains because it's not available in the UK, to see what it's all about. :D

[pokeye]

SRK in Raj Kumar Hirani’s next?

The latest buzz in the industry is that Shah Rukh Khan (http://news.indya.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2007/July/News_20070710_108#) has agreed to work in Raj Kumar Hirani’s next film based on Chetan Bhagat’s bestseller Five Point Someone. Although nothing has been confirmed, sources close to the superstar say that Khan is very keen to do the project.

“Shah Rukh had heard the idea of the film a while back. Earlier Raj Kumar Hirani had approached him for Munnabhai which he had turned down… but now he is keen to work with him,” says the source.

However, according to the source finding dates to shoot the movie with Khan are proving to be a problem. “Shah Rukh has just returned from a holiday and he has a lot to catch up on. First there is Chak De India, then Om Shanti Om and after that Karan’s movie might go on the floors,” he says, “But one thing is for sure that if Shah Rukh has decided to do the movie then he will ensure that he makes the time.”

Raj Kumar Hirani is currently in the midst of finalising things for the third instalment of Munnabhai which will be shot in the US. Currently travelling, neither the director nor his office confirmed the news. But a close associate of the director has also confirmed that talks are on.

“I don’t have the final details and therefore I cannot say for sure that the deal is signed and sealed. But I do know that Raju was talking to SRK about the film (http://news.indya.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2007/July/News_20070710_108#). And from SRK’s response it looked like he was keen to work on the film,” he says.

Well it sure looks like Shah Rukh is trying to make good his last loss when turned down the Munnabhai role that was eventually performed by Sanjay Dutt.



http://news.indya.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2007/July/News_20070710_108

[Jalda]

I would love SRK to see in Raju´s next.In my opinion he should do this movie instead of Shirish Kunder´s next...:yes:

[jubilee]

Abhishek not part of Raj Kumar Hirani’s next

Raj Kumar Hirani is on the look out for the third actor for his screen adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s bestseller Five Point Something with Abhishek Bachchan out of the race.

Previously the Munnabhai director had narrowed in on Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and Jimmy Shergill. However, the latest news suggests that Abhishek is out of the film and Hirani has begun his search again.

“Earlier the star cast included Abhishek, SRK and Jimmy. SRK has been a definite for awhile now. He is very eager to work with Raju especially since he turned him down for Munnabhai… the role was then offered to Sanju and as they say the rest is history. Jimmy was another sure choice because both Raju and Vidhu consider him their lucky mascot,” says a source, “but now Abhishek is suddenly out of the project.”

A close associate of SRK says that the actor is “close to finalising dates” for the project. Shergill, on the other hand, has been a part of Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s latest three ventures – Munnabhai MBBS, Lage Raho Munnabhai and Eklavya – The Royal Guard though in small roles.

The source goes on to add that the director is now hoping to take on a new face to replace Abhishek. “They were in discussions with Abhishek too and it was pretty sure that he was a part of it. But now he is out. And Raju plans to replace Abhishek’s part with a new person. He is keen to take on someone who is relatively new. They feel a fresh face will be able to give their movie an edge.”

We tried contacting Raj Kumar Hirani but the director was not available for comment.

http://news.indya.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2007/July/News_20070717_173

I don't believe this at all. How can this movie be an adaptation of Five Point Something? Isn't that about three college kids? How can people like SRK or Sanju play those parts? Even Abhishek looks too old for that. In any case, good if Abhishek is not in it. He's completely overrated and irritating.

[Gangsta]

No Warsi? I will be very very disappointed if that is the case. Maybe they should take Priyanshu Chatterjee or Shiney Ahuja for the role.

[Jalda]

Thank God no Abhishek...:bow: :bow: :bow:

[Sema]

Hasn't Jimmy Shergill played Karan in Mohabbatein? Or am I imagining things?
Anyway, I'm not sad that AB jun is out of this project, I am not too impressed by him from the few glimpses I've seen.

Gruß,
Sema

[peace]

Thank God no Abhishek...:bow: :bow: :bow:

First thing that came to my mind.

[Rajshri]

Hasn't Jimmy Shergill played Karan in Mohabbatein?

Yes that's him :)

[Sema]

Well, I liked his performance, in contrast to that of Uday Chopra. It may have partly been his character and his looks, but I thought he and Jugal Hansraj did a better job than Uday Chopra.
I look forward to seeing Jimmy Shergill work again with SRK!

Gruß,
Sema

[rEd_cHilli3z]

thanx for sharing jubilee

[Gangsta]

This is an old interview of Rajkumar Hirani's I found on Rediff. This was done right before the release of Lage Raho Munnabhai. I found it very interesting that he talks about his original script about 3 students in a college. Maybe he is just making this script, without a little more added in.


You keep mentioning 'your kind of cinema.' After two Munnabhais, can we assume you've found your genre?

Every day you're growing and experiencing something else. If I had made Munnabhai ten years back I would have done it very differently. In fact the first script was about three students in a medical college, which was a far different film. I wrote it immediately after I stepped out of the Institute (The Film and Television Institute of India, in Pune) and I had a totally different take on life. But things change over time, and inspirations change. So if a different kind of subject comes down the line, sure.

http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/04hirani.htm

[saania]

thaanks for sharing jubliee