Shahrukh Khan - The Last of the Great Bollywood Actors

Shahrukh Khan, who at the moment is Bollywood no.1 actor was born on November 2, 1965 in Talwar Elderly Care New Delhi. Sharukh's father's is called Taj Mohammed Khan and his mother's title is Lateef Fatima. Sharukh's father was in transports business and his mother was a social worker and she was also a top class justice of the peace. Shahrukh Khan aslo has a sister, Shehnaz. Sharukh married in 1991 to Gauri Khan and now they've two children: Aryan Khan and Suhana Khan.

He went to school in St Columba's School. He has got an Honours Degree in Financial aspects from Hasan Raj College Delhi. After that he went for a Masters Degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia College.

Sharukh started first from television serials. He acted in a couple of serials like the drama serial Fauji in which he acted in the role of Abhimanyu Rai. He also acted in the serial Circus, which revolved around the lives of circus entertainers. After the death of his parents he moved to Mumbai. This is where he acted in his first movie Deewana. Shahrukh khan was praised for his roles in the movies "Darr" and Baazigar". In both these movies he got the role of a villain. His biggest break came with his role in the movie "Dilwale dulhania le jayenge' HE played a romantic role in this movie opposite Kajol. This movie broke some records and set new standards for good movies in Bollywood. This was also the beginning of his superstar status. After his big success he regularly worked with big names in bollywood film industry.

Together with Juhi Chawla, Shahrukh khan also started "Dreams Limitless", film Production Company. The first two films they produced were big box office flops. But his third movie Chalte Chalte did well at the cinemas. In 2004 Shahrukh khan produced another movie, Main hoon na. He did this under the banner of another company he owns, Chillie entertainment. Main hoon na also did well. Paheli was forwarded for an Oscar but did not win any awards. With his friend Karan Johar he did another co-production, But that film did not do well at the box office. Till now he has acted in almost 60 films.

Sharukh is one of the few people in Bollywood who doesn't has any disputes. He always tries to keep himself away from controversies with other actors. Every actress in Bollywood wants to act in a movie with Shahrukh khan ones in their career. He is also very popular with NRI's. He is so popular that at the moment no other actor can compare him to Shahrukh khan. Shahrukh khan seems not to be slowing down and is planning to go even further.

Ta Sal is a Bollywood movies fan and buys bollywood dvds. At the moment he is writing for upcoming  Bollywood movies  at blog.bollydvd.net

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Albus Dumbledore and His Great Tragedy

The end of an era has come. The last film in the highly successful Harry Potter movie franchise is now showing in countless theaters worldwide and it is currently raking in millions and millions of dollars. Enough to fill any goblin's bank. But as much as fans of the movies and the books look forward to the grand finale, they are also devastated that it all has to end now. A world without a Harry Potter film to look forward to is just unimaginable. To Potterheads across the globe, the world suddenly looks bleak.

But then again, is there really no chance for a sequel? Or even a prequel? Not even a chance as slim as a wizard's wand? The Harry Potter universe is full of magical twists and turns and fantastical plots that are yet to be unraveled. So a spin-off movie is not an impossibility. After all, the X-Men movie franchise came up with X-Men Origins: Wolverine. And even if it was far from being great. It did earn a lot at the box office. So cheer up Potter fans. There is hope.

So which Harry Potter character deserves a spin-off movie? How about a movie telling the origins of the most noble wizard of them all? None other than the great Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore! How did he ever come to be such a great wizard? What was he like when he was young? Who are the people who helped shape his character? And was he ever in love? If yes, with whom? In 2007, J.K. Rowling, the author of the phenomenal book series said that she has always thought of Dumbledore as gay. She did not go into details, but she said Dumbledore fell in love with the Dark wizard, Gellert Grindelwald who was also his "great tragedy".

The film, if it ever materializes, is the fantasy film genre's answer to Brokeback Mountain. Well, it might not attract the same number of viewers the last eight Potter films attracted, but it will surely stir things up in Hollywood. People will talk about it and it will make headlines. Oh, for the love of Hogwarts, it will.

But is Hollywood ready for a gay story about one of the most beloved characters in film history? A film about Dumbledore's sexuality is like a film saying Santa Claus is gay. Undoubtedly, countless brave men and women will make things possible for the realization of such a film, but surely there will be "Voldemorts". Oh, the Voldemorts of this world will surely go out of their way to keep the film from showing.

A gay love story about two wizards may sound fantastical and farfetched. But love is a universal language. Dumbledore's love for Grindelwald should not be a big deal at all. After all, to love is human.

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Great Superhero TV - My Hero

Whilst popular TV shows like Smallville and Heroes have come and gone, they were missing a crucial element to the superhero formula. Fun. Sometimes comic book movies and TV shows fail to showcase that having super powers can actually be fun. Spider-Man was overburdened, Superman became lonely and Green Lantern struggled to overcome fear. Before all the live action comic book genre really took in the 21st Century, came one delightful English superhero sitcom, My Hero.

My Hero was created by Paul Mendelson and aired on BBC One in 2000 lasting for six series until concluding in 2006. Ardal O'Hanlon played the role of the multi-powered alien superhero Thermoman, who creates a human alter ego George Sunday. The series follows the lives of George and his family, including his human wife Janet (Emily Joyce) and their two super powered infants. The show focused on how George struggles to fit into society, due to his un-familiarity with life on Earth, he finds himself being misunderstood often.

What made My Hero so successful was that it actually included all of the common conventions of a superhero show, but lampooned the superhero mythos to make the product humorous. The show explored how the hero struggled to fit into society, which provided tons of comedy material. George's awkward relationship with Janet's parents made you laugh, but also made you sympathize with him, as he could not reveal that he was really a multi-powered superhero.

What stood out for me with the show is that it took a superhero with set powers similar to Superman, and brought him down to Earth in a way comic book movies have always struggled to do. Due to George's quest to be accepted by his Wife's parents, whilst saving the world as Thermoman, audiences connected with him and actually supported him throughout the series. That's how you humanize a character that's invincible, something DC has long struggled with for Superman.

As Ardal O'Hanlon was the heart of the show, the product's quality ultimately diminished when he left in 2006 to be replace by actor James Dreyfus. (Gimme Gimme Gimme) Gone was the lovable superhero, replaced by a camp archetypal character that single handedly, despite the best efforts of the show's amazing supporting cast, destroyed the show. Despite the show's poor ending, I can't help but wish the BBC would convince O'Hanlon to return so that My Hero can grace our screens one more time. There are so many sitcoms they have in need of cancellation (My Family mainly) and it's only fitting Britain shows America how to properly handle a superhero sitcom.

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