Shah Rukh Khan. If you haven't heard the name before, then you're sadly unaware of the world's biggest film industry -- Bollywood. Shah Rukh Khan (SRK or King Khan as he's known to fans) is the brightest light among Bollywood's many stars, with over 72 films to his credit and a passionately devoted fan base large enough to populate all the Scandinavian countries and most of Europe. This dimpled, charming actor's films are invariably global box office smash hits and his track record would make any Hollywood executive grind his teeth with envy.
So anticipation for his latest film, My Name Is Khan, is high, to say the least. Especially since his co-star in the film is none other than Kajol Devgan, his leading lady in 5 previous features. To say the two have sizzling chemistry would be a understatement of colossal proportions -- their third film together, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, has played continuously in a Mumbai theater for over 750 weeks. It's been 8 long years since SRK and Kajol made a film together, so fans are trembling with eagerness for the Feb 12 release of My Name Is Khan. The film itself, however, is a bit of a departure -- SRK plays a Muslim man with Asperger's syndrome whose marriage to a Hindu woman (Kajol) falls apart in the aftermath of 9/11. Set in the US and India, My Name Is Khan tackles a series of complicated issues from the perspective of an ordinary man, both handicapped and heartbroken.
The actors are personally invested in the film: Shah Rukh Khan is Muslim, Kajol is Hindu. They hope to bring a fresh viewpoint to questions of global importance through this movie and gave MTV Iggy unprecedented access -- they accepted our invitation to travel around New York City in a regular taxi cab. No bodyguards, no handlers, no publicists. Just Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol...sharing an intimate conversation in the taxi's cozy backseat as the neon lights of the New York City streak by. Their personal chemistry is as electric in person as it is onscreen, and we're happy to say they had a fantastic time -- they even chatted with Erhan, the Turkish taxi driver!
You've never seen Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol like this before, so bookmark this page right now for the full video conversation, photo slideshows, behind-the-scenes notes from the production and much, much more!
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