SHANKAR EHSAAN LOY rock America!

America here we go!

Shankar Ehsaan Loy, otherwise known as SEL, are set to hit the road to perform for their fan base in the USA and Canada this summer. Their long awaited visit to America is finally a dream come true thanks to the Inspiration Aman Ki Asha Tour, which will be presenting not only the famous trio but also a fabulously impressive musician palette featuring Raman Mahadevan ('Kholo Kholo' - Taare Zameen Par), Richa Sharma ('Sajda'-My Name is Khan), Mahalakshmi Iyer ('Jai Ho'-Slumdog Millionaire), Shafqat Amanat Ali ('Mitwa' - KANK) and Anusha Mani ('Lazy Lamhe'-Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic). 

Don't miss this chance to see India's hottest band playing some of Hindi cinema's most memorable tunes. Check out the tour information below for tickets and whatever you do.... ROCK ON!!

SEL INSPIRATION TOUR SCHEDULE


JULY 2010

17th -- New Jersey -- For more information call: 201-805-9426

18th -- Toronto - Sky Dome - Mohinder Singh , Eglinton Carpet - For more information call: 416-783-1141 / 416-407-0000

23rd -- Chicago - Rosemont Theatre - Sahil& LA Tan - For more information call: 773-764-7576

24th -- SFO - Oakland Arena - Mehta Entertainment - For more information call: 510-785-2300 or 877-445-8517 

25th -- Vancouver - PNE- Kamal Video - For more information call: 604-592-9777 or 604-833-1977

30th -- Washington D.C. - Constitution Hall - Menu Sabharwal - For more information call: 703-989-1289 

31st -- Dallas - Garland Special Event Center - Mehta Production - For more information call: 972-971-9095 or 972-398-3828


AUGUST
1st -- Los Angeles - The LA Forum - Mehta Entertainment-- For more information call: 877-445-8517 or 510-785-2300

6th -- Houston - Berry Center - For more information call: Rajinder Singh-- StarPromotions- 281-345-4500

7th -- Atlanta - Raheem Paracha - For more information call: (770) 899-4737

14th -- Seattle - Comcast Arena Balbir Walia - For more information call: 206-660-4921


ONLINE TICKET VENDORS

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SHAH RUKH KHAN: Living with a Superstar

The Discovery Travel and Living channel has been broadcasting the series 'Living with a Superstar' dedicated to Bollywood hero Shah Rukh Khan for the utmost delight of his huge fan following throughout the world. The lifestyle channel followed the star during an entire year and has launched the show last February, releasing several episodes for which we provide Youtube links. (A very special thanks to the dedicated Italian Cinema Hindi team for these updates). See the 1^st part of episode number 1 here as well as a list of subsequent episodes.

“Discovery Travel and Living is most certainly the definitive lifestyle channel on TV. The idea of the series format is both exhilarating and unique as it showcases aspects of my life that have seldom been seen in the public domain. I look forward to welcoming you all into my life.” Shah Rukh Khan expressed when asked about the series.

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Video 11 Part 1 of episode dedicated to 'My Name is Khan'
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Video 15 (in SRK's homes located in Mumbai and Dubai)
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Video 17 (the star introduces us to his staff)
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Video 19 (MNIK sets)
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MY NAME IS KHAN Film Review

'My Name is Khan' is Dharma Productions latest blockbuster, featuring "Shahjol", who all audiences were impatient to watch together once again. The film tells the touching story of a Muslim, Rizwan Khan (Shah Rukh Khan), who is all but a terrorist. It searches to portray his life with Hindu Mandira (Kajol) and her son Sameer. The story concentrates on the change that took place in Western mentalities regarding the Muslim community after the tragic events of 9/11.

The film's first part is enjoyable. The very beginning concentrates on Rizwan's childhood, featuring an excellent performance by Tanay Chheda. The story, plot and acting are bang on. Spectators are slowly pulled into what seems like a well worked independent film. The mood changes though as an adult Rizwan appears and the film begins to have a feel that is more characteristic of big Hindi film productions.

All in all, MNIK may be a good entertainer for the crowds and it is refreshing to see Shah Rukh Khan in a role in which he tackles a characterwho is not a conventional and flamboyant romantic hero. Kajol lights up the screen with her sunny presence. She is masterful in her role and her chemistry with her fellow lead actor is palpable.

The faults of MNIK tend to derive from the fact that director Karan Johar had much to say and it is difficult to fit it all into one film (the Wilhemina hurricane sequences are in my honest opinion  off the subject). It also has a certain repetitiveness and several incongruencies in its script that might keep the film from becoming an all out international entertainer, which is sad, because the message that the film carries is in the end worthy of being heard by all audiences.

Script tightness is often a sure bet with foreign audiences. Despite having roped in Syd Field* as a screenplay consultant, the film's inconsistencies and shortcuts appear blatant. Why is the main character shown going through USA immigration if he has never left the country in search of his goal: speaking to the President of the United States? Why is Shah Rukh Khan acting mentally challenged in some sequences when he clearly only has Aspergers syndrome? Why is the passing away of one of the characters labelled as a racial crime if no racial slurs are heard when he is being agressed? Why is so much emphasis placed on the name Khan, if the name's significance in terms of origin or religion is irrelevant to anyone in America? Indeed, seldom any American would be able to make a difference between Khan and Khanna, not knowing that the first is bound to be the name of a person of Muslim confession.

To its merit, MNIK depicts Westerners in a more positive light than most Hindi films, even though it legitimately concentrates on pointing a finger at the West's darkest and most irrational fears regarding Muslim culture.

Karan Johar has been labelled as a universalist by some or as being in love with America by others. MNIK is his noble attempt to say that his love of all cultures will not keep him from expressing constructive criticism. The film still has several memorable moments in the script in which the director skillfully tugs at the heart's strings, making the audience sing, laugh or weep.

What is important to take home from the cinema hall is that all of us belong to humanity and are equal. All of us deserve love and respect. A positive moral for KJo's latest story.

Directed by Karan Johar

Writing credits:
Shibani Bathija (story and screenplay)
Niranjan Iyengar (dialogue)


Cast
Shahrukh Khan ... Rizwan Khan
Kajol ... Mandira
Steffany Huckaby ... Kathy Baker
Tanay Chheda ... Rizwan Khan as a child

* Syd Field is a renowned counselor in screenplay writing and has written several succesful books on the subject.
 
I would like to thank Joanna, who is a special needs specialist, for providing information on Aspergers syndrome, allowing us to understand Rizwan's character better.

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My Name Is Khan (2010) [MP3 128kbps]

My Name Is Khan (2010)

=:Star Cast:=
Sharukh Khan, Kajol, Jimmy Shergill
Music : Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Director : Karan Johar
www.Musics4U.co.cc

1. Sajdaa - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shankar Mahadevan & Richa Sharma [RM Download]

2. Noor-E-Khuda - Adnan Sami, Shankar Mahadevan & Shreya Ghoshal [RM Download]

3. Tere Naina - Shafqat Amanat Ali [RM Download]

4. Allah Hi Reham - Rashid Khan [RM Download]

5. Khan Theme - Instrumental [RM Download]

6. Rang De - Shankar Mahadevan & Suraj Jagan [RM Download]

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