Level 3 Advanced

King Khan
King Khan

by Irene Ridgeway
cy, he says.
proud that I am a movie star and have no priva
s?
know
one
no
who
Why would I want to be a star

actors he loves
Shah Rukh is different to many Hollywood
ographers. Im
the spotlight and he isnt worried about phot

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Bollywood films dont usually include heli
dramatic
for
wn
kno
are
y
chases or sex scenes. The
s tell
help
that
cing
dan
and
acting, brilliant colours
nd
arou
ular
pop
so
ome
bec
the story. Bollywood has
in
be
to
a
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be
to
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ywood
a Bollywood film. London has its own Boll Indian
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succ
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acting school. Students
films
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in
act
to
actors and get the chance
that are made in Britain.
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Om Shanti Om

Om is written here in Sanskrit, which

is one of the oldest written languages.
Meditation and prayer in
many religions in India
often begin and end with
om which represents
the whole world and
everything in it. Shanti is
also a symbol and means
peace. So om shanti om
is like a prayer for peace.

Shah Rukhs films

Om Shanti Om (2007)
The Inner World andThe Outer World of
Shah Rukh Khan (2005, documentaries
about Shah Rukh)
Main Hoon Naa (2004)
Kal Ho Na Ho (2003)
Devdas (2002)
Dil Se (1998)
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
.de

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ted to become an
Shah Rukh, from Delhi, hadnt always wan
3 actor. For me, Indian films were loud and garish, quite tacky,
Rukh thought he
he says. But after moving to Mumbai, Shah
could be a star and he was right!
won the Indian
For his first film, Deewana, in 1992, Shah Rukh
4
winning
been
hes
Filmfare Best Male Debut Award. And
February
in
val
festi
awards ever since. At the Berlinale film
ent his new
pres
Rukh
2008, more than 20,000 fans saw Shah
wood
Bolly
a
of
tion
film, Om Shanti Om, about the reincarna
and
tes,
minu
n
seve
actor. The premiere sold out in less than
ts.
some people paid 500 euros for ticke
dance and the most
To tell a story, Bollywood films use music,
5
Hindi, Urdu
poetic words from languages spoken in India
popular because
and English. But English is becoming more
rica. Usually, Indian
of Bollywoods success in Europe and Ame
. Shah Rukh
films also mix action, comedy and romance
ed. But he
doesnt sing in his movies his songs are dubb
different roles
does do his own dancing. And he likes to play
bad guy.
sometimes the good guy, sometimes the
are more
Shah Rukh says dream-like Bollywood films
Hollywood.
6
from
es
stori
d
believable than saving the worl
England
If
d.
worl
the
in
I find our films the most realistic
see English
ld
wou
you
ball,
became world champions in foot
people singing and dancing.
ed make Shah Rukh
Acting in films like Om Shanti Om has help
to happen for
7
world famous and he wants the same thing
production
the
the rest of Bollywood. Thats why he started
rtainment.
Ente
ies
companies Dreamz Unlimited and Red Chill
he says.
d,
worl
I want Indian films to be famous all over the

Here comes Bollywood

CA HO
N T
O
FR BE C
O DO O
M W P
W N IA
EB LO B
SI A L
TE DE E
D

y is? Johnny
Do you know who the biggest movie star toda
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and hes
Khan
Rukh
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is
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Depp? Brad Pitt? No! His nam
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Shah
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of
king
not from Hollywood hes the
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altho
And
s.
year
16
has been in 60 films in the past
star
ie
mov
wn
-kno
best
the
and
years old, hes still a teen idol
in the world.
industry
is Bollywood? Bollywood is Indias huge film
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e
nam
The
t.
in the city of Mumbai, on the western coas
ish name for
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old
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bay
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from
es
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d
Bollywoo
are made in
films
Mumbai and Hollywood. Every year, 900
billion people
2.5
India and 3.2 billion people watch them. Only
brushing
like
is
watch Hollywood movies. Cinema in India
escape it.
cant
You
your teeth in the morning, says Shah Rukh.