SRK ‘Riding’ on his IPL dream

SRK ‘Riding’ on his IPL dream

Shah Rukh Khan seems to be taking his newly acquired role as the franchisee of IPL’s Kolkata Knight Riders so seriously that his first love acting has taken a backseat for the moment. SRK has postponed the shooting of Dulha Mil Gaya tentatively to June.
He will begin shooting for Yash Raj’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi in May and before that he will only be shooting for Paanchvi Paas.

A source close to SRK told us, “Yes SRK is focussing totally on his IPL venture right now so he taking a short break from films. He will be personally present at all the matches of Knight Riders. Only after the tournament gets over will he begin concentrating totally on films again.”

The King Khan is presently trying his best to make sure that the banned Shoaib Akhtar gets a chance to play in IPL. “Shah Rukh believes that Shoaib is one of the trump cards of the team and hence is going out of his way to try and see if Shoaib can somehow be part of the team,” adds the source.

“SRK is also heavily involved in the strategizing of the team. He, along with Sourav Ganguly, Chris Gayle and the others will combine to try and keep the team ahead of the others. Shah Rukh has even said that if the time comes, he will also bowl for the team! What’s more, the King Khan will act as the team’s 12h man and carry drinks on the field. He will also perform at the interval between the matches, “the source further reveals.

“Shah Rukh seems to have really taken to the 20:20 format of the game. He was even present in SA to cheer on the Indian team at the World Cup finals against Pakistan which we won so no surprise that he is taking so much interest in the IPL. Sometime back the BCCI had pulled up SRK saying he was promoting his films at cricket matches but that is a thing of the past now,” concludes the source.

Well, Chak De India really seems to have inspired SRK. The big difference being that instead of the hockey stick he is wielding the willow.