Shah Rukh Khan is not sitting idle after the success of ‘My Name Is Khan' and preparing to start superhero flick ‘Ra1'( opposite sexy siren Kareena Kapoor), which will cost around Rs 100 crore., says a media report.Due to its huge cost, Shah Rukh Khan has decided to produce the film through his own production house Red Chillies for director Anubhav Sinha.
However, King Khan's superhero flick will not be made in English as he wants it to be made only for Indian audiences in Hindi. Earlier, there was some talk of the film being made in English but Shah Rukh Khan shot down the idea as he was not convinced about the viability of making a film in English when they already had their own ‘spider man' and ‘superman' etc.
Sources close to Shah Rukh Khan's production house say that ‘Ra1' will have breathtaking stunts from King Khan, which will be for the first time not only for him but also for bollywood.
The special effects team is being hired from Hollywood to get everything perfect for the gutsy Khan. Shah Rukh Khan has already started working out to prepare himself to be able to perform the daring stunts for the film.
Shah Rukh Khan, who is set to go flying in the sky to save the mankind in ‘Ra1', will have to fight with ten megalomaniac villains, each representing one head of demon King Raavan. The flick is being made to be a visual treat having action sequences fully matching those of biggies of Hollywood.
Kareena Kapoor, who had essayed the part of an item girl in Shah Rukh Khan's earlier flick ‘Don', will be seen in a full-fledged role in the flick. She is playing the character of wife to Shah Rukh Khan, who is a scientist involved in the making of a robot.
Shah Rukh Khan's superhero flick is likely to surpass all such flicks from bollywood, including those of Hrithik Roshan's ‘Krish' series and Abhishek Bachchan's ‘Drona' in high-tec gadgetry and sophistication.
It is due to this film that Shah Rukh Khan had refused to start shooting for Farah Khan's ‘Happy New Year', and she angrily dumped SRK from her film and decided to direct Akshay Kumar in ‘Tees Maar Khan' opposite Katrina Kaif.
Meanwhile, Shah Rukh and Farah might have fallen out professionally, but they are still friends. Both have projects that are going on the floor shortly. While SRK is getting ready to roll his fantasy action Ra1, Farah begins shooting for Tees Maar Khan in less than a week. Both SRK and Farah have composer duo Vishal-Shekhar scoring music for their films. And it could've been an awkward situation for the duo. Ultimately, it worked out well.
When Shah Rukh heard that Farah's film was going on floors first, he told the music directors to give her the dates they had blocked for Ra1. He didn't want Tees Maar Khan to get delayed because of the music score. However, the music directors couldn't delay SRK's film either, as Ra1 director Anubhav Sinha is eager to begin shooting. So the composers decided to work on both the films simultaneously.
Vishal confirms, "Both Farah and SRK allow comfort and space for each other's recordings. So, both are being recorded simultaneously. Our dates and schedules are mapped out and pretty soild, so no issues there. Luckily, the styles for both films are so different that we get to try new and different things for both." While Ra1 will have a more futuristic score, Tees Maar Khan will have a popular mainstream sound for the masses.
