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Anushka Sharma, who debuted opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, says she would like her dream guy to be like Surinder Sahni or Suri, the middle-class nice guy played by the superstar in the film. She also says she never dreamt of becoming an actress.

"I would love to have someone like Suri. He should be a nice man. I believe in having a man who is beautiful and strong from inside. Inner beauty is most important. But I found Suri to be handsome and good-looking too," Anushka told IANS in an interview.

Directed by Aditya Chopra, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is the story of a mismatched couple played by Shah Rukh and Anushka and how the two of them find love in the backdrop of a dance competition.

The model-turned-actress considers herself "fortunate" to have landed a debut with Yash Raj Films and, that too, opposite Shah Rukh, but Anushka says she had never planned to become a Bollywood heroine.

"I never dreamt of becoming an actress; so it is not a dream come true for me," she said.

Anushka, who is under a three-film contract with the Yash Raj banner, said she would be concentrating on those projects for now.

"I have signed a three-film contract with Yash Raj. But I am free to do any other project if I wish," she clarified.

Excerpts from the interview:

Q: How did Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi happen?

A: I started modelling from the age of 15. My photographs were with an agency and Yash Raj got them from it. I was called for an audition along with various other girls. I was selected by the assistant director and then introduced to Adi (Aditya Chopra) for the second audition. He asked me to be as natural as I was in my first audition. I followed his instructions and was finally selected.

Q: So Shah Rukh was not there when you were selected?

A: No, I met him for the first time on the sets.

Q: How was the experience?

A:He was in the get-up of Suri and I couldn't recognise him until he came to me and introduced himself. I was really surprised.

Q: Do you consider it a dream come true to be part of such a huge project?

A:Not really, as I never had the intention to be an actress. It happened out of luck and I consider myself very fortunate to be part of such a big banner in my debut film and to be working with a star like Shah Rukh and a director like Aditya Chopra.

Q: Are you an avid watcher of Yash Raj's films?

A: Yes, I like their movies and the style in which they make them. My favourite films are Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge and Chak De India.

Q: Who are your favourite actors and actresses?

A: Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji.

Q: So what next after Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi? Are you bound by any contract?

A: Yes, I have signed a three- film contract with Yash Raj. But I'm free to do any other project if I wish.

Q: Can you give any details about your forthcoming films?

A: Right now I've no idea about any of the films as nothing has been finalised.

Q: You debuted with the biggest star and one of the biggest production houses of the country. Do you feel that you aren't left with better options in future?

A: No, I think the industry is quite big and there are other big banners and people in the industry with whom I would love to work.

Q: Among the two characters of Suri and Raj played by Shah Rukh in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, which one did you like the most?

A: I liked Suri more because he had goodness in his character and was very true. I find those qualities enduring in a human being.

Q: How would you like your dream guy to be?

A: I would love to have someone like Suri. He should be a nice man. I believe in having a man who is beautiful and strong from inside. Inner beauty is most important. But I found Suri to be handsome and good-looking too.

source:ibnlive.com

From six-pack abs in that Shah Rukh Khan parades in his Om Shanti Om song 'darde-disco' to a mustache and ill fitting clothes getup in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, SRK takes up a curious journey in acting.

The song in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is sure to make people wonder as to what is going on in this film. The music of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is already on the stands.

"This is about an ordinary person's conversation with himself. SRK plays a character who works in the electricity department. He doesn't have the words or gestures to be able to express himself in a manner which is flashy or which would attract attention. Here, he finds himself very badly desiring another person. Now, he is not used to romancing the girls and is not the kind of person who spends a lot of time with the opposite sex. He's not a poet," said Jaideep Sahni, the lyricist of the song in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

"It was supposed to be a very easy and breezy kind of a song. That was basically the brief. The director had already given us the line and it read "haule haule". That was part of the script. It means that the character is telling himself, don't worry as she will fall in love with you," said Salim, the music director of the film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

On one hand one has this breezy number but on the other hand is the one where King Khan seems to have two left feet. That was the brief from the filmmaker not only for SRK but also for the music directors.

"Adi's brief was very, very clear. I want a clutter breaking song and a nursery rhyme, is what the director said. The song should have a nursery rhyme quality. A simple one almost like a master teaching a student. It should have that quality. Something like the rhyme "Put your left leg in, put your left leg out" and that got us thinking in a completely different zone. That's what you hear right now. 'Dance pe chance' is that whole thought going down into those four and a half minutes. So like that concept of 'Put your left leg in put your left leg' out in a very simple Punjabi way and the Punjabi elements in which SRK suddenly says 'To hell with you and I'm on a Punjabi trip' as she is teaching him how to dance," said Suleiman the music director.

The music director duo don't seem to care too much about the rumour of their song being inspired from Adnan Sami's hit track 'Kabhi nahi'.

"It normally happens when a song becomes really popular. People cannot believe that it's such a good song, it must have been copied from somewhere. Even if there is a one per cent similarity, people say its copied. Obviously, they cannot believe that a great song can be done by itself. I feel its a very simple song without an ounce of pretension," said the music director duo of Salim-Suleiman.

It all depends on whether Adnan Sami buys into that or not.

source:ibnlive.com

There was excitement galore in the city of Amritsar when Shah Rukh Khan and his team descended in the city to shoot for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

On Thursday, Shah Rukh looked dapper in spiky hair and an electric blue t-shirt, far removed from the moustache look he had sported when he had visited the Golden Temple, along with Aditya Chopra and his father Yash Chopra.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi marks Aditya Chopra's third directorial venture, after Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) and Mohabbatein (2000).



Anushka Sharma, who was chosen over hundreds of girls for her role in Rab Ne, was also spotted readying for the shot, while Shah Rukh tinkered with his bike in the background.

Though the story of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is kept secret, it seems to be a tale between a man, who falls in love with a much younger girl.