Indian Cricket teams one day and test captain Mahender Singh Dhoni is all set to start a new innings soon. It is said that the young cricketing celebrity will make his Hindi film debut in the movie which is titled as “Hook Ya Crook”. 

According to reliable sources, the Cricket team captain is ready to take up the new reigns and be seen in the same role of his real in this film. Since the movie is based on a game related match which has a twist in the climax. MS Dhoni has accepted the offer. As usual the remuneration will be somewhere in between 10-16 crores . 

Director David Dhawan will direct this movie and the climax will be in similar lines of Hollywood super hit “Escape to Victory”. The script of this Hindi film is not yet finalized, but the story in short version is ready and the screenplay will get ready by January 1st week. 

The shooting of this film is planned to take place at a stretch for about 90 days and will be scheduled in a cricket non season which will be in between February to May 2009.  

Kylie Minogue who is one of the world’s top pop divas has been impressed by Indian music maestro Rehman and has signed an agreement with him to sing for his music. The peppy singer is all set to croon her voice in the Hindi film titled BLUE which will have Akshay Kumar and Sanjay Dutt in the lead.  

Kylie will be paid 1 million US dollars for singing in this song and will also feature in the 5 minute song for few seconds. Lara Dutta and Katrina Kaif is all set to feature along with the pop diva. 

Rehman prior to Kylie approached Madonna and Rihanna. But they could not spare their time to Rehman’s music. But Kylie who already knew bout Rehman’s talent was impressed by the music and said yes to feature and sing in the song. 

He earns over Rs 150 crores a year through endorsements, over Rs 1 crore to grace an event, Rs 10 crore per TV episode, more than Rs 15 crores per film and has now launched a Rs 109 billion real estate project in the UAE. Actor Shah Rukh Khan, who turned 43 on November 2, is much more than a Bollywood superstar.

With his dimpled cheeks, toned frame, impeccable dressing sense and unmatched wit and humour, the actor has enthralled audiences worldwide for almost two decades now with films like Baazigar, Darr, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil To Pagal Hai and Chalte Chalte.

King Khan, as he is fondly called, wears the diadem of the actor with the biggest pocket in tinsel town — rumoured to be around Rs 1,600 crores with his maximum earnings coming from commercial endorsements.

Shah Rukh, the actor-turned-businessman, who earns more than Rs 300 per minute as per experts, has successfully diversified into newer avenues with the same charismatic appeal with which he rules Bollywood, just as his fan following has spread over the rest of Asia-Pacific and into Europe, North America and Africa.

After a colourful 2007 with two hits — Chak De! India and Om Shanti Om (OSO), Shah Rukh has left the theatres devoid of his presence this year. But the actor continues to be a phenomenon worldwide.

He made a quick profit of Rs 40 crores across the table by selling the world distribution rights of Om Shanti Om to Eros International for Rs 75 crores as against the production cost of Rs 35 crores.

The profit that he earned from the deal was apart from the remuneration of Rs 5 crores that he took as the lead in the movie. His further business commitments to his Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight Riders and his stint on TV as the host of reality quiz show Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain this year have kept him off the big screen.

Shah Rukh has also been kept busy with his ongoing world tour — "Temptations Reloaded".

"It’s very important for every actor to diversify and Shah Rukh is doing the same — exploring possibilities in other fields. He has all the qualities of an all-rounder. If he is cutting down on movies, it’s a good thing. This way, his fans would get to watch him do more quality cinema," trade analyst Taran Adarsh says.

"This is a fantastic phase for him. After Amitabh Bachchan, he is the only actor who has an incredible career graph and I’m sure that he’ll be seen on the big screen for a long time," he added. The actor is one among the few to have a huge fan following in Bollywood. Even his colleagues can’t stop raving about him.

"I’m a huge Shah Rukh fan. I’ve always been one and even he knows that. I admire him since his earliest films and I’d like to see a lot more of him on the screen," Priyanka Chopra, who starred with him in Don, says.

His forthcoming releases are Billo Barber, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, My Name is Khan, Dulha Mil Gaya, a sequel to Don - The Chase Begins Again and a voiceover in animation film Koochie Koochie Hota Hain.

Salman has a huge fan following wherever he goes, with or without his shirt on. When he returned to Punjab to complete the shooting schedule of Heroes, the buzz his arrival generated in the small village of Gharuan was phenomenal.

The location for the song Mannata was at the Akalgarh Sahib Gurudwara. The crew arrived at 5.30 am and by 8 am, word had spread like wild fire. When Salman arrived at the location, the crowd went berserk!

Director Samir Karnik recalls, "The children climbed the walls of the Gurudwara just to get a glimpse of him, the effect he had on the people was amazing. I have never seen anything like this before. Salman’s presence was larger than life. Somehow, the entire village and the surrounding villages got news of the shoot and we had an army of people pushing at the gates to get in and watch the shoot, We had to call in the police to handle the crowd and soon, they were out numbered too. It was sheer madness!"

But the best was yet to come. When Salman alighted from the vanity van dressed as a Sikh man, complete with the turban and the beard, the people greeted him saying "satsriakal praji" as he walked by and he would greet them back in character with the Punjabi accent.

Samir says, "That is the power of his performance, people would ask the crew, ‘Who is this new actor?’ and on hearing that it was Salman, the look in their eyes was priceless. However, Salman did not restrict his role to just the look of his character. He ensured that the entire cast and crew abided with the basic rules of the Sikh faith, which included not smoking and that meant no cigarette packets were carried on location."

We can only hope that the cinema halls will see the same mad rush with the release of the film Heroes.