Imran and Ranbir in YRF next

Shimit Amin is back in the director’s chair for Yash Raj Films and this time he has signed on Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor for his movie. The two young stars were quite keen to work together and now finally YRF will be giving them the opportunity.

“Imran and Ranbir believe that the two of them should be cast together. They got on well with each other and have been searching for scripts and directors who would take them on both. Finally they have managed to get YRF to take them on,” informs a source.

In fact Imran and Ranbir had been doing the rounds of various directors’ offices to convince them to sign them both.

“For months now Imran and Ranbir have been meeting with various directors telling them to sign them up. They have met with Subhash Ghai, Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt, Vipul Shah as well as their own respective directors that they have worked with. But unfortunately they were not getting a decent response considering the condition of the markets right now.”

“They were so keen that they finally decided to float their own production company as a partnership and find a director who will make films with them. In fact they approached both Imtiaz Ali and Shimit Amin to come up with good scripts in which the two could star. While Imtiaz is working on a script, Shimit who was keen to go back behind the camera has got Yash Raj to back his film with Ranbir and Imran in the lead,” adds the source.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi script goes to the Oscars library

It's time for YRF to start their celebrations as Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has had a successful run at the BO since its release last week. And if that was not enough the news is that YRF has got a call from the Oscar library requesting them for the script of Rab Ne...for its permanent collection.

News has it that it's basically the sensitivity of the screenplay and the unusual love story that attracted the attention of the Oscar library. For the uninitiated, the scripts in the collection are kept at the famous Margaret Herrick Library and are made accessible strictly for research purposes only. It's actually the students, filmmakers, writers and actors who can avail of the script. Not just that, the screenplays may only be viewed in the library since they do not get circulated and no screenplay is allowed to be photocopied.

Critics may not have given Rab Ne... the much expected five star ratings, but being chosen for the Oscar library is an achievement in itself! SRK will surely agree to this!

'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' set for world premiere

Shah Rukh Khan's much awaited 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' about an ordinary man's transformation into something extraordinary, is now releasing simultaneously across 30 countries this Friday.

The film starring newcomer Anushka Sharma is said to be the widest first day release of any Hindi film.

Shah Rukh Khan and Aditya Chopra have teamed up together after a gap of over eight years and the duo are hoping to recreate the magical success of 'Dil Wale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge', their first film together.

The film will be released in over 1200 screens across the country. This includes analog prints as well as digital cinemas, a source close to producer said.

The production house has also tied up with social networking site, ibibo, to launch a 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi application, where the online users can upload their video clips and win a chance to meet Shah Rukh Khan.

The film would be simultaneously released on December 12 in over 30 countries including, US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Middle East, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand as well as all major European countries.