Ajay Devgan celebrates 40th Birthday today April 2. The two-timeNational Award winner has proven his acting prowess in every movie.Beginning his career as an action hero in early 90’s, the actor hasalready reached the top in the industry as one of the actors opento serious roles in Bollywood. Ajay Devgan has excelled very well bothin his action as well as comedy movies. While his action movies are‘Zakhm’, ‘The Legend of Bhagat Singh’ and ‘Gangaajal’, the comediesinclude ‘Ishq’, ‘Masti’, ‘Golmaal’ and ‘Golmaal Returns’. Aftersuccessfully handling the production of ‘Raju Chacha’ and distributionof films, Ajay succeeded in directing ‘U Me Aur Hum’, starring hiswife Kajol as well as himself.
Significantly, actor has chosen hisbirthday to mark his entry in blogland! Amazingly, from shooting forhis home production ‘All The Best’ at Lonavala, Ajay will be comingback to Mumbai to spend some quality time with his family. There areno big party plans, as Ajay simply wants to chill with wife Kajol,daughter Nysa and close family members. Professionally, the actor isbusy with his two big projects - ‘London Dreams’ and ‘Rajniti’ withBollywood’s biggie filmmakers Vipul Shah and Prakash Jha. On thisoccasion, Smashits extends Ajay Devgan a very happy and warmbirthday.

Dharma Productions’ My Name Is Khan has just returned from LA after completing the movie’s first shooting schedule with the lead actors, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.
For all those thinking that the movie will release soon, here’s a piece of information- The LA schedule was not a start to finish schedule. The movie still has three more shooting schedules to go for its completion.
My name Is Khan will be shot from March to August in three schedules in Mumbai and San Francisco.
With buzz doing rounds in the industry that Kites is slated to release on Diwali 2009 and 3 Idiots on Christmas 2009, the industry is curious about My Name Is Khan’s release date

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, which released worldwide five weeks ago on December 12th 2008, has grossed a phenomenal Rs. 180 crores worldwide till date and has broken all previous box office records for Yash Raj Films, as well as become the highest-grossing Shahrukh Khan film till date. The film was released at an extremely precarious time, just after the terror attacks in Mumbai on 26th November 2008. Amidst uncertain consumer sentiments and apprehensions from the trade regarding market conditions at the time, the film has achieved an unparalleled box office run against all odds. Moreover, the film had to further contend with the record-breaking onslaught of Ghajini on December 26th 2008, despite which it has continued unabated and endured a hugely successful run in its third, fourth and fifth weeks, and promises to carry on in the same vein going forward.
The total collections of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi for the first five weeks in India are Rs. 83 crores net (i.e. gross collections of close to Rs. 140 crores). The film has thus surpassed Yash Raj Films’ previous highest grosser, Dhoom: 2, which collected Rs. 80.6 crores net across its entire run in India and is considered as one of the highest grossing films of all-time. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has also comfortably surpassed the collections of two of the biggest hits of the last 2 years, Singh is King and Om Shanti Om, and is now second only to Ghajini as regards all-time India net collections.
“RAB NE BANA DI JODI” IS THE HIGHEST GROSSING FILM OF THE YEAR IN THE OVERSEAS
The total gross collections for all overseas markets are $8 Million (i.e. around Rs. 40 crores), making Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi the highest grossing film of the year in the overseas, ahead of both Ghajini and Singh is King. In the UK, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has grossed close to £1.5 million till date, which makes it the biggest hit of the last 2 years in this market. In the Middle East, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has grossed a staggering $2.25 million till date, making it the highest grossing film of all-time in this region by a huge margin. The film has also achieved a fabulous box office gross of $2.1 million till date in the USA. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has also enjoyed a grand box office performance across all other overseas markets, such as Australia, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and ranks as the highest grosser of the year across these regions.
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has evoked a sensational response from audiences all over the world, which is clearly reflected in its record-breaking collections, and continues to win hearts across the globe as it goes forward from strength to strength.

He earns over 30 million dollars a year through endorsements, over 202 thousands dollars to grace an event, another 202 thousands dollars per TV episode, more than 3 million dollars per film and has now launched a 2.2 billion dollars real estate project in the UAE. Actor Shah Rukh Khan, who turns 43 on this November 2nd, is much more than a Bollywood superstar. 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 16 billion 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

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has now started writing his highly popular blog in English and Hindi. The change came after his hospitalisation for abdominal pain.
Big B had stayed a week in Mumbai's posh Leelavati Hospital by the Mahim bay to get the recurring pain examined and treated.
Convent-educated Bachchan, who is known for speaking chaste Hindi and with proper diction, otherwise is not known for writing in his mother tongue, Hindi, with equal felicity.
Whatever major writing he has done so far is all in English.
Big B's father, poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, played with Hindi words all his life. Never in the past has Big B given a hint of affection towards his mother tongue more than necessary, at least in public.
So, what prompted the most creative of the present Bollywood actors to write his immensely popular blog in Hindi after his hospitalisation?
Did he ruminate too much over the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray's broadside against Jaya Bachchan's impromptu comment, "Hum to UP-wale hai, hame Hindi mein hi bolna chhahiye," made during her speech at the music release function of Drona in Mumbai early last month, to make him turn to Hindi with a vengeance?
When a reader of his blog made his displeasure known to the actor and urged him to revert to writing it in English, Big B in his characteristic matter-of-fact way wrote in his next blog last Saturday that nobody on earth could stop him from writing or speaking in Hindi.
And, he made it sound a tad too provincial, as if in a subdued retort to the MNS' odious provincialism.
Anyway, quite unintentionally, perhaps, Big B is now writing his blog both in Hindi and English.
Bachchan had to apologise last month after Raj Thackeray threatened to stall the release of The Last Lear in the wake of alleged anti-Marathi comments of Jaya Bachchan.

MUMBAI: On Tuesday afternoon hospital officials said Big B's condition is improving.~~~"Doctors continue to be pleased with his progress. He is in constant conversation with his family, who are by his side throughout," the hospital said in a statement.~~~Bachchan's 66th birthday was on Saturday, the actor was hospitalised the same day with complaints of acute abdominal pain. His medical history of intestinal problems promted the medical professionals to rush the actor through a series of diagnostic tests and begin treatment.~~~Bachchan said he "was most grateful to his fans and humbled by their prayers and good wishes."

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — The "knighting" of India's top Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan will help boost tourism in Malaysia, an official from the western Malacca state government said Monday.
Khan is to be given the Governor of Malacca's award, which carries the title "Datuk," after his 2001 film boosted the profile of the state as a destination for tourists.
The 42-year old heart-throb will receive his award on November 29, in a ceremony that will be aired live on India's top entertainment channel, Zee TV.
"It is a boost for tourism in Malaysia. His movies are seen by people all over the world and this is cost-free advertisement for us," local parliamentarian Mohammad Sirat Abu told AFP.
Malacca, a historic port town and a relic of Malaysia's colonial past, relies hevily on tourism for income.
Mohammad said since the filming of Khan's 2001 movie, "One 2 Ka 4" at a popular resort in Malacca, the number of tourists coming from India has increased markedly.
"He is a worldwide icon and having him here will boost our country's tourism industry," he said.
However, the granting of the award has been controversial, with some questioning what Khan had done to merit the honour.
Opposition politician Lim Kit Siang said local artists and celebrities should have been recognised ahead of Khan.
"I don't think the reason that has been given for making Shah Rukh Khan a Malacca Datuk would impress or convince many," he said earlier this month.
However, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad supported the move.
"I feel embarrassed when the award... to Shah Rukh Khan is being questioned. We confer such titles quite often on foreigners to appreciate their contribution to the country," he wrote on his blog chedet.com.
"Some of these people have contributed even less than what Shah Rukh Khan has."
Malaysia has become a popular location for Indian films, which have a huge following among ethnic Indians and the majority Muslim-Malays.
Women of all ages -- including the wife of deputy prime minister Najib Razak, Rosmah Mansor -- are huge fans of the charismatic Khan, dubbed the "King of Bollywood" here.
Malaysian tourism chiefs are aiming to attract 22.5 million visitors this year, who they hope will spend 50.5 billion ringgit (14.1 billion dollars).
From January to September 2008, tourist arrivals increased 4.4 percent on the year to 16.3 million, mainly from neighbouring Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.