A script that has been made and re-made depicts it to be worthy enough. The Malayalam blockbuster 'Katha Parayumpol' starring Mamooty and Srinivasan is the first in this list. The makers envisaged the script which was widely acclaimed for its realism and close to life portrayal of the megastar. The movie was an ode to friendship which impressed Tamil superstar Rajinikanth to sign up the movie. It became 'Kuselan' in Tamil with Pasupathi replacing Srinivasan in the role of a barber. The movie made a decent run and people adored to see the star in his own self, an actor on screen. Now, the latest is 'Billu Barber' which has Bollywood King Sharukh Khan along with Irrfan Khan. The flick is being speculated as it has already been enacted by the top stars of Malayalam and Telugu. The promo video of 'Billu Barber' is out that shows a stylish SRK at his best.

Its yearend and World's best magazines are gearing up for listing 'World's top-charting powerful people. US based magazine 'Newsweek' has now named topmost 50 powerful people in the world where US President-elect tops with first rank. Sonia Gandhi has ranked at 17th position and Shah Rukh Khan holds 41st rank. According to Newsweek article, it has defined Sonia Gandhi with these words, 'Although Indian political scene is riven by factions, Congress remains the strongest national force, and the Italian-born widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi rules it unchallenged. In the world's largest democracy, she's queen.' Well, it's not just United States, but the entire globe is surprised to see that nor Will Smith neither Brad Pitt are listed in top 50, but Shah Rukh Khan. Bollywood calls him 'King Khan' and now the world would ennoble him so. Getting on him, the magazine states, it's not just that his romantic flicks make gazillions—it's where those gazillions come from. Khan is huge in the Muslim world, even in Pakistan and Afghanistan, where the mullahs ban his films. (The movies thrive on the black market.) Their main appeal is certainly the song-and-dance numbers, but Khan (a Muslim married to a Hindu) makes devoutly secular films where love trounces bigotry. Sonia Gandhi gives Khan's DVDs to visitors, especially Muslim ones. Here's hoping tolerance will leap from reel life to real life. Finally, Osama Bin Laden follows Shah Rukh Khan at 42nd rank for his powerful influence over continents….

Rajinikanth, who was struck in a traffic-jam near Ennore, where the shooting of 'Endhiran' was on, was given assistance by a group of stunt men to reach the shooting spot without getting delayed on Monday. They managed to cover Rajinikanth with a huge coat and a helmet and took him on a motorcycle to the shooting spot. Rajinikanth was shooting for the movie at Ennore along with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Director Shankar was canning a song sequence. Rajinikanth who left his residence in a car got struck up in a traffic jam near Ennore. He called up Shankar and said that it would be too difficult for him to reach the place. A busy industrial area, the road was blocked by several rows of Lorries. Shankar came up with an idea and sent a couple of stunt men with motorcycles. They helped Rajinikanth cover his face with a helmet and gave him a long coat. Then they took him in the two-wheeler to the shooting spot. All the crew members including Aishwarya were surprised to know that Rajnikanth had reached the place in a two-wheeler

Rumors are abuzz that the Bollywood 'Ghajini' starring Aamir Khan and Asin might be banned to be screened in Tamilnadu. Producer Salem A. Chandrasekaran has appealed in the court to halt Ghajini's release as he has not been compensated for the rights to remake it. He produced 'Ghajini' in Tamil earlier with Surya and Asin. Director AR Murugadoss made the movie which was a super hit in Tamil and Telugu simultaneously. Later, he went to Bollywood and signed up to direct the movie once again in Hindi. But, the producer of Tamil version complained earlier that he holds the copyrights for the script. He lodged a complaint against the movie and the verdict is now out to ban the movie from being screened in theatres in Tamilnadu. This will be a big loss for the filmmakers and for Asin who has pinned high hopes to reach heights with her first Bollywood venture. Moreover, director Murugadoss will face the consequences of being neglected by Tamil producers in the future as he violated the rules. Earlier, the director and producer had a serious dispute over the budget of Surya's 'Ghajini'. The tussle became quite evident when producer Salem Chandrasekaran lodged a complaint with the police and they arrested Murugadoss during writer Sujatha's funeral. Now with this, it could either be a genuine one or the producer might be forcing his agitation on the director by imposing such a hurdle. 'Ghajini' is all set to be released on 24th December before the eve of Christmas. We will have to wait and watch if it makes it to the screens. Watch this space for more updates.

From the next year, International Film Festival of Kerala will feature a section of ‘All Time Classics'. The state minister for Culture M.A. Baby who was speaking at the valedictory function of 13th IFFK said that this new section will provide an opportunity for film buffs to watch some of the all time great movies from the past. The current edition of IFFK which had an attendance of 8264 delegates and 186 films can now be called as the best film festival in India in organization, film selection and quality of the associated events like open forums, debates and other functions. Though when the curtains came down without a film which can be termed as the discovery of the fest, the total event was lapped up for the professionalism that every department associated displayed in making it an unforgettable one.