Shah Rukh Khan's Happy New Year Makes Rs 300 Crores Worldwide

SHAH RUKH KHAN'S VENTURE HAPPY NEW YEAR HAS CROSSED RS 300-CRORE MARK AT THE BOX OFFICE WORLDWIDE

There's a reason why Shah Rukh Khan is Bollywood's badshah. His latest venture Happy New Year has crossed Rs 300-crore mark at the box office worldwide.

"The movie has crossed more than Rs 310 worldwide gross," a source from Shah Rukh's Red Chillies Entertainments, confirmed to IANS.

Happy New Year, directed by Farah Khan, also features actors Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood, Vivaan Shah and Jackie Shroff. A heist drama, with dollops of dance and music, it opened to a bumper weekend, making it the quickest film to mint Rs 100 crore when it released on October 24, said a statement.

The movie is being lapped up by audiences of all age groups despite mixed reviews. According to exhibitors, Happy New Year will continue to pull in audiences to theatres for at least 10 more days.


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King Khan revels in stardom

The 48-year-old is happy that the audience liked the Farah Khan directorial, which minted a record INR 45 million on its opening day. 

Since the 1990s, Shahrukh Khan’s movies have been creating fireworks at the box office during the Diwali festival. Remaining true to tradition, the superstar’s latest Happy New Year (HNY) continued the trend by turning out to be a money-spinner.

King Khan’s HNY released a day after the festival of lights and he says superstition has got nothing to do with it. “It is good to release films on a holiday,” he adds. “You get that extra benefit of a day off… I am lucky. The movies (that released during Diwali) have done well, but I am not superstitious like that. Any day is good if I get a good holiday,” said Khan whose movies like Baazigar (1993), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Om Shanti Om (2007) all released on Diwali were runaway hits.

Riding high on the success of Happy New Year, the 48-year-old is happy that the audience liked the Farah Khan directorial, which minted a record INR 45 million on the opening day of its release. “I was expecting a lot of people to watch the film as it was a holiday. And the number is indicative of the fact that so many people came to see the film,” said Shahrukh.

“If they came and didn’t like it, it would’ve been sad. I’ve gotten to understand that 70 to 80 per cent of the audience liked it as a family film,” said Shahrukh, whose company Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. produced the film. While some critics have given positive reviews, quite a few panned it, Shahrukh is unperturbed by the critics’ mixed response to the film because his aim is to entertain masses, not just classes, he says. “I respect their views but I don’t make films for such a niche audience of five to seven people. I try to make films for larger spectrum of people,” he said.

The film’s success also spells fortune for its ensemble cast  — Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah. Despite the success of Happy New Year, work for the star, doesn’t stop as he will be tied up with Fan and Raees in the coming months.

While masala entertainers mostly click with the audience, asked if he would like to feature in any Hollywood adaptation, he said: “I’d rather do a film that is more original but if somebody comes up to me with a story and says it’s an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and if I like the film, I would do it.”

He also shared that he likes Hollywood films like Bad Boys and Men In Black. 

Published in The Express Tribune, October 29th, 2014.

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'Happy New Year' creates history, makes Rs 45 crore on first day!

New Delhi: One of the most awaited films of this year—'Happy New Year' released a day after Diwali, and received a thundering audience response the very first day. According to a renowned trade analyst, the film has raked in Rs 45 crore on the opening day, a record for any Hindi film so far.

According to the data generated by the trade pundit—'Happy New Year' has made Rs 44.97 crore on the opening day, which means in Hindi—Rs 42.62 crore, Telugu Rs 1.43 crore and Tamil Rs 92 lacs.

'Happy New Year' has been directed by Farah Khan, and has Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah in pivotal roles. The film is a heist comedy-drama, majorly shot in Dubai.

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Happy New Year review: This SRK starrer is like Ocean’s 11 re-written by baboons

Masala entertainment movie making lesson number 1: if you cast Shah Rukh Khan in your movie, it will eventually make money, no matter how stupid, tiresome and humorless it is. Case number 157: Happy New Year, aka the new Farah Khan Vanity Project for the lowest of the lowest common denominator audience.

There are hundreds of ways in which a movie could disinterest you, although few films come as close to scaling the peak of boredom as Happy New Year does. This is a film that exists for no other reason but to parade the astonishing star power of its hero to the aam janta. Intelligence and quality don’t matter. Sure, there have been worse desi films this year, but none have treated its audience in such a casually dismissive fashion. The movie looks and feels like a home video project that was intended for appreciation by precisely two people in the entire universe - Farah and Shah Rukh Khan.

I was about an hour into Happy New Year before I started wondering what the heck it was about. It seemed to be about Charlie (SRK) planning a heist against a magnate (Jackie Shroff) with his friends to avenge his dead dad. But then, for some reason, they participate in a dance competition that’s supposed to be a front for the heist. This ridiculous contrivance could only be present because Farah Khan wanted some closure on her career before she became a filmmaker.

Diamonds, a safe, an underground tunnel, a hacker, a getaway plan – it sounds like the right ingredients, but all of it is so incredibly idiotic and illogical that Happy New Year feels like Ocean’s 11 re-written by baboons. There are a couple of fascinating things: Anupam Kher, who plays Charlie’s father is credited not as a special appearance, but as an “Emotional Appearance”. Charlie is named Charlie only because he can call his henchmen ‘Angels’. Even the iconic water fountain shot in Oceans 11 is reused here, probably to rub it in our faces.

That’s pretty much it. Set aside the astonishingly stupid plot, and all we're left with is an unending series of self-referential jokes on SRK’s earlier movies. When Charlie is about to lose a boxing match he says, “Badi badi matches mein choti choti cheez hoti rehti hai.” When Charlie has to instill confidence into someone, he says, “Main hoon na.” It’s so blatant and lazy it feels like you’re listening to a microphone planted under the bar stool of one of the stars on an off night.

There are other people in the cast, but this movie is only about SRK. The others don’t even get a chance to get a word in edgeways. One feels for Abhishek Bachchan, who’s given two roles and yet less screen time than Sonu Sood and his chest. Speaking of which, the male torso is displayed to a fetishist level here, beginning from SRK’s unintentionally hilarious intro: the man rises from the ground topless, dripping with wet mud. A hose pipe fires water on his body in slow-mo, and we zoom in on his left nipple, zoom out and zoom in on the right, then zoom out again. Kind of like in Batman and Robin.

How Farah Khan, who gave us hints of good satire in Om Shanti Om got sucked down into this vortex of ineptitude is anyone's guess, but Happy New Year is uncommonly stupid and tacky enough to make Sallu’s heist film Kick look as complex as Memento. Deepika Padukone once again has a weird accent, but is the least unlikable aspect of the movie, even though her character is an affront to depiction of women in cinema.

There are only a few things worse than Happy New Year, like

A) Vivaan Shah wasting his skills on fluff like this,

B) An Anurag Kashyap-Vishal Dadlani sex tape.

The latter actually exists in the movie. Kashyap also later appears in the film applauding the heroic heroes in the movie – it’s an unsubtle attempt by Farah Khan to proclaim once and for all that commercial cinema will always enslave indie. My reaction to this echoes Bachchan’s character quirk in the movie – violent, non-stop vomiting.

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Movie review: Happy New Year a below average film

Farah Khan's masala flick Happy New Year has everything going well businesswise but it's extremely low on content. It's grand, beautiful, shot in exotic locations across Dubai, has all the SRK moves which fans love, a hit Jodi (Shah Rukh Khan - Deepika Padukone), it's visually appealing but there is nothing else apart from that!

Happy New Year is a heist thriller with a lot of naach gaana. Charlie (Shah Rukh Khan) wants to take revenge from Charan Grover (Jackie Shroff) because he betrayed Charlie's father (Anupam Kher), which landed him in jail and led to his death.

Grover runs a safety lockers' business and now that he will be shielding an expensive diamond at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai, Charlie will steal it. Coincidently the day the diamond is going to arrive there is a dance competition at the same hotel. Charlie forms a group of people who are good enough to steal but not good dancers. The team (Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani and Vivaan Shah) now will take the help of a bar dancer Mohini (Deepika Padukone) to learn dancing and will eventually make their way to the vault.

The film is predictable and yes sometimes that's fine. You know the hero will make his way to the locker eventually but the journey to that locker should be gripping and entertaining and sadly this one is full of cliches. There are very few portions which are actually funny. Most of it is just illogical drama making no sense. It's not that I walked into the cinema to watch Happy New Year and find logic but in the film things don't fall into place and there are petty jokes. For instance, the Korean Dance Team is called Chicken Chilly and some dance moves make fun of Boman Irani while he gets recurring fits, now that's just bizarre!

Shah Rukh Khan has worked hard on his body for this film and he does a fine job of flaunting it. Extremely full of energy most of the times, he entertains. Deepika puts in sincere efforts but is limited because of the writing. Boman Irani plays a Parsi and is the funniest of the lot. Sonu Sood is brilliant. Abhishek Bachchan performs well too and so does Vivaan Shah.

Vishal Shekhar's music is good for the film, some songs set the mood since dance performances are a part of the plot.

Visually Happy New Year looks great but why wouldn't a film with a big banner, a talented filmmaker like Farah Khan, a good cast and great locations? That's never the challenge. The challenge is to entertain and Happy New Year falls short in entertaining, it's long length of over three hours being the weakest point.

There is no doubt that Farah Khan knows the craft well but she is yet to give an entertainer like Om Shanti Om.

If you go and watch Happy New Year, you will surely sit through it but will you walk out smiling? I can't take that guarantee.

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What Made Deepika Padukone Cry

TOO MUCH HAPPINESS SEEMS TO HAVE MADE ACTRESS DEEPIKA PADUKONE TEARY-EYED

Too much happiness seems to have made actress Deepika Padukone teary-eyed. Team Happy New Year had some emotional confessions to make when they visited the NDTV studio on October 21.

Actors Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah and the film's director Farah Khan have been shooting for the film for almost 200 days followed by a series of concerts to promote the film. All this has created a strong bond among the team.

Boman, who got nostalgic at the show said, "We've been breaking-up, getting teary eyed now and then. People have been hiding behind little corners doing their little sniffles. And I feel it's a beautiful thing to feel like that for someone whom you may not be able to see for some time."

Deepika, by this time, was in tears, even as Farah asked shakily, "Why are you making us cry, Boman?" Boman continued, "This is the purity of staying together for more than 200 days and not wanting to let go."

He said, "Today we were watching Main Hoon Na in Shah Rukh's room, and we were recalling every moment of the film. I can tell you 25 years from now, we will be sitting in some hotel room, in some corner of the world, watching Happy New Year and feel the same."

This emotional anecdote brought forth more tears from Deepika. Both Deepika and Farah looked emotional, trying to fight back their tears. Shah Rukh later called Deepika and Farah "lovable emotional fools" 

On a Happy-er note, Deepika shared some bizarre secrets of her co-stars. She revealed, after much persuasion and coaxing, that Shah Rukh Khan feels awkward showing his feet. She said, "Shah Rukh has an issue with showing his feet to people. So he'll never take his shoes off and you'll never see him bare feet." "Or even in sandals," Farah chipped in.

SRK declined to explain, just saying that he feels awkward to which Farah humorously added, "Just the eight-pack abs he'll show, no feet."

Deepika also revealed that Boman is obsessed with good breath as he keeps on asking her for mouth-freshener and mints. Farah added that the her Shirin Aur Farhad Ki Nikal Padi co-star was obsessed with his looks and asks at least 10 times a day, "Am I looking good?"

In Vivaan's case, Deepika said that the son of veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, has a peculiar style of dance. Vivaan, without wasting a minute, demonstrated his dance 'skills' to the tune of the film's song Lovely, and was soon joined by Shah Rukh, Deepika and Boman.

Deepika also revealed a not so dirty secret about herself, saying she is obsessed with cleanliness. The actress says she has borderline OCD and need to have everything perfect and clean, to which Farah said, "I have a dustbin in my car" and Shah Rukh explained, "Even the distance between the diya has to be uniform."

Happy New Year is slated to release a day after Diwali on October 24.

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Happy New Year cast comes to Dubai

The cast of the much-awaited Diwali blockbuster Happy New Year -- Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah and director Farah Khan -- walked into the Silk Ballroom at the Atlantis, The Palm Dubai, yesterday to talk up the movie ahead of the grand exclusive invite-only premiere at the same venue. But for the gathered media and sponsors it was a sombre sight as the team displayed little or none of the camaraderie that was so evident in the months leading up to the film’s release.

They appeared disconnected from each other, and though the normally genial Shah Rukh Khan turned out to be his trademark eloquent self while answering questions, he did not smile often and seemed preoccupied. A major portion of the heist comedy was shot in Dubai, with Atlantis the Palm figuring prominently in the proceedings.

Farah said: “Dubai is one of my most favourite cities, especially since we’re so emotionally connected to it, having shot Happy New Year over here. When we wrote the script there were six characters and the seventh character was definitely Dubai… and Atlantis the Palm. The film wouldn’t have been possible if we hadn’t been allowed to use this iconic place in the climax.”

Shah Rukh was also all praise for the city. “It’s not even a second home, it’s home. Dubai presents itself in the most beautiful way. It’s the new hub of the world. I feel a lot of love here. I’m so glad that Farah made this film.”

Deepika evidently enjoyed being the only girl in the ensemble cast. “Look at these men. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so special. It’s an amazing group, so protective, so caring. I’m going to miss all the attention that was given to me. They have involved me in everything that they’ve done -- even a guy thing like playing videogames. This film has been one of my most special experiences.”

On what drives him, Shah Rukh said: “The only thing that drives all of us is to be able to present to people some kind of happiness, satisfaction, and entertainment. Every film that you make, you always feel you can do a better job, and that’s what drives me. I want to be able to make more people happy the next time.”

Abhishek said he preferred a multi-starrer to a solo role. “You have a group of like-minded actors who get along; no one is trying to outshine the other, everyone respects each other’s space. You work collectively towards making a great film. That is always going to be more fun.”

An obvious display of emotion from Boman Irani broke the ice a bit, which left us wondering if it was the prospect of parting from each other post the film release that had put a dampener on the mood of the team.

“This is for all of you. I will love you and miss you,” he said, adding that Happy New Year was “not a cinematic but a human experience”.

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Foot-tapping number? Nah, IndiaWaale is no dance anthem either

The first song of Shah Rukh Khan's forthcoming film Happy New Year was released late on Tuesday night. Composed by Vishal-Shekhar and sung by Vishal Dadlani, KK, Shankar Mahadevan and Neeti Mohan, one expected IndiaWaale to be a foot-tapping number. 

The song, however, falls woefully short of expectations. More than a dance number, the song simply serves as an excuse to introduce the lead characters. Even its beats fail to do justice to the attitude they carry on screen. 

In fact, for almost one whole minute (out of the 2:16 seconds-long video) we don't see anything other than the actors walking across the camera frame or down the stairs! It is only in the last 30 seconds that the tempo really builds up into a decent dance number. 

IndiaWaale, features Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah. Irshad Kamil has penned the lyrics of the song which the makers call 'A Dance Anthem'. 

Said director Farah Khan, "IndiaWaale is the first-of-its-kind song. A dance anthem for sure! It gives you goose bumps and also forces you to get up and dance. It was truly the most difficult song to crack as not only I but Vishal-Shekhar and Irshad Bhai (Kamil) had to think of today’s patriotism and make a song around that. Today what we feel for our country is so different from the sentiments of the '70s and '80s. It’s really a song that encapsulates all that makes us uniquely Indiawaale"

There are two version of the song in the film, and a glimpse of the same can be seen in the promo of the song.  "IndiaWaale is a song to be sung with a lot of pride. It has been an honour for us to get an opportunity to make a song on this situation. Our first ever!" said Vishal-Shekhar. 

Happy New Year is produced by Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt Ltd and distributed by Yash Raj Films worldwide. The movie is slated to hit theatres this Diwali in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.

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Shah Rukh Khan is excited about FIFA World Cup 2014

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is all geared up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup that kick starts today in Brazil.

Shah Rukh Khan plans to be glued to the TV and watch all Football World Cup matches.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is all geared up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup that kick starts today in Brazil.

Like all football lovers across the world, SRK reveals that he is going to be glued to the television set for the next couple of weeks.

Apart from this, Shah Rukh who is riding high on the success of his team Kolkata Knight Riders which won the Indian Premiere League, has been spending time with his youngest son baby AbRam.

Shah Rukh Khan will next be seen in Farah Khan’s ‘Happy New Year’ along with Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani and Vivaan Shah.

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Aamir Khan's 'PK' to release on December 19

The release of Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's much-awaited film 'PK' has been preponed and it will now hit cinema houses on December 19, almost a week prior to its previous scheduled date.

'PK' marks the second collaboration of Aamir with filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani following the success of '3 Idiots'.

"Vinod Chopra Films and Rajkumar Hirani Films, in association with Disney India, confirm that PK shall release on December 19, 2014," a statement read.

Aamir, 48, had taken to social networking site Facebook and had announced that the film will hit theatres on Christmas this year.

The film stars Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput, Boman Irani and Sanjay Dutt in prominent roles.

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Bhootnath Returns: Return of the friendly ghost

More than just a fantasy for children, director Nitesh Tiwari has reimagined Bhootnath franchise as a socio-political satire, which entertains and provokes at the same time. Of course kids are central to the story but the treatment is not childlike. In the election season, Tiwari underlines the value of vote without going didactic for the most part.

Embarrassed with his situation in the afterlife Bhootnath (Amitabh Bachchan) is sent back to earth to redeem himself as a ghost. Here again he faces a kid called Akhrot (Parth) who could see him and is not afraid of him. A street urchin, he lives in Dharavi and peddles poverty porn to the foreign tourists. With Bhootnath’s help Akhrot clears some prized real estate off its haunted tag and we get to indulge in witty repartees between the boy and the baba. However, the tables are turned when the bigger evil comes in the way in the form of local politician Bhau (Boman Irani). Pushed by Akhrot and lack of development all around, Bhootnath decides to take on Bhau in the Lok Sabha election. It spirals a wave of events that are hilarious and disturbing at the same time. The turn of events is best described by Bhootnath’s lawyer friend (Sanjay Mishra) when he says “Sir aap to mazaak mazaak main serious ho gaye”.

Howsoever corrupt and influential a politician might be, the fight between a man and a ghost seems unequal. But with a masterstroke, Nitesh takes away the powers of Bhootnath making it not only a level-playing field but also underlines our inherent fear that standing against a seasoned politician is no cakewalk at the hustings. It is a feel-good film that doesn’t make the villain give up easily.

The fantasy is not foolproof, like we never get to know why the bhoots residing in haunted places could not take the revenge from their tormentors in the outside world but the levity in the screenplay is so consistent and sharp that you don’t really mind the small potholes that come along the way. Also, the fact that a friendly spirit is fighting the election is presented as a metaphor for our inability to participate in the biggest festival of democracy makes you believe. When Bhootnath says ‘for a secure future, the past has to play its role well’, it rings a bell. Nitesh has humanised his characters. So if Bhootnath has stage fright, Akhrot lives upto his name. Similarly, the normalcy in the fantasised Bhootworld makes you suspend disbelief.

It does get preachy towards the end and starts sounding like a public service advertisement of the Election Commission, but by then we have had enough fun to actually mind it. Bachchan is once again the centre of attraction here and despite being a ghost, he or his voice is present in almost every frame of the film. The superstar goes for exaggerated expressions at times, but Nitesh justifies his intention early that he is out to arouse the masses. And who knows the art better than Bachchan, who continues to address and entertain three generations at a time. Boman is adept at blending satire with sinister and here again he comes across as a believable monster.

Akhrot’s character is a reflection of the new age child, who is confident and is not overawed by the presence of a ghost around him. For once a child actor is not trying to be cute as the character is drawn from life and not a Bollywood stereotype. Parth stands his ground in front of Bachchan. Nitesh, who co-directed Chillar Party, has given him more punchlines than Bachchan and the boy justifies the faith reposed in him. He is the most natural creature in the supernatural space. It is he who actually drives this fantastic ride with Bachchan looming large as pillion passenger.

Genre: Fantasy/ Satire

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Parth, Boman Irani, Sanjay Mishra, Bijendra Kala

Plot: The friendly ghost returns to cast a spell on a politician but finds him more manipulative than he could imagine.

Bottomline: A feel good family entertainer that deserves a chance.

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Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone’s ‘Happy New Year’ earns Rs. 200 crores before release?

'Happy New Year' is already started to prove to be a proverbial goldmine, even before its release.

After the success of Chennai Express, Shah Rukh Khan’s next big release ‘Happy New Year’ is already started to prove to be a proverbial goldmine, even before its release.

If reports are to be believed, then, the multi-starrer film directed by Farah Khan has been committed a Minimum Guarantee (MG) of a whopping Rs. 125 crores towards the worldwide theatrical release by YRF, whereas the satellite rights have been purchased by Zee for a wholesome amount of Rs. 65 crores and the music rights being sold off to T-Series for Rs. 12 crores.

Attempts to establish contacts with the spokesperson of Red Chillies to confirm this news did not yield any results.

‘Happy New Year’ stars Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood, Vivaan Shah and Deepika Padukone in lead roles.

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How Shah Rukh, Abhishek pulled April Fools’ prank on director Farah Khan

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and Abhishek Bachchan, who are teaming up with choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan for her upcoming film ‘Happy New Year’, successfully pulled a prank on their director on April Fools day.

The cast of ‘Happy New Year’, which also includes Boman Irani, Sonu Sood, Vivaan Shah and Deepika Padukone, sent Farah Khan a cake with the film’s poster. Only they had replace their faces with Farah’s face on every character.

Shah Rukh Khan poking fun at Farah Khan also said that her face best suits Sonu Sood’s body.

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Shah Rukh Khan associates illness with truth of life

A recent injury on the sets of Happy New Year has left Shah Rukh Khan "strapped around the joints". The superstar has compared his condition to his philosophy of life.

"Been strapped around the joints last few days. Realised the truth of life through bandages. Not too tight not too loose...keeps it comfortable," Shah Rukh posted on the microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday.

However, for the actor, the "Not too tight not too loose" philosophy doesn't apply to hugs from his children.

"The not too loose or tight philosophy of life doesn't apply to these hugs. These ones tighter the better," he posted with a picture of him hugging his son Aryan and daughter Suhana.

Happy New Year is being directed by Farah Khan and will release this Diwali. The film also features Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani and Vivaan Shah among others.

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Stars leave for Colombo to attend IIFA

By ndtv.com

The Hindi film industry stands divided on the issue of whether to attend the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards. While some stars have declared that they won't be attending the award function, others like Lara Dutta, Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Boman Irani amongst others are in Colombo to attend IIFA. Here's a look...

Ex Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Lara Dutta arrives at the Mumbai airport to leave for Colombo.

Actor Riteish Deshmukh steps out of his car to catch a flight to Colombo.

Actor Boman Irani waves at the photographers just before leaving for Colombo.

Music composer and singer Salim Merchant arrives at the Mumbai airport.

Vivek Oberoi speaks to the media at the Mumbai airport just before leaving for Colombo.

Vikram Phadnis arrives at the Mumbai airport.

Lara Dutta goes in for a security check at the Mumbai airport.

Lara speaks to Boman Irani at the Mumbai airport.

Lara Dutta will be performing on stage at this year's IIFA.

Riteish Deshmukh gets ready to board the flight to Colombo.

Lara Dutta at the Mumbai airport.

Riteish waits near an eating joint at the Mumbai airport.

Lara at the Mumbai airport.

Vivek arrives at the Mumbai airport.

Salim Merchant at the Mumbai airport.

Lara Dutta arrives at the Mumbai airport.

Riteish poses for the shutterbugs just before leaving for Colombo.

Dia Mirza at the Mumbai airport.

Sharman Joshi at the Mumbai airport.

Zarine Khan at the Mumbai airport.

Manish Malhotra at the Mumbai airport.

Rocky S at the Mumbai airport.

Sonu Sood at the Mumbai airport.

Ronit Roy at the Mumbai airport.

Nandita Methani at the Mumbai airport.

Hansika Motwani at the Mumbai airport.