Shahrukh beats Tom Cruise at UK Box Office

Be it London or Mumbai, waiting a couple of hours to get a glimpse of Shah Rukh Khan seems to be okay with fans. As was the case when the actor visited the sets of Jhoom India.His latest habit of walking into reality shows doesn't just end with promoting Om Shanti Om. He actively interacted with all and sundry on this show too and expressed his heartiest thanks for watching Om Shanti Om."I thank you all for watching my film and making it a huge hit. It's even more special because it’s my big solo production,” Shah Rukh said.Om Shanti Om has overtaken Tom Cruise-Meryl Streep starrer Lions for Lambs at the UK box office – an achievement worth taking notice. But SRK played the Hollywood comparison in his usual witty style."Everyone says I can't beat anyone in Bollywood. So now on take on Hollywood stars,” he said.With two hits in his kitty, and innumerable public appearances still going strong, SRK sure can take on any star world over.

31 stars including Shahrukh make a special appearance in the Deewangi song including Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Rekha, Jeetendra, Ritesh Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, Shabana Azmi, Kajol, Priyanka Chopra, Shilpa Shetty, Arbaaz Khan, Amrita Arora, Vidya Balan, Juhi Chawla, Saif Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Dharmendra, Tusshar Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Urmila Matondkar, Sunil Shetty, Govinda, Bobby Deol etc. Nobody charged Shah Rukh anything for making an appearance in the Deewangi song. Everybody did the song gratis. Knowing Shah Rukh Khan, he sent each of the stars who made a special appearance in the film, a gift hamper. The gift hamper had stuff like a Tag Heur watch, a Nokia mobile phone and other items.

SRK bowled over by Om Shanti Om; gifts Farah a Mercedes

After seeing the final print of 'Om Shanti Om', Shahrukh Khan is bowled over by the film to such a great extent that he has pronto gifted Farah Khan a white Mercedes.Apparently 'baadshah' of Bollywood was highly impressed by the entertainment quotient of the film and deemed fit to acknowledge and reward Farah for her hard work and treatment meted to 'Om Shanti Om'.Says Farah, "Shahrukh and I saw the copy around a week back and he was very happy with the results. Next thing I know, I was gifted a Mercedes."Knowing Shahrukh Khan for being generous with his friends, it may not really have been a bolt out of blue. "A Mercedes wasn't something that I was expecting as a gift", informs Farah, "To be honest I was surprised!"