A
few
weeks
ago,
Shahrukh
Khan
took
a
smart
step
by
calling
Karan
Johar
for
the
London
shoot
of
his
most
ambitious
film
Ra.One.
He
let
the
news
go
from
him
rather
than
letting
it
reach
the
media
through
sources.
Tweets
floated
around
and
it
was
announced
to
the
world
that
Shahrukh
had
made
a
special
request
to
Karan
to
direct
a
few
scenes
for
Ra.One.
On
his
part,
Shahrukh
did
pre-empt
the
entire
turn
of
events
and
promptly
announced
that
Karan
came
to
London
for
the
shooting
of
Ra.One
as
a
good
luck
charm.
In
any
case,
Bollywood
is
known
for
its
superstitions
and
when
a
film
is
rumoured
to
be
carrying
a
price
tag
of
175
crores,
it
is
but
natural
to
have
all
the
good
luck
charm
to
come
in
handy.
"This
is
the
reason
why
even
though
many
felt
that
(director)
Anubhav
(Sinha)
may
have
been
heartbroken
due
to
someone
else
stepping
in
and
calling
the
shots,
despite
for
a
short
duration,
the
fact
is
that
Karan's
visit
actually
turned
out
to
be
short
and
sweet.
Eventually
qualifying
as
a
friendly
gesture
more
than
anything
else,
it
did
lead
to
a
few
reading
between
the
words
but
none
of
it
mapped
to
the
kind
of
scale
that
would
have
led
to
any
widespread
controversy," comments
an
observer
who
has
been
closely
following
the
turn
of
events.
Since
Karan
has
been
a
close
friend
and
associate
for
over
a
decade
and
a
half
now
and
has
contributed
to
some
of
his
biggest
hits
like
Kuch
Kuch
Hota
Hai,
Kabhi
Khushi
Kabhi
Gham
and
My
Name
Is
Khan
with
him,
it
was
imperative
that
he
was
there
with
him
when
Ra.One
is
being
filmed.
On
his
part,
Karan
doesn't
deny
the
fact
that
he
did
eventually
direct
a
brief
portion
of
the
film.
"There
was
nothing
to
hide
about
it
though.
All
Shahrukh
wanted
me
to
do
was
to
can
a
couple
of
shots
for
good
luck
charm.
It
wasn't
as
if
he
asked
Anubhav
to
sit
aside
and
gave
me
the
entire
control
instead.
It
doesn't
work
that
way," says
Karan,
who
rightly
believes
that
it
is
hardly
an
incident
that
deserves
much
attention.
Well,
one
tends
to
believe
that
Anubhav
Sinha
feels
so
as
well.
With
sci-fi
flick
Robot
already
turning
on
the
heat,
there
is
far
more
emphasis,
which
is
expected
to
be
made
on
Ra.One
now.
Also
starring
Kareena
Kapoor
and
Arjun
Rampal,
Ra.One
is
expected
to
release
in
Summer
2011.