Mallika Sherawat film goes straight to DVD?

Mallika Sherawat's US film Love, Barack is reportedly going to release straight to DVD.

Following the poor performance of her last Hollywood project Hisss, and the current economic climate, the film is said to be unable to find distribution.

A source for Mid Day revealed: "It's not easy to get distribution for a film that has a African-American hero unless you are Will Smith or Denzel Washington. Also the distribution market is still grappling with post-recession woes, especially smaller studios."

The William Dear-directed production is set against the backdrop of the US Presidential elections.

The film, which has the alternate title Politics of Love, looks increasingly uncertain to have a theatrical release.

"Politics of Love was planned to release last year to cash in on the Obama craze, but now it seems too late. No-one is interested in buying the film now," the insider added.

Barack Obama was recently featured as a character in Karan Johar's US-shot My Name Is Khan.

'My Name is Khan' releasing in South Korea this week

Shah Rukh Khan starrer "My Name is Khan" has yet not exhausted exploring every possible market across the globe and its distributor, Fox Star Studios, said Wednesday the film will be opening this weekend in South Korea.

"Recently a new market has opened up in South Korea and we are releasing the film there this weekend with 300 prints," Vijay Singh, chief executive officer of Fox Star Studios revealed at the FICCI-Frames conference here Wednesday.

Directed by Karan Johar "My Name is Khan" revolves around Rizwan Khan (Shah Rukh), a Muslim from Mumbai who suffers from Asperger syndrome, a form of autism.

Rizwan marries a Hindu single mother Mandira (Kajol) in San Francisco. But post 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at the Los Angeles International Airport, mistaking his disability for "suspicious" behaviour.

Released last year Feb 12, "My Name is Khan" boasts to be the highest grossing Bollywood film overseas.

"It has earned a staggering USD 23 million overseas till now," said Singh.

Filmfare Nominations In Galore

The Filmfare Awards nominations have been announced on Thursday and the film that has bagged a maximum number of nominations is Shahrukh Khan's My Name is Khan making it nominations galore for the film as a whole.

Shahrukh Khan's portrayal of the character with a lapse in his mental capabilities thereby making him a little abnormal at times was essayed with excellent perfection by the star.

In fact the way his neck had to be strained every time he spoke was kind of strenuous for SRK in real life and he had gone through severe pains in his neck muscles long after the shooting for the movie was completed. Thus having received the highest nominations for the film will certainly make the entire cast and crew of the film quite happy and elated.

The film received nominations for various categories like Best Film, Best Actor Male-Shahrukh Khan, Best Director- Karan Johar, Best Actor Female- Kajol, and Best Lyrics- Niranjan Iyengar for the song 'Sajda' and 'Noor -E- Khuda'.

Best Music- Shankar Ehsan Loy, Best Playback Singer Male- Adnan Sami and Shankar Mahadevan for 'Noor -E -Khuda',Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for 'Sajda' and Best Female Singer Shreya Ghoshal for 'Noor- E- Khuda'.

Apart from MNIK getting nominated for Best Film, others in the list of nominations under this category are Dabangg, which also bagged a nomination for six categories, Band Baaja Baarat, Peepli Live, and Udaan.

'My Name Is Khan' eligible for Oscars

My Name Is Khan has reportedly joined the list of movies eligible for the 2011 Academy Awards.

The Karan Johar directed film, starring Shah Rukh Khan, is the only Indian film on the reminder list, which includes all the releases to be considered by the Academy for nomination.

Johar, however, said that whether the film it is nominated or not he is deeply honoured that his work has been accepted on a global platform.

"MNIK started off as a movement and it's heartening to hear that today it's in the broad list of films eligible to be in the running in all categories," the director said.

"Whether it will be selected or not depends on many factors, including luck, but it's wonderful to know that people all over the world have loved MNIK so much."

'My Name Is Khan' wins award in LA

Karan Johar has accepted an award for his record-breaking film My Name Is Khan.

The director received the Muslim 'Public Affairs Council' award (MPAC) at the 19th Annual Voices of Courage and Conscience Media Awards in LA.

"It's a matter of great pride not just because Khan has received its first award, but also because it has come from such a special organisation," Mid Day quotes Johar as saying.

"It's heartening to receive such an honour, especially because the film resonated a common sentiment across age, sex and religion.

"I have had so many people come up to me and say how various scenes and images in the film have made them draw parallels with their own life. I think it's a moment of pride for Shah Rukh [Khan] and me."

My Name Is Khan, which stars Khan and Kajol, will be screened at the prestigious New York art cinema The Angelika.