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Small kids have always been a favorite with advertisers since time immemorial. After all, your heart immediately melts when you see a small child talking about his / her favorite product. Two such kids (one a small good-looking boy and the other a cute little girl) were seen many years ago in one of the most popular commercials for a popular health and energy drink - Complan. While the boy proudly exclaimed "I am a Complan Boy" even the girl was not one to be left behind and said "I am a Complan girl". The ad is still etched in our memories but what's interesting is that today that very good-looking boy and cute girl are among the teen heartthrobs of the nation.

Yes we are indeed talking about the super cool Shahid Kapoor and the glamorous Ayesha Takia. Years after they did the Complan commercial together, Shahid and Ayesha have managed to make a mark for themselves in the big, bad world of Bollywood. What's more, the duo was even romantically paired opposite each other in films like Dil Maange More and Fool-N-Final. They would also be seen in Ahmed Khan's forthcoming film Paathshala.


And just in case you are wondering what happened to the Complan, well one look at Shahid and Ayesha's respective debut films (Ishq Vishk and Socha Na Tha) and you'll surely agree that it was only Ayesha on whom the Complan actually worked.

Superstar Akshay Kumar recently revealed that he was inspired by the phrase “Singh Is King” which he noticed on the back of a truck, when he was driving to Jaipur.. “The title went brilliantly with the theme of our film” says the Khiladi Kumar, who after 4 back-to-back hits suffered a disaster in the form of Tashan, although his performance in the movie was appreciated.

But how did the ‘King’ become ‘Kinng’? Laughs the man behind superhits like Waqt and Namastey London, Vipul Shah, “As a Producer I have my film’s interest to take care of. We need success at any cost. My view has always been that whatever can be done to better the vibes of the film or add to the ‘luck’ factor should be done. So very simply, the extra N is only to bring it numerologically to an auspicious number.”

Commenting on the Hindi Film Industries belief in numerology, he adds, “As Indians, don’t we do this all the time? Whether it’s while buying a car, striking a deal or Grihapravesh, we always look for auspicious dates or lucky charms, don’t we? So as a Producer I’m looking for auspicious signs for my film!”

Singh Is Kinng will hit theatres worldwide on Friday, August 8th 2008 with preview shows in select locations on August 7.

Singh is Kinng is an Indian Films - Studio 18 release.