Ra.One (Hindi: रा.वण is an upcoming Hindi science-fiction superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film, which features Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal, will be produced under Khan's production company, Red Chillies Entertainment. Originally scheduled to release on June 3 2011, the film was pushed back due to extensive post production work and is now set for release on October 26, 2011. Ra.One's first look was unveiled during the First Quarter Finals of the 2011 Cricket World Cup whilst the theatrical trailer was released three months later.
During an appearance on the chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Khan stated that Jackie Chan was "approached for a role in the film". Khan had reportedly sent Chan the detailed script of the film, along with the action sequences and a brief synopsis of his character; it was later confirmed that Chan would not be part of the project.In July 2010, Khan announced that Chinese-American actor Tom Wu would be part of the film.
In September 2010, reports indicated that Khan had signed Hans Zimmer to compose the background score for the film. However in early 2011, the director of the film dismissed it as a rumor. Vishal-Shekhar will work on the background score and Akon would be recording two songs for the film. The singer arrived in India on March 8, 2010 and recorded two songs with Vishal-Shekhar. On May 29, 2011, it was reported that one of the two songs composed by Akon was leaked on the internet.
During an appearance on the chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Khan stated that Jackie Chan was "approached for a role in the film". Khan had reportedly sent Chan the detailed script of the film, along with the action sequences and a brief synopsis of his character; it was later confirmed that Chan would not be part of the project.In July 2010, Khan announced that Chinese-American actor Tom Wu would be part of the film.
In September 2010, reports indicated that Khan had signed Hans Zimmer to compose the background score for the film. However in early 2011, the director of the film dismissed it as a rumor. Vishal-Shekhar will work on the background score and Akon would be recording two songs for the film. The singer arrived in India on March 8, 2010 and recorded two songs with Vishal-Shekhar. On May 29, 2011, it was reported that one of the two songs composed by Akon was leaked on the internet.
On March 10, 2011, it was announced that the television broadcasting rights for Ra.One had been sold to Star India for a record sum of 
40 crore, officially surpassing the previous record of 3 Idiots for 33 crore, to become the highest-sold Bollywood film ever.
40 crore, officially surpassing the previous record of 3 Idiots for 33 crore, to become the highest-sold Bollywood film ever.
