{"id":3442,"date":"2008-10-07T16:59:09","date_gmt":"2008-10-07T20:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=3442"},"modified":"2009-03-09T17:42:41","modified_gmt":"2009-03-09T21:42:41","slug":"shah-rukh-khan-boulevard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/","title":{"rendered":"Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan<\/a> is the latest celebrity to enter the United Arab Emirates\u2019 booming real-estate market.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, he launched Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard, a $2 million beachfront residential development on the man-made Dana Island off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven emirates. The little-known emirate aims to emulate Dubai, whose thriving property market has attracted endorsements from celebrities including Brad Pitt and Boris Becker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Scheduled for completion in 2012, The Boulevard will comprise modern townhouses and 10 residential towers, and will spread across an area of 600,000 square feet. The project will also feature a diverse range of lifestyle amenities such as an underwater disco and lounge.<\/p>\n

Though master planning by an international team of designers and architects is set to begin soon, Khan has already offered design ideas for the project.<\/p>\n

“I lost my father at 15 and mother at 25 — lived like a homeless for a long time,” Khan said. “I have a strange fetish for homes<\/a> — it’s close to my heart. Bit by bit, I have built my home where the future of my children lies. While I have done so much for my home, why I can’t I extend this to others?”<\/p>\n

To mark his appreciation for Khan\u2019s interest in the emirate\u2019s growing real-estate sector, H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, hosted a luncheon in honor of the actor.<\/p>\n

\u201cProjects like Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard<\/a> will definitely add more value and variety to the lifestyle offerings available here”,\u00a0 Sheikh Saud said.<\/p>\n

Khan said he was excited about his real estate venture in Ras al Khaimah.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very glad for having had an opportunity to meet H.H. Shiekh Saud<\/a> and to know more about the wonderful vision he has for the development of the emirate,\u201d Khan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Arab world is Hindi film industry\u2019s strongest foreign market<\/a>. Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard is my\u00a0 tribute to the love and affection shown by the people of the UAE to Indian cinema.\u201d<\/p>\n

In <\/strong><\/em>The Sand Castle<\/a><\/strong>, WIDE ANGLE travels to the royal headquarters of the United Arab Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah as HH Sheikh Saud solicits top European architects to carry out his grandiose dream of a new capital city in the middle of his desert kingdom. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is the latest celebrity to enter the United Arab Emirates\u2019 booming real-estate market. On Sunday, he launched Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard, a $2 million beachfront residential development on the man-made Dana Island off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven emirates. The little-known emirate aims to emulate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9892,1],"tags":[505,2294,2292,2293],"class_list":["post-3442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wa-blog","category-uncategorized","tag-blog","tag-ras-al-khaimah","tag-shah-rukh-khan","tag-united-arab-emirates"],"yoast_head":"\nShah Rukh Khan Boulevard | Wide Angle | PBS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard | Wide Angle | PBS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is the latest celebrity to enter the United Arab Emirates\u2019 booming real-estate market. On Sunday, he launched Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard, a $2 million beachfront residential development on the man-made Dana Island off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven emirates. The little-known emirate aims to emulate […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wide Angle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2008-10-07T20:59:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2009-03-09T21:42:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"lauren feeney\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"lauren feeney\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"lauren feeney\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/#\/schema\/person\/51408b314c993e713a0d0f06a65d53d5\"},\"headline\":\"Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard\",\"datePublished\":\"2008-10-07T20:59:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-03-09T21:42:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/\"},\"wordCount\":392,\"commentCount\":8,\"keywords\":[\"blog\",\"Ras Al Khaimah\",\"Shah Rukh Khan\",\"United Arab Emirates\"],\"articleSection\":[\"blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/\",\"name\":\"Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard | Wide Angle | PBS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2008-10-07T20:59:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-03-09T21:42:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/#\/schema\/person\/51408b314c993e713a0d0f06a65d53d5\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/\",\"name\":\"Wide Angle\",\"description\":\"America's only program exclusively devoted to international current affairs documentaries.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/search-results\/?q={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/#\/schema\/person\/51408b314c993e713a0d0f06a65d53d5\",\"name\":\"lauren feeney\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard | Wide Angle | PBS","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard | Wide Angle | PBS","og_description":"Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is the latest celebrity to enter the United Arab Emirates\u2019 booming real-estate market. On Sunday, he launched Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard, a $2 million beachfront residential development on the man-made Dana Island off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven emirates. The little-known emirate aims to emulate […]","og_url":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/","og_site_name":"Wide Angle","article_published_time":"2008-10-07T20:59:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2009-03-09T21:42:41+00:00","author":"lauren feeney","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"lauren feeney","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/"},"author":{"name":"lauren feeney","@id":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/#\/schema\/person\/51408b314c993e713a0d0f06a65d53d5"},"headline":"Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard","datePublished":"2008-10-07T20:59:09+00:00","dateModified":"2009-03-09T21:42:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/"},"wordCount":392,"commentCount":8,"keywords":["blog","Ras Al Khaimah","Shah Rukh Khan","United Arab Emirates"],"articleSection":["blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/","url":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/","name":"Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard | Wide Angle | PBS","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/#website"},"datePublished":"2008-10-07T20:59:09+00:00","dateModified":"2009-03-09T21:42:41+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/#\/schema\/person\/51408b314c993e713a0d0f06a65d53d5"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/shah-rukh-khan-boulevard\/3442\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/","name":"Wide Angle","description":"America's only program exclusively devoted to international current affairs documentaries.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/search-results\/?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/#\/schema\/person\/51408b314c993e713a0d0f06a65d53d5","name":"lauren feeney","sameAs":["http:\/\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3442\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}