2002 in British music charts the third release from his debut album, "Gotta Get Thru This", which despite producing 5 Top 10 singles and 6 Top 40 hits only managed to make No. 13 in the albums chart. A fourth chart topper confirmed Eminem as the most successful rapper in UK chart history. The song, "Lose Yourself" is taken from the soundtrack to his own film, "8 Mile", which also proved very popular. The song also topped the charts in the US. Boy band Blue returned to the top of the UK charts for the 3rd time collaborating with Elton John to revive an old
Samurai (2002 film) releasing before "Samurai". Simran first approached to play a pivotal role in the movie, but Jaya Seel, who appeared alongside Prabhu Deva in "Pennin Manathai Thottu", was roped in to play a medical student. Malayalam actor Kollam Thulasi was signed up to play a negative role in the film and thus made his debut in Tamil films. Vikram went to yoga classes to prepare for the opening scene for "Samurai", where he poses in the Mayura asanam posture. In an interview in 2002, the actor stated that when he first met Balaji "he was a very enthusiastic, charged person" and