I gave a part of me to every film that I did: SRK on 30 years in Bollywood

Actor marked three decades in the Indian cinema on Saturday with first-ever Insta live.

Shah Rukh Khan, who completed three decades in Bollywood on Saturday, interacted with fans over his first Insta live ever to mark the astounding feat. During the 30-minute virtual session, Shah Rukh spoke about his upcoming films, Pathaan in particular, life achievements, strengths and weaknesses. The actor also opened up about his brotherly bond with Salman Khan, who often gets treated like his arch-nemesis by the Indian media.

Talking about his decades-long journey, Shah Rukh said, “30 years… It seems like just yesterday I came down to Mumbai hoping that I would be able to work for a year maybe, two years at most, do five, six, seven, eight, 10 films. If things don't work out, I'll find a job — I've done my studies in economics and mass communication — I always felt I would find a job in the media, I'll find something to do with films even if it was lighting the setup [or] being a sound assistant. I just love films! So, I always thought if I don't make it as an actor, I'll leave after a year or so and go back to doing some job here in Mumbai on the sets for other people. But now, I want to work for 30 more years in films. In fact, I want to work till I am 106 years old.”

About his career, the star commented, “I gave a part of me to every film that I did.” When a fan asked about what scenes Khan struggles with, he replied, "I am very shy, there a lot of scenes I can't do so I request the directors and writers 'please don't do this for me because I feel very awkward doing it. One of the things which is very difficult for me to do as an actor is to laugh on screen."

 

 

 

 

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The actor went on to recall anecdotes to make a point, "I try to avoid scenes where I have to laugh — which sounds very unreal. There are some scenes where you have to laugh — I remember in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, there's a basketball scene with Kajol [and] I just couldn't laugh. Karan [Johar] had to make the small kid who says tussi jarahay ho make funny some faces so that I could laugh in the scene. Even then I could not do it as well as I wish I had. Laughing is difficult for me."

Commenting on his upcoming film Pathaan he said that the process of filmmaking is more important to him than the film itself. He also revealed Pathaan is the kind of action he has been wanting to do for 30 years, so he really been enjoyed filming it. Revealing that its trailer will come out in November or December this year, Shah Rukh also joked about having the same hairstyle as Deepika in the film.

As for his experience working with Salman, Shah Rukh asserted, “There is no working experience. There’s always a love experience, happy experience, friendly experience, and brotherly experience. It’s amazing whenever I work with him. We haven’t really done a full-fledged film together, apart from one, which was also not full-fledged, to be honest. We were not together in the film for too long. So, we get to work 4-5 days in a year sometimes in a film.”

The King Khan went on to call Salman his family. “He is a brother. We don’t know who is the elder brother. Each one of us on different days behave like an elder to each other, depending on who made the mistake.” He recalled having a fun time working with Salman in Tubelight and Zero and also dropped hints about possibly collaborating with the Dabangg star for Tiger 3. “Inshallah I will try to be in Tiger also,” the Dilwale actor said.

Prior to the session, Shah Rukh had unveiled the motion poster for Pathaan, which sees him in a rugged avatar, wielding a gun in one hand. His unshaven look grabbed everyone’s attention on social media. Sharing the same on Instagram, Shah Rukh wrote, “30 years and not counting cause your love and smiles have been infinite. Here’s to continuing with Pathaan.”

Helmed by Siddharth Anand, Pathaan is slated to release on January 25 next year.

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