Shah Rukh Khan Said His Jawan Character Azad Will Be ‘Mass’ While Atlee Bet On Vikram: ‘Boss, You Were Right!’
Shah Rukh Khan delivered two massive hits, Pathaan and Jawan. While Pathaan collected Rs. 1,055 crore, Jawan collected Rs. 1,160 crore during its run. In Jawan, Shah Rukh Khan played a double role – father Vikram Rathore, and son Azad.
Now, in a recent interview, Atlee revealed that he had a bet with SRK about which of his characters from Jawan will be the mass hero. While Atlee claimed Vikram Rathore will become people’s favourite, Khan believed his girl fans will be fond of his younger character Azad.
You can hear Atlee talks about the same here below.
Latest: Atlee – ” When I told Shah Rukh Khan sir that ‘Vikram Rathore’ character will be the MASS, he didn’t agree. But after seeing the film he said ‘Boss you were right.’ “#ShahRukhKhan pic.twitter.com/maB75urTUn
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Speaking about the same, Atlee, in a recent interview with Pinkvilla, said, “When I was discussing Jawan with Shah Rukh Khan, I told him, ‘Sir, you wait and watch, Vikram Rathore is going to become a mass character.’ He just looked at me and said, ‘No, sir. Girls like me, Azad will be the mass hero.’ We both bet on it. Soon, after he watched the film, he turned to me and said, ‘Boss, you were right.’”
Shah Rukh Khan’s Vikram Rathore sported a salt and pepper look. The character entered in the second half of the movie, and became an instant hit with his fans as it was the first time when he sported such a look. Meanwhile, in an earlier interview, Shah Rukh Khan shared how, with films like Jawan and Dunki, he did age-honest roles. “I am 58 now, and I feel I should do age-centric roles now. Jawan was more like a commercial, ‘in-your-face’ kind of character.”
Recently, Atlee also said that he spoke to Salman Khan about a cameo in Varun Dhawan’s Baby John, which is being produced by him. He said, “It was just an initial discussion between me and Murad (Khetani) Sir. I told him, ‘Sir, towards the end, I need a cameo… should we ask Salman Sir?’ He said, ‘Okay.’ Next day, he calls me in the morning and says, ‘Salman has agreed to do a cameo.’ I was shocked. I was, like, ‘I was just discussing with you, I don’t have any such scene prepared for it. Let me work on it.’”
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