Filmmaker Karan Johar, who has directed Shah Rukh Khan in several iconic romantic movies, recently revealed that the superstar always ‘hated’ love stories and never wanted to be a part of the genre. Karan Johar made this surprising revelation during his appearance on the Be A Man Yaar Podcast.
Shah Rukh Khan wanted to be an action star
According to Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan preferred to work in action films and was not keen on becoming a romantic hero. Karan Johar also said that Aditya Chopra had to convince Shah Rukh Khan to do Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, another landmark film in his career. He said that Shah Rukh Khan was not too thrilled about doing Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Karan’s directorial debut that hit the theatres in 1998. However, when the film turned out to be a massive hit, Shah Rukh Khan gracefully accepted the success and did not object to doing more love stories.
“Shah Rukh hated love stories. He only wanted to be in action films. He didn’t want Adi (Aditya Chopra) to make Dilwale (Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge). He was irritated I was making Kuch Kuch Hota Hai but then when these films worked, he didn’t say anything because he was like… you know ‘chadhte suraj ko salam’ (bow to the rising sun). If this love story is working, let’s go with it,” Karan said.
Shah Rukh Khan’s powerful eyes can move anyone, making him quintessential romantic hero
He added that Shah Rukh has powerful eyes that could move everyone regardless of the gender. Aditya Chopra told Shah Rukh Khan that he had something special about his eyes that made him the quintessential romantic hero. “He could launch a million love battles with those eyes. Unn aankhon ki masti ke mastaane hazaaron hain aur hamesha rahenge. Nobody else has those eyes. He has got ‘khuda ki aankhein’. When you see those eyes, you feel like he could make any human being weak-kneed, man, woman anyone, it doesn’t matter,” Karan said.
The filmmaker also spoke about the tear that emerges in Shah Rukh’s eyes during an emotional or romantic scene, something that his fans have often noticed and said that when the tear emerges, “you feel like fida ho gaye hain, prem kahani shuru ho gayi (now the love story has started).”
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Karan Johar bows down to Shah Rukh Khan at special screening of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Karan Johar bowed down to Shah Rukh Khan while praising him at a special silver jubilee screening of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
“I bow down to the man himself, the biggest movie star of this world. I remember the day Jawan released, I said ‘Okay, now we are done with King, now we are officially Emperor.’ To the emperor of entertainment and the Queen of so many hearts, I am so grateful,” Karan Johar said.
Karan and Shah Rukh have worked together on films such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, My Name Is Khan and a cameo appearance in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. They both have also produced films like Dear Zindagi and Ittefaq together.
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