New Delhi:
There are actors, and then there are Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. Names have long stood in a league of their own. His screen presence is impeccable. What is equally awe-inspiring is their complete command on a set, the way they carry themselves and the respect they command from everyone around them.
Even among Bollywood’s biggest stars, the equation depends on who is standing in front of them. Farah Khan recently opened up about her working relationship with both Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.
Farah revealed that while she could freely shout at Shah Rukh Khan on the sets, she never dared to scold Amitabh. He shared anecdotes on Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi’s talk shows double date. Tennis star Sania Mirza also joined him.
Farah said she always felt comfortable calling out actors when they didn’t follow her directions, but Big B was different. “The only person I never dared to rebuke was Amitji,” he recalled.
Her contrast with Shah Rukh Khan came during the making of Karan Johar’s film Sometimes there is happiness and sometimes there is sorrow.. Farah choreographed several songs for the 2001 film, including the popular track Say Shawa ShawaIn which were Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Jaya Bachchan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji.
According to Farah, Shah Rukh himself encouraged her to shout at her if she made a mistake. She wanted the entire crew to see that not even a superstar was immune to her instructions.
Shah Rukh Khan asked Farah Khan to shout at him
Recalling the incident, Farah said that Shah Rukh approached her and told her to treat him like everyone else.
He said, “Shah Rukh was very sweet. He came up to me and said, ‘What are you doing, you shout at me. Whatever you have to say, just shout at me. Then everyone will get the message that if you can shout at Shah Rukh, you’ll be mad.'”
Recalling the moment Shah Rukh Khan changed his choreography, Farah said, “SRK, how dare you change the step? Just do what I taught you.”
Farah clarified that she did not need to scold Shah Rukh often. She described him as one of the sweetest, nicest and hardest working actors she had worked with.
He also recalled that Shah Rukh often made fun of his approach to filmmaking.
Farah’s long friendship with Shah Rukh goes way back Never ever in 1994, where he worked as a choreographer. Later he made his directorial debut with Shahrukh I don’t In 2004, after that Om Shanti Om And happy New Year.
Shah Rukh Khan will next be seen in this the king The film also stars his daughter Suhana and Deepika Padukone.