Aanand L Rai on directing Salman-SRK: It was my fanboy moment

Aanand L Rai’s next with Shah Rukh Khan is surely one of the most awaited films of 2018. The movie has Shah Rukh Khan playing the role of a dwarf. It also stars Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles, getting the ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ trio back on the big screen. Well, the film also has a cameo by Salman Khan and the actor has already shot for it.

Recently, while talking to a tabloid, Rai shared his experience of directing Salman and SRK together. The director said, “It was my fanboy moment, I stopped being a director and was clapping as an audience.”

Talking about his relation with SRK, Rai said, “Our relationship goes beyond the actor-director equation. Now that I’ve found him, he’ll be with me till I’m around. It’s the same with Dhanush who’s like a younger brother, and Sonam (Kapoor) who I’ll just call up to know what she is doing. I’ve not trained at any film institute, idhar udhar ki baton mein mujhe mazaa aata hai aur issi beech film ban jaati hai. It’s important to enjoy the journey because that’s what defines a film which is the last chapter.” (Also Read: Shah Rukh Khan says Aanand L Rai brings happiness on the sets of the film)

He also spoke on why he opted to cast SRK in his movie. Rai said, “I wanted to cut the all-important two feet from a star as big and confident as Khan saab, then tell a love story. Being an intelligent man, he knew what I was talking about.”

While we know that SRK plays the role of a dwarf in the film, the details of Anushka and Katrina’s characters are kept under the wraps. According to some reports, Katrina plays herself in the movie and Anushka will be seen playing the role of a mentally challenged girl.

Murtuza Iqbal

‘Eat Sleep Bollywood Repeat’ is his life Mantra. Dance is his first love and Rani Mukerji is his eternal crush. He is someone who loves being himself, and as for the ones who don’t agree, his reply? “Talk to my hand!”