Mumbai: Actors Jackie Shroff and Shah Rukh Khan have worked together in several hit films like ‘Happy New Year’, ‘Devdas’, ‘King Uncle’ and many more.
During a recent interview with Vickey Lalwani, Jackie shared that he witnessed Shah Rukh’s loneliness while filming ‘King Uncle’ and ‘Devdas.’
Recalling Shah Rukh playing the role of his younger brother in ‘King Uncle’, Jackie said, “Akelapan. Har actor ko ek lonely feel hona chahiye, mere ko bola tha ye kisi ne. So I saw him sitting out there, on his own. He was playing my younger brother. And he was respectful, focused on his work, he was charismatic, he was charming. But aloof. Like I was aloof, he also aloof. I liked those vibes (Loneliness. Every actor should experience a sense of loneliness; someone once told me that. I saw him sitting there alone. He was playing my younger brother. He was respectful, focused, charismatic, but aloof. Just like I was aloof, he was too. I liked that vibe).”
Talking about working with Shah Rukh in ‘Devdas’, Jackie said, “Devdas se pehle bhi humne kayi films ki. One 2 Ka Four kiya aur ek-do films aur. Par Devdas mein normal tha. Mere liye toh mera bhai tha, chhota bhai jo maine dekha. Wohi ladka jo maine dekha tha ki akele kone mein baitha hai. Role bhi waisa tha Devdas ka, aur main jaisa hoon waisa hi tha uske saath (We had done several films before Devdas, One 2 Ka Four and a couple of others. But on Devdas, he was the same. For me, he was still my younger brother. The same boy I had once seen sitting quietly in a corner. Even the role of Devdas suited that vibe. And I was the same with him as I always had been).”
On the work front, Jackie and Shah Rukh have teamed up again in Siddharth Anand’s upcoming action drama ‘King.’
The film also features SRK’s daughter Suhana Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Deepika Padukone and others.
