Mumbai: ‘Ra.One’ director Anubhav Sinha, in a recent interview, opened up about his equation with Shah Rukh Khan and the tough phase he went through after the film tanked at the box-office.
Sharing his experience of working with SRK in ‘Ra.One’, the filmmaker told journalist Faye D’Souza that the superstar was a middle-class boy at heart.
“It is so strange that he continues to be a middle-class boy at heart. He’s so middle-class it’s not funny. See, middle-class is not just about money. The last time I met him; I told him that he’s quite middle-class. And he agreed (laughs). He has all the money in the world! But what makes you happy? Does the Gucci make you happier, or does the fact that your sister is happy make you happier?” he said.
Recollecting how heartbroken he was after ‘Ra.One’ failed to impress the audiences, the filmmaker said that he wanted to quit directing films.
“It didn’t turn out the way all of us wanted to do. It was a heartbreak, which I carried in my heart, chest, and shoulders until 2018, when Mulk released. I’d almost given up on myself as a director. I’d decided I won’t direct,” Anubhav said.
On the work front, Anubhav’s recent directorial ‘C 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ released on Netflix in 2024.
The film featured Vijay Verma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Arvind Swami and Dia Mirza in key roles.
Shah Rukh, on the other hand, is currently busy with his upcoming film ‘King’, which will be helmed by Siddharth Anand.
The film will also star Rani Mukerji, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Suhana Khan in key roles.
