Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor’s Ra One was released in 2011. Directed by Anubhav Sinha, despite super-hit tracks, it didn’t have a favorable response at the box office. Recently, talking about working on the film, the Thappad director held himself responsible as he admitted being ‘enamored’ by the superstar during his association. He mentioned that whatever King Khan said was ‘gospel truth’ to him.
During a recent conversation with casting director Mukesh Chhabra on Mashable India’s YouTube channel, Anubhav Sinha was asked about his experience of working with Shah Rukh Khan in Ra. One. In response to this, the filmmaker was quick to admit, “Vo bada acha bhi hai aur usmein mujhse kuch kamiyan bhi reh gayi (It’s good, but a lot of things lacked on my part).”
The IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack director shared that when he met Shah Rukh Khan to narrate the script, the superstar readily agreed. Sinha further recalled King Khan asking him when did he plan to make it, and he told SRK that it would require him 2 years to prepare for it. The director further expressed his belief, stating that apparently, this was something that might’ve impressed the superstar to work with him.
Sinha says there were several benefits and great experiences working with him. He shared that while he was making a song with Vishal-Shekhar, they discussed that Akon would be a right fit to sing the song. When he shared this with SRK, he surprisingly asked if he would sing in Hindi. King Khan said that he would see if something can be done about it.
Later, Anubhav recalled they had to catch a flight and before that, Shah Rukh asked him to leave a little early for some work. Much to the filmmaker’s surprise, they reached a nightclub that was situated on the top of a hotel in Times Square, where Akon was already present. He recollected memories of the international star calling him “big man.”
On a concluding note, the director admitted, “mere saath jo nuksaan tha vo ye tha ke (My loss was) whatever he said I was so enamored by him that whatever he said sounded gospel truth to me which should not happen. That’s not his fault, that’s my fault.”
Anubhav Sinha’s last directorial was IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack.
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