Jackie Shroff remembers seeing Shah Rukh Khan’s akelapan throughout Devdas, King Uncle: Akele kone mein baitha

Jackie Shroff on working with Shah Rukh Khan in King Uncle

When requested about what he noticed in Shah Rukh’s progress from King Uncle to Devdas, Jackie recalled SRK enjoying his youthful brother in King Uncle and mentioned, “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).”

Jackie Shroff admits it is lonely on the prime

He then spoke about working with him on Devdas and mentioned, “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),” admiting that it is lonely at prime.

Shah Rukh and Jackie have labored collectively in a number of movies like Trimurti, King Uncle, One 2 Ka 4, Devdas and Happy New Year, amongst others. If reviews are to be believed, Jackie and SRK are all set to work collectively once more in Siddharth Anand’s directorial, King. The movie additionally stars Suhana Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, and Saurabh Shukla, and reviews recommend that Anil Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Deepika Padukone have additionally joined the solid. The movie is presently beneath manufacturing.