‘Jawan’ pre-release event: Shah Rukh Khan bowls everyone over in Chennai

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By Manigandan KR

31/08/2023

Actor Shah Rukh Khan, hailed worldwide as a Global Star, says the title means nothing to him and what matters to him more is learning from great talent like in his upcoming film Jawan.

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“I want to learn and present it in front of all the Tamilians so you can appreciate what team Jawan taught me,” he said to a roaring audience.

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“Very early on, I understood that some of the finest films come from Tamil Nadu. I was lucky to make two friends from this industry — Mani Ratnam and Santosh Sivan.”

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He recalled, “When I came down here and shot Dil Se (1998), which was my first experience of a Tamil film, I got to know the wonderful Mr Kamal Haasan

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The Bollywood Badshah further added, “And that was the first and the last time that I ever spoke in Tamil because I spoke Tamil in Hey Ram.”

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Speaking of music composer Anirudh, “When Atlee sir told me there’s this young kid and wondered if we could do one song, I said, No, we have to do all the songs with only Anirudh”

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Shah Rukh described Vijay Sethupathi as “Attagaasamana Vijay Sethupathi” and took time to describe how much he loved Sethupathi.

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Choosing to end on a light note, “The best thing apart from the talent is you have fed me well. I have a paunch because the food here in Tamil Nadu is the nicest!”

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