Shah Rukh Khan was most recently seen in Aanand L Rai's Zero. In an exclusive interview,the director discussed working with SRK after Zero was a box office flop.
We haven't seen superstar Shah Rukh Khan on the big screen in over three years. The actor was most recently seen in Aanand L Rai's 2018 film Zero. In addition to SRK, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif appeared in the film. Despite the fact that it was star-studded, the film was a box office flop. Its failure, however, hasn't dampened the director's enthusiasm for making films.
In an exclusive interview with, Aanand L Rai and writer Himanshu Sharma explained why they continue to make unconventional films despite the failure of Zero.
SHAH RUKH KHAN MOTIVATED AANAND L RAI AND HIMANSHU SHARMA TO TELL TRICKY STORIES
After Zero, director Aanand L Rai and writer Himanshu Sharma discussed making Atrangi Re. "It was very easy for us to make Tanu Weds Manu 3 after Zero," Aanand explains, "but we chose to make another tricky one, Atrangi Re."
Himanshu also added, "Khan saab (SRK) used to say this, 'there will be many people that you work with who talk about success but nobody can teach you failure better than Shah Rukh Khan and I am telling you that never lose this madness.' We owe this to him and that is why we never shied away from telling another tricky story. We could have easily gone to a very easy subject, but we stayed true to what we are."
WILL AANAND L RAI WORK AGAIN WITH SRK?
Zero was the first collaboration between Aanand L Rai and Shah Rukh Khan. When we ask the director if he plans to work with SRK again, he says,"We are working really hard to reach him now, we are working towards it. Maybe it will take a few more years or if tomorrow we have a story which he likes, we will be there. He is all heart."
Meanwhile, after the success of his most recent film, Atrangi Re, Aanand L Rai is preparing for two upcoming projects: Raksha Bandhan and Action Hero. Shah Rukh Khan, on the other hand, is hard at work on his upcoming action film, Pathan.
