10 months ago
SRK's Dedication to Stunts Praised by Action Director
An action director named Parvez Shaikh has worked with the famous Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan for many years.
He says that Shah Rukh Khan is a very energetic person who makes everyone feel excited when he comes on set.
Parvez remembers that Shah Rukh Khan helped him a lot when he was just starting out as an action director, giving him many chances to work on big projects like ads and movies.
Shah Rukh Khan also likes to do his own dangerous stunts in movies, like jumping from tall buildings or fighting himself, even when it's hard and a bit scary.
He doesn't always use a stunt double, which shows his bravery.
Parvez explains that actors like Shah Rukh and Akshay Kumar prefer doing stunts themselves.
Even though Shah Rukh Khan has gotten hurt doing stunts, he still keeps doing them.
Parvez believes Shah Rukh Khan's good nature and how he treats people is as important as his acting for making him a superstar.
Action Director Parvez Shaikh has worked with Shah Rukh Khan for decades, initially as a stuntman and later as an action director.
Shaikh credits Shah Rukh Khan with significantly boosting his career by giving him opportunities when he was starting out as an action director.
Shah Rukh Khan is noted for his energetic presence on set and his practice of performing many of his own stunts, including dangerous sequences.
Difficult stunts performed by Shah Rukh Khan include fighting himself in 'Duplicate' and performing a jump in 'Fan'.
The 'Ra.One' train sequence took approximately two months to shoot and was a very expensive production.
- Who
- Action Director Parvez Shaikh and actor Shah Rukh Khan
- What
- Parvez Shaikh discusses Shah Rukh Khan's willingness and dedication to performing his own stunts and his generosity in boosting Shaikh's career.
- Where
- Shooting locations mentioned include Mukesh Mills, Khandala, Film City, and on running trains in Mumbai.
- When
- The article references Shaikh's career starting in 1992 and discussions about films from the 90s to more recent ones like Ra.One and Fan.
- Why
- Shaikh highlights SRK's positive energy, nature, and personal connections as reasons for his stardom and enduring relationships, alongside his commitment to performing stunts.
Actors Who Prefer Stunts
Actors Who Use Doubles
Stunt Performance Preference
Actors Who Prefer Stunts
Actors like Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar prefer to perform their own stunts.
Actors Who Use Doubles
Many other actors rely on body doubles for action sequences.
Key facts
- Actor
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Action Director
- Parvez Shaikh
- Early Films with SRK (Stunts)
- Baazigar, Darr, Chaahat, Dil Se..., Trimurti, Dil To Pagal Hai
- Films as Action Director with SRK
- Ra.One, Fan
- Duplicate Stunt
- Jumped from second floor, fought himself in mud
- Ra.One Train Sequence Duration
- Approximately two months
- Main Hoon Na Injury
- Injured breaking glass on a bridge climax scene
Quotes
Parvez Shaikh
Action Director who has worked with Shah Rukh Khan for decades.
“We did a lot of rehearsals, around 15 to 20 days of practice before the actual shoot. The filming itself happened in three parts. One part was shot with real trains in Khandala, inside the compartments and on the station. Then we did shoots on a running train: Trom Kandivili to Borivili (northwest Mumbai). And the third part -- the set work -- was done in Film City. That set had two-three train coaches built for the shoot. That's where Kareena (Kapoor) ma'am's portions were done -- all the scenes with the kids inside the train, the running and stunts, the fire shots -- all that was filmed in Film City. The whole sequence took about two months to shoot. And it was very expensive too.”
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“In that scene, Shah Rukhbhai had to jump from the second floor. There were no cables or airbags then. We used to have boxes and mattresses. Since it was a double role, he had to play both characters -- so he was fighting himself! Plus, he had to fight in the mud and grime. So imagine, from about 30-40 feet high, Shah Rukh Khan fighting Shah Rukh Khan, falling, tumbling, and doing all of it himself. Even in those days, he used to do dangerous shots himself. Actually, in almost every film, Shah Rukhbhai has done a lot of his own stunts.”
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Shah Rukh Khan
Actor, contacted by Action Director Parvez Shaikh.
“Whatever projects come out of our company, whether it's a small ad film or a feature film, give them to him.”
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