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Nana Patekar Helped Shah Rukh Khan Secure Jail Release
Shah Rukh Khan once became angry about a magazine story that upset his wife, Gauri.
He went to confront the people involved and carried a ceremonial weapon.
Khan later said he threatened people and injured a young man.
Police arrested him, and he could not get bail right away because he arrived after 6 p.m.
He said he even used a phone call from custody to threaten the person he had confronted.
Later, Nana Patekar helped him get released through an evening court hearing.
Khan said he was grateful to Patekar.
The two actors had worked together on a film released in 1992.
Patekar later said Khan still greeted him with affection.
Shah Rukh Khan recalled being arrested after confronting a journalist over a magazine story.
He said the story upset his wife, Gauri, and that he carried a ceremonial weapon to confront those involved.
Khan said he injured a young man, was arrested, and could not immediately secure bail because he arrived after 6 p.m.
He credited Nana Patekar with helping him get out of jail through an evening court hearing.
The actors worked together on Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, released in 1992, and Patekar later recalled Khan greeting him warmly.
- Who
- Shah Rukh Khan and Nana Patekar; the incident followed Khan's confrontation with a journalist.
- What
- Khan recalled that Patekar helped him secure release from jail after his arrest.
- Where
- The confrontation took place at the journalist's premises; police took Khan from the sets of Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa to a police station.
- When
- The arrest took place in the early 1990s; Khan recounted it at Tehelka's Think 2012 event.
- Why
- Khan said he was angry over a magazine report linking him romantically with a co-star, which had upset Gauri.
Key facts
- Arrest context
- Khan said he was arrested after confronting a journalist over a magazine report.
- Weapon
- Khan recalled carrying a ceremonial weapon given to him by his father-in-law at his wedding; he also described injuring a young man with a kukri.
- Bail delay
- He said he arrived at the police station after 6 p.m. and could not secure bail immediately.
- Patekar's help
- Khan credited Nana Patekar with helping him get released through an evening court hearing.
- Shared film
- The actors worked together on Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, released in 1992.
- Khan's account
- He recounted the incident at Tehelka's Think 2012 event.
- Patekar's recollection
- Patekar later said Khan continued to greet him warmly, recalling a meeting at the International Film Festival of India in Goa.
Quotes
Shah Rukh Khan
Actor recalling the confrontation that led to his arrest.
“Nana Patekar got me out of jail, finally, and he was very sweet. On a weekend, there's an evening court that gives you bail or something. I tried to be decent, and I have kind of changed now.”
NDTV
“I behaved very badly. I was jailed. My father-in-law had given me a sword, as they do in Punjabi weddings. I carried that sword to that journalist's house.”
NDTV
Sources
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