9 months ago
Ram Gopal Varma Reveals Why He Never Worked with Shah Rukh Khan
Ram Gopal Varma, a famous Bollywood director, recently talked about why he never worked with Shah Rukh Khan, the King of Bollywood.
Varma said that Shah Rukh is always full of energy, but his style of making movies is calm and intense.
He thought that Shah Rukh would be restricted in his films, which would be unfair to both the actor and his fans.
Varma also said that he didn't feel capable of handling Shah Rukh's image and that the actor doesn't need a director to be great.
He praised Shah Rukh's ability to perform without much direction.
Instead of Shah Rukh, Ajay Devgn played the lead role in Varma's film Company, which also starred other famous actors like Vivek Oberoi, Mohanlal, Manisha Koirala, Seema Biswas, and Antara Mali.
Ram Gopal Varma revealed that he never worked with Shah Rukh Khan due to a mismatch in their styles.
Varma felt Shah Rukh's energetic personality wouldn't fit his composed and intense filmmaking approach.
He believed that directing Shah Rukh would be an injustice to both the actor and his fans.
Varma thought he wasn't capable enough to handle Shah Rukh's image and that the actor doesn't need a director.
Instead of Shah Rukh, Ajay Devgn was cast in Varma's film Company, which also starred other notable actors.
- Who
- Ram Gopal Varma (director) and Shah Rukh Khan (actor)
- What
- Ram Gopal Varma explains why he never worked with Shah Rukh Khan
- Where
- Not specified, but likely during a promotional event or interview
- When
- During an interview with Radio Nasha
- Why
- Varma felt Shah Rukh's energetic style didn't align with his composed and intense filmmaking approach
Key facts
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Bollywood actor
- Ram Gopal Varma
- Bollywood director
- Company
- 2002 film directed by Ram Gopal Varma
- Ajay Devgn
- Actor who played Mallik in Company
- Vivek Oberoi
- Actor in Company
- Mohanlal
- Actor in Company
- Manisha Koirala
- Actress in Company
- Seema Biswas
- Actress in Company
- Antara Mali
- Actress in Company
Quotes
Ram Gopal Varma
Director known for films like Satya and Rangeela.
“I just felt that I wasn’t a capable enough director to handle Shah Rukh and his image. Because he is not in sync with my style of filmmaking. For example, at one point in time, I approached him for Company also, but again I thought that Mallik’s character should be a very laid-back and lazy-looking guy. That is the exact opposite of what I think one would expect from Shah Rukh. I had a terrific story for him, but it didn’t happen.”
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“So we had a lot of meetings, but the one thing I always felt was that Shah Rukh is like a live wire. He is always bursting with energy, and my style of filmmaking is that I generally try to make my films very composed and intense. I thought that Shah Rukh being restricted like that would be doing an injustice to both Shah Rukh and the fans who have come to see him and expect certain things.”
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