Ahead of Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Jawan’ release on 7 September, a grand pre-release event was held in Chennai. Director Atlee, Vijay Sethupathi, music composer Anirudh were among those present during the event. Let us take a look at some of the key highlights of the event.
Atlee’s growth in 13 years:
Jawan director Atlee said, “When I came to Mumbai, many people suggested me to work with king of the north AkshayKumar and Salman Khan. To understand their work, I watched ‘Jaan-E-Mann’. Liked the movie and asked about its box-office. My Manager said it was a disaster because they clashed with Shah Rukh Khan’s Don. Then I watched ‘Don’ and made ‘Jawan’ with Shah Rukh Khan.”
He said, “When I was working with director Shankar for ‘Enthiran’ in Mumbai. I was told by my friend that we are shooting outside SRK’s house. He asked me to pose in front of the gate for a pic. After 13 years, the same gate opened and King Khan himself went, ‘Welcome Atlee sir’.
Shah Rukh Khan speaks in Tamil:
Shah Rukh Khan greeted everyone in Tamil. He said, “Marana Mass Atlee! Attakasamaana Vijay Sethupathi!” “Choreographer Shobi made me dance like a mad man. I told him I can’t dance like Rajinikanth or Vijay. I can’t even dance like Atlee. But he made me dance a lot,” he continued and also wished, “Insha Allah, hope we will be able to perform our best. And maybe, the people of Tamil Nadu will adopt us as their own.”
Why Nayanthara did not attend:
Director Atlee revealed that Nayanthara couldn’t make it to the event due to Onam. Atlee said it’s true. If you respect women in your life, good things will happen. Nayanthara couldn’t make it today because of Onam. She is still in Kerala.”
Vijay Sethupathi takes his revenge on SRK:
In a candid moment, Vijay Sethupathi said when he was in school, he had a crush on a girl, but she was madly in love with Shah Rukh Khan. So as the villain of Jawan, he’s got the chance to take revenge from the star. Shah Rukh wittily responded, “You can take revenge, but you can’t take the girls away from me.”
Kamal wishes SRK for Jawan’s success:
Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan’s co-star from his 2000 period crime film ‘Hey Ram’, video-calls at the event since he could not make it there physically. He said he wants “Shah Rukh bhai” to succeed. “The way you’ve conducted your career of 30 years with panache and dignity in the face of the worst outrages is commendable,” he added.
Yogi Babu goes down memory lane:
Yogi Babu, who also stars in ‘Jawa’n, said, “The first day when I went to the shooting spot, SRK sir was there. When I went and introduced myself, he remembered me and said – welcome bhai, 13 years back, Chennai Express. That was more than enough for me.”