In a fun-filled session to celebrate the success of Raees, Mahira Khan revealed all from her first meeting with the King of Bollywood to her fears regarding people’s response to the film.
I first met him [Shah Rukh Khan] when he dropped by during my photo shoot, the actor said. “Even though, I thought the wind will blow and leaves will fall nothing of the sort happened,” Mahira jokingly added.
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Mahira joined Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and the film’s producer Ritesh Sidhwani via video call to celebrate the success of the Rahul Dholakia directorial which marks her Bollywood debut.
On being asked if she had any fears before Raees released, Mahira said, “I had this fear that people will root for Shah Rukh’s character and not me.When my family watched the movie, they were also screaming for him.”
“But once the film released, all my fears were put to rest by the response that I received, which has been completely fantastic and I am very grateful,” she added.
Mahira recalled how it was shooting with the King of Bollywood saying, “He spoiled me a lot. It was like a dream come true. I wonder how someone can work with anyone else after working with him. SRK always used to make us laugh even before a serious scene, due to which we simply couldn’t keep a straight face for the camera.”
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“I was nervous as hell. Sometimes I used to wish I wasn’t a big Shah Rukh fan. It was scary but it got better, especially after we shot Zaalima. Working with him is a dream come true. Nothing short of that,” she added.
The actress who was seen grooving in the songs Udi Udi Jaye and Zaalima in the film, stated, “I had to rehearse a lot for the songs. The choreographers used to give me examples of the other great Bollywood actresses.”
SRK, on the other hand, found the song to be a tough one, “It was a tough song. I’ve never done garba in my 25 years in the film industry. I had to work hard for it. I am more of a performer, whereas Nawazuddin and Mahira are great actors. Picking up the beats of a song comes naturally to them.”
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When asked to compare between Fawad Khan and SRK, Mahira said, “My first couple of work was with Fawad. He is really lovely. But at no point I was in awe of Fawad. He is a great co-actor. I still get his calls. With him [SRK]…I think to compare both of them would be so wrong.” The superstar then cracked a joke which left everyone in splits. Quoting SRK, she said, “He says, ‘Dadhi (beard ) bata de kiski better hai?‘” (Tell them who’s beard is better).
Assuring that the film will release in Pakistan, the actor said audiences are eagerly waiting for it. “Raees is releasing soon in Pakistan and believe me everybody is waiting for the film just like people had waited all over the world and I believe that it is going to do amazing business here.”
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Mahira claimed that the dialogues were the best part of ‘Raees’, particularly “Main dharam ka dhandha nahi karta” and “Saboot le aaiye, Raeesko le jaaiye.” Her favourite song from the film was the Arijit Singh chartbuster Zalima.
Ritesh Sidhwani joked that Mahira thought we will cross the 100 crore mark on the very first day. While Nawazuddin expressed displeasure at not having many scenes with Mahira. “I wanted to be a part of the Zaalima song just to have some more scenes with her.” he joked.
The Raees team further revealed they’re soon going to release another song of the movie which was edited to shorten the film’s running time.
Directed by Rahul Dholakia, the film also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui in a pivotal role.
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