In Pathaan, John Abraham "Really Helped Me Look Nice," Says Shah Rukh Khan
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"I hope when Pathaan comes out, one of the most liked characters, genuinely is John's," Shah Rukh Khan said
Team Pathaan is promoting the film only through trailer and songs. On Wednesday, however, the makers took a different route. They did a chat session with the film's lead actor Shah Rukh Khan and shared the video on Yash Raj Film's official Twitter handle. Last week, there were reports about John Abraham being upset about the final cut of the film. There have also been reports of a troubled dynamic with Shah Rukh Khan. A video of John Abraham dodging a question on SRK's Pathaan look also went viral amid the rumours, after which John posted a note stating what the film means to him. Coming back to the latest video posted by YRF, Shah Rukh Khan can be seen extensively talking about his co-star John Abraham (all good things). "I hope when Pathaan comes out, one of the most liked characters, genuinely is John's," Shah Rukh Khan says in a segment of the video. King Khan's 32-year-old dream comes true as he turns an action hero in Pathaan! Watch all the revelations of @iamsrk as he gears up for the release of his first out and out action film #PathaanYou can't miss this one! pic.twitter.com/QzRvEZZt3T
Shah Rukh Khan was asked during the course of the session: "This is your first collaboration with John. Your thoughts on him playing a negative lead?" The actor replied, "I have known John since I've come to Mumbai. He is one of my first friends or first acquaintances to start with and then turned into friendship. I have known him for years. He is very shy, very quiet, very reclusive."
SRK added that he was very "keen" on John Abraham playing the antagonist in Pathaan. In his words: "I met him many times when he was doing a film or we wanting to do a film together and this happened per chance. I was very keen he does it and he was kind enough to do a role where he is really a bad guy. He is a top star. He has his own franchises happening and he has got these really cool action films happening and to decide to take on a film where he is a bad guy, you know, so takes a lot of guts."
Shah Rukh Khan spoke about how most actors refrain from playing antagonists in the Hindi film industry but John is an exception. "Takes a lot of confidence in your own self, especially when I see in the Hindi film scenario. Heroes don't play bad guys. I'd love to play a bad guy. I gained deep respect for him," said SRK.
