Anurag Kashyap is afraid of working with Shahrukh Khan: Anurag Kashyap is known for making films with a different approach. He often makes films on bold subjects and fans love them a lot. He has given many great films like Gangs of Wasseypur and Bombay Velvet. Apart from films, the director is also seen speaking openly on social issues. Recently, during an interview, he spoke openly about Shahrukh Khan and his massive fan base. He also blamed King Khan’s fans for not working with Shahrukh.
Anurag Kashyap is a big fan of Shahrukh
Anurag Kashyap has worked with many stars in his career from Manoj Bajpayee to Nawazuddin Siddiqui. But till date he has not made a single film with Shahrukh Khan. Even though Anurag Kashyap Shahrukh Khan Anurag Kashyap is a big fan of King Khan, but he has not been able to direct him in any film. Recently, Anurag Kashyap told in an interview to Humans of Cinema that why he has not worked with King Khan till date and which of Shahrukh’s films are his favourite.
This thing about Shahrukh scares me
Anurag Kashyap said that I like his ‘Chak De India’ and ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’ very much. Everyone has worked with Shahrukh in the early days, but now it is impossible to make a film with him. I like Shahrukh very much. I once expressed my desire to make a film with him, but I am very scared of his fans. Anurag Kashyap says that he is very scared of the fans of big stars.
It is beyond my capacity to handle Shahrukh’s stardom
Anurag Kashyap said about big stars, ‘Actors get typecast because of fans, because fans want the same things from them again and again. If this does not happen then fans do not like it. That is why actors are also afraid of doing new things. That is why I am also afraid that the film I want to make will not be just for the fans. The ill-effects of this are very heavy. That is why it is not in my power to handle Shahrukh’s stardom. If his film ‘Fan’ was a hit, then I could have said that yes, I also have the courage to work with him’.
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In this interview, Anurag Kashyap further said, in our country heroes are considered God. If Hollywood has Iron Man and other superheroes, then we also have Shahrukh and Salman. Anurag Kashyap has given many cult classic films like Dev-D, Gulaal and Mukkebaaz in Hindi cinema.