Jawan Audio Launch: “Shah Rukh Khan told me to cut the portions of him and spare the scenes of others,” says editor Ruben

Jawan is a Red Chillies Entertainment presentation directed by Atlee, produced by Gauri Khan, and co-produced by Gaurav Verma.

By Bollywood Hungama News Network -

August 31, 2023 - 9:46 AM IST

Megastar Shah Rukh Khan dazzled the audience in Chennai along with the director Atlee, actors Vijay Sethupathi, Sanya Malhotra, Priya Mani and music composer Anirudh Ravichander at the grand audio launch of the film at Sai Ram Engineering College. The superstar received a grand welcome at the event. While addressing the crowd, editor Ruben talked about how SRK was so generous about getting his own scenes chopped to safeguard the scenes of his co-stars.

Jawan Audio Launch: “Shah Rukh Khan told me to cut the portions of him and spare the scenes of others,” says editor Ruben

While talking to the audience, Ruben revealed, “I thank Shah Rukh Khan for trusting us. Not just one, but a whole bus of Tamilians landed in the North. It needs some guts to do that. Also, as a human, he is great… For example, at the editing table, he told me to cut the portions of him and spare the scenes of others.”

Talking about Vijay Sethupathi’s character in Jawan, Ruben said that the performance gave him sleepless nights. He said, “I love Vijay Sethupathi… Most importantly the films where he is the villain. In Jawan, he has played a character which is death personified. His role gave me sleepless nights.”

Thanking Atlee Kumar for making everyone feel at home as they shot in different locations, the editor added, “I am not good in Hindi and most of the technicians also don’t. But when I went there to shoot in some unknown locations, everyone around me was Tamil on the sets. We should thank Atlee for making it feel like home.”

Even Atlee praised Sethupathi’s performance by saying, “There’s no one out there like you. No hero has the guts to do what you do. You don’t care about anything and keep walking forward and we follow you… No one will realise the heights you are reaching now. They will all know in retrospect.”

Art Director Muthuraj also said that he was thankful of Shah Rukh Khan for coming to Chennai for the shoot instead of Mumbai. He said that because of SRK's gesture, it provided employment to numerous families. He said, “3000 families in Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, have prospered because of you and your willingness to come from Mumbai and shoot in Chennai. To support the people of Chennai and Tamil Nadu, and for that we’re honestly we’re grateful to you.”

Jawan is a Red Chillies Entertainment presentation directed by Atlee, produced by Gauri Khan, and co-produced by Gaurav Verma. The film will release worldwide in theatres on September 7, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages.