Shah Rukh Khan was his witty self as he attended the 77th Locarno Film Festival where the Bollywood megastar enthralled the audience with his charm and sense of humor. Retaining the same enthusiasm and quirkiness in the interview he gave to international publications, the actor discussed with them on a wide range of subjects pertaining to cinema and answered the frequently asked question – why has he not done Hollywood as yet!
Readers would be aware that Shah Rukh Khan is one of the legendary actors in Indian Cinema who has acquired the status of a megastar. However, the actor has hardly ever shown any inclination towards Hollywood cinema and there is a reason for it! While he showcased his respect towards American cinema in this interview to Variety and said, “I think it’s the world’s greatest and biggest cinema in terms of reach,” he also commented on the required criteria for doing these films, with a tinge of his trademark humor as he mentioned, “I hope I can speak English well enough.”
But jokes apart, the actor did make a rather strong statement asserting that he doesn’t want to disappoint Indian audiences by doing just any role but would like to do a character worthy of his fans’ respect. “I don’t want to sound uppity, but it should be a role worthy of the status the Indian audience has given me. It should not let down. I come across as very flippant and happy-go-lucky, but I fully respect and realise the amount of adulation I have, how people adore me. People look up to what I do. People have given me too much respect. People have given me and my family everything that I have, people of India and all around the world, Indians and people from the subcontinent,” he shared. He continued, “And there’s a respect that I need to keep when I play a role in any film, whether it’s a Hindi film or a South Indian film or a Marathi film or a French film or a Hollywood film. So, I don’t think anybody’s offered me that kind of role, yet. I don’t have an agent there. I’ve not also gone looking for it, to be honest.”
Furthermore, the actor also revealed having a dream of creating a massive Indian film which will enjoy the kind of international audience just like the way some Hollywood movies have. “My dream is to get that one Indian film to be seen with the kind of audience that a big Hollywood film is seen, whether I’m part of it as an actor, as a light man, as a producer, as a writer, as a presenter. I just want an Indian story to be accepted worldwide, and hopefully I can be a small part of it,” he added.
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