New Delhi. Shah Rukh Khan is counted among the biggest superstars in the country today. His fans are worldwide. But his story of reaching this point is very interesting. In 1989, Shah Rukh worked in shows like ‘Fauji’ and ‘Circus’ and due to these shows, he made his way to go to Bollywood. Recently, the filmmaker told Guddu Dhanoa how he signed Shah Rukh Khan for the film ‘Deewana’.
The ‘Deewana’ released in 1992 also featured Rishi Kapoor and Divya Bharti along with Shah Rukh Khan. In an interview given to the screen, Deewana producer Guddu Dhanoa revealed how his first meeting with Shah Rukh Khan in Delhi about the film.
Shekhar Kapoor suggested the name
Guddu Dhanoa told, ‘Armaan Kohli was the first in this film, but he left the film. Then Shekhar Kapoor adorned me the name of Shah Rukh Khan. We were going to Madras to watch the film Anjali’s visual effects. At the same time, he told me to sign Shahrukh. I asked who is Shahrukh Khan? Then he asked me if I have seen military and circus. I said yes have seen the show, but I could not remember his face.
Shah Rukh Khan made his debut with the film Deewana.
First meeting in Delhi
Guddu Dhanoa further said, ‘When we returned from Madras, I called Shahrukh and he called us to Delhi. We met at a restaurant in Connaught Place. He reached there at 12 noon. At that time, I was asking the film’s director Raj Kanwar who is Shahrukh, because I still could not remember his face.
On seeing this, Shahrukh Khan was given a role
He said, ‘As soon as he came in, at the first sight I decided that this is our hero. Shahrukh did not even know that I had already signed him. I did not know whether he would do the film or not, but I finalized him. I called them with shaking hands, they came and sat with us. Then we started talking further. When I saw them for the first time, I just felt that it is fantastic. Absolutely perfect for the film.
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Even today Shahrukh Khan’s behavior did not change
Talking about the nature of Shah Rukh Khan, Guddu Dhanoa said, ‘He was the same, even today. When most people are new, their behavior is different, but as soon as he becomes a star, their attitude completely changes. But Shahrukh never changed.
Work with many stars
Let us tell you that Guddu Dhanoa has worked with many big stars of Indian cinema, including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Tabu, Tabu, Raveena Tandon, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and Ajay Devgan.