Rajkumar Hirani calls Shah Rukh Khan a ‘complete charmer’, reveals how the actor preps

Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, who is working with Shah Rukh Khan for the forthcoming film ‘Dunki’, has expressed his admiration for King Khan’s work ethic. In an interview with India Today, he mentioned that the actor has his script memorised in his head and he keeps everyone in his team happy around him.

Hirani said, ‘He (SRK) shoots videos of a scene at his home and sends them to me. There will be 15 ways of how he is going to do this. Before I go on the set, I know what he is going to do. Sometimes I have kept two days for a shoot and he finishes it in two hours. He’s a complete charmer and has great control over the language. He surprised me completely by coming at 7 am to shoot.’

He added, ‘He is also aware that I sleep early. Pooja [Dadlani] (Shah Rukh’s manager) tells him not to keep me up late. So, he calls me early. He keeps teasing me that by the time the shoot is done, he will have converted me. ‘Subah kaun uthta hai?’ (Who wakes up in the morning?) He keeps his team happy. They eat and party together. They are a big family for him. I wish I had worked earlier with him.’
Rajkumar Hirani is returning to films after a gap of four years. His last release was ‘Sanju’ which crossed over Rs 300 crore mark at the box office.

SRK returned to the big screen after four years with Siddharth Anand’s ‘Pathaan’. The film has broken multiple records and has earned over Rs 1000 crore worldwide.

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