Mumbai, Aug 4
Shah Rukh Khan indulged in a fun banter with Mukesh Chhabra, the casting director for Atlee's "Jawan". In a typical SRK style, he thanked Chhabra for casting him in the role, not once, but twice.
As Shah Rukh posted a clip of himself winning the National Award for "Jawan" on his X timeline, Chhabra reshared the video with a heartfelt “Love you", along with a lovestruck, evil eye, and red heart emoji.
Reacting to this, SRK commented a hilarious reply saying, "Thank you very much for casting me in the film... twice."
For the unversed, King Khan played a dual role in "Jawan" - Captain Vikram Rathore and his son, Azad Rathore.
Chhabra also responded with equal humor. He wrote “Sir†along with a face with tongue emoji, red heart emoji, face with Tears of Joy emoji and an evil eye emoji.
Spilling his excitement about his first National Award win, Shah Rukh dropped a video on the micro-blogging site. He said, “I'm overwhelmed with gratitude, pride and humility. To be honored with the National Award is a moment that I will cherish for a lifetime. Thank you so much to the jury, the chairman and to the INB ministry and to everyone who thought I was worthy of this honor. I want to thank all my directors and writers, especially for the year 2023. So thank you Raju sir, thank you Saeed and especially thanks to Atlee sir and his team for giving me the opportunity in Jawaan and trusting me to deliver and be worthy of this awardâ€.
Several who's who from the B-town congratulated SRK on winning a National Award after 33-years in the industry.
King Khan's better half, Gauri Khan, extended her wishes to SRK, Rani Mukerji, and Karan Johar on being honored with the prestigious award.
Dropping a few photos with her three absolute favourites, Gauri wrote on Insta, "Three of my absolute favourites just WON big…and so did our hearts... When talent meets goodness, magic happens - So proud, and so ready to brag about them forever!"
— IANS
Reader Comments
Jawan was a blockbuster but honestly, I felt the dual role concept was a bit forced. SRK acted brilliantly though - no one can deny that!
As an NRI, I'm so proud to see SRK getting global recognition. His journey from Delhi to becoming India's biggest star is truly inspiring ✨
SRK and Mukesh Chhabra's banter is hilarious! Only SRK can make even a thank you sound so witty. That's why he's King Khan 👑
The father-son dynamic in Jawan was so emotional! SRK proved again why he's the best at playing dual roles. Pathaan was good but Jawan was next level!
After all these years, SRK still gives credit to his team. That's real class. Meanwhile some new actors take all credit for themselves 🙄
Gauri's post was so sweet! Their family is goals 💖 SRK's success is even more special because he has such a supportive family behind him
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