Anushka Sharma: What makes Shah Rukh really special is his professionalism

Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, who made her dream Bollywood debut opposite the King of Romance, Shah Rukh Khan, recently got candid in an interview and recalled how the superstar never lost his patience during the shooting of ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ and would help her out when she failed to understand the technicalities of film-making.

“For me, what makes Shah Rukh really special is his professionalism. Apart from that, actually the way he is with you as a co-actor. Especially me being a newcomer in my first film, he would help me out in situations where I didn't understand the technicality of film-making like being on set and giving your focus marks to the cameramen and many other things. It can be quite irritating for someone who has already been there for so many years. For example, the cameramen used to get really irritated with me as I would not understand other technicalities. But Shah Rukh used to be really really patient and he would, in fact, help me out by giving my focus marks for me and put me on the right mark when I had to act. To take the responsibility of ensuring that he designs the shot in such a way that he takes the responsibility of making both of us reach the right mark and so that the scene, it happens properly. And he always does that, even today he does it,” said Anushka.

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Praising him further, Anushka said , “See what is really great and one thing I give him a lot of credit and respect for is despite having been here for so many years and having done so many films, even now at this stage in his career, when he is such a huge star, he wants to do different things and reinvent himself. He will do a film which is different and work with directors who are known to make certain kind of films and he is constantly trying to do something different with his characters. Picking up the kind of films of directors he knows will be able to give it a different flavour for what he has done before. Case in point is Imtiaz Ali's film, Aanand L. Rai's film and even ‘FAN’ with Maneesh Sharma. I think this kind of speaks a lot about how he is as an artist and I really respect that about him. He takes those chances and plunges, I always tell him also that I really admire that he does that because it is very important to continue to reinvent yourself as an actor and he is constantly trying to do that in his films."

Anushka and Shah Rukh have begun with the promotions of their upcoming movie ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’. Helmed by ace filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, the movie will hit the theatres on 4th August.

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