Superstar Shah Rukh
Khan is happy to be
playing an army officer in “Jab Tak Hai Jaan” and hopes it can help popularise the forces.
“I am glad that I am playing an army officer. I feel good that by portraying characters from armed forces in our films, hopefully, we can popularise the profession because our army, navy and air force is beyond the profession, it’s a dedication to your nation, this is what I feel,” the 47-year-old said here Friday at a press conference on his birthday.
Shah Rukh, whose character is named Samar in the movie, says he would be glad if even one young boy is inspired to join the armed forces after watching the film.
“When I was shooting in Kashmir, many officers used to meet and ask ‘You are doing na’, so, now may be the boys (are getting inspired). I don’t know if they will (get inspired). But if I am able to do that through this film or through ‘Fauji’ or if one person decides to do that, will be really nice because it is the most honourable and noble profession to be in the armed forces,” Shah Rukh said.
Shah Rukh had first played an army man, Commando Abhimanyu Rai in the 1988 TV series “Fauji”. Later, he donned the uniform for 2004 release “Main Hoon Na”, and in “Veer-Zaara”, he played an airforce officer.
“Jab Tak Hai Jaan” also stars Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma and hits theatres this Diwali, Nov 13.
Meanwhile, Bangalore girl Anushka Sharma’s seems to have found a dear friend in her Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola co-star Imran Khan.
Buzz is that the two who have become close friends since they started shooting Vishal Bhardwaj’s comic caper together. While Anushka grew up in the city and has her childhood friends here, Imran studied in Bangalore.
Talking about her co-star, she says, “Imran is a very nice, nice guy. He’s extremely caring about people around and he’s very well read. Recently, he gave me a framed poster, which is like a caricature of the city. I was surprised he remembered me speaking so much about the city.” What does she miss the most about the city? “It’s the people that I want miss the most. They are very simple, down-to-earth folks and very humble. I miss my friends and I miss eating in local joints such as Bheema and Nagarjuna,” she gushes.
Anushka also said she consider herself more of a south Indian than a North Indian. (Agencies)