Karan Johar says he instructed Shah Rukh Khan to unbutton his shirt on their first assembly; actor requested ‘Yeh kaun hai?’

Karan Johar recounted the primary time he met Shah Rukh Khan, when the director was helping on the units of Aditya Chopra’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. In dialog with dressmaker Prabal Gurung, Karan Johar opened up in regards to the hilarious encounter with Shah Rukh on the set of DDLJ the place he even gave the actor some styling suggestions, like suggesting he open the buttons of his shirt. (Also learn: Jawan BTS video offers glimpse of the making of some of the thrilling scenes from Shah Rukh Khan movie. Watch)

What Karan stated on assembly Shah Rukh

Speaking in a latest dialog with designer Prabal Gurung, Karan Johar recalled his first assembly with Shah Rukh and stated, “I remember my first meeting with Shah Rukh Khan. It was crazy because I remember I was an assistant for DDLJ. I told him, ‘Oh, you know you’re wearing Wrangler jeans. You should wear Levi’s jeans. They’ll just fit you better. He was stunned. I didn’t know what gave me that entitlement I had. And I said, ‘Oh you have an Adam’s apple, you must open your shirt 2-3 buttons.’ So, he just kept nodding, and then he said, ‘Will you give me a moment, can you call Adi (director Aditya Chopra) in?’”

Their hilarious encounter

Karan further added what happened next. He said, ““Yeh kaun hai? Kahan se aaye? Aur yeh mere Adam’s apple ke baare mein kyun baat kar raha hai (Who is he? And why is he talking about my Adam’s apple)?’ So, Adi told him, ‘He’s a townie, they all talk like this.’ I was being very genuine. Eventually, Shah Rukh started finding amusement in all these things that I was saying and he was like, ‘What do you want to do?’ I was like, ‘I want to be a designer’.”

As future would have it, Karan Johar went on to change into a filmmaker and collaborated with Shah Rukh in numerous movies, which embrace Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) and My Name Is Khan (2010). Shah Rukh additionally had a cameo look in Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016).

Shah Rukh was final seen in Jawan, which has turned out to be the most important blockbuster of the yr up to now. He has Dunki lined up for launch this yr in December. Meanwhile, Karan Johar’s newest directorial characteristic Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani launched on July 28 and have become a essential in addition to industrial success.