Shah Rukh Khan’s Main Hoon Na (2004) marked choreographer Farah Khan’s debut as a director. One of probably the most memorable characters from the movie was that of Professor Madhav Rasai, performed by Satish Shah. During a current interview, the veteran actor mentioned that he had began calling himself ‘spitting cobra’ after that function. He additionally revealed how he shot the spitting scenes with Shah Rukh within the movie, calling the actor a ‘very good man’ for convincing him to play Professor Rasai in Main Hoon Na. Also learn: Farah Khan reveals why Tabu agreed to be a part of Main Hoon Na for ‘0.2 seconds’
Satish Shah’s Professor Rasai was short-tempered, and saved spitting whereas talking within the movie, which additionally featured Sushmita Sen as a professor Chandni Chopra together with Sunil Shetty, Amrita Rao and Zayed Khan. Satish revealed in a brand new interview that he was reluctant to take up the function of Professor Rasai, however Shah Rukh Khan satisfied him. He additionally recalled what Shah Rukh instructed him concerning the character.
Satish Shah instructed Bollywood Bubble about his spitting scenes, “Aapko yakin nahi hoga (you’ll not imagine it), I needed to practise loads. It was not trick images. I used to be given a selection… Shah Rukh is a really good man… He instructed me ‘Satish Bhai isme do function hai, ek hai principal ka aur ek hai Professor Rasai ka (He mentioned we’ve got two roles, one is of the principal, and the second is of Professor Rasai)… When I requested concerning the latter, he mentioned, ‘each time he speaks, he spits, he salivates a lot that you understand it comes out within the type of espresso.”
Recalling his initial reaction to the role, Satish said, “Maine kaha ye kya function hai (what sort of a job is that this)? Main toh principal ka function karunga (I’ll play the principal), which finally Boman Irani did. Toh woh (Shah Rukh Khan) good hai na, bola ‘Satish bhai aise function toh apne kayin kiye hain aur koi bhi kar sakta hai (Shah Rukh is a brilliant fellow, he instructed me you will have performed many such characters, and anybody can do these roles). I feel you need to do that function (of Professor Rasai) as a result of we won’t consider anyone else doing it’. Woh aur Farah dono ne mil ke mujhe chane ke jhad pe chadha diya (Both Shah Rukh and Farah flattered me loads). That’s how I ended up doing that function, nevertheless it was not straightforward.”
In the same interview, the veteran actor said he gulped water before his spitting scenes, and at times he would spit so much that the water would come out as spray. He said, “I used to gulp water and keep it around my mouth and then certain words and certain syllables I used to accentuate in such a way that it sprays. Aur wo main itni mehnat se karta tha ki Shah Rukh badme hass deta tha toh retake ho jata tha (I used to work so hard for these scenes that sometimes Shah Rukh would burst out laughing and we had to do retakes).”
Main Hoon Na follows Major Ram Sharma (Shah Rukh), who is distributed on a undercover mission as a college scholar to guard a basic’s daughter (Amrita Arora) from a rogue soldier (Suniel Shetty). The movie, which was backed by Gauri Khan, was launched on April 30, 2004.
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