Shah Rukh Khan talks about his state of mind when 'Raees' came to him...
Shah Rukh Khan is neck deep in promotions of his upcoming film Raees, in which he plays a bootlegger. The teaser, trailer and even the songs of the film have a very 70s-80s vibe.
Shah Rukh has often stated that for him choosing a film is choosing a sate of mind. During a media interaction for the film's promotion, SRK revealed what his state of mind was when he chose to do Raees.
He explains, "I was just finishing Happy New Year, at that time we were in the mood of Happy New Year, and Happy New Year was just a happy-go-lucky, over the top dance film that we were assuming, during a certain holiday period, people will enjoy. It was meant to be an event film, everything will be larger than life, action will be great, instead of 8 packs there'll be 10 packs. So the whole idea was that it was meant to be a little exaggerated because Farah (Khan) is that kind of a filmmaker, very interestingly so. It was a multi-starrer after a long time. So I think, having nearly finished it (or working on it), I was in a state of mind to do something which is cosier, grittier and more realistic. Happy New Year came after may be Chennai Express which is also an over the top happy film."
"So I was feeling like, as an actor I should be in a film which is more cosy, internalised, deeper and Rahul (Dholakia) and all make films like that...niche substance oriented films. But he was very keen to, kind of put it on a platform which is a little more popular. So he'd spoken to Farhan (Akhtar) and Ritesh (Sidhwani) and I liked the whole idea," he adds.
Mostly Shah Rukh has been seen in more urban and commercial films rather than off beat films. Ask about it and the actor says, "You know I've never been... I'm more of an urban star, urban actor. That suits me. But I'll be honest I've never done completely niche off beat films. I don't perhaps understand them or people haven't offered them to me. But initially I did a Maya Memsaab...but I'm still a little akin to (things like) the story should be lenient, there should be more of story telling, I believe that. So I think Raees fitted the bill for me as an actor, that I should get into a zone. But a very well written (film). Not a typical story where a boy goes on to become a don and beats up the villain. It's actually the journey of a man from the age of 7-8 (childhood) to about 45."
Also starring Mahira Khan and Nawazudin Siddiqui, Raees is all set to hit the silver screens on January 25.
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