Shah Rukh Khan: Shahrukh Khan is the king of Bollywood. The superstar has given many blockbuster films in his career so far and with his strong acting, he is ruling the hearts of all the fans in the country and around the world. During the Locarno Film Festival, the actor made a shocking revelation that while getting into the character during the shooting of a film, he had become an alcoholic in real life also.
Shahrukh Khan became addicted to alcohol after this film
The film was Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 2002 blockbuster period drama Devdas. Shahrukh Khan played the role of a drunkard in this film. During an interview at the Locarno Film Festival, Shahrukh said that he resorted to method acting for the role, which worked both in his favor and against him.
Shahrukh further said that he resorted to alcohol to play the lead character. When he was asked whether it was good, he replied that it was professionally successful because he got the Best Actor Award for this film the next year. However, he also said that this had affected his health also. He said, “It could have helped, but I started drinking after the film and that was a negative aspect of it.”
Shahrukh further said, “I didn’t want you to feel love for her, but I didn’t want you to hate her. Nor did I want you to like him for being a drunkard who runs away from every girl he falls in love with. I just wanted it to look nondescript.”
Why did Shahrukh Khan do Devdas?
Explaining the reason behind doing Devdas, Shahrukh Khan said, “For some reason, I always felt that if I make big films, my mom and dad can watch them from heaven. It’s a childish thought, but I still think my mother is a star. And she must have liked Devdas.
Many had advised Shahrukh Khan not to do Devdas.
Shah Rukh Khan further said, “I just felt that if I made Devdas, she would really like it and appreciate it, I didn’t think I could play this character because some of the great actors of our country like Dilip Kumar, KL Sehgal and Uttam Kumar had played it well earlier. I don’t think mine is that great or good. Despite many senior actors asking me not to do it, I just wanted to do it.” He also praised Bhansali.
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