New Delhi: Both Shahrukh Khan and Makrand Deshpande have been in Indian cinema for a long time. Both have also worked together and recently Makrand has remembered the past moments with King Khan. In fact, Makrand Deshpande, a veteran actor on stage and screen, recalled anecdotes about Shahrukh Khan, with whom he had worked in the television series Circus many years ago. They later worked together in the film Swades, and interacted again when Makrand was making his film, Shah Rukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu which was released in 2010.
In an interview, Makrand said that his producer had said that if he managed to get a close-up of Shahrukh in the film, he would immediately get Rs 1 crore, which he wanted to make the film. Makrand gave it a chance and sent a message to the superstar, who responded immediately. In an interview with Lallantop Cinema, Makarand recalled, ‘I was making a film and someone was interested in raising money for me. He said, ‘Can you take a close-up of Shahrukh? If you do this, I will give you Rs 1 crore. Social media has now brought the stars closer, but at that time there was a huge difference between us and them. I somehow got her number and sent her a message which read, ‘I am Makrand, I want your close-up.’ I don’t know whether he had his phone in his hand at that time or not, because he immediately replied yes.
Makrand further said, ‘Shah Rukh himself came after me and asked when I wanted to shoot. He asked me where I was raising the money, and he said, ‘You won’t bring the camera, I will bring the camera.’ Just bring your cameraman, we will shoot’.And he is Shahrukh, I think. I used his car and his camera for close-ups. Makarand pondered for a second that he had not been in touch with Shahrukh for years, even though they had started out together.
He further said that they themselves would travel like a circus troupe during the circus shoot and in the evening they would play extremely competitive cricket. Reminiscing about Shahrukh, he said, ‘When he used to hit the ball, the ball would get torn to pieces.’ They separated again after the show, but reunited in Swades after 13 years. He further said, ‘By then things had changed. Ashutosh Gowarikar had directed an Oscar-nominated film, Shahrukh had become King Khan and I had gone to the theatre. But I was pleasantly surprised, when Shahrukh met me, he knew everything about what I was doing. This made me feel good.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 1, 2024, 18:24 IST