Shah Rukh Khan has said the humongous box office success of Pathaan was making him feel like a proud father.
In response to a fan’s query about how he was taking in the love coming his way, Shah Rukh said: “As happy as a father is when he sees his child being appreciated.”
When another fan highlighted the record box office numbers, Shah Rukh said he was not concerned about the money the movie was making.
“Bhai, numbers phone ke hote hain…hum toh khushi ginte hain…#Pathaan (Brother, numbers are for phones... I count the happiness),” he said.
Before the theatrical release, the 57-year-old actor had organised a special screening for his family, including children Aryan, Suhana and AbRam.
Replying to an admirer, who wanted to know his youngest son’s reaction to the movie, Shah Rukh said: “I don’t know how but he said, ‘Papa, it’s all Karma’. So I believe it.”
Breaking the usual trend of movie promotions through interviews and public events, YRF had largely relied on social media publicity for Pathaan.
When a fan praised the actor for delivering a blockbuster without media interactions, Shah Rukh quipped: “Maine socha Sher interview nahi karte toh iss baar main bhi nahi karunga!!! Bas Jungle mein aakar dekh lo (Since lions don’t give interviews, I thought I shouldn’t, either, this time. Just come to the jungle and watch).”
During the session, Shah Rukh said producer Aditya Chopra and director Siddharth Anand were the main architects of the film. “The rest of us just followed their instructions,” he said.
He praised his co-stars Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana, tweeting: “Ashutosh ji and Dimpleji are very magnanimous actors and lovely and very gentle to work with. And they were too funny in the hologram scene ha ha.”
One of the highlights of the film is a cameo appearance by superstar Salman Khan, who reprises his role of the spy Tiger from YRF’s Tiger franchise.
Many fans asked Shah Rukh about his on-screen reunion with Salman, with whom he has featured in movies such as Karan Arjun, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam, Tubelight and Zero.
SRK called Salman the “greatest of all time”.
“Salman bhai is…woh kya kehte hain aaj kal…young log… haan….GOAT,” he said.
