Jackie Shroff Reveals Shah Rukh Khan's 'Only Brief' To Him For Happy New Year: 'Look Handsome'

Jackie Shroff has opened up about the times that he has worked with Shah Rukh Khan. From playing his older brother in King Uncle and having a key part in  Devdas to being the antagonist in Happy New Year and now having a reportedly major role in King, Jackie Shroff and Shah Rukh Khan have come a long way. Jackie also recalled how Shah Rukh Khan gave him a simple brief for Happy New Year: just look handsome.

Speaking to Yuvaa, Jackie Shroff said, “Shah Rukh Khan played my younger brother in King Uncle, and I thought he was very silent. He would always sit in a corner. Every time I looked at him, I felt like he was a volcano waiting to erupt. He was extremely quiet. Then we worked together in Devdas, and years later he cast me in Happy New Year.

The only brief he gave me was: ‘Look handsome.’”

“Now, I am doing King with him. He is still the same. He has a lot of respect for everybody. He loves everybody. He is so well-spoken. He has represented India globally. I think he is one of the most beautiful human beings we have. What an actor, and he has a style that is entirely his own,” he said.

This is not the first time that Jackie recalled how SRK used to be alone on the sets of King Uncle. In an earlier chat with Vickey Lalwani, Jackie said, “Akelapan. Har actor ko ek lonely feel hona chahiye, mere ko bola tha ye kisi ne. So I saw him sitting out there, on his own. He was playing my younger brother. And he was respectful, focused on his work, and he was charismatic and charming. But aloof. Like I was aloof, he was also aloof. I liked those vibes.”

Jackie mentioned, “Devdas se pehle bhi humne kayi films ki. One 2 Ka Four kiya aur ek-do films aur. Par Devdas mein normal tha. Mere liye toh mera bhai tha, chhota bhai jo maine dekha. Wohi ladka jo maine dekha tha ki akele kone mein baitha hai. Role bhi waisa tha Devdas ka, aur main jaisa hoon waisa hi tha uske saath.”

Jackie Shroff opined that when one reaches a certain level of success, they feel lonely at the top. He mentioned he felt this was the case with SRK as well. “I think if you go to the top of the Everest, you will just have your shadow. Otherwise, it’s lonely up there,” the actor said.

More recently, they shared screen space in Farah Khan’s Happy New Year (2014), with Shroff playing the suave villain opposite Khan’s ragtag team of thieves. Now, they will reunite in Siddharth Anand’s King. However, details about his character have been kept under wraps.