Tara & Akash Actor Jitesh Thakur Recalls Being BIG Salman Khan Fan: Main Pagal Tha - EXCLUSIVE

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Thakur and Alankrita Bora are going out and about to promote their upcoming film, Tara & Akash. Directed by Srinivas Abrol, the film has been scheduled to hit the big screen on September 26, 2025. It will clash with Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa and Janhvi Kapoor's Homebound at the box office. Before that, Jitesh and Alankrita exclusively interacted with Zoom. In conversation with us, the actor revealed he was a big Salman Khan fan in his childhood.

Jitesh Thakur on love for Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan

In a freewheeling chat with us, Jitesh said, "I am a super Shah Rukh Khan fan. But I was a fan of Salman sir in my childhood. Itna zyada pyaar tha na. Main pagal tha. I wanted to meet and hug him once. I felt like he is my close friend. It was such a strong connection with him."

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The actor further mentioned in Hindi, "Apart from Salman sir, I understood what Shah Rukh sir's aura is. I wondered what was the vibration, the love and the beauty in his conversation. I love them both now."ALSO READ - Tara & Akash's Alankrita Bora Shares Fun Anecdote From Film's Shoot: People Thought We Are Shooting DDLJ 2 | Exclusive

Jitesh Thakur on shooting in Switzerland

Continuing the conversation, Jitesh opened up about shooting for

Tara & Akash in Switzerland. "The vastness and beautiful frames of Switzerland made me feel like, if you're going to make a film now, you'll make films that capture that beauty. The ideas are so refined that they can only be shot in such refined place," he said.Meanwhile, Tara & Akash's official trailer was released on September 18, 2025. The movie has been produced by Whispers from Eternity Films, the National Film Development Corporation of India under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.Are you excited about watching

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