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Baazigar writer says nobody believed in Shah Rukh Khan-starrer, was told audience won't accept such a protagonist: 'SRK said I will pull it off'
November 14, 2025 9:14 pm
Baazigar writer Javed Siddiqui shared how except Shah Rukh Khan nobody believed in the film. However, post release, it went on to become one of the highest-earning films of the year.
Shah Rukh Khan 'lashed' out when he was told Saif could replace him in Yes Boss: 'Saif Ali Khan, who?'
November 09, 2025 9:42 am
Yes Boss producer Ratan Jain recalled how a coversation between him and Shah Rukh Khan led to the Bollywood superstar walking out of his film.
Shah Rukh Khan, worth $1.4 bn, would say 'kahan hai mere pass itna paisa', recalls producer: 'He worked hard, did ads, danced at weddings'
November 07, 2025 10:58 am
Producer Ratan Jain said that Shah Rukh Khan continues to believe that he doesn't have much money, despite his billionaire status. He also recalled SRK's hustle over the years.
'Shah Rukh Khan jumped on my editor, refused to give an interview,' recalls veteran journalist: 'He said don't show me your face, scolded me'
September 14, 2025 8:42 am
Senior journalist Pooja Samant recalled an early encounter with Shah Rukh Khan, who was visibly upset with her magazine for publishing negative stories about him and initially refused to give her an interview.
Kajol was 'not sure' about doing Baazigar with Shah Rukh Khan, father convinced her to work with Abbas-Mustan: 'What is this film, what am I doing in it?'
July 24, 2025 3:52 pm
In a recent interview, actor Kajol revealed that she was initially unsure about doing Baazigar with Shah Rukh Khan, but agreed to the role at her father’s insistence.
Original Baazigar script had Kajol's character kill Shah Rukh Khan, reveal Abbas-Mustan: 'He was an out-and-out negative character'
July 20, 2025 8:22 pm
Abbas-Mastan recently spoke about how they came up with the concept of Shah Rukh Khan's Baazigar and revealed that the first draft of the film was entirely different.
Shah Rukh Khan was 'rude, mean' to Kajol during their first meeting on Baazigar sets, Maa actor recalls calling him 'khadoos': 'Can you shut up?'
June 20, 2025 7:01 pm
In a recent interview, Kajol opened up about her first meeting with Shah Rukh Khan on the sets of Baazigar, when she was merely 18 years old.
Madhoo Shah reflects upon rejecting Shah Rukh Khan’s Baazigar: 'It was meant for Shilpa Shetty; the way she did it was stunning'
June 13, 2025 8:05 pm
Madhoo Shah says that although she was offered Baazigar, the way Shilpa Shetty did it was stunning.
Shah Rukh Khan was unhappy with Baazigar character, wanted Abbas-Mustan to make him 'a maniac, without any revenge backstory': Sriram Raghavan
April 30, 2025 1:49 pm
Shah Rukh reportedly told Abbas-Mustan that they should not add a tragic angle to his character in Baazigar and should keep him as a maniac.
Sriram Raghavan recalls unknowingly writing his own version of Baazigar: 'Tinnu Anand said ye film toh already ban rahi hai'
April 28, 2025 9:47 pm
Sriram Raghavan remembered watching Baazigar in the theatre where everyone was enjoying it, while he sat quietly.
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