Abhay Varma says he wanted to retire after meeting his ‘god’ Shah Rukh Khan: ‘Makes you feel like you are meeting a friend’

Reflecting on his first moments with Shah Rukh Khan, Abhay added, “In the beginning, I had this jittery feeling thinking, ‘I hope one day Shah Rukh sir knows that a guy named Abhay Varma exists.’ At the very least, I wanted him to know my name or maybe just see me once. But when I actually met him, when he hugged me and asked how I was, and asked if I travelled comfortably, it felt like I had reached my personal retirement stage, I couldn’t have asked for more from God.”

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Abhay Varma also spoke about how natural and warm Shah Rukh made him feel, putting aside any superstar aura. “When I would go back to my hotel, then it used to feel like as if I had met Shah Rukh Khan. But when I was sitting with him, talking to him, he never made you feel like he’s Shah Rukh Khan. He made it feel like you were meeting a friend,” he shared.

Apart from Shah Rukh Khan Abhay Varma, King boasts a stellar ensemble cast, including Deepika Padukone, Suhana Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Jaideep Ahlawat, Anil Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Raghav Juyal, Jackie Shroff, and Rani Mukerji. The film is slated for a Christmas 2026 release.