Anurag Kashyap calls Shah Rukh Khan ‘the man with the strongest spine’: ‘Kept quiet through everything, spoke onscreen with his work’

He added, “The man with the strongest spine, the most resilience and integrity who has kept quiet through everything, he has spoken. He has spoken onscreen with his work. It is beautiful. He spoke loudly on screen. I understand what he teaches, ‘Speak with your work, and don’t talk unnecessarily’. He is who he is and you can see why.”

Anurag Kashyap had earlier spoken about Pathaan and how SRK’s victory felt personal to him. He had said that such blockbusters are a source of confidence for the rest of the industry and empowers them. “It empowers everyone. I might not make a movie like Pathaan. But I want Pathaan to work. Shah Rukh’s success is important to me. We exist because of the big films,” he had told Brut. Anurag had also reviewed Pathaan saying, ““Shah Rukh Khan itna haseen, itna sundar pehle kabhi laga nahi. Toh hum toh usko dekhne aaye the aur dil khush ho gaya. Aur itna khatarnaka action hai, Shah Rukh ke liye pehli baar aisa role hai. Mujhe nahi lagta unhone is tarah ka action pehle kiya hai.Kya body banayi hai (Shah Rukh Khan has never looked this beautiful and we came to watch him. Such dangerous action, this is the first of a kind role for Shah Rukh. I don’t think he has done anything like it before).”

Directed by Siddharth Anand, Pathaan is an action-thriller, featuring SRK, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. The film marks SRK’s return to the big screen after four years.