Boman Irani recalls how Shah Rukh Khan made him feel ‘at ease’ during Main Hoon Na: ‘He said just knock on my door if you need anything’

Boman Irani also said that his heart was thumping when he first met Amitabh Bachchan.

New Delhi | December 16, 2023 06:39 PM IST

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Boman Irani was all praise for Shah Rukh Khan. (Photo: Red Chillies Entertainment/YouTube)

Boman Irani, who will next be seen in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Dunki, recently opened up about his first encounter with SRK. The actor said Shah Rukh was really nice and even came to his room late at night to check if he was comfortable.

On Baaton Baaton mein with Sapna Vyas, Boman said, “He (Shah Rukh Khan) had a method to make you feel at ease. When I met him for the first time in Darjeeling, when I was shooting for Main Hoon Na, he reached late at night and I had arrived a day early. Someone knocked on the door at night and I was in the Parsi sadra and pajama and the sadra was a bit torn and I opened the door and said, “yes.” Then he said ‘this is Shah Rukh.’ I said, “hello sir, how are you?’”

The actor then revealed what SRK told him and added that his aura was something different. “I am the producer of this film. This is your room and that is my room. I am across, if you need anything just knock on my door. Thank you so much for doing our film,” Boman recalled Shah Rukh’s words. Since then, they have worked together in films like Don, Happy New Year, among many others.

Boman also opened up about meeting Amitabh Bachchan for the first time. He said, “My heart was thumping when I worked with him for the first time in Waqt. And in every film with him, I always keep shouting at him and it feels very weird. So when I met Bachchan saab for the first time, I was star struck.”

Dunki is helmed by Rajkumar Hirani and is all set to release in theatres on December 21. The film also stars Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal among others.

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