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Delnaaz Irani says Suhana Khan called her Sweetu when they first met, gave her a ‘big tight hug’: ‘There was so much love’

Delnaaz Irani has previously worked with Shah Rukh Khan in Kal Ho Naa Ho. She also starred in Suhana's debut film The Archies.

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delnaaz irani, shah rukh khanDelnaaz Irani said Suhana Khan is well-grounded.

Delnaaz Irani is still known for playing Sweetu in Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Kal Ho Naa Ho. Decades later when the actor played a pivotal role in Suhana Khan’s debut film The Archies, she was full of love for the young actor making her way into the movies. Delnaaz said that she gave a “big tight hug” to Suhana as soon as she met her and also shared that Suhana called her Sweetu.

“I felt so much warmth when I met her,” she shared with Pinkvilla and added, “I felt like I got the same amount of warmth and love that I was expecting and realised that she was also expecting the same. We had such a warm conversation. It was nice meeting her. I hardly had scenes with her, but every time I met her, there was so much love.”

Delnaaz Irani has shared screen space with Shah Rukh in Kal Ho Naa ho, RaOne and Bhoothnath and said that there is so much to learn from Shah Rukh Khan. “I have just warm memories of him. He is so wonderful as a human being and an actor. You learn so much from him when he is on the sets. Most importantly one can learn discipline from his conduct. One can learn so many small nuisances as an actor, his craft is so spectacular that you keep looking at him,” she said.

Delnaaz mentioned that the best quality about SRK is that he likes to keep the unit together and maintains a “pleasant atmosphere on set”. “He ensures smooth functioning on the sets of all his projects. He is very loving and very caring and that’s what one can take away while working with him. You just need to observe him and you’ll learn so many things from him,” she said.

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Talking about the three star kids in The Archies – Suhana, Khushi Kapoor and Agastya Nanda, Delnaaz called them “grounded and well-brought-up kids”. “They were so dedicated to work. I don’t think they’ve ever made anybody else feel that they are star kids and belong to influential families. They were working just like any other kid on the set,” she said and added, “There were no brownie points just because of them being star kids.”

In The Archies, Delnaaz Irani played the role of the hair salon owner Pam.

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