Jawan editor Ruben says Shah Rukh Khan asked him to chop his scenes to accommodate scenes of Vijay Sethupathi and girls: ‘He was generous to say…’

Ruben shared that he usually avoids getting friendly with the actors as he gets “uncomfortable” when they try to take over his job in the garb of friendship. But with Shah Rukh, it was different. “He was very easy to interact with. Every time I interacted with him, I learnt something new. It’s nothing about cinema. I learnt how to be more patient.”

The film’s dialogue writer Sumit Arora also had an “enriching” experience of working on Jawan. He found it exciting to give a twist to Shah Rukh Khan‘s punch lines. The first dialogue that Sumit cracked for the film, which he thought was his first “good” line, was, ‘Jab main villain banta hoon na toh koi hero mere saamne tikta nahi.’

Sharing his experience of working on Jawan, Sumit said, “It was a challenge for me because it was a film where Shah Rukh sir is presented in a new light, and I felt it was a great opportunity to do something new. Even the dialogue, ‘Naam toh suna hoga,” which you have heard romantically, this time comes with a different swag. It was an interesting process to write in a new way for Shah Rukh sir, and even for Kaali Gaikwad (Vijay Sethupathi) who is such a strong villain and, for the girls. It was a challenge for me to write the same punchy lines in a new way. I have learnt writing while being on the set with the director. Jawan has been an enriching experience.”

Revealing the one dialogue which left the film’s team most excited, Sumit continued, “We were all kicked at the monologue, ‘Main punya hun ya paap hun, jo bhi hun, bas aap hun.’ We all knew that is something very nice, and we were all excited to shoot that. The way it was shot, it was really great.” The monologue has a separate fanbase on the internet.

Jawan is successfully running in theatres. The film is creating and breaking box office records. Currently, the film’s total collection stands at Rs 386 crore in India.