‘Shah Rukh Khan offered me a menu, insisted that I share pav bhaji with him,’ Chamkila actor Anjum Batra recalls trip to Mannat

Anjum Batra recounted when Shah Rukh Khan presented him with a list of food items akin to a hotel menu during his visit to Mannat.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | April 18, 2024 12:19 PM IST

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Anjum Batra was all praise for Shah Rukh Khan. (Photo: Pooja Dadlani, Anjum/Instagram)

Actor Anjum Batra, who played the role of Kesar Singh Tikki in Amar Singh Chamkila, has opened up about his experience of meeting Shah Rukh Khan for the first time in the superstar’s Mumbai residence, Mannat. Anjum said that he was helping Shah Rukh with his Punjabi dialogues for the film Jab Harry Met Sejal, directed by Imtiaz Ali. Anjum recounted Shah Rukh’s hospitable nature and revealed that the actor also shared a meal with him.

In an interview with TV9, Anjum said in Hindi, “I met Imtiaz for the first time in 2016. He was shooting for Jab Harry Met Sejal and there were a few Punjabi dialogues which Shah Rukh had to work on. Imtiaz took me to Mannat. Me, Imtiaz and SRK were in Mannat’s library. We were talking the whole night and did a little bit of work too.” Anjum said that he helped SRK with dialogues and even recorded a few lines in his phone for him.

Anjum mentioned that he and Imtiaz arrived at Mannat at 11 pm, and Shah Rukh came 15 minutes later because he was shooting for a film. Anjum added, “Shah Rukh told me, ‘Sit right beside me.’ I said, ‘No, I will sit here, it’s okay.’ He insisted, ‘No, you come and sit close to me.’ I kept talking for hours, they were just listening. He is a very good host. He asked me, ‘What will you eat?’ He gave me a menu. I wasn’t eating meat at the time so I refused. But then he insisted that I eat some pav bhaji with him.”

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Anjum said that their meeting ended at five in the morning, and Shah Rukh was supposed to leave for a shoot at six. Despite a hectic schedule, SRK dropped them till their car and waved them goodbye, as he does with every guest. Amar Singh Chamkila stars Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra in pivotal roles. It is currently streaming on Netflix.

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