Shah Rukh Khan recalls how he quickly nabbed the opportunity of doing Pathaan: ‘I started working out…’

However, Aditya Chopra convinced him to take up the film, which turned out to be Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaaenge, one of the biggest blockbusters of Shah Rukh Khan’s career. “That was years ago. So, this time when he said Pathaan, it was COVID and just a little shooting was allowed. I quickly jumped on it and told my team, ‘Let’s do it before he cancels.’ So, I worked out and built a body. But they didn’t want any of it. They told me, ‘You just do cool action. You are easy.’”

SRK added that Pathaan is an ‘over-the-top’ action film and hopes his kids like it. The actor further said that he “whistled the loudest” when he saw the trailer for the film.

Shah Rukh Khan also commented on his journey in the industry, mentioning that he ‘equates’ certain life instances to his films. “Cinema is life. The most important events of my life, I equate them to films. When my son was born, I remember it was the last day of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai when Gauri went to the hospital.”

Pathaan will release on January 25.