Shah Rukh Khan stayed in a guest house with a tariff of Rs 160 while shooting for Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa

Kundan Shah further shared that the guest houses they stayed in were also very basic, but Shah Rukh Khan was very “adjusting” all along. “Even the rooms we stayed in were not very good. We stayed in Goa Tourism guest houses, where the room charge was Rs 160. He knew the film was different and the budget was very small, so he was very adjusting,” he said. The movie apparently took 12 years to recover its cost, even though it’s one of the most well-regarded films of SRK today.

Kundan recalled that while shooting, Shah Rukh had to perform a scene where he was required to trip and fall. After seven takes, SRK’s make-up man asked the director if more takes would be required. “I told him I would take a few more takes. Then, he told me that the skin from Shah Rukh’s hands had peeled off. But Shah Rukh had not even mentioned he was in pain,” the director said.

Kundan Shah also revealed that Shah Rukh Khan got Rs 5,000 as the signing amount of the film and was paid a total of Rs 25,000 for the film. The Darr actor was sure that this film would be special so he wanted to buy the rights, and he did it. The Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro director said that even though his movie was ready before Baazigar and Darr, he could not release it because no distributor was ready to take the film.

Apart from Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Kundan and Shah Rukh worked together on the television show Circus. The director passed away in 2017.