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This is an archive article published on December 28, 2023

Taapsee Pannu on working with Shah Rukh Khan in Dunki: ‘This was a dream of sorts…’

Taapsee Pannu said that while shooting Rajkumar Hirani's Dunki she was mindful that this could be her "first and the last chance" to work with Shah Rukh Khan.

DunkiDunki stars Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles. (Photo: Red Chilles Entertainment/ Instagram)

Taapsee Pannu recently opened up about her experience of working with Shah Rukh Khan in the Rajkumar Hirani directorial Dunki. She said that it was a dream that she never thought she would be able to achieve.

In an interview with Pinkvilla, Taapsee said, “This was a dream or a benchmark of sorts that I never thought I’ll be able to achieve because I really did not keep it in my list. I was like, ‘This is too good to be true, let’s just not even keep it in my list because if I don’t achieve it, I’ll keep feeling bad about it.'”

Taapsee Pannu also shared that the stories that Shah Rukh Khan shared with her have been a learning experience for her. She said, “Now because I have worked for two years shooting this film (Dunki), I was lucky enough to be with him (Shah Rukh Khan) every single day. We have shot together, there is hardly any stuff we have without each other. It was learning not just in front of the camera, it is learning beyond the camera. Because the stories that he tells you about his experiences in the last 35 years in the industry to the tricks of actors in front of the camera.”

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Taapsee also confessed that every day she was shooting for the film with SRK, she wanted to make the most of it because she would wonder whether she’ll ever get the opportunity to work with him again. “All these things have changed me as a human being, as a professional and as an actor which I am going to keep with me in the future. I hope I have made the most of each and every day I have been with him (SRK) on the set because I was very well aware that this might be my first and the last time, you never know,” she said.

Taapsee Pannu plays the role of Manu Randhawa, the female lead of Dunki. The film released on December 21, and received mixed reviews.

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