I Think Harry Could Be The Evolution Of Raj And Rahul : Sharukh Khan

Even though Shah Rukh Khan is making a romantic movie after a while, what intrigued us about his 'Harry Met Sejal' Jab is the fact that he is playing a tour guide on it. That's a first for SRK, who has rehearsed a variety of roles in his long Bollywood entries. What also makes this direction of Imtiaz Ali interesting is that after a long time, a prominent man is playing an on-screen guide. When you think of guides, Dev Anand 'Guide' (1965) instantly comes to mind. While SRK claims there is no comparison with the classic, says there could be many people in the world as his character, Harry. We talked to the superstar about his new movie and how Harry is different from his most popular romantic characters, Raj and Rahul. Extracts ....

After a long time, we are seeing a prominent man play a guide on the screen.

I think it is very romantic to play a guide. Dev Saab played a very intense, there was Shachi Kapoor Saab in Jab Jab Phool Khile and also Aamir Khan in Raja Hindustani. It's a romantic character. The guide is a metaphor for someone who takes you on a journey of self-revelation. This is an Imtiaz Ali movie and has the motto "What you are looking for is looking for you". We have not gone completely contemporary ki guide hotel a hain. Maybe he's not happy with his work. He has his life experiences. The idea of ​​the movie is that it is supposed to be the one you are following and throughout the course of the story, it also finds what you are looking for.

For those familiar with 'Guide', the character of Dev Anand is memorable. Do you think Harry, too, will be so memorable for the audience today?

It is difficult to compare Harry with the guide of Dev saab Raju. Imtiaz writes so realistically. There are plenty of people in the world who will be like Harry - they will have a past, or they may not have been able to do what they wanted to do. Harry is a Punjabi, who has his own problems in life. Somewhere, the guide begins to take direction ... it happens to all of us. I do not know how memorable it will be, but I think people will identify with Harry and connect with this honest love story.

Imtiaz's love stories are contemporary and do not follow the conventional format.

He deals more with unspoken emotions - what two people are going through because of the different circumstances in which they are in. This movie has a strong love story, do not fly off the hook. It is not completely in an area that is poetic, but not in prose. Imtiaz clearly wanted to give him a little more land. Emotions are much more grounded.

You are known as the King of Romance and Imtiaz is known for his unconventional love stories. How did the two find each other?

All I'm going to say is that every filmmaker who wants to make a love story will want to make one with me, even if they've done enough. I am not being pompous, but somewhere along the line, whenever there is a love scene or a moment of romance, each of these free-thinking directors turns around and says, 'Lord, yeh aap hi se toh seekha Hai Aap batao kaise karoge? 'As an actor, I would never like to change the language. For me, it is encouraging and means two things: one, they have seen and learned from me and therefore, should not do it in the same way. And two, I must speak the director's language and not do it like I did in an earlier film. I'm not playing this young, bubbly guy; I'm playing a guy who's seen life. I think Harry might be the evolution of how Raj and Rahul would be. He's decent, has a sense of humor and some rage. Inherently, a lover is someone who demands love, does not plead and respect the woman he is in love with. When Imtiaz told the story, we did some rehearsals. Anushka had in mind and had spoken to her. Marriage happened because I respect their language and respect the love I have for a love story.

In most love stories, the protagonist occupies a central place. Is it the same with the Sejal of Anushka?

Has to. In 'Om Shanti Om', although it is about reincarnation, the girl is central to the plot - the old heroine and the new girl. The same goes for Kajol at Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Deepika at Chennai Express. In this film, Anushka as Sejal is endearing, irritating and adorable, all at the same time. I have no inhibition in saying this; She plays the most important character in the film. There is some real force in the character. With Sejal, the love story advances.

You say that Harry could be the evolution of Raj and Rahul. Do you think he could be the ideal new man women would want in their lives?

I do not know the image of a loving boy. I can be anything, Raj or Rahul. A part of me will always be like this. In this film, rehearse a lover who has his own problems and weaknesses. Some women in my office seem to like Harry. He is a nice guy and I hope people like it or the purpose would be lost. I do not know if it will replace Raj and Rahul, they are deeply embedded in the mind of the people. Maybe an experience of mine will reflect on the screen. My personal experience has been beautiful, so it has been easy for me to become a beautiful lover on the screen.