Filmmaker Aanand L Rai, who directed Shah Rukh Khan in Zero and Akshay Kumar in Atrangi Re and Raksha Bandhan, just lately opened up about his expertise working with the 2 Bollywood stars. In an interview with Mukesh Chhabra on Mashable India, Rai revealed some fascinating insights into their personalities, work ethic, and even their meals habits.

In the course of the dialog, Rai shared an anecdote from the units of Zero (2018), a movie that starred Shah Rukh Khan alongside Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. Whereas reflecting on his time taking pictures with SRK, Rai spoke about their light-hearted chats throughout breaks, which frequently included planning their night actions after wrapping up the day’s shoot.

He recalled a second when {a photograph} of himself and Shah Rukh was proven, the place they gave the impression to be having a critical dialogue on set. Rai clarified that what gave the impression to be an intense dialog was, in truth, about their plans for the night. “We have been truly simply speaking about what we have been going to do after the shoot,” he laughed.

Rai went on to share particulars about Shah Rukh’s meals preferences, emphasizing how easy and grounded the famous person is in relation to his meals. “When you give Shah Rukh tandoori hen, espresso, and one in every of his drinks, he might reside on that meal ceaselessly. But when one thing is served with love, he’ll eat something,” Rai mentioned. This revelation provides followers a glimpse into the legendary actor’s uncomplicated method to meals regardless of his larger-than-life persona on-screen.

Switching gears, Aanand L Rai additionally mentioned his expertise working with Akshay Kumar, with whom he collaborated on a number of tasks like Atrangi Re and Raksha Bandhan. Describing Akshay’s persona, Rai famous how delicate and targeted the actor is, despite the fact that he prefers to not show this facet of himself too brazenly.

“Akshay doesn’t perceive issues in the event that they’re too easy; he likes the whole lot with a bit of ‘masala.’ He’s a really delicate particular person however doesn’t present it. He desires to take pleasure in each second of the method and make it possible for he’s totally immersed in it,” Rai defined. He additional added, “He has gotten the whole lot in life as a result of he’s very hard-working and targeted. Irrespective of how massive a star he’s, he by no means forgets his values.”

Although each actors have shared skilled successes and failures, Rai praised their dedication to their craft. Whereas Zero was a field workplace disappointment in 2018, Shah Rukh Khan took a short hiatus from appearing and got here again stronger than ever with two large hits in 2023: Pathaan and Jawan, each of which solidified his place as a reigning famous person of Bollywood.

However, Akshay Kumar’s journey throughout this era was a mixture of ups and downs. Whereas his movie Atrangi Re had modest field workplace success, their subsequent collaboration, Raksha Bandhan, didn’t carry out nicely and was labeled a flop. Regardless of this, Rai’s admiration for Akshay’s dedication to his work remained unchanged.