Atlee reveals Shah Rukh Khan always talks about Nayanthara: ‘She’s also a die-hard fan of Shah Rukh’ | Hindi Movie News – Times of India

Director Atlee teamed up with Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, and Deepika Padukone in the 2023 blockbuster hit film, ‘Jawan‘. Atlee shared that both Shah Rukh and Nayanthara were eager to work together on this project. SRK always wanted to meet Nayanthara, and the latter was also a fangirl of King Khan.
In an interview with a YouTuber, Atlee mentioned that Shah Rukh Khan was always talking about Nayanthara when they met four years back while doing ‘Bigil’.SRK liked Nayanthara. When they were discussing the cast of ‘Jawan’, Atlee suggested Nayanthara’s name, and SRK was so happy and wanted to meet her whenever he came to Chennai. The director called the lady superstar to inform her of this, but without even listening to the script, she said yes to the film because she was also a die-hard fan of Shah Rukh.
‘Jawan’ became the highest-grossing Indian film of 2023 and grossed almost Rs 1000 crore worldwide. It also featured Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra, and Sunil Grover in main roles. The onscreen chemistry of DP and SRK was a topic of discussion in this film, creating an internet buzz about dimming Nayanthara’s onscreen presence with SRK.

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