I have done 75 films andhave spent 21 years in the industry and would like to believethat I have done it differently," Shah Rukh told PTI. "I can proclaim that girls love me in romantic roles.With all due respect, I would rather be called a 'King' thanthe 'King of Romance'. SRK, who recentlyturned 47, believes there is more to him as an actor. Starting his Bollywood journey with 1992 film Deewana, Shah Rukh went on to play anti-hero successfully infilms like Darr, Baazigar and Anjaam.īut, it was 1995 film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge,that cemented his image as an romantic hero. He rose to superstardom withromantic hits like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Dil ToPagal Hai and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai but Shah Rukh Khan says hehates being called just the 'King of Romance'.
You feel very proud to play a role that represents the most important section of the country," he added. "When I donned the uniform in Ladakh for the first time, the real army men told me that I looked really good in the uniform and it felt good.I always like to have fun while doing a film, which I did during Jab Tak Hai Jaan," he said. "All kids aspire to become something when they are young and I genuinely wanted to be an army officer.
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One can recollect that Shah Rukh started his career as an actor playing an army man in Tele series Fauji. In Jab Tak Hai Jaan, SRK will be seen playing the role of an army officer Samar.I am sometimes criticised of working with my friends, but I work with people whom I enjoy working with," he said. I do them because I enjoy that part of my life. I don't do films just for the sake of it or for fun. "Every film that I do is very special for me.I feel a little poignant about this film because Yashji is no more, but I don't think the film should be a big hit because he is not here. Our track record has always been good as people have appreciated what we have done together. "When it comes to Jab Tak Hai Jaan.I have always loved working with Yashji (Yash Chopra).Shah Rukh, who collaborated with Yash Chopra successfully with films like Darr (1993), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Veer Zaara (2004) and others, teamed up with the director for Jab Tak Hai Jaan, which turned out to be Mr Chopra's last directorial venture as he passed away last month.The clothes or my styling might be the same, but these things do not make a character. "The emotional side of all the characters I have portrayed so far has been very different.I don't think I have done any romantic characters that are similar," he said. When you say that I have done romance earlier, I have to make sure that I have to do every role differently, which becomes a little tough. "I don't think I have any image of being a romantic actor.SRK has won acclaim for his roles in films like Swades, Chak De India and My Name Is Khan and the actor believes that he is not confined to a romantic image.I would like to be remembered as an actor who is trying hard in a commercial set-up," he said. I was completely in love with how I approached my role in My Name Is Khan. "I had hated to be (called) just the 'King of Romance'.I have done 75 films and have spent 21 years in the industry and would like to believe that I have done it differently," Shah Rukh told PTI. With all due respect, I would rather be called a 'King' than the 'King of Romance'. "I can proclaim that girls love me in romantic roles.SRK, who recently turned 47, believes there is more to him as an actor. But, it was 1995 film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, that cemented his image as an romantic hero.Starting his Bollywood journey with 1992 film Deewana, Shah Rukh went on to play anti-hero successfully in films like Darr, Baazigar and Anjaam.
He rose to superstardom with romantic hits like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Dil To Pagal Hai and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai but Shah Rukh Khan says he hates being called just the 'King of Romance'.