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Shah Rukh Khan is one of the much-loved actors in the entertainment world. He is often hailed as the King of Bollywood. The actor has been ruling millions of hearts for a long time with his top-notch acting skills. There's no denying the fact that every time the actor comes up with a new film, the whole nation gets caught up in SRK mania. However, Shah Rukh's latest-released film, Jawan has been receiving much love from the audience. And from the past few days, SRK's co-stars have been revealing some unheard anecdotes from the set of the film. The same happened yet again, as actress, Priyamani, who played a crucial role in the movie, opened up about Shah Rukh's sweet gesture to her during the shoot of one of the much-loved songs from Jawan.
In an interview with Connect FM Canada, Priyamani recalled the day when she and other co-stars from Jawan, along with SRK were rehearsing for the song, Zinda Banda. The actress shared that during the rehearsal, SRK looked around and saw Priyamani behind him. The actress revealed that after seeing her behind, SRK told his choreographer, Shobi Master, and director, Atlee that he wants Priyamani right beside him as she has been his dance teacher in the movie, Chennai Express. For the unversed, Priyamani was seen alongside Shah Rukh in the song, One Two Three Four from Chennai Express.
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Priyamani recalled how Shah Rukh Khan took her hand, caught her shoulder, and made her stand next to him. The actress shared that Shah Rukh told Sobhi Master and Atlee that he doesn't care if he goes wrong, but he is going to follow Priyamani's steps. Elaborating more on what happened, Priyamani stated:
"He said, ‘What are you doing behind me?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, sir. They’ve placed me behind you. This is what they said.’ He said, ‘No,’ and took my hand, caught my shoulder and made me stand next to him. He told Shobi master and Atlee sir that, ‘I want this girl to stand next to me. I don’t care what the choreography is. I don’t get anything. She is my dance teacher right from Chennai Express. I don’t care even if I go wrong. I’m going to look at her only and we’re going to do so."
Sharing more details about the same, Priyamani mentioned that Shah Rukh Khan kept asking her how to do the steps and she used to help him with that. The actress also added that SRK always wanted her to be by his side. Priyamani also heaped praises on SRK and mentioned that nobody can match the level of SRK's dedication to work. The actress stated that SRK kept rehearsing until he did each step perfectly and never said no to anything.
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In the same interview, Priyamani talked about the immense love that the song, Zinda Banda received. Sharing the experience of working on the song, she mentioned that it was a great experience to perform in the song. Elaborating more on the same, Priyamani mentioned:
"So, it was great dancing and I think the energy is amazing. People are loving the song and even now a lot of people are doing reels and they’re sending it to us. They’re tagging us and saying, ‘Look, Zinda Banda fever is happening. Jawan fever is going on.’ So it was great.”
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Jawan has been the talk of the town for a long time now. Shah Rukh's latest-released film gathered a lot of attention and praise. As per the reports, Jawan minted a collection of Rs. 531 crore at the worldwide box office in just four days.
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