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Jawan: Here’s HOW Shah Rukh Khan managed his double role in the film

Shah Rukh Khan's body double Prashant Walde reveals about how Shah Rukh Khan managed to do double role in the film

Satish Sundaresan
Sep 08, 2023
Jawan: Here’s HOW Shah Rukh Khan managed his double role in the film
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That the Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Jawan’ is a certified superhit is something that everyone will abide by. With each passing day, the craze for the film is just increasing with no signs of slowing down. Those who have seen the film simply cannot stop reaving about the film’s gripping storyline, the performances, the music and yes… also Shah Rukh Khan’s double role.

Also Read: Jawan character guide: Shah Rukh Khan in a double role, Nayanthara as a cop, Vijay Sethupathi is the protagonist!

Secret revealed?

If you are one of the many who were shell shocked to see the perfection with which Shah Rukh Khan pulled off his double role in the film, then, here is some inside dope about the same. Prashant Walde, who happens to be Shah Rukh Khan's body double, has been ‘on the job’ since the last seventeen years! In an interview with Aajtak.in, Prashant Walde revealed a few things about the manner in which the film’s makers were successful in pulling off Shah Rukh Khan in a double role.

SRK's body double!

Prashant Walde said that a very interesting incident happened during the time they were shooting a particular scene in which Shah Rukh Khan was seen hugging his look-alike father. He said that, while Shah Rukh Khan was in the get up of the young man, he (Prashant Walde) was in the get up of an old man. And when he (Shah Rukh Khan) became old, he (Prashant Walde) donned the get up of the young man. He added that, since Shah Rukh’s looks in this film were quite different from each other, they had to prepare daily.

As for the film ‘Jawan’, besides Shah Rukh Khan (who is seen in a double role), it also stars Nayanthara (as the film’s leading lady), Vijay Sethupathi Sunil Grover, Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra and others. The film has been directed by the southern whiz kid Atlee Kumar. The music of the film ‘Jawan’ has been composed by Anirudh Ravichander.

Also Read: Jawan cast salary revealed: Here's how much Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi got paid for the Atlee actioner

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