Jawan’s Eijaz Khan on Shah Rukh Khan: He returns more love than he receives

Television actor Eijaz Khan became a popular name after featuring in soap operas such as Kkavyanjali, Kahiin Toh Hoga, Bhaskar Bharti, and Kkoi Dil Mein Hai. The actor has also been part of a few Bollywood films, such as Tanu Weds Manu, Tanu Weds Manu Returns, and Lucky Kabootar. Eijaz’s latest film is the big ticket Jawan, which has Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role. Soon after the release of the film, the actor spoke about working with Shah Rukh and the kind of human being he is.

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Eijaz’s heartwarming experience of shooting with Shah Rukh Khan

Speaking with Subhojit Gupta in a recent interview about working with SRK in Jawan, Eijaz said that Shah Rukh is as gracious as everyone says he is and would routinely interact with each and every crew member. He also added that the best thing about King Khan is his ability to return more love than he receives.

Eijaz revealed that when SRK finishes shooting, he goes to his van and changes, meets each and every person individually once he comes out, hugs them, and then leaves. “And you feel so special. It’s like your day is made, your month is made, your life is made. If he knows something about you, he will ask you about it,” he said.

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Eijaz’s previous work with Shah Rukh Khan

Eijaz first worked with Shah Rukh in 2002 when he was a member of choreographer Ganesh Hedge’s dance group. He said that Shah Rukh was doing a dance tribute for the late Raj Kapoor and Eijaz got a chance to do some skits with him. Eijaz added that when Shah Rukh got to know about this, he congratulated the actor on how far he had come.

Jawan’s supporting cast

Jawan marks the Hindi film debut of South superstars Nayanthra and Vijay Sethupathi. Directed by Atlee, the film also has Sanya Malhotra and Priyamani in lead roles. Deepika Padukone, Sunil Grover, and Sanjay Dutt appear in cameo roles.

The music of the film is composed by Anirudh Ravichander and the film is produced by Red Chilles Entertainment.