Director Rahul Dholakia recently gave some thought to Shah Rukh Khan‘s extraordinary commitment and talent while filming ‘Raees’ (2017). He singled out a particularly difficult scene in which Shah Rukh Khan’s character ‘Raees’, is called to IPS Majmudar’s police station, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Dholakia disclosed a fascinating aspect of the filming process, the scenes that preceded and followed this crucial point were shot seven months apart.
During a recent interview with Mashable India, Dholakia explained, “When we shot the scene, ‘Majmudar ne aapko bulaya hai (Majumdar has called for you),’ for which he has to go to Majmudar’s police station, which is in the next scene, there was a gap of seven months between these two scenes.”
Shah Rukh Khan showed a remarkable ability to keep his character representation consistent despite the significant amount of time that had passed.Dholakia said he was impressed by the actor’s professionalism and shared, “The man (SRK) came on set after seven months. In between, he shot for Dilwale (Rohit Shetty’s film), he did several other things, and we also released the film’s trailer. Even after seven months had passed, he caught the same character, same sur (tone), same emotion. I think only great actors can do that.”
One of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of the year, ‘Raees’ was released in 2017 and was a critical and financial triumph, earning over Rs 304 crore globally. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Atul Kulkarni, Sheeba Chaddha, and Jaideep Ahlawat all starred in the movie, which was produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment and Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment.
