‘I Feel I Fail Shah Rukh’

‘I’m
happy
piggybacking
on
his
stardom.’

On
Shah
Rukh
Khan’s
59th
birthday
on
November
2,
close
friend

Karan
Johar
reveals
what
their
relationship
is
like.

“Shah
Rukh
and
I
work
so
well
together
because
we
care
so
deeply
for
each
other
in
real
life.
Creativity
compounded
with
brotherly
love
cannot
go
wrong,”
Karan
tells

Subhash
K
Jha.

What
does
Shah
Rukh
Khan
mean
to
your
cinema?

I
can’t
imagine
making
films
without
him,
although
I
have.

Time
and
again,
I’m
blown
away
by
Shah
Rukh.

How
can
he
think
of
so
many
things
about
his
character
when
he
has
so
much
on
his
plate?

He
did
monumental
research
on
his
autistic
character
in

My
Name
Is
Khan.

I
was
zapped
by
how
much
he
knew
on
the
subject,
and
he
brought
all
that
knowledge
on
the
sets.

He
had
written
reams
of
notes
on
how
he
wanted
to
interpret
his
character.
To
him,
it
was
no
big
deal.

He’s
ready
to
direct
a
film
any
time.
He
will
be
outstanding
at
it.

His
understanding
of
human
nature
and
emotions
can
never
be
matched
by
me.

There
has
never
been
an
actor
like
him.

What
does
he
mean
to
you
personally?

Personally,
for
me,
he’s
my
God,
my
hero
and
brother.

I
don’t
have
to
think
about
how
he’ll
play
a
character.
He
does
all
the
thinking
on
his
own.

The
character
comes
from
my
heart
and
then
Shah
Rukh
takes
over.

He
needs
no
presentation.

His
presence
is
enough.

He
gives
a
sub-text,
graph
and
everything
that
a
character
needs.

He
understands
what
I
want
from
his
performance,
and
he
gives
that
extra
bit
by
himself.

I
feel
I
fail
Shah
Rukh.

When
will
I
give
him
that
one
film
where
I’ll
write
a
role
that
would
do
justice
to
him?

What
do
you
have
to
say
about
the
Karan
Johar-Shah
Rukh
Khan
combination?

I
feel
two
hardworking,
talented,
people
are
bound
to
form
a
productive
team.

When
these
two
people
share
a
special
familial
camaraderie,
there’s
bound
to
be
valuable
emotions
between
them,
and
those
emotions
are
bound
to
translate
on
screen.

Shah
Rukh
and
I
work
so
well
together
because
we
care
so
deeply
for
each
other
in
real
life.
Creativity
compounded
with
brotherly
love
cannot
go
wrong.

Some
of
his
biggest
hits
are
under
your
direction?

I’m
happy
piggybacking
on
his
stardom.

There
can
never
be
an
ego
between
us.

I
know
only
too
well
that
he’s
successful
way
beyond
what
I
can
ever
be.

Stars
don’t
get
any
bigger
than
Shah
Rukh
Khan
or
Amitabh
Bachchan.

Once
a
film-maker
accepts
that,
ego
never
comes
in
the
way.

I’m
happy
with
the
success
God
has
given
me
and
I’m
happy
God
has
given
me
Shah
Rukh
to
attain
that
success.

There
are
certain
stars
who
glow
brighter
than
others,
that’s
why
they’re
called
superstars.

I’m
happy
to
have
worked
with
two
such
stars,
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Shah
Rukh
Khan.