Ranveer Singh Calls Shah Rukh Khan His 'Idol', Says ¡®Decided To Be An Actor After Seeing Him¡¯
Actor Ranveer Singh shares that SRK is an idol to him and that his life will be worth it if he could do even a bit of what SRK has achieved.
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has inspired so many people in and out of showbiz. People look up to him as someone they desire to become or even get close to. Adding the threads to the same, 83 actor Ranveer Singh has now opened up on how SRK inspired him to become an actor.
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During a trailer launch event of Ranveer Singh¡¯s next Cirkus, a conversation ignited finding dots between this film and SRK¡¯s popular TV series with the same name Circus (1989).
In response to this Ranveer went all hail for SRK and revealed how the Don star inspired him to be an actor.
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Ranveer said, ¡°Aaj King Khan thodi baney hain. Kitne saalon se wo King hain. Aapne meri shobha badha di mera naam unke saathe leke. Unko dekhke toh humne socha ki hum bhi kabhi actor banenge. Hamare idol hain. Unka jo contribution hain Hindi cinema mein, it¡¯s one-of-a-kind. Jaise unhone pyaar kamaya hain aur pyaar baata hain logon mein, uska tinka bhi kar pau toh meri life fulfil ho jaegi.¡±
Recently during the promotion of his film An Action Hero, Ayushmann Khurrana also opened up about his admiration for Shah Rukh Khan.
Sharing a picture on Instagram where Ayushmann can be seen looking at SRK¡¯s bungalow Mannat, the Anek actor wrote, ¡°Mannat se guzar raha tha. Toh ek mannat maang li (was passing by Mannat, so I made a wish). An Action Hero, 2nd December¡.¡± He added the song Baazigar O Baazigar from Shah Rukh's film Baazigar along with the picture, along with the hashtag ¡®SRKian¡¯.
In an earlier interview, Rajkumar Rao also shared how SRK was the reason why he became an actor.
He told TOI in 2021, "I am an actor because of Shah Rukh sir. Seeing him on screen made me want to join the industry because I could connect with his journey. He taught me that if you have a dream and if you¡¯re ready to work hard, the dream will come true. We all know how charming he is and how he makes everyone feel special. There is so much to learn from him be it on-screen or off it."
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Aditya Sagar is an Entertainment Journalist at Indiatimes who holds a true-blue Bollywood heart and has his ears tuned to the whispers of Tinseltown. From Dharma to Drama, he is your trusted guide to the glitz, glamour and gossip that make headlines. He can be reached out @theadityasagar across all social media platforms.
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