¡®You Need Someone Of The Stature Of Deepika Padukone¡¯, SRK Heaps Praise On His Pathaan Co-star

Pathaan is a few days away from its release and fans awaiting Shah Rukh Khan¡¯s comeback for four years are highly excited. Featuring Deepika Padukone in the lead, this film has attracted several controversies including the Besharam Rang Song. However, Deepika is getting many praises by her fans and one of them happens to be SRK.

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In a video shared by Yash Raj Films, SRK was asked to share a few words about Deepika¡¯s character in Pathaan.

To which he answered, "You need someone of the stature of Deepika to be able to pull off a song sequence like Besharam Rang and then you know, to be able to do action, where she takes a guy and pulls him right over herself and beats him, she's tough enough to do that too. That kind of combination could have only been achieved with someone like Deepika. It's quite a layered character for an action film heroine so to say.¡±

When asked about his character, Khan said, "Pathaan is an easy guy, doing a lot of tough things and I think he`s naughty, he`s tough but doesn`t wear it on his sleeve. He's trusting. He's honest and I think he very single-mindedly thinks of India as his mother." For the unversed, this Siddharth Anand directorial also stars John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana in pivotal roles.

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Shah Rukh Khan also talked about John amid rumours of a tiff between the duo.

He told, ¡°I was very keen he does it and he was kind enough to do a role where he is really a bad guy. He is a top star. He has his own franchises happening and he has got these really cool action films happening and to decide to take on a film where he is a bad guy, you know, so takes a lot of guts.¡±

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SRK shared that where most actors refuse to play antagonists, John stands out from the crowd.

¡°Takes a lot of confidence in your own self, especially when I see in the Hindi film scenario. Heroes don't play bad guys. I'd love to play a bad guy. I gained a deep respect for him. I hope when Pathaan comes out, one of the most liked characters, genuinely is John's. I really wish it because it takes a lot of guts to do what he has done as an actor and as a star.¡±

¡°It was nice working with him and all so I realised he is a gentle giant. You know when we were doing action and everything. He says...he called me a national treasure and said, 'I will not hurt you.' I said you can, it's ok. He is very shy and I had to do a lot of convincing to tell him it's ok, you can punch me and I won't get hurt¡±, SRK concluded.

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