Atlee, director of Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan is no longer a name relegated to just South Cinema. The man has transcended regional boundaries and today, is one of the most sought after directors, where every big name wants to collaborate with him. His film Jawan is creating box office records on an everyday basis, and it still has a long journey ahead.
The director, in an interview with Indian Express, revealed that all the love that he is getting for the film is what will keep him going in his career.He also mentioned that as a creator, your happiness is the audience’s love and every time they cheer, you feel happy and with every film of his, he sees the love growing.
He also revealed that the expectation from him for his next is going to be even bigger, but he also doesn’t know what he’s going to do next. However, his takeaway from Jawan is that he has to do something bigger than Jawan.
Time and again, Atlee has revealed that he is a huge Shah Rukh Khan fan, he said that before he directs his actors, he reads up on them, which ultimately makes him their fan. And by doing so, he is able to read the fans’ pulse of what they want from their superstars. He added that if you see Jawan, you will see that whatever fans expect from Shah Rukh sir is there in Jawan and whatever he’s not done in the last thirty years is also there. So the film is a combination of newness, and also meets fan expectations.
Atlee also revealed that it was very easy for him as a fan to direct the star, as he always had the right balance when he was in front of the monitor to direct Shah Rukh Khan and the result is out there for everyone to see.
He also highlighted that more than 90% of the people in the world love Shah Rukh and those who don’t, will be brought into SRK’s army with Jawan.
The director, in an interview with Indian Express, revealed that all the love that he is getting for the film is what will keep him going in his career.He also mentioned that as a creator, your happiness is the audience’s love and every time they cheer, you feel happy and with every film of his, he sees the love growing.
He also revealed that the expectation from him for his next is going to be even bigger, but he also doesn’t know what he’s going to do next. However, his takeaway from Jawan is that he has to do something bigger than Jawan.
Time and again, Atlee has revealed that he is a huge Shah Rukh Khan fan, he said that before he directs his actors, he reads up on them, which ultimately makes him their fan. And by doing so, he is able to read the fans’ pulse of what they want from their superstars. He added that if you see Jawan, you will see that whatever fans expect from Shah Rukh sir is there in Jawan and whatever he’s not done in the last thirty years is also there. So the film is a combination of newness, and also meets fan expectations.
Atlee also revealed that it was very easy for him as a fan to direct the star, as he always had the right balance when he was in front of the monitor to direct Shah Rukh Khan and the result is out there for everyone to see.
He also highlighted that more than 90% of the people in the world love Shah Rukh and those who don’t, will be brought into SRK’s army with Jawan.