Juhi Chawla recalls her first meet with Shah Rukh Khan, Says, He was skinny, had fat nose, I felt cheated"

Actress Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan share a special friendship, both of them sharing screen space quite often in their career. They also co-own Kolkata Knight Riders, which is an IPL Franchise who also won in the latest edition. Recently, the actress fondly recalled her first meeting with the superstar, revealing her initial sense of being cheated. Chawla mentioned that she had imagined someone resembling Aamir Khan.


She recently spoke at the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry event, where she also talked about how she had not watched any of Shah Rukh's work on TV and had no idea about his appearance. She recounted that they worked together on a film when she was still new in the industry, called Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman.


Producer Vivek Vaswani had praised him, saying your hero was in Fauji and was very famous. In her mind, she imagined a chocolate-faced, good-looking hero, like Aamir. So, Juhi agreed to do the movie! She further added, "When I reached the set, that was when I first saw him. Shah Rukh, patla sa (thin), dubla sa (skinny) , brown colour ka (brown-skinned), white shirt mein duble patle se. Moti naak, mote honth. Maine bola, ‘ye kya hai?’ Ye toh mere saath dhokha ho gaya. (He was in white shirt looking really skinny, had fat nose and lips and I said what is this ?)"


The actress also mentioned Shah’s early days of struggle in the industry. She revealed that Khan used to eat with the unit, sharing their meals and enjoying their tea while engaging in friendly banter and conversations. She also remembered that SRK owned only one car, a black Gypsy. During that time, he managed two or three shifts, filming Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, and Dil Aashna Hai, and simultaneously working on a film with Divya Bharti.


Talking about Shah’s work, he was last seen in Rajkumar Hirani directorial Dunki along with Tapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal and Boman Irani. He will be soon sharing screen with his daughter Suhana Khan in a movie titled ‘KING’. Suhana who made her debut with Zoya Akhtar’s Archies has been the talk of the town.