Shah Rukh Khan’s “Happy New Year” has shattered the records of Aamir Khan’s “Dhoom 3” at the Indian box office.
The musical heist drama directed by Farah Khan became the fastest film to earn Rs108.86 crore in just three days of its release while “Dhoom 3” had earned Rs107.61 crore in its opening weekend.
About the dance based film, SRK said: “I haven’t worked for a film about dance other than ‘Dil Toh Pagal Hai,’ but it was interesting to add the heist angle. It’s like Ocean’s Eleven meets The Full Monty. As a producer, making difficult films is my thing, so I did it.”
The Bollywood superstar has been working relentlessly for the few weeks to promote the “Happy New Year” whichalso features Deepika Padukone as the leading lady. SRK said: “I’m the happiest while working. We have been travelling like crazy for ‘Happy New Year’; some days, I don’t even know which city I’m in or where I am going next. I’ve decided this is the best way to be. I don’t need to know much. I just want to be on the set and act. That’s my job.”
He recently agreed to do Maneesh Sharma’s “Fan” because he wanted to do a cosy film which is intense yet commercially viable.
“As an actor, I feel that having done a big film, ‘Happy New Year,’ I wanted to do a cosy film which is intense and yet commercially viable. Maneesh came out of the blue and he reminded me of a subject he had narrated eight years ago.” Shah Rukh also said that he is not sure if “Fan” will become a blockbuster hit but he would be happy to do the film.
“I don’t know whether the film (Fan) will do Rs 200 crores business or not, but I have to be in a similar state of mind as the director who wants to cast me.”