SRK to star as a dwarf in ‘Zero’

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is seen playing the role of a dwarf in the teaser for his upcoming film “Zero.” The film is directed by Anand L. Rai and is his first collaboration with SRK. The title, poster and teaser were launched on January 1 and instantly garnered a lot of attention, turning it into a ‘trending’ topic on Twitter. Khan also announced it from his official Twitter profile after reaching 32 million followers on January 2. The teaser shows King Khan as a vertically challenged man, dancing in shorts and also a tuxedo. It also highlights that computer generated visual effects played a crucial role in creating Khan’s character with his production house, Red Chillies. “Zero,” produced by Gauri Khan, is slated to release on December 21 and includes Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif, who also co starred with SRK in “Jab Tak Hai Jaan.” Moreover, SRK will share screen time with his “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” co-stars Kajol and Rani Mukherji in “Zero” after 19 years, where they will have cameos. Other celebs like Alia Bhatt, Sri Devi and Karisma Kapoor will also have cameo appearances in the film. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF7DhGIQE1k[/embed] “Tanu Weds Manu” director Aanand L Rai recently told Indo-Asian News Service (IANS): "I had no option but Khan ‘Saab’ because I needed an intelligent actor, who also can carry that happy-go-lucky attitude." "Like the way we say that perfect is boring, imperfection is much interesting... Our film is also celebrating the same. The story of the film is celebrating a perfect love story of two imperfect people. Though the protagonist of the film is a dwarf but more than the physical disability of an individual, the story talks about the space of emotional incompleteness of our life," he added while explaining why the named the film “Zero.”