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Megastar Shah Rukh Khan has played a variety of roles in his career, including comic roles. In 2023, he impressed the audience with his acting chops in films like Om Shanti Om and Happy New Year as well as with his lighthearted character in Dunki. The superstar recently revealed that he finds comedy ‘very difficult’. SRK stated that he has very often failed at comedy.
Shah Rukh Khan reveals failing at comedy, calls it difficult
In August 2024, Bollywood’s King Khan, Shah Rukh, made waves at the 77th Locarno Film Festival. While in the picturesque Swiss city, he sat down for an episode of the Locarno Meets podcast, and the much-awaited conversation has finally dropped online. During the chat, SRK was asked if he finds it easier to make his audience laugh, gasp or cry. The superstar, known for his versatile performances, reveals how he finds comedy difficult.
He shared, "I'd be honest, I think I have an innate sense of humour. I can make people laugh but it's very inappropriate times also. So, I try to control myself. I'm told by my team all the time 'People don't understand your humour.' And now people become very sensitive. You know, you say something and somebody gets disturbed. So, it's better to not have a sense of humour. As an actor, I think comedy is very difficult. I think it's a very very serious business."
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The host adds," It's a sphere where many actors fail."
SRK replied, "I failed also, very often. On the sets, everybody laughed and I saw the scene, nobody's laughing at the theatre.It's very difficult. I did a film called Chennai Express and that was a big learning experience. It did well and people laughed at the jokes I was really relieved and I’ve not jumped into a comedy quickly after that. I’m like it’s a difficult job. Personally, I can make people laugh.”
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Shah Rukh Khan: I realise, I'm a button for crying
The Jawan actor went on to share an anecdote where his fans told him he was their button to crying. He shared, “I never thought I’d make people cry, but I met really wonderful ladies in Germany, 10 to 15 years back. I asked them why do you like my films. In Germany, they were really loving my films because the language was different and the emotions were different. And these 2 old ladies told me ‘We have a button for making coffee, we have a button to go up the stairs on an escalator, you are the button for making us cry. I realise I’m a button for crying
Shah Rukh Khan's work front
Meanwhile, on the work front, Shah Rukh Khan is gearing up to begin the shoot of his next movie King with his daughter Suhana Khan.