Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan may not agree on many things. But, the one thing that they agree on is their no-kissing policy. Being a family-oriented man, Shah Rukh never kisses his heroines on screen.
He made an exception with Katrina Kaif in Yash Raj Films’ Jab Tak Hai Jaan in 2012 because the kiss came at a crucial point in the plot and because of …well… one couldn’t say no to Yash Chopra.
Now after 5 years later it is Katrina again who has forced Shah Rukh khan out of his no-kiss clause in Aanand L.rai’s ZeroSays a source close to the film” it is a kiss that is the turning point in the plot and in the life of the protagonist. Without it, the plot couldn’t move forward.”
Let’s just say this is on a kiss that SRK couldn’t give a miss.
Zero” — which is heavy on special effects — sees Sharma play a NASA scientist with cerebral palsy and Katrina Kaif portray a Bollywood actress with a drinking problem.Bauua Singh, played by Khan, is struggling to find a wife because of his height but develops close bonds with both women as he searches for his true love.
It is Khan’s first movie since “Jab Harry Met Sejal” bombed last year. The actor’s “Raees” (2017) and “Fan” (2016) also didn’t do as well as hoped. The 53-year-old’s last undisputed blockbuster was “Dilwale” (The Big Hearted) in 2015 and with “Zero” reported to cost a hefty two billion rupees ($26.5 million) it may be starting to prey on his mind. The film also includes a cameo role by legendary actress Sridevi Kapoor who died from accidental drowning in a Dubai hotel room bathtub in February aged 54.
SRK will have just one week to woo cinema-goers, however, with the Rohit Shetty-directed “Simmba” set to release in theatres on December 28. The action movie stars Ranveer Singh, one of several bankable younger stars who is challenging the hegemony of the Khans of Bollywood at the box office.
For over two decades the triumvirate of Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan have dominated film receipts. But with Aamir’s “Thugs of Hindostan” and Salman’s “Race 3” both rated among the worst films of 2018, the jury is still out whether Shah Rukh will record a dud or a hit.
“Just because two Khans had flopped, doesn’t mean the third one will too,” Hindi film trade analyst Komal Nahta told .”Audiences are not tired of the Khans. They are just looking for fresh and good content,” he added.
-Shikha Sandhir
