Director Atlee says 'Jawan' was his 'love letter' to Shah Rukh Khan
Love was in the air when 'Jawan' director Atlee and actor Vijay Sethupathi joined Shah Rukh Khan at an event here to celebrate the film's success and went on to proclaim their admiration for the Bollywood superstar. The Tamil filmmaker, who made his Hindi cinema debut with the blockbuster film, said if he had to describe 'Jawan', he would call it «a love letter of mine to Mr SRK».
Sethupathi's Kaali may have been the chief antagonist in the film, but the actor was full of praise for the director, the team and especially for Shah Rukh.
He said he got many calls from people in Chennai, saying they could not get tickets for the first day, first show of the movie.
«They love him so much but then it is not a surprise for me because SRK the name is enough.
Everybody loves him so much and then the way he behaves and the way he treats people, he just only gives love. If somebody has written SRK, you can go and just hug the name also.
I love you sir,» the 'Vikram Vedha' star said.
Shah Rukh shouted back, saying, «I love you back more sir and after this press conference, if I may propose to you, then we may marry now sir.»
Sethupathi continued the banter, adding, «Nothing wrong sir».
Atlee, who has worked on Tamil blockbusters such as 'Mersal', 'Theri' and 'Bigil' with superstar Thalapathy Vijay in South, said he didn't have a formula to «get the right balance».
«I'm not a writer, director, I'm a fan, and fan not to an individual, but to cinema. Whatever attracts me… Whatever feels right, I make it.
