By Justin RaoMumbai, Jan 14 (PTI) On the surface, Anurag Kashyapand Shah Rukh Khan may belong to different cinematic universesbut the filmmaker vows not to leave Bollywood until he workswith the superstar.
In his career of more than two decades, Kashyapseveral times came close to working with Shah Rukh, who alsohappens to be his Delhi University senior.
In a group interview, Kashyap said the 52-year-oldactor was keen to work with him in "No Smoking", a film whicheventually went to John Abraham.
"He wanted to do 'No Smoking' and he was very upsetwhen I went away from him. I also went to him with 'AllwynKalicharan.' I wanted to do that with him and a big superstarfrom Hollywood. Everything was almost done but then again (itdidn't happen).
"But we will work together. I won't go anywherewithout making a film with Shah Rukh Khan... I will write afilm that will lure him. He should be attracted to it, heshould be dying do the film," he said.
Calling his relationship with SRK "strange", the directorsaid he is in awe of the actor.
"He is my senior from university, he has been therelike a big brother helping me. He is super successful. Whenhe loves you, he approaches things like, in my strugglingyears, (he used to tell me), 'if you do what I tell you to do,your problems will disappear'. But I didn't want him to makemy life," he said.
Kashyap, who over the years has earned the image of arebel in Bollywood, said he can fight with anyone but ShahRukh.
"He is the only guy I can never speak upto. I canfight with the world but not him. If he scolds me, I'll sit ina corner and cry. He is someone I have this love for. I lovehim to death," he said.
The director revealed SRK often pokes fun at him, bullieshim but he is charming as well.
The 45-year-old filmmaker was speaking on the sidelinesof 'India and the world - The Changing Narrative' filmfestival conceptualised by writer Anuraadha Tewari, heldat Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, here.
Kashyap, who is a regular at various Indian andinternational film festivals, said movie fests "saved" him.
"Film festivals showed me a way how to make low budgetfilms. In the sense, while I'm making a film which doesn'thave a lot of pedigreed star cast, the interest in the projectis created by film festivals. If my films works there,it'll help me create awareness here." PTI JUR KKP NSKSHD.
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