Shahrukh Khan is a superstar of the Hindi film industry. The craze of his films remains among the fans, whether it is a new film or old. Actor performs in such a way that it is his last film. As such, there are many such films of Shahrukh in which his acting was excellent. But a film in which he worked hard to make his character effective, that was ‘Devdas’.
In ‘Devdas’, this actor did work as an assistant, narrated stories
Shah Rukh Khan played Devdas Mukherjee in the film ‘Devdas’, who becomes an alcoholic after losing his love. As such, we have heard many stories related to the film so far. But recently, an interesting anecdote related to the film was narrated by Bollywood actor Sikander Kher. Alexander worked as an assistant with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in ‘Devdas’. Apart from the film, Alexander also shared some stories related to Shahrukh, which reflects seriousness about his work.
Alexander recently arrived in YouTube channel ‘Tape a Tail’ where he spoke on the business of Devdas film. He told that he wanted to show people how Sanjay Leela Bhansali makes his films. Alexander said, ‘I remember when I said that I want to make a making video of Devdas. Because that film is so big and many people used to talk among themselves like Sanjay Leela is often with Bhansali’s films. Directors struggle to make their films craze among people. But he is a person who takes time to make his films and talk about him everywhere.
Alexander Kher shot ‘Devdas”s Behind the scenes, tell the story of the set
Alexander further states that he had no camera to shoot Devdas’s making. But then Shah Rukh Khan gave him his camera. With this, the actor shot the unique scene in which Shah Rukh did something to enhance his acting. Alexander told, ‘I was not getting any handicam and then Shah Rukh gave me his handicam. It was a very cool camera with many lenses and a tripod. I shot him for about 22 hours. In a scene, where Shah Rukh is breaking the bottles, his finger is cut. I go and shoot that scene with the help of a night vision lens, and I get that footage.
Alexander also praised the superstar’s hard work. He said, ‘I saw him working in front of my eyes for the first time and he is one of the most hardworking actors I have seen so far. What I have seen and heard from people are one of the most funny humans on the set. He is so satisfied with himself that he will also give his dialogues to the front actor so that the scene works.
Apart from Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Devdas’ was worked by stars like Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff and Kiran Kher. The film was released in the year 2002 and proved to be a big hit at the box office. Alexander Kher, who was working as an assistant in this film, is the son of Kiran Kher.