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Aanand L Rai says SRK is a large-hearted man
The director says he will start working on his film by the end of 2017
He says no-one can play the character in his film better than SRK
"Film with Khan saab is my most ambitious project because he is the main casting of the film. I don't think there is anyone who can play the character better than him. I am fortunate I got Shah Rukh Khan for this film," Aanand L Rai told PTI in an interview here.
The filmmaker says the bigger takeaway from his meeting with Shah Rukh was the 50-year-old actor's understanding of other people.
"After meeting him, I realised he is such a large-hearted man. For me, as a director, that actor becomes very important who can understand other human beings and Shah Rukh has great understanding of people."
Aanand L Rai is currently working on the script and hopes to start the film by the end of the year.
"Right now the work is going on the story. I am totally in sync with Khaan saab, we are in touch. I am writing a story which we all should be proud of. We hope to start the film by the end of the year."
Shah Rukh will play a dwarf in the movie, but the filmmaker says there's more to his character than being a short man.
"I am taking my time on the story. Of course, there is something. (The news of Shah Rukh playing a dwarf). It is there but this aspect also has a lot of details which I don't want to reveal right now.
People are thinking it is a film about a short man but I will say it has a very tall story. It is a challenging, entertaining story. As an actor, it is a challenging role for him. As a maker, it is an important film for me. It will be fun raising the bar and when you finally get Shah Rukh Khan, you wouldn't want to lose the opportunity," he said.
