Shahrukh signed <i>KHKN</i> on his knees
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IndiaFM
Thursday,
November
02,
2006
Shahrukh
Khan!
The
one
word
that
comes
to
your
mind
when
you
say
his
name
is
sheer
magnetism.
He
is
energetic,
he
is
charismatic
and
he
can
be
defined
in
millions
of
fantastic
adjectives.
But
words
fall
short
when
you
speak
of
Shahrukh
Khan.
Today
he
is
a
star
but
here
was
a
time
when
he
was
nothing
more
than
a
TV
actor
with
dreams
to
be
big
in
the
film
industry.
He
was
best
known
for
his
roles
in
Circus
and
Fauji.
This
is
till
Deewana
happened
to
him.
But
there
was
another
filmmaker
who
showed
keen
interest
in
Shahrukh
Khan.
He
saw
in
him
the
makings
of
a
super
star.
And
the
film
maker
is
Kundan
Shah.
Kundan Shah is the same man who gave Shahrukh Khan Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. The movie, which won Shahrukh his first critic's award as an actor. His performance as a confused loser was appreciated by one and all. Kundan Shah feels Shahrukh Khan was perfect for the role because of his flair for tragedy. He had to convince Shahrukh that if he wanted the film to shape out as Kundan had thought of it, then they both had to believe in the project. And Kundan says that Shahrukh did exactly the same. So much so that he went ahead and distributed the film in Bombay territory without even being a producer.
When questioned that how much Shahrukh was paid for the role of Sunil in the movie, Kundan replies that he was paid only Rs 25,000. 25,000??? Difficult to digest but those were the starting years of Shahrukh. Kundan himself was paid Rs 50,000. The producer of the film wanted to sign a contract with Shahrukh Khan. So Kundan was given Rs 5,000 as signing amount to give it to Shahrukh Khan and was asked to get the contract signed. Kundan went to Shahrukh who was at the Muhurat of Deewana then and gave him the signing amount and asked him to sign the contract. A modest Shahrukh asked what the need for this was. Shahrukh was in an empty corner of a room. There was no table around. That is when he bent on his knees and signed the contract for Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa.
Talk about big stars modesty. Well Shahrukh, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa is one of your many films, which you can feel very proud about.
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