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Nicer To Do A Film Than Die: When SRK Revealed Getting Threats From Underworld, Old VIDEO Resurfaces
SRK Old Video: The 1990s marked a chilling period for Bollywood as the film industry faced an escalating menace from the underworld. The unsettling atmosphere was aggravated by tragic incidents, such as the assassination of Gulshan Kumar in 1997 and the targeted attack on producer Rajiv Rai.
During this era, even the most prominent stars found themselves receiving threatening phone calls from the mafia, including Shah Rukh Khan, who was a reigning superstar at that time. The film fraternity remained on high alert, acutely aware of the ever-present threat that loomed over their industry.
SHAH RUKH KHAN'S OLD VIDEO ON UNDERWORLD RESURFACES
An old video of SRK has now resurfaced from the 90s in which he talks about the influence of Bollywood and how even he received threats from gangsters back then. The clip has been shared on Reddit in which the superstar answers a reporter's question about the underworld threat and said, "They would set up a system and they would say, you do it. I may not have succumbed to it but then they shoot you. So, sometimes, it's nicer to do a film than die."
On being why it is happening in India, the actor stated, "We are the biggest industry in India right now or the easiest industry to take on right now. We're the largest producers of films in the world. They do try to back a film, they try to create a product. They've four-five of their guys here and they'll say, okay, Shah Rukh you've got to do this film, or X hero you have to do this film, X heroine you've to do this film. And I said, 'Who's the producer?' He said, 'Okay, this is the guy we're sending. Talk to him, sign the film.' So, if you're scared for life then you sign it. If you're ready to take your chances, you say 'I'm not going to sign it'."
The reporter further asks SRK if he ever had his life threatened. He replied, "Yes, I've had it on many occasions. But then, I had a lot of security for three years."
Take a look at the video below:
SRK talking about the underworld and their influence on Bollywood
by u/Randomidek123 in BollyBlindsNGossip
By god's grace, Bollywood has moved ahead of that phase and it's no more under the influence of underworld or gangsters.
UPCOMING FILMS OF SHAH RUKH KHAN
Earlier this year, SRK finally returned to the silver screen with Pathaan after a gap of four years and broke many box office records. After the blockbuster success of the spy thriller, the superstar currently has films like Jawan and Dunki in his kitty.
