Mumbai:
He
rose
to
superstardom
with
romantic
hits
like
Dilwale
Dulhaniya
Le
Jayenge,
Dil
To
Pagal
Hai
and
Kuch
Kuch
Hota
Hai
but
Shahrukh
Khan
says
he
hates
being
called
just
the
'King
of
Romance'.
Starting
his
Bollywood
journey
with
1992
film
Deewana,
Shahrukh
went
on
to
play
anti-hero
successfully
in
films
like
Darr',
Baazigar
and
Anjaam.
But
it
was
1995
film
Dilwale
Dulhania
Le
Jayenge,
that
cemented
his
image
as
an
romantic
hero.
SRK,
who
recently
turned
47,
believes
there
is
more
to
him
as
an
actor.
"I
can
proclaim
that
girls
love
me
in
romantic
roles.
With
all
due
respect,
I
would
rather
be
called
a
'King'
than
the
'King
of
Romance'.
I
am
an
actor.
I
have
done
75
films
and
have
spent
21
years
in
the
industry
and
would
like
to
believe
that
I
have
done
it
differently," Shahrukh
told
PTI.
"I
had
hated
to
be
(called)
just
the
'King
of
Romance'.
I
enjoyed
doing
Don.
I
was
completely
in
love
with
how
I
approached
my
role
in
My
Name
Is
Khan.
I
would
like
to
be
remembered
as
an
actor
who
is
trying
hard
in
a
commercial
set-up,"
he
said.
SRK
has
won
acclaim
for
his
roles
in
films
like
Swades,
Chak
De
India
and
My
Name
Is
Khan
and
the
actor
believes
that
he
is
not
confined
to
a
romantic
image.
"I
don't
think
I
have
any
image
of
being
a
romantic
actor.
When
you
say
that
I
have
done
romance
earlier,
I
have
to
make
sure
that
I
have
to
do
every
role
differently,
which
becomes
a
little
tough.
I
don't
think
I
have
done
any
romantic
characters
that
are
similar,"
he
said.
"The
emotional
side
of
all
the
characters
I
have
portrayed
so
far
has
been
very
different.
The
clothes
or
my
styling
might
be
the
same,
but
these
things
do
not
make
a
character.
These
are
just
crutches."
Shahrukh,
who
collaborated
with
Yash
Chopra
successfully
with
films
like
Darr
(1993),
Dil
To
Pagal
Hai
(1997),
Veer
Zaara
(2004)
and
others,
teamed
up
with
the
director
for
Jab
Tak
Hai
Jaan,
which
turned
out
to
be
Chopra's
last
directorial
venture
as
he
passed
away
last
month.
"When
it
comes
to
Jab
Tak
Hai
Jaan...I
have
always
loved
working
with
Yashji
(Yash
Chopra).
Our
track
record
has
always
been
good
as
people
have
appreciated
what
we
have
done
together.
I
feel
a
little
poignant
about
this
film
because
Yashji
is
no
more,
but
I
don't
think
the
film
should
be
a
big
hit
because
he
is
not
here.
I
wish
he
was
here,"
Shahrukh
said.
"Every
film
that
I
do
is
very
special
for
me.
I
don't
do
films
just
for
the
sake
of
it
or
for
fun.
I
do
them
because
I
enjoy
that
part
of
my
life.
I
am
sometimes
criticised
of
working
with
my
friends,
but
I
work
with
people
whom
I
enjoy
working
with,"
he
said.
In
Jab
Tak
Hai
Jaan,
SRK
will
be
seen
playing
the
role
of
an
army
officer
Samar.
One
can
recollect
that
Shahrukh
started
his
career
as
an
actor
playing
an
army
man
in
Tele
series
Fauji.
"All
kids
aspire
to
become
something
when
they
are
young
and
I
genuinely
wanted
to
be
an
army
officer.
I
was
very
young
when
I
was
doing
Fauji.
I
always
like
to
have
fun
while
doing
a
film,
which
I
did
during
Jab
Tak
Hai
Jaan,"
he
said.
"When
I
donned
the
uniform
in
Ladakh
for
the
first
time,
the
real
army
men
told
me
that
I
looked
really
good
in
the
uniform
and
it
felt
good.
You
feel
very
proud
to
play
a
role
that
represents
the
most
important
section
of
the
country,"
he
added.
Releasing
on
November
13,
Jab
Tak
Hai
Jaan
will
see
Katrina
Kaif
and
Anushka
Sharma
romancing
Shahrukh.