Ayan
Mukerji's
latest
release
Brahmastra
is
enjoying
a
successful
run
in
cinema
halls
in
its
second
week
of
release.
Apart
from
the
spectacular
VFX,
the
fantasy
adventure
is
also
the
talk
of
the
town
for
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
extended
cameo.
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In
an
interview
with
PTI,
the
film's
director
Ayan
praised
the
Bollywood
superstar
for
being
a
part
of
the
film.
He
said
that
true
to
the
opening
credits
of
Brahmastra
Part
One:
Shiva,
he
is
"eternally
grateful"
to
King
Khan.
Ayan
told
the
news
agency,
"We
wrote
that
in
our
credits,
'Eternally
grateful
to
Mr
Shah
Rukh
Khan'.
Sometimes,
people
come
and
do
something
so
generous
and
large
hearted.There
is
no
way
to
ever
repay
what
Shah
Rukh
Khan
has
done
on
Brahmastra.
Unanimously,
one
of
the
favourite
things
in
Brahmastra
has
been
Shah
Rukh
sir's
sequence."
Brahmastra
has
Shah
Rukh
Khan
essaying
the
role
of
Mohan
Bhargava,
a
scientist
and
an
important
member
of
Brahmansh,
who
is
guarding
one
of
the
pieces
of
the
Brahmastra
His
character
is
seen
wielding
the
'Vanarastra'
in
the
movie.
Ayan
told
PTI
that
the
actor
who
headlined
the
2011
superhero
film
Ra.One,
not
only
understood
his
struggle
of
making
a
tentpole
spectacle
movie
but
also
backed
his
vision.
He
shared,
"I
believe
that
as
he
has
made
a
lot
of
visual
effects
films,
he
knows
the
struggle
in
making
that
kind
of
a
film.
He
appreciated
the
journey
I
was
on
and
knew
how
difficult
it
would
be.
He
felt
that
if
he
can
give
a
little
support
to
the
vision,
he
should
do
it."
Further,
Ayan
admitted
that
naming
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
character
Mohan
Bhargava
in
Brahmastra
was
a
hat
tip
to
the
superstar's
acclaimed
film
Swades,
on
which
Ayan
worked
as
an
assistant
director.
He
said
that
he
purposely
chose
to
throw
in
a
nice
surprise
for
the
ardent
fans
of
Swades.
"In
Swades,
he
plays
a
NASA
scientist
called
Mohan
Bhargava,
who
decides
to
come
back
and
work
in
India.
Since
I
had
worked
on
Swades
as
an
assistant,
I
thought
it
would
be
a
nice
thing
to
throw
in
here,"
Mukerji
told
the
portal.
The
director
said
that
he
isn't
sure
if
any
other
actor
would
have
had
the
"largeness"
of
what
Shah
Rukh
Khan
did
for
Brahmastra
and
added
that
the
superstar's
gesture
has
only
encouraged
him
to
selflessly
support
someone
in
their
film
journey
someday.
"He
just
came
and
did
a
great
sequence.
I
don't
know
if
anybody
else
would
do
it.
People
don't
do
it.
I
hope,
one
day,
if
I
reach
that
position
I
am
able
to
do
something
selflessly
to
help
somebody
else,"
PTI
quoted
Ayan
as
saying.
Brahmastra
who
released
on
September
9,
revolves
around
Shiva
(Ranbir
Kapoor),
who
along
with
his
love
interest
Isha
(Alia
Bhatt)
sets
out
to
unearth
the
origins
of
his
special
power
of
controlling
fire
and
his
connection
to
a
secret
community
called
Brahmansh,
led
by
Guruji
(Amitabh
Bachchan).
Nagarjuna
Akkineni
is
also
seen
in
a
cameo
in
this
film.