Tahir
Raj
Bhasin
is
a
die-hard
fan
of
megastar
Shah
Rukh
Khan
and
he
admits
that
outsider
SRK's
struggle
to
reach
the
top
of
the
Bollywood
ladder
has
been
a
source
of
inspiration
and
courage
for
him.
Tahir,
like
SRK,
hails
from
New
Delhi
and
he
credits
the
talismanic
superstar
for
paving
the
way
for
fellow
outsiders
to
dream
big
in
Bollywood.
Coincidentally,
Tahir's
recently
released
show
Yeh
Kaali
Kaali
Aankhen
(YKKA),
has
been
named
after
the
chartbuster
track
from
SRK's
runaway
blockbuster
Baazigar.
Tahir
says,
"I
think
every
young
actor
in
India
aspires
to
get
the
love
and
fan
following
that
someone
like
Shah
Rukh
Khan
commands.
SRK
is
not
only
a
megastar
he
is
an
emotion.
For
me,
Shah
Rukh
Khan
sir
was
always
inspirational
and
his
journey
has
always
been
a
source
of
strength.
I
came
to
Mumbai
from
New
Delhi,
just
like
him.
He
was
a
total
outsider
with
absolutely
no
godfathers
and
it's
no
secret
that
I
didn't
know
a
single
soul
in
Bollywood
when
I
came
to
the
city."
He
adds,
"What
drives
me
to
deliver
powerful
performances
on
screen
is
the
love
and
the
trust
the
audience
has
in
me
to
be
a
clutter
breaker.
Now,
I'm
playing
a
romantic
lead
in
Yeh
Kaali
Kaali
Aankhein
and
it's
such
an
amazing
coincidence
that
the
title
of
the
show
is
based
on
one
of
his
biggest
chartbusters
from
Baazigar.
I
couldn't
believe
my
ears
when
I
heard
the
name
of
the
show.
For
someone
who
really
respects
and
idolises
SRK,
this
is
too
good
to
be
true!"
About
the
significance
of
the
SRK
song
in
YKKA,
Tahir
says,
"The
title
of
YKKA
fits
aptly
with
the
show's
complex
theme
of
love,
betrayal
and
vengeance
and
its
tragic
power
structure.
It's
almost
poetic.
I
remember
that,
when
I
was
offered
the
project,
I
used
to
play
the
song
every
single
day
in
the
morning
for
about
a
month
or
so.
It
just
filled
me
with
so
much
joy.
It
felt
like
I
have
arrived
in
the
industry
if
I'm
doing
a
project
that
has
used
SRK's
song
as
the
title.
I'm
thoroughly
enjoying
my
journey
exploring
the
romantic
genre
and
nothing
gets
better
when
you
have
an
SRK
blockbuster
song
to
fuel
that
passion
on
screen."
Tahir
will
be
next
seen
in
the
heist
rom-com
Looop
Lapeta
in
which
he
stars
opposite
Taapsee
Pannu.
The
film
releases
digitally
on
February
4th.