Imtiaz Ali collaborated with Shah Rukh Khan in the 2017 romantic drama Jab Harry Met Sejal. The film received poor reviews upon release and underperformed at the box office. In a new interview with Mid Day , Imtiaz opened up on what went wrong with the film, pointing out that he had not utilised the stardom of Shah Rukh properly.
(Also read: Imtiaz Ali on why male characters in his films are more complex than female ones: I credit greater intelligence to women ) What Imtiaz said During the interview, Imtiaz opened up on Jab Harry Met Sejal and said: “I feel that Shah Rukh is the biggest star I worked with, but he is so accessible person that he never gives you the impression that ‘I am somebody’. He is just a regular guy, sitting over here and talking." He went on to add, “But the fact that he is such a humongous star is not something that I had not calculated or made provision for at all.
I had written and directed the film like I would for anybody. But he is Shah Rukh. That manifested itself in ways I wasn’t thinking maybe.
The other thing is that I would have written and showcased the film differently. It is not that I would do anything extremely filmy, but I would have added flashbacks and scenes where Shah Rukh could be used to the best of his strength, both as an actor and a star. I didn’t figure that out.
” More details Imtiaz Ali's last film was Amar Singh Chamkila starring Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra. The film presents the untold true story of Pu.