Shah Rukh Khan has finally broken the silence of taking a break from film after Zero's failure. In 2023, SRK returned to films after four years and set the box office on fire with two all-time blockbusters- Pathaan, Jawan, and a hit Dunki. Recently, the Baazigar actor spoke to Variety and discussed his failures and the reason behind his break.
In the conversation, Shah Rukh clarified that his break from films wasn't because of Zero's failure. “I try to make it as varied as possible, given the parameters of commercial cinema.” Reflecting on his film choices, SRK said, “Yes, it should have its songs, dances, fights, and emotions.
But can we say something still new? So, all the films that I do, whether it’s Jab Harry Met Sejal or Zero or the ones which didn’t do well like Fan — I thought it was an interesting film. I love that film. Some of the ones I love the most are the ones which haven’t done well.
And I have a reason for it.” The Darr actor admitted that his big box office failures (Fan, Jab Harry Met Sejal, and Zero) were not that simple, and this could be the reason why it flopped. He said that cinema is a mass communication medium.
"It needs to communicate, very simply, to a lot of people. It should not intellectualize. It should not sermonize.
I always keep saying it can’t moralize. It should just be simple. Some of these films which didn’t do well were so personal that they were not simple enough, they were so personal they got very shrunk,” Khan .