Amid reports of a rift with Shah Rukh Khan, veteran actor Nana Patekar recently opened up about the superstar. In a new interview with News18 India, the ‘Welcome’ actor expressed his fondness for the ‘Pathaan’ star and heaped praises on him. ‘Bahut achha kalakaar hai. Iski pehli film mere sath thi, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman. Release doosri ho gayi, lekin pehli wali mere sath thi. Maine usko kaha tha uss waqt, poochh lo Shah Rukh se, ‘Tu ek din bahut bada star banega,’ pehli hi film mein kaha tha usko’, said Nana Patekar. When asked if he recently caught up with SRK, Nana said, ‘Jab bhi milta hai, mujhse usi tarah se milta hai. Mujhe koi dikkat nahi ussey. Aur wo mera apna hai, mujhse chhota hai, toh mujhe dikkat kyu hogi ussey?’ Notably, a few days back, during the trailer launch of his film ‘The Vaccine War’, Nana had said, ‘I saw a film which is doing well at the box office. But when I saw this movie, I could not bear it.’ After Nana’s statement, there were speculations that he had taken this jibe at Shahrukh’s ‘Jawan’ and Sunny Deol’s ‘Gadar 2’. Because during that time, both these films were making huge profits. For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.
