Shahrukh Khan got the job of counting crows on the tree in the serial ‘Fauji’, such luck turned
Raj Kapoor was a colonel in the Indian Army
Shah Rukh Khan himself has narrated the story of taking the first step in television in his interview. He told that he is thankful to Colonel Raj Kapoor (Raj Kumar Kapoor). Let us tell you that Raj Kumar Kapoor was an actor as well as a producer and director. He had served as a colonel in the Indian Army. He is also known as Raj Bharti and has been credited in many films with the same name. Those days he was making his show Fauji when Shahrukh Khan met him.
Shahrukh narrated how he got the role in ‘Fauji’
Shahrukh had said, ‘If it was not for him, I don’t think I would have ever been able to act on screen.’ He also narrated the story of meeting the show ‘Fauji’. Shahrukh said, ‘Colonel Raj Kapoor’s son-in-law was looking for a house on rent for us then because my father passed away on that day. When my mother went to see the house, she said that my son was not there and he will see the house only then will confirm. He asked where is your son? He replied – He has gone for acting. After this he asked the mother to send her son to her father-in-law Raj Kapoor, who is currently directing a serial. Let us tell that Fauji was released in the year 1989, which had a total of 13 episodes.
Shahrukh got the role of counting the crows
Shahrukh Khan further said, ‘I went there, I auditioned and he gave me a good role. In the entire military serial, Colonel I had to order to count the crows on the trees. I had to run away and say – there are four crows. This was my role in the entire serial. I thought this is very strange, what will I tell my family that this is my role? He told that many things happened to him by luck.
And then suddenly got the lead role
Shahrukh Khan told that since the Colonel’s son was unable to handle the lead role and camera work at the same time, he got the offer of lead role Abhimanyu Rai. Shahrukh said- I did this and it proved to be one of the most wonderful roles. After 4 years of this show, Shahrukh Khan got a break in films. In the year 1992, many of his films were released which included ‘Deewana’, ‘Chamatkar’, ‘Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman’, ‘Dil Asana Hai’. With this, there was a line of films in front of Shahrukh.
Appreciation of Shahrukh’s role in ‘Brahmastra’
On the work front, after a long break, Shah Rukh Khan was recently seen in a cameo role in ‘Brahmastra’. Shahrukh Khan’s role in ‘Brahmastra’ may be small but his fans have liked it a lot. Shahrukh Khan’s many films are to be released in the year 2023 including ‘Pathan’, ‘Jawan’ and ‘Dunky’.
