Shah Rukh Khan is time and again, loved for his humble nature towards each of his co-stars. Actresses including Kajol, Rani Mukerji, and many others, have highly talked about SRK's nature of looking after his female co-stars during the shoot of their films. Now, Vidya Malvade, who played the role of ‘Vidya Sharma’ in the film, Chak De! India revealed many unknown anecdotes about the superstar, which she noticed during the shooting of their movie.
Talking about the Chak De! India, it was one of the blockbuster films of 2007. It was made on a budget of Rs 20 crore, it earned Rs 108 crore worldwide. SRK played the role of a coach to train sixteen actresses, including Vidya, alongside Chitrashi Rawat, Sagarika Ghatge, Anaitha Nair, Tanya Abrol and many others. In an interview with India Today, Vidya Malvade opened up about her Chak De! India co-star, Shah Rukh Khan, and praised him for having a razor-sharp mind. Moreover, Vidya revealed how his perfume played a vital role during the film's shooting. Mentioning how the actor always smells fresh and pleasant, Vidya mentioned that the girls used to get informed whenever he came to the sets.
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Moreover, the actress shared how Shah Rukh Khan had a different level of energy when he used to come to the sets. Vidya revealed how one evening SRK had taken all the girls to watch the movie, Don, and then they had partied till 6 in the morning. Further, Vidya explained that just as SRK never interrupted their entertainment activities, he also used to guide the girls through the shoot. Thus, he had turned into a father figure for them, so the girls called him 'Papa' behind his back. Adding how sweet Shah Rukh was with them, Vidya quipped
"He just brings everybody up with the amount of energy that he has and he exudes. We can learn and take so much from him."
Earlier, when Vidya had graced Siddharth Kannan's podcast on his YouTube channel, the actress recalled how SRK helped the Chak De! India girls during the shoot. Vidya mentioned that the sixteen girls used to be very insecure about their screen-timings. Moreover, they used to be very tense about their different menstruation cycles and their mood swings following this. However, SRK then played a great role in taking them out of the crazy and chaotic environment of insecurity and doubts.
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It was Shah Rukh Khan, who helped them hone their acting skills. Recalling the same, Vidya mentioned how some of the girls were complete newcomers to the industry. However, SRK helped them to familiarise themselves with the camera. Moreover, Vidya shared that all the girls then formed a sisterly bond while working together and they even have a WhatsApp group named “Bad, Bad Girls”, after a song in their film. She said that even after 17 years of the release of Chak De! India, they are still very close to each other. Vidya mentioned:
“He was so nice and accommodating. The team was like his team. He was such an influence on all of us at that time. Many of the girls in the team were new. They hardly knew about the light and angle during their shots. They were just standing there and saying their lines. But he (SRK) was instrumental in saying, 'If you stand like this, you will get better light and your face will be visible'. He helped with making the shots better."
On the work front, Vidya has been a part of many films, including Mismatched, 1920: Evil Returns, Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara!, Inside Edge 2, and many more, apart from Chak De! India.
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