Shah Rukh says nervous tension a good sign
MUMBAI: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan figures that nervous tension before a performance is a good sign.
Newsmen had asked him if, like megastar Amitabh Bachchan, he also feels nervous before performing, Shah Rukh said that such tension before a big show is a sign of a good artiste.
Added Shah Rukh: “Amit ji (Bachchan) is a great actor. I think it happens to everyone that whenever we face a live audience, we feel the nervous energy and that keeps us going. For us, Amitabh Bachchan is a great actor, but as an actor, even he wants to push himself to deliver something different every time he faces the audience. So the nervous energy he talks about is only a sign of how great actor he is.”
Shah Rukh also loves winning awards. Said Shah Rukh “Yes! I love winning awards. It is not a point to prove that I have done some great body of work and
I think it happens to everyone that whenever we face a live audience, we feel the nervous energy and that keeps us going. Shah Rukh Khan, actor
therefore winning the award is a validation to that. I love awards because I love winning!”
Shah Rukh was at an event to announce the date of the 63rd Filmfare Awards along with Filmfare magazine editor Jitesh Pillai.
As for his desire to win, Shah Rukh said: “When I was a kid, I used to take part in 100 metres run, soccer match, hockey matches, etc back then, training and participating in games was exciting for me. But there is something very special one feels standing on the podium, holding the winning trophy! Nothing can replace that feeling.
“It is not a secret that I even take part in parents’ sports day and win. You know I train for that, to win the race. Yes, now with AbRam, things have changed a bit because now I am 50, and other parents are 25 or of that age bracket. But I still participate because I want to win!”
On whether he could recall winning his first award, Shah Rukh said: “I always said this that I want to make a movie that should be so big, not only by canvas, not emotionally and with its engagement that even my mom-dad would be able to see that from heaven.
“I know it may sound childish, but I had a genuine feeling that the day I won my first-ever award, my parents saw me from heaven.”
The 63rd Filmfare Award 2018, to be hosted by Shah Rukh, will be held on Jan. 20.