{"id":505849,"date":"2026-05-27T21:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/505849\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T21:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:57:12","slug":"when-priyamani-confessed-she-had-a-crush-on-shah-rukh-khan-he-made-sure-that-i-was-next-to-him-on-jawan-sets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/505849\/","title":{"rendered":"When Priyamani confessed she had a crush on Shah Rukh Khan: \u2018He made sure that I was next to him on Jawan sets\u2019 |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"When Back in 2023, actress Priyamani opened up about her memorable experience of reuniting with Shah Rukh Khan on the sets of Jawan after nearly a decade. In an exclusive interview with ETimes, the actress spoke candidly about working with SRK, her admiration for him, and how the superstar made her feel welcomed on set.Recalling their first meeting during the shoot, Priyamani shared, \u201cHe just saw me and flaunted the biggest smile and gave me the tightest hug and said, \u2018Thank you so much for being part of this film.\u2019\u201dThe actress, who had earlier worked with Shah Rukh in Chennai Express, revealed that both the story and the opportunity to collaborate again with SRK and director Atlee attracted her to Jawan.\u201cBoth. Mainly, it was the story that worked for me. And then the film being an Atlee directorial, acting with Shah Rukh Khan was the icing on the cake,\u201d she had said.<\/p>\n

Priyamani shared behind-the-scenes moments from Zinda Banda<\/p>\n

Priyamani had also spoken about the grand scale of the Zinda Banda dance sequence, which became one of the highlights of Jawan.\u201cI honestly didn\u2019t know that that song would have about a thousand background dancers. But I am so glad that Atlee sir thought of it,\u201d she recalled.The actress revealed that dancers had been brought in from across multiple cities including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kerala.Sharing an adorable anecdote from the shoot, Priyamani said Shah Rukh personally ensured that she stood beside him during rehearsals and filming.\u201cHe came and saw me and said, \u2018Why are you standing behind?\u2019 I said, \u2018That\u2019s my position.\u2019 Then he called Shobi Master and said, \u2018She has been my teacher since Chennai Express and she will stand next to me and I\u2019ll copy her. So, if I make a mistake, that means she made a mistake,\u2019\u201d she recalled with a laugh.\u201cI told SRK, \u2018Sir, please don\u2019t put so much pressure on me.\u2019 He made sure that I was next to him,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n

\u2018Shah Rukh sir is phenomenal,\u2019 said Priyamani<\/p>\n

Praising Shah Rukh Khan\u2019s dedication as a performer, Priyamani described him as a \u201cphenomenal dancer\u201d who gives his everything to every performance.\u201cBeing his \u2018teacher\u2019, I can confidently say Shah Rukh sir is a phenomenal dancer. He puts his heart and soul into everything he does whether acting or dancing,\u201d she said.She further added, \u201cHe gives his 200 percent no matter how easy or difficult the choreography is. He makes it look like a cakewalk.\u201dThe actress also praised SRK for his respectful and kind behaviour towards everyone on set.\u201cI think he is the best when it comes to being chivalrous. He is the ultimate when it comes to giving equal respect to not only women but each and every individual,\u201d Priyamani had shared. <\/p>\n

Priyamani confessed she had a crush on Shah Rukh Khan<\/p>\n

During the interview, Priyamani also admitted that Shah Rukh Khan was the only Bollywood actor she ever had a crush on.\u201cThe only person I had a crush on is Shah Rukh Khan and I got to work with him. I am happy about that. Here\u2019s hoping for many more projects with him,\u201d she said.Apart from SRK, the actress also praised Ranbir Kapoor and called him \u201ceffortless\u201d when it comes to acting and dancing.\u201cI think he is brilliant,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Back in 2023, actress Priyamani opened up about her memorable experience of reuniting with Shah Rukh Khan on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":505850,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[263],"tags":[31869,219611,219607,18,117,19,17,202163,327,219612,219606,219613,219609,219608,219610],"class_list":["post-505849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-atlee","tag-bollywood-actress-priyamani","tag-chennai-express","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-jawan-movie","tag-movies","tag-priyamani-confessed-crush-on-shah-rukh-khan","tag-priyamani-shah-rukh-khan","tag-priyamani-shah-rukh-khan-movies","tag-priyamani-srk-relationship","tag-shah-rukh-khan-interview","tag-zinda-banda-dance-sequence"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116648781227461797","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/505850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}