Sanya Malhotra recalls Atlee predicted SRK’s National Award win for Jawan
Actress Sanya Malhotra recently in a media interaction stated that
amidst Jawan shoot, director Atlee had predicted that Shah Rukh Khan will be conferred with the National Award for Jawan.v
The film also featured Deepika Padukone, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi and others in key roles.
Sanya, amidst the promotions of her recent release ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ said, “Oh, SRK is fantastic! And when they were shooting for Jawan, Atlee used to say it with so much confidence, and look at him now. He won the National Award. He’s amazing.”
Film was produced by Shah Rukh’s home-production Red Chillies Entertainment. While reacting to winning his first National Award, Shah Rukh in an emotional Instagram post captioned,
“Thank you for honouring him with the National Award. Thanks to the jury, the I&B ministry. Iss samman ke liye Bharat Sarkar ka dhanyawaad. Overwhelmed with the love showered upon me. Half a hug to everyone today (sic).”
The director is all set for his next sci-fi action-thriller ‘AA22xA6’, alongside Allu Arjun and Deepika Padukone. The production house bankrolling the project, Sun Pictures, released the video featuring Padukone and Atlee discussing the script before the actor seamlessly transitioning into full prep mode, wearing elaborate headgear and stepping onto set in full costume, ready for battle.
Shah Rukh, on the other hand, will next be seen in Siddharth Anand’s ‘King’. The movie co-produced by Marflix Entertainment and Red Chillies Entertainment, also features Suhana Khan (Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter), Abhay Verma, Jaideep Ahlawat, Abhishek Bachchan, Jackie Shroff and others in key roles.
‘King’ is tentatively set for a theatrical release on Gandhi Jayanti 2026.
News Edit KV Raman
