Shah Rukh Khan: Can't thank Ashutosh enough for 'Swades'

| PTI | Jan 29, 2017, 08:55 IST

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Shah Rukh Khan has thanked director Ashutosh Gowariker for helming the 2004 critically acclaimed film 'Swades', which featured the superstar in the lead role.

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As the film clocked 12 years today, the 51-year-old

actor

posted a sweet message on Twitter, praising the entire cast and crew of the movie.

"Yeh jo Des hai mera Swades hai mera... Can't thanks Ashutosh enough for such a lovely film. Whole cast/crew had such faith in goodness and Indianness," he wrote.

'Swades', inspired by a true story, was a remake of Kannada movie 'Chigurida Kanasu' with Shiva Rajkumar in lead role.

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Imtiaz Ali says 'Jab Harry Met Sejal' is not an intellectual masterpiece

Bollywood director Imtiaz Ali, said he never wanted praise for ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ when criticized that his touch was missing from the film.
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"I am sure that a lot of people do not think that 'Harry Met Sejal' is an intellectual masterpiece, but I did not intend it to be one."
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Many reviewers and audience alike have shown disappointment towards the Shah Rukh Khan-Anushka Sharma starrer romcom calling the flick mushy and churned out from the same oven having typical "SRK romance".
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Imtiaz said that he has never belonged to the "intelligent club" and always aimed at making this film for the masses.
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"Some said you really need to be intelligent to understand an Imtiaz Ali film. For me that was a blow.”
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“I feel that I have never been part of any intelligent club. I wanted to make a very simple film with all my heart," Imtiaz said.
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"I have not made this film for praise. You know I would like to be the director who can make different kinds of films.”
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“This one is made to reach the maximum number of people. Not to just get praise for myself."
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"I have been a veteran at this. When 'Tamasha' released, lot of people praised the film but the film was not reaching the audience," Imtiaz added, answering a question about the reviews the 'JHMS' has got since its August 4, 2017 release.
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Shah Rukh, who worked with Imtiaz for the first time, echoed his director, saying the magic of 'Jab Harry Met Sejal' will take time to latch onto people.
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