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Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj reflects on missed collaborations with Shah Rukh Khan
Updated On: 04 August, 2025 01:25 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
As filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj turns 60 today, we take a look back at the time he almost collaborated with Shah Rukh Khan. They were supposed to do the film 2 States, which was later made by Dharma Productions
Vishal Bhardwaj and Shah Rukh Khan
Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, known for acclaimed films like Omkara, Kaminey, and Haider, turns 60 today. The director is renowned for adapting literary works, including several by Shakespeare, for the big screen.
Why Vishal and SRK never collaborated?
“We had differences over the setting of it. I wanted to set it not in a college, but in a bank. That’s where we disagreed…” Vishal shared with Mid-Day. When asked if Shah Rukh Khan wanted the film to be set in a college, Vishal said he preferred “somewhere else, if not a college.” The Omkara director added that both he and Shah Rukh regret not working together then, and even today, they talk about collaborating.
“Even now, when I spoke to him after Jawan… Every year, whenever we meet, either on his birthday or at some public function, we always say that we have to do a film together,” he said.
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