Every actor has a list of co-stars they dream of featuring with, on the big screen. And then, there is Shah Rukh Khan. The Badshah isn’t merely a movie star; he could well be considered an emotion that’s personal to those who’ve grown up on a steady Bollywood diet. Evidently then, when Sanya Malhotra got the opportunity to work alongside King Khan in Jawan, she had to pinch herself to believe it was true. 

“I am a huge SRK fan and was smitten by him when I was in school,” she chimes. Atlee’s directorial venture, however, is not her first association with Khan. She previously featured in his 2022 production, Love Hostel. “I had my fan-girl moments; he was kind, and made me feel so comfortable,” she says of their association for Jawan that features a pan-India cast, including Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone, and Sanjay Dutt.