When Shah Rukh Khan addressed being called 'arrogant'

In a throwback interview with Lehren TV Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan once addressed the perception of him being arrogantIn the interview the actor went on to explain that what many call as his arrogance is actually him standing up for his selfrespect and professionalismSpeaking about the perception around him Shah Rukh Khan said ldquoI dont know if people call selfrespect arrogance then 100 percent I am arrogant Now what happens in film magazines is that when I say this line they cut the first part and say lsquoYes I am arrogantrsquo So maybe thats whyThe actor also spoke about his working style in the film industry revealing that he has always insisted on wanting a proper script with dialogue when narrating a movieAccording to Shah Rukh this approach earlier during his struggling drew criticism from some filmmakers but later his same behaviour began to be seen as his dedication and passion for work once he became successfulldquoThe second thing is that when I sign a film I trouble people a lot Now you can call it trouble or detailing When someone brings a story to me and says this is the storyline so now you do it I say no first you write the whole story with dialogue and give me the script Because I am a stage artist I trust the script so much that you give me the character and I will play itHe added ldquoDont say that you are writing a story for Shah Rukh Khan Dont say that you had Shah Rukh Khan in your mind while writing it and now I have refused He said Now that I have become a hit people will say that he does things in detail and thats why he is a dark horse of the industry Earlier during my struggling days when I used to do it people used to say what does he think of himself He asks for a script from us It depends on what position the person is in As long as it is going on everything will go onrdquoIn the same interview SRK was seen talking candidly about carving his own space in the industry despite the presence of established stars like Salman Khan and Aamir Khan when he started out in the industryWhen asked if he expected to reach their stardom upon entering the film industry Shah Rukh said ldquoI know that Mr Salman Khan is easily the biggest star ever in terms of time span Mr Aamir Khan I personally feel is the finest actor in the country Putting it politely I have made my own positionrdquoTalking about Shah Rukh Khan the megastar made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with DeewanaBefore entering films he was an actor in the television space with popular shows like Fauji and CircusBollywood superstar Hema Malini is often credited for seeing potential in Shah Rukh Khan during his television days and giving him one of his early film breaks in the movie Dil Aashna Hai produced under her film bannerOver the years Shah Rukh Khan has went onto deliver a number of superhits including Baazigar Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Devdas DonRab Ne Bana Di Jodi Om Shanti Om Chennai ExpressThe actor was last seen in Dunki and is now gearing up for his upcoming film King which also stars his daughter Suhana Khan and Bollywood superstar Deepika PadukoneThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever